The Bent Twig Garden Club — a group in Catonsville that traces its roots back some 60 years — has since at least 2015 been tending to the post office along Frederick Road, pulling weeds and putting flowers in planters. But in 2018, moldy windows, rusty signage and perennial weeds got to be too...
Brian Ruppel, Chris Huppmann and James Azbill were key starters as freshmen on the 2019 Catonsville boys lacrosse team that defeated Dulaney by a goal before falling by one goal to eventual state finalist Howard in the Class 4A North Region playoffs. Although it ended their first prep season, the...
The senior year for Jerald Hurt began on the Lansdowne High football field with him scoring a touchdown on the game’s opening kickoff in the Vikings’ 32-14 season-opening victory over rival Western Tech. It ended with the 2019 graduate being selected as the Arbutus Times Male Athlete of the Year...
In a world where the specialization of athletes has run rampant, Hereford’s Rachel Saunders has been a standout in a trio of sports. She played soccer in the fall, before lacing up her gym shoes for basketball in the winter. She ended her year playing lacrosse in the spring. Saunders, the North...
It’s safe to say that distance runners have a long road ahead of them. And, in the case of Hereford’s Emily Konkus, that road has been paved through hard work, determination and consistency. In 12 consecutive seasons, Konkus participated in varsity cross country, indoor and outdoor track. She captured...
John H. “Jack” Griffin, a retired CSX executive who during his 44-year career rose from being an office boy to director of the railroad’s passenger operations, died Monday in his sleep at his Oak Crest Village retirement community home in Parkville. The former Catonsville, Westminster and Towson...
Japan-based bowling and entertainment chain Round1 is set to open a location in Towson Town Center, company officials said. The 52,000-square-foot location will offer 14 full-size bowling lanes, five billiard tables, two karaoke party rooms and more than 250 arcade games, said Round1 spokeswoman...
Erin Kreis didn’t expect to be singled out at Catonsville High’s graduation ceremony. Sitting in a row of students, dressed in a blue cap and gown, the 18-year-old said she was totally unprepared to called on by interim Superintendent Verletta White — and to be awarded $1,000. But White, who will...
Baltimore County Police are investigating after a man’s body was found Sunday evening in Patapsco Valley State Park near Catonsville and Oella, officials said Monday. A woman was walking her dog along a trail in the park and discovered the body around 5 p.m. in the area of River and Thistle roads,...
When it comes to improving community relations, Baltimore County’s new police chief said she recognized that some people see a police badge and feel different things. For some, a police officer is a symbol of honor and sacrifice — and for others, seeing officers brings feelings of anxiety or fear....
Dorman’s Lighting & Design, which moved to Lutherville-Timonium 25 years ago, is closing its doors. “The retail climate has changed,” owner Stan Dorman said April 16. Starting with the 2008 financial crisis pressures from online shopping have created a “gradual slide” for the lighting fixture shop,...
When a group of pharmaceutical representatives entered the Breakout Games site in Lutherville-Timonium on a sunny late-winter afternoon, at least two of them were trying an escape room for the first time. However, according to the website roomescapeartist.com, with more than 2,300 escape rooms...
The Eastern bluebirds are once again plentiful near Pot Spring Elementary thanks to the efforts of Katie Doyle, Audrey Hoffman and Christina Sousou of Girl Scout Cadette Troop 3948. All eighth-graders, these Girl Scouts embarked on a campaign to revitalize the Bluebird Trail at Pot Spring Elementary...
For 30 years, Clementina “Tina” Rodrigues, a lifelong Baltimore Highlands resident, has been coming to the Lansdowne-Baltimore Highlands Senior Center at 424 Third Avenue. “It’s been a wonderful place for seniors.” Coming to the center, she said, gave her things to do, people to meet and things...
The Guinness Open Gate Brewery in Halethorpe has been waving the rainbow flag outside its doors and will keep the standard up until the end of June in recognition of Pride Month. And, on Thursday, from 3 to 10 p.m., the brewery will donate $1 from every pint sold to the Pride Center of Maryland...
Five burglaries or attempted burglaries were reported in the Arbutus-Halethorpe area between June 9-13, according to police records. On June 11, someone stole a mountain bike that was locked up in front of a residence in the 2900 block of Bero Road. The next day, June 12, around 5 p.m., there was...
A group of Dulaney High School seniors went back to where it all began when they stopped by Pot Spring Elementary one last time before their high school graduation. Immediately following their rehearsal at Dulaney, the group headed down the street to pose for a photo, visit their old school and...
There is a bright new addition to the grounds at Pot Spring Elementary. Much to the delight of the students at the school, a new playground officially debuted on May 17, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Although the lucky students have been enjoying the new play space since the installation earlier...
The George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology is the home to many amazing students who excel as artists, writers and performers ,and it is at this time of the year that their talents are on display during senior exhibitions and showcases. Cockeysville’s own, Lauren Cole, a graduating...
In February, a sign celebrating immigrants, Muslims and the LGBTQ+ community was vandalized with hate speech at Maryland Presbyterian Church. More than 200 people packed the church a week later for a “unity rally” denouncing hate organized by Pastor David Norse Thomas. This month, faith leaders...
Sheriff's officials say a 65-year-old Maryland man was found dead in the water after apparently falling from a boat that was docked outside a resort in the Florida Keys. Monroe County Sheriff's spokesman Adam Linhardt said in an email that the U.S. Coast Guard found the body of Bruce Alan Lohr...
On one particular late spring morning, Daniel Olorundare, a devout Owings Mills wrestler, and his coach Ryan Mackin were running late for an offseason practice with frequent Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A conference champions McDonogh. “One of the rules is, you don’t just walk...
One person was arrested after a reported shooting at a house on Philadelphia Road in White Marsh on Tuesday, Baltimore County police said. Police surrounded a house on the 11500 block of Philadelphia Road after officers could not initially make contact with the person who called in the shooting....
The owner of White Marsh Mall is set to announce a new curfew Thursday for teens under the age of 18, who will no longer be allowed on the premises without an adult age 21 or over after 5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. The curfew goes into effect Friday and will be strictly enforced throughout the...
After three days of recounting paper ballots, Johnny Olszewski Jr. was affirmed Saturday evening as the winner of the Democratic primary for Baltimore County executive. Elections officials hand-counted 87,222 ballots and determined that the former state delegate won by 17 votes over the second-place...
A boundary study to relieve overcrowding at Pleasant Plains Elementary School is under way after the Baltimore County School Board rejected a study for Perry Hall Middle School last week, school system officials said. The study will look at moving students from Pleasant Plains, which is at 131%...
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore County has ruled an 18-year-old Pikesville woman’s suspicious death to be a homicide by a gunshot wound. Dymond Ariel Jones, 18, was found dead on the scene when officers responded to her home in 7400 block of Kathydale Road Tuesday night. Police...
The Baltimore County Police Department Violent Crimes Unit is investigating a shooting in Reisterstown Wednesday evening, police said Thursday. Just before 7 p.m. Wednesday, officers were dispatched to the 11000 block of Reisterstown Road for a shooting, and found an as-of-yet unidentified adult...
The Board of Education of Baltimore County on Tuesday approved a package of contracts, including a $14.8 million contract for Chromebooks. The unanimous vote was unceremonious and was without debate or discussion. The slate of 11 contracts came with a recommendation of approval from the board’s...
Baltimore County Police homicide detectives are investigating a suspicious death in Pikesville after the body of an 18-year-old woman was found in her home Tuesday night. The victim, identified as Dymond Ariel Jones, of the 7400 block of Kathydale Road, suffered “trauma to the upper body,” police...