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Norovirus likely caused sickness at Pot Spring Elementary, officials say

By Alison Knezevich, The Baltimore Sun — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:56:00 EDT

About 200 students were sick at Baltimore County school

Norovirus was likely the culprit that sickened 200 students and nine staff members at Pot Spring Elementary in Timonium last week, Baltimore County health officials have found.

Employee stabbed at Sheraton Hotel in Towson

By Kristine Henry, The Baltimore Sun — Sun, 26 May 2013 00:43:00 EDT

Baltimore County Police said two employees working in the kitchen of the Sheraton Hotel in Towson got into an altercation Saturday evening at about 11:30 that ended with one of them pulling out a knife and stabbing the other in the head. Lt. Kevin Green said officers spotted the alleged assailant running nearby on Fairmount Avenue and he was apprehended. The man still had the knife when he was caught, Green said.

Suspicious package leads to evacuation of Towson library

By Chris Kaltenbach , The Baltimore Sun — Sat, 25 May 2013 14:35:00 EDT

Bag contained clothes left behind for the homeless, police say

A suspicious package left under a bench outside the Towson public library that led to the building's evacuation Saturday morning turned out to be harmless, county police reported.

Field of Flags for Memorial Day Weekend in Catonsville

By Keith Meisel, kmeisel@tribune.com — Thu, 23 May 2013 12:05:00 EDT

Display to be set up on Charlestown retirement community campus

Neither Dan Simons nor Joe Herrick served in the Armed Forces. Still, Memorial Day holds a special significance for them, as it does for many area residents who served, or have a family member who served in the military.

Second Towson elementary school overcrowding meeting scheduled

By Jon Meoli, jmeoli@tribune.com — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:11:00 EDT

A second input meeting regarding elementary school overcrowding in the Towson area is scheduled for Wednesday, June 12 at 6:30 p.m. at the Carver Center for Arts and Technology, school officials confirmed.

Towson woman launches Charm City Designated Drivers

By Jon Meoli, jmeoli@tribune.com — Fri, 24 May 2013 11:47:00 EDT

Customer pays to be chauffeured home in own car

Anabel Teuten set out to provide a good example for her teenage daughters as they approached driving age. Now, she's hoping that virtue will translate into a successful designated driving business.

For graduation parties, an intimate touch

By Kit Waskom Pollard, For The Baltimore Sun — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:24:00 EDT

Whether at home or a restaurant, thoughtful approaches abound for today's high school graduates

When Madison Jacobson receives her Towson High School diploma on June 1, the celebration will just be getting started.

Balto. Co. Council approves $2.8 billion budget

By Alison Knezevich, The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:43:07 EDT

Plan keeps income, property tax rates flat

Baltimore County Council members formally adopted a county budget Thursday that they say focuses on basic services while keeping the county's property tax rate flat for the 25th year in a row.

Cool down hot schools, Baltimore County board told

By Jon Meoli, jmeoli@tribune.com — Thu, 23 May 2013 12:25:00 EDT

Conditions at Westowne, Carney elementaries discussed

Parents and students from Carney Elementary and Westowne Elementary in Catonsville lobbied the Baltimore County Board of Education for air conditioning Thursday night at hearing on the FY 2015 capital budget.

Catonsville native prepares for cross-county bike ride

By Julie Baughman, jbaughman@tribune.com — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:48:00 EDT

Up until a month ago, Sarah Robbins had never ridden her bicycle more than 15 miles at a time.