Libby Solomon

Maryland's teachers union gathered a group of advocates from around the state Thursday to call for closing a loophole that allows casino revenues to be diverted from public schools.

An Overbrook resident's bridge was submerged when Herring Run flooded in August. The community is calling for action.

School counselors in the Towson area say they are on call all the time, helping students in every aspect of their lives.

The 3.76-acre park, named for the fourth-generation Radebaugh family florist and greenhouses, is scheduled to be completed in December.

As the school year kicks off, Towson University officials say that this year's freshman class is the largest and most racially and ethnically diverse in the school's history.

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The Maryland State Fairgrounds has boosted its outreach efforts to neighboring residential communities like Stratford to address concerns like noise and traffic.

Transfer students moved into Wednesday and Thursday at The Residences at 10 West Burke Avenue, Towson University’s newest dorm.

The pantry will provide kosher food and a place of respite for Jewish families of patients at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center in Towson.

Jennifer McGough, a teacher at George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology, brought home a first place prize for her invention at the National Summer Teacher Institute in Tampa.

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The Rev. David Norse, who is 32 and openly gay, marks a year in September of leading a diverse congregation with a spirit of inclusivity at Maryland Presbyterian Church in Towson.

The event on Monday, Aug. 20 will highlight the work of adults with intellectual disabilities learning gardening, landscaping and other horticultural skills through Gallagher Services and other organizations.

Nonprofit Vision To Learn will spend a day at each of eight Baltimore County libraries from Aug. 15 to 27, providing free eye exams and glasses to kids in need.

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A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for Radebaugh Park, the site a former greenhouse that will be turned into a passive park in Towson's Aigburth Manor neighborhood.

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The Church of the Immaculate Conception, a Roman Catholic Church in Towson, plans to take down two aging former residential buildings on its campus to make way for more parking space.

A new stream restoration group, Friends of Roland Run, formed by three Lutherville residents to improve the quality of the local tributary, held its first public meeting Tuesday evening.

Towson man arrested, charged with tagging at least 25 Towson businesses with graffiti.

A man was arrested July 23 who police believe could be connected to as many as 20 thefts from cars in the Towson area since May.

J.Jill opened its doors last week as Lingerie Lingerie prepared to close them after 18 years at the Shops at Kenilworth.

A car accident happened at the corner of York Road and Regester Avenue, police say. The area is the site of a recently opened Starbucks that raised community concerns about traffic safety.

Councilman David Marks is calling on Baltimore County to plant 112 trees to replace the 30 trees that were cut down at the site of the old Towson fire station before it was sold to developer Caves Valley.

In Towson, two National Night Out events will be held on August 7 to celebrate police-community relations.

Downtown Towson's population is skyrocketing. Will residents ever follow the lead of other Towson neighborhoods and form an association?

Baltimore County's Development Review Committee approved a plan refinement Tuesday allowing Towson Row to add 10 hotel rooms to its plan and switch two of its buildings.

Crime log for Towson and Cockeysville.

Anita Stewart-Hammerer, the second female and first African-American commander in Towson American Legion Post 22's history, will be installed Wednesday.

The Goddard School, a private preschool franchise, is scheduled to open in Towson on Aug. 1.

A guide to the repaving, water and sewer projects around Towson.

A man was recently scammed by another man posing as a landlord who rented out a Parkville condo. County law enforcement officials say they have seen before: a shyster breaks into a vacant home, then posing as landlord offers it for rent, takes the deposit and disappears.

Crime logs for Towson and Cockeysville.

Sage Policy Group presented seven scenarios to addressing current and future overcrowding in Baltimore County high schools during a public informational session on July 12 held at Carver Center High School in Towson.

Residents of Towson's Southland Hills neighborhood gave feedback on a proposed condominium development on the site of the former Bosley Mansion Wednesday night.

The pedestrian ridge crossing from the Sheraton Baltimore North Hotel to Towson Town Center is set to be demolished the weekend of July 27.

Chad Houck, co-owner of the company that ran the weekly events, said it closed because customers were not showing up.

With weekly 'Neighborhood Night' discounts and a Facebook group to share happy hour specials, the Towson Chamber of Commerce is working to boost downtown restaurant sales during slow summer months.

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Peter Beilenson said Tuesday that he is dropping out of the race for Baltimore County School Board to take a job in California, leaving Julie Henn as the district's only candidate.

Florence Falatko, a fifth-grade math teacher at Cromwell Valley Elementary, won a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.

Community members can voice their opinions 7 p.m. Wednesday on the plans for Bosley Estates, a Planned Unit Development proposed on the site of Bosley Mansion in Towson.

Towson University has kicked off renovations that will transform the Towson University Marriott Conference Hotel into student housing.

Forced to seek asylum in the United States, Afghan artist Sughra Hussainy has built a new life in the Towson area, speaking up for women's rights and sharing her craft.

Complaints of unruly gatherings near Towson University halved two years in a row after the ordinance went into effect in 2016.

At a June 28 community input meeting, people raised concerns parking, pedestrian access and the design of a proposed development at York Road and Bosley Avenue in Towson.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Home Instead Senior Care, in Towson, alleging they broke the law by rescinding a job offer after a positive TB test.

GOP and Dem winners in District 42B primary will face off in November while two other races in District 42 were uncontested.

Crime logs for Towson and Cockeysville.

The Baltimore County Fire Department member received a letter containing a death threat and a racial slur on his car overnight last week.