Catonsville

Catonsville reaches state finals for first time in 18 years

Developers have plans to turn a historic flour mill in Oella, along the banks of the Patapsco River across from Old Ellicott City, into a mixed-use apartment complex with a retail space on the ground floor.

Sammi Sisolak has fanned 29 with no walks in the past two games for Catonsville, which has advanced to the state softball semifinals.

Catonsville senior Sammi Sisolak picked the most important game of the season to pitch her best game as she retired the first 17 batters and finished with 14 strikeouts in a 5-0 victory over visiting Dulaney in the Class 4A North Region I championship game.

Behind four goals from junior midfielder Johnny Bolster and three goals and three assists by junior attackman Frank Manalansan, No. 3 seed Catonsville easily handled sixth-seeded Arundel, 17-5, in a 4A state quarterfinal game Monday afternoon.

Catonsville's Andre Wilson wins 100 and 200 at sectional meet

Local fishermen test the waters of Loch Raven Reservoir on Wednesday, June 9, 2021.

Pictures from the graduation ceremony for Lansdowne High School's Class of 2021 at SECU Arena in Towson on Tuesday, June 8, 2021.

The end of Clarke Boulevard at Route 1 in Halethorpe will close for at least one year starting this week, as the State Highway Administration begins reconstruction of the Washington Boulevard intersection over CSX Transportation rail lines.

Catonsville boys lacrosse squad heads into playoffs unbeaten

Class of 2021 Catonsville High School graduation at SECU Arena on the campus of Towson University, 10am session, Saturday June 5, 2021.

Catonsville senior goes 3-for-3 with four RBIs in 9-7 win

As the COVID-19 pandemic surged across Maryland more than a year ago, many popular events were canceled in Baltimore County. As summer approaches, many of those events are scheduled to return.

Jo-Anne D. Stough, a retired Baltimore social worker, volunteer and free spirit who enjoyed the outdoors, died May 21 at Gilchrist Center Hospice in Towson of pancreatic cancer. The longtime Remington resident was 71.

Idelia M. Green, who taught business education in Baltimore public schools for nearly four decades and was first lady of the Christian Community Church of God, died May 17 at her Catonsville home of endometrial/uterine cancer. She was 69.

Freshman Grace Hoey got her first varsity hit in dramatic fashion, turning an 0-2 pitch into a two-run triple to help Towson defeat previously unbeaten Catonsville.

Baltimore County libraries opened for limited in-person browsing earlier this week for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic more than a year ago.

Redden fanned 11 in pitching gem

Katie Poteet, who grew up on a farm in northern Harford County and is part of the first generation of her family to graduate from college, has been named a valedictorian for the University of Maryland Baltimore County’s spring graduating class of 2021.

Catonsville junior Frank Manalansan scored the go-ahead goal with 4:15 left in the fourth quarter and a stellar Comet defense shut out host Towson the rest of the way in a 7-6 boys lacrosse victory on Thursday evening.

Baltimore County public schools will offer all students the option to attend classes in-person four days a week beginning May 24.

Francesmarie “Fran” Ober, a former clothes designer who was an accomplished gardener, died of breast cancer April 28 at her home in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The former Hampton resident was 70.

Since losing its season-opening game to Hereford, 14-5, the Dulaney girls lacrosse team has righted the ship in a big way with victories over Towson and Catonsville by a combined score of 40-14.

Last year, Baltimore County area summer camps either shut down or had smaller capacity in the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic. This year, more campers are being welcomed and organizers are more well-versed in health safety measures, as some restrictions have been relaxed.

Fire crews from Baltimore and Howard counties responded to a two-alarm fire over the weekend at an abandoned house on S. Hilltop and River roads, along Patapsco Valley State Park.

Towson University and University of Maryland Baltimore County recently partnered with Togetherall to provide students with free access to 24/7 online peer-to-peer mental health support.

The State Highway Administration will shift three travel lanes on the Baltimore Beltway Saturday night. The work includes removing concrete traffic barriers and installing pavement markings along the Interstate 695 outer loop between Route 40 and Frederick Road in Catonsville.

Sisolak has allowed only two hits in past two games while fanning 20