Essex

Neighborhood celebration planned

The Bowleys Quarters Improvement Association plans a celebration Saturday.

Man killed by train is identified

Police have identified the man who was fatally struck by a freight train Wednesday night as Don Sherman, 40, of the 9600 block of Conmar Road in Middle River.

A lot of lots, but not enough

On Avon Court in Halethorpe, there's an unwritten law that says the parking space in front of your home is your spot. But the commuters who flock to the Halethorpe MARC station don't follow that code. They see the absence of no-parking signs as an invitation to leave their cars on the residential street - especially as the 770-space lot at the station fills up every day.

Michael Dresser: MTA trip planner doesn't click, yet

The folks at the Maryland Transit Administration are doing something extremely stupid - for which they should be commended.

Three wounded In two shootings

County police were investigating separate shootings in Woodlawn and in Essex that left three men wounded Wednesday night, a department spokesman said yesterday.

Women in wartime

In 1942, 20-year-old Elsie Arnold heard surprising news: The Glenn L. Martin Co. in Middle River was hiring women to help build airplanes for World War II.

Hope for Essex center

A mostly closed shopping center in Essex could become the home of big-box retailers and a supermarket.

Just Fore! Father

As mandated by law, all dads are required to fall into one of four categories for Father's Day: those who like power tools; those who like big, fancy grills that could cook up a moose; those who like fancy electronic gadgets; and those who golf.

Air Guard leader making history

Allyson R. Solomon said she is humbled to become the first African-American and the first woman to lead the Maryland Air National Guard. But she has little time to reflect on that achievement.

More than 120 foes of LNG plan turn out at hearing in Harford

The fury about a proposed liquefied natural gas project began in eastern Baltimore County, but it doesn't end there.

It's not Fla., but reopened beach is fine

The sand felt mighty fine at Miami Beach yesterday - warmed by the 85-degree temperatures, scented from the salty tide. A toddler waded in and giggled with delight. Nearby, a couple sunbathed in beach chairs and two boys smoothed out the foundation of a sand castle.

Nassau Community College 11, CCBC-Essex 6

Essex scores fewest goals in two months in defeat

Nassau Community College goalkeeper Charles Parr was named the defensive Most Valuable Player of the National Junior College Athletic Association final four. As far as CCBC-Essex was concerned, though, Parr could have shared the honor with the rest of his teammates.

Baltimore Co. Council OKs waterfront zoning limit

The Baltimore County Council unanimously passed legislation last night to remove residential zoning from properties that are designated in the future as marinas or boatyards in the Bowleys Quarters and Lower Back River neck areas.

Store opening: Vintage consignments

1772 Eastern Blvd., Essex

6 people dead in a span of 16 hours

Six people are dead after the weekend got off to a bloody start in the Baltimore area, as violence stretched from the toughest of city neighborhoods to a leafy subdivision in Timonium.

County officials say they're ready for BRAC

Showing off newly developed office parks and housing in the Middle River area yesterday, Baltimore County officials declared the region's most populous jurisdiction poised to accommodate its share of the jobs and households expected to pour into Maryland in the next four years from the national military base realignment.

Suspects in acid burn to be tried as juveniles

A Baltimore County judge sent back to juvenile court yesterday the case against two teenagers charged in the chemical burning of a toddler at a Middle River playground.

O'Malley maps out plan for DNA

As Baltimore County police announced the second arrest in less than a week of a man linked to a long-unsolved rape through DNA testing, Gov. Martin O'Malley said yesterday he eventually wants police departments to collect genetic samples as commonly as they do fingerprints.

Explosion kills Essex man in Iraq

Several weeks ago, Army Spc. Casey W. Nash came home on leave from Iraq to visit his family in Essex and Middle River.

Boy burned by acid on school slide

A 2 1/2 -year-old boy was severely burned yesterday afternoon at the playground of a Middle River elementary school after going down a slide doused in sulfuric acid and landing in a pool of the corrosive liquid.