Libby Solomon

Crime log for Towson, Cockeysville precincts.

The newly greened Patriot Plaza adjacent the Baltimore County Circuit Courthouse will open with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Nov. 15 .

Calvert Hall College High School in Towson is building a tribute to its alumni who have served in the military, breaking ground on the monument on Nov. 9 in time for Veterans Day, Nov. 11.

Castanea Estates, a new 40-house development on the former Chestnut Ridge Golf Course, stands at the border between two school districts. A Baltimore County Public Schools boundary study will determine where students from the development will be districted.

After a rumor about a school shooting spread on social media, Towson High School community members met Monday night to discuss safety protocols and concerns.

It has been 22 years since Jody LeCornu, 23, was murdered in a Towson parking lot. Her twin sister is still seeking justice and has paid to erect a billboard near the site of the killing. With its bold headline, "FIND MY KILLER," the billboard offers a $32,000 reward from Metro Crime Stoppers.

Hundreds of people voted at the early voting centers in Towson and Cockeysville before noon on Oct. 25, the first day of early voting for the Nov. 6 midterms.

A sign has been erected on a bridge on Dulaney Valley Road in Loch Raven Reservoir honoring Timonium native Cpl. Christopher Coffland, who was killed in Afghanistan in 2009. The sign was a project of Catch A Lift Fund, started by Coffland's sister to help veterans acclimate to civilian life.

The Bake Shop is the first of its kind for the chain of organic grocery stores.

Towson, Cockeysville crime logs

Multiple businesses were evacuated, Baltimore County officials said.

Sixty years ago, a glowing egg-shaped object was spotted above Loch Raven Reservoir. The case is still unsolved.

Echoing other local development controversies, Loch Raven Village and Knettishall leaders called the spot a "gateway to Towson,"

Baltimore-area journalists spoke on a panel in Towson on Oct. 16 about journalism and the threats it faces in an era of "fake news."

Towson, Cockeysville crime log.

Flood mitigation will be a priority for several Towson neighborhoods during a Citizens Input Meeting of the Capital Improvement Program slated to take place Oct. 18. They will be asking the county to fund projects to reduce what they say is increased flooding in their communities in recent years.

After taking the slower-paced summertime to reassess how to best allocate its mobile services, the Baltimore County library system will be upping its stops in Towson, a library official said.

The Towson Flyer, a hyperlocal blog that has been reporting on Towson-wide news since 2015, is transitioning to aggregating articles and local commentary, according to its owner.

Councilman David Marks has introduced a bill that would relieve developers of the Bosley condominiums from Baltimore County's demand that the roads around the project be widened. The developer says it would be too expensive and the community doesn't want additional traffic.

Towson, Cockeysville precincts crime log.

Incumbent Republican Wade Kach and Democratic challenger Colleen Ebacher answered questions at a League of Women Voters forum Tuesday night in an effort to convince voters to make one of them District 3’s representative on the Baltimore County Council.

Heaver Plaza in Lutherville has been sold for about $6.8 million and is slated for renovation to compete with "current market conditions and trends," MacKenzie Real Estate announced. It will be called 1301 York. The popular Peppermill restaurant will remain.

Towson University released its annual report of crime on campus last week showing a rise in stalking incidents and revised its three previous reports to indicate that some crimes, including sexual assault and dating violence, had been undercounted.

The Towson community center marked the milestone with a look back on its history.

The commission's report knocked the county's Animal Services department for a laundry list of alleged failures, including transferring many of its duties to the police.

Sage Policy Group CEO Anirban Basu presented three options for reducing high school overcrowding Tuesday evening, but county residents said the do not have enough information to make a decision.

Towson and Cockeysville crime logs.

A debate Friday night between candidates running for seats in Towson’s 42nd legislative district drew a crowd, heated discussion on education and housing policies, and promises to work toward new area high schools.

The more than $600,000 grant from the Maryland Department of Transportation will fund the design of a 1.8-mile loop around the university campus.

The Cambridge School, a Christian K-8 school, will relocate to Towson after purchasing the former Brown Memorial Woodbrook Presbyterian Church campus.

Towson University is setting up a scholarship endowment fund in honor of Officer Amy Caprio, a Baltimore County police officer who was killed on duty in May.

Every morning, Towson Town Center opens early so a group of regulars can gather for coffee and walk the mall.

Towson and Cockeysville Precinct crime logs.

DMS Development, the former developers of 101 York, sold the project to Texas-based student housing developer Aspen Height Partners in late August.

Candidates for Towson's state senator and state delegate will face off in a nonpartisan debate Sept. 28.

Sage Policy Group, hired by Baltimore County Public Schools to come up with solutions to staunch overcrowding in county high schools, has trimmed from seven to three the number of scenarios, as well as taken into account facility conditions.

Crime in Towson and Cockeysville precincts between Sept. 4 and Sept. 17, 2018.

Police are seeking the public's help to find Lexi Gottesman, 16, who was last seen at Dulaney High School on Monday.

The environmental group, Green Towson Alliance, is launching a free, three-part Green Series at the Towson Library. The first presentation, "Native Plants for Containers," will be held at on Sept. 22 at 2 p.m.

A bill introduced by David Marks passed the County Council unanimously on Sept. 4 preventing new parking pads from being built less than 10 feet from the road in West Towson.

The program is starting by registering apprentices in three occupations: paraprofessionals, information technology and digital media.

Downtown projects Towson Row and Towson Station each took a step forward in the development process Wednesday night when Baltimore County’s Design Review Panel approved each project under the condition that each developer address its concerns.

Major projects are underway in Towson’s core, and the coming years are likely to be a series of ribbon-cutting ceremonies. When the buildings currently under construction are complete, downtown Towson will have grown by more than 800 residential units and thousands of square feet of retail space.

The ramp to head north on Interstate 83 from Padonia Road will be closed starting Sept. 12, according to the Maryland State Highway Administration.

After two of its members were allegedly assaulted by men shouting anti-Semitic slurs, Jewish fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi will be the primary organizer for the event TU Combats Hate on Sept. 13 at Towson University.

A sewer main break on Sept. 6 caused a sanitary sewer overflow just east of Loch Raven Boulevard, sending some sewage discharge into a tributary of Herring Run, Baltimore County reported.

Judge Kathleen Cox heard arguments Wednesday on whether a building, used by Jewish group Chabad of Towson University and Goucher College and which violates setback covenants, should be demolished or moved.

Closed during a heat wave due to lack of air conditioning, Dulaney High had a leaking pipe on the school system's second day of school, advocates say.

The Towson area's incumbent councilmen have the fullest bank accounts, but one challenger is drawing a close second in fundraising.

Chief Deputy Ruby Hernandez was promoted Aug. 28, becoming the first women to take up the job in the department's more than 350-year history.