Towson

Mount Saint Joseph senior Patrick Bauer pitched a two-hitter in the host Gaels’ 4-1 victory over Calvert Hall in Irvington on Thursday afternoon.

Towson University announces groundbreaking for new 240,000-square-foot health facility this summer.

Baltimore County will have a free tree giveaway in Cockeysville the weekend of April 30 and May 1, in honor of county residents planting more than 11,000 trees from last fall through this spring.

Now in a bigger location, Pedal Fun Cycles in Towson shows off its growth and expansion that the past year.

Towson High's Madison Till hopes to be ready for a strong outdoor season before she runs at Rhode Island in the fall.

Dr. Michael S. Shear, a Union Memorial Hospital physiatrist whose work focused on seeking relief for patients who suffered from chronic pain, died April 5 of cancer at Stella Maris Hospice. The Towson resident was 68.

Towson boys soccer team beats Perry Hall to finish 7-0 and capture Baltimore County championship.

The Towson Chamber of Commerce is hosting a community cleanup day in honor of Earth Day this Saturday, April 17, asking for volunteers to help plant perennials in the flower boxes around town.

Sid Meier, who wrote an autobiography last year, is often referred to as the “Godfather of Computer Gaming” and has helped establish the Hunt Valley area as a gaming center.

Richard Edelen “Richie” Evans, a former lacrosse player whose Towson bar, The Crease, attracted a wide following, has died of Covid-19 at 79.

The Tigers pushed through the hurdles of youth and the coronavirus pandemic to bring home the program’s first conference title of any kind since the 1981-82 season.

Warm spring weather and sunny skies shone brightly in northern Baltimore County in early April.

A pair of former Maryland players in graduate student attacker Nikki Sliwak and graduate student defender Natalie Miller and Boston College transfer and sophomore defensive midfielder Olivia Malamphy have helped the Tigers open with a 6-2 record.

Volunteers with the Student Support Network and the Maryland Food Bank, who distribute food to those in need, have been addressing the food insecurity that afflicts so many in Baltimore County, the rest of the state and across the nation, particularly during this pandemic year.

Green Towson Alliance is starting a garden contest to encourage the planting of native growth.

James Carroll “Jim” Maher, who chronicled the Baltimore rock music scene for the Baltimore City Paper, has died at 65.

Katharine Ridgely “Kitty” Stierhoff, a stalwart member of the Baltimore County League of Women Voters who was an affordable housing advocate, died of sepsis March 3 at Gilchrist Hospice Towson. She was 91 and had lived in Ruxton.

Sophomore Michael Smyth had four goals and an assist and junior Connor Dunay won 10 of 14 faceoffs to lead the St. Paul’s boys lacrosse team to a 10-5 victory over host Mount Saint Joseph on Tuesday.

Baltimore County eateries have had to adapt for the past year to COVID-19 restrictions, including in some cases months-long closures, limited-seating rules, physical distancing, mask-wearing measures and a complete makeover of carryout operations.

Leaders at the St. Pius X Montessori School in Towson say the private Catholic school will shut down at the end of the 2020-21 school year, citing declining enrollment exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.

Camille Baudot Wheeler, who headed Baltimore County’s Department of Social Services, has died at 80.

Sparrows Point’s defense stifled the Generals all night, lifting the Pointers to their second victory of the season.

Chizurum Umunakwe has been found safe, police said Tuesday.

North Eastern, with a number of Towson-area girls, captured the 2021 MSHL Girls Championship at in Laurel with a 2-1 win over Eastern.

Baltimore County has launched a new online registration to identify and support residents during the COVID-19 pandemic, expanding access to food distribution and virtual career services for seniors.

Fox throws for three touchdowns for Lions

Car choirs are just one way the financially strapped Towson-based Children’s Chorus of Maryland kept going during the yearlong coronavirus pandemic.

Margaret L. Butler, a retired Baltimore County public schools educator and active church member, has died at 90