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Established in the early 1900s, the east Baltimore County neighborhood's first residents were mostly former city folk who wanted a little fresh air and some peace and quiet -- for a reasonable price, of course. Glenn L. Martin shook things up when he came to town in 1928. During the World War II era, his aircraft manufacturing company brought thousands of well-paying jobs to Essex and Middle River. To the west, Bethlehem Steel and its affiliates also provided employment opportunities. More recently, the Essex-Middle River area has been the site for many development projects, designed to revitalize Baltimore County's east side. Run-down, often crime-ridden apartment complexes have been torn...
Established in the early 1900s, the east Baltimore County neighborhood's first residents were mostly former city folk who wanted a little fresh air and some peace and quiet -- for a reasonable price, of course. Glenn L. Martin shook things up when he came to town in 1928. During the World War II era, his aircraft manufacturing company brought thousands of well-paying jobs to Essex and Middle River. To the west, Bethlehem Steel and its affiliates also provided employment opportunities. More recently, the Essex-Middle River area has been the site for many development projects, designed to revitalize Baltimore County's east side. Run-down, often crime-ridden apartment complexes have been torn down. The former Villages of Tall Trees site is now a park, which includes a baseball diamond and a playground. WaterView, a housing development of about 200 single-family homes along Eastern Boulevard, replaced the Riverdale apartment community. A shopping center by the same name was also built on Eastern Boulevard. WaterView Town Center is home to several local businesses and restaurants. Another big part of eastern Baltimore County's revitalization was the extension of Route 43, which opened to the public in October 2006 and connects White Marsh to Eastern Boulevard. County officials hope the extension will attract local businesses and bring more jobs to the area.
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After years of worry, unseen peril persists
More than four years after Norman Wiley and his two stepdaughters died of carbon monoxide poisoning in their Cove Village townhouse, life in the hard-edged Essex complex is still haunted by the deadly, invisible gas.
The carbon monoxide alarms continue,...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Environmental Politics, Symptoms, Office and Retail Spaces, Johnnie Cochran
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Essex man charged with murder in death of girlfriend's toddler
An Essex man who was caring for his girlfriend's 15-month-old baby was charged with first-degree murder Tuesday after the child died from what police called "severe internal injuries and heavy bruising from blunt-force trauma." Brian Maurice Savage, 21,...Tags: Assault, Death and Dying, Hospitals and Clinics, Murder, Prosecution
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Balto. Co. plans bill requiring carbon monoxide detectors
More than four years after three people died from carbon-monoxide poisoning in a rented townhouse in Essex, Baltimore County officials on Wednesday announced they would introduce legislation to require that all rental dwellings in the county be equipped...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Laws, Local Authority, Condos and Houses, Rentals
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White squirrels are turning heads in Maryland, elsewhere
They're not as fearsome as a white whale on the high seas, or as portentous as a white buffalo calf on the Great Plains. But a handful of white squirrels is causing a stir in Maryland.
Two of the critters have been spotted scampering about between the...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Biology, Elkton, Newspaper and Magazine, Natural Science
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Essex branch library to close Friday, Saturday
The Essex branch of the Baltimore County Public Library, at 1110 Eastern Blvd., will close Friday and Saturday for construction of a new walkway from the parking lot to the main entrance.Tags: Museum Dioramas
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Franklin Square Hospital plans drive-through flu shots
Franklin Square Hospital Center will hold a drive-through seasonal flu vaccination clinic at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Essex campus of the Community College of Baltimore County, 7201 Rossville Blvd. The immunizations are free and will be given on a first-...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Flu, Vaccines, Rossville, Preventative Medicine
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Pedestrian dies after being hit by a vehicle in Essex
Police in Baltimore County said Monday that they are not likely to pursue charges against the driver of a vehicle that struck and killed a pedestrian in Essex. Mike Hill, a police spokesman, said the accident appeared to have been caused by an error on...Tags: Vehicles
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bear hunting
candy.thomson@baltsun.comOAKLAND -- Successful bear hunts run in Yvonne Taft's family. Last year, her husband and son-in-law each shot a bear. This year, it was Taft's turn, and she made the most of it. Less than an hour into Maryland's sixth black bear hunt Monday morning, the...Tags: Forestry and Timber, Garrett County, Biology, Hunting, Boston Bruins
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Essex gets emergency shelter for pets
Baltimore Sun reporterRoscoe, a tan puggle, yelps plaintively from inside a crate, doing his best impersonation of a dog in need. He yips alongside a blue-eyed husky, a schnauzer named Scoobie and, across the room, a guinea pig and a ferret - all supposedly just rescued from a...Tags: Pets and Pet Supplies, Air and Space Accidents, Academic Progress, Disasters, Hunt Valley
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Eclectic events
Baltimore Sun reporterSEPTEMBER SEPT. 3-5: Justin Schlegel, Comedy SEPT. 3-6: Baltimore Summer Antiques Fair, Convention SEPT. 4: The Freedom Singers, Reginald SEPT. 4-5: Larry Lancaster, Magooby's SEPT. 10: Songs of Baltimore, Pratt Light Street SEPT. 10-13: "Sesame Street...Tags: Lancaster (Lancaster, Virginia), Culture, Roland Park, Halloween, 1st Mariner Arena
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Rocket science done on a very small scale
Darren Hitt's work really is rocket science. But forget about blinding flames and thundering engines generating millions of pounds of thrust. The Baltimore native is working on propulsion systems built on silicon chips that would generate thrust in...Tags: Employment, Colleges and Universities, NASA, Johns Hopkins University, Air and Space Accidents
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20-year term in carjacking
Over the protests of his mother, a 29-year-old Essex man was sentenced Wednesday in Baltimore County Circuit Court to 20 years in prison for a 2008 carjacking in which he almost made off with a 7-year-old boy who was sitting in the vehicle. Thomas J....Tags: Punishment, Lawyers, White Marsh, Drug Trafficking, Theft
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