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Those in the Lansdowne area now have a new place to buy gas, coffee, hoagies and other convenience items at a new Wawa location that opened its doors Friday.

Fortunately, winner-loser paradigm doesn't characterize the Baltimore County Council, which added a Republican seat last week. The County Council is about fixing potholes, making zoning decisions and making sure the budget gets passed.

Red, white and blue flowers and balloons were just part of the patriotic display at the Catonsville Commons assisted living facility Tuesday afternoon for a Veteran's Day celebration held at 2 p.m. to express gratitude to war veterans for their service.

Several newly elected or re-elected County Council members say they believe the 3-to-4 makeup of the new council brings better balance but also the opportunity for greater collaboration.

Two Democrats chosen by county voters

Democrats will continue to represent voters in the southwest portion of Baltimore County from the 1st District County Council seat to statewide races for the House of Delegates and state Senate ¿ the result of Tuesday night's mid-term election.

As early election results came in Tuesday night, Republicans were on track to pick up a seat on the Baltimore County Council, while Democratic County Executive Kevin Kamenetz was poised to win re-election by a wide margin.

Voting was slow and steady early this afternoon as voters filed in-and-out of Hillcrest Elementary School, one of 13 polling places in Catonsville, to cast their vote in the midterm election.

Spurred by a running race organizer's spray-painting of streets in West Towson, the Baltimore County government will consider new administrative rules for races and parades.

While it may seem unusual to see 1st District Councilman Quirk's campaign signs attached to those of Joseph Hooe's, a Republican running for state delegate in District 12, both candidates said it's a display of bipartisanship.

A September shooting that left a man dead in front of B.J. Mallard's Tavern on Ingleside Avenue in the Westview community prompted community representatives to speak out against the transfer of a Cliquor license to a new owner.

Road travel hasn't been smooth for residents in Arbutus and Catonsville as of late, a topic addresed at a meeting held Wednesday night at Arbutus Town Hall by Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE), which supplies electricity and gas utilities to the area.

Event on Wednesday to promote exercise and health and improve the environmental quality of their community.

Cheryl Bush hopes to tackle problems as the newest president of the Riverview and Ryerson Circle Community Association.

The Landmark Lodge No. 40 of the Free and Accepted Masons awaits approval from the Baltimore County Council to be added to the county's Final Landmarks List.

Residents heard from two candidates vying for First District seat on Baltimore County Council at forum organized by the League of Women Voters of Baltimore County Wednesday night.

An area that was once overgrown next to Potomac Avenue has transformed into a walkable path between the community of Halethorpe and the Arbutus business district.

Residents who live in the Winters Lane community of Catonsville, a historically African American area located between Frederick Road and Baltimore National Pike, are looking for ways to revitalize their community.

The meeting room at the Catonsville Library was packed Wednesday night with residents interested in the future of an 11.01-acre site named "Saw Mill Branch" in Catonsville.

Kit Valentine died Sept. 15 of pancreatic cancer at age 73.

The future of an 11.01-acre wooded parcel of land at the end of Maple Avenue in Catonsville, which serves as the site of a historic mill that dates back to 1850, will move a step closer to being determined next week at a community meeting that will be held in the lower level meeting room at the Catonsville public library, 1100 Frederick Road, at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17.

A Days Inn hotel on Baltimore National Pike in Catonsville destroyed by an electrical fire during the renovation of an elevator in 2011 recently reopened its doors Aug. 7 as a Holiday Inn Express & Suites hotel.

To improve pedestrian safety, Baltimore County adding bike lanes, sidewalks, bumpouts and a crosswalk.

The Catonsville group has goal of planting 1,000 large trees in the area by 2020.

Ownership of longtime Arbutus bar and package store changes hands

Renee McGuirk-Spence, who recently ran unsuccessfully for state delegate in District 12, appointed by 1st District Councilman Tom Quirk.

Nearly one year after a Baltimore County police officer was shot and killed while serving a police warrant nearby, a dozen people from the Winters Lane community of Catonsville walked a block near the Banneker Community Center as part of National Night Out against crime on Tuesday, August 5, symbolic of their desire to spark positive change within their community.

The Baltimore County Council approved a measure Monday, awarding a six-year contract to fund three nonprofits, including Lighthouse in Catonsville.

After owning the Lansdowne Inn for 18 years, Pete Panselimos and brother-in-law Gus Kismos, will auction off the community staple at 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 6.

When a large tree that was rooted in a stream crashed into Catonsville resident Kathryn Reich's backyard in late April during a storm, she never expected to spend more than three months trying to get it removed.

Baltimore County officials unveile new app at the Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum in Oella.

School is out for summer, but that didn't keep parents from attending a community input meeting Tuesday night at Catonsville High School to discuss the future of Catonsville Elementary School. The dimly lit auditorium was abuzz with residents, parents and teachers who gathered to learn about a Baltimore County Public Schools design plan for the new school, expected to open August 2016.

A Baltimore County solution is in the works to address overcrowded elementary schools in southwest Baltimore County, but some Catonsville residents say the solution fails to address future overcrowding in middle schools and high schools.

If Joe Gochar and others on the Hilltop/Maple Community Association hadn't been curious about the origins of a stone mill tucked away on a dirt path near their Catonsville community 13 years ago, the land may have gone unnoticed for another 90 years.

Arbutus hosts morning event to remember veterans' service

Some members of the Baltimore County Council were waiting to see whether they survived primary challenges, with results of their races undetermined late Tuesday evening.

With all 18 of precincts reporting, results in the District 44B race for state delegate showed one clear winner in the Democratic primary. Charles Sydnor received 22.2 percent of the vote.

As votes were being counted Tuesday night, politicians and poll workers estimated that the turnout for the primary was among the lowest in recent history.

Voters trickled out of Hillcrest Elementary School, one of 18 polling places for the District 44B race for state delegate, on Tuesday evening to cast their ballots for the primary election before polls closed at 8 p.m.

Ron Whitehead gives up president's role with Riverview Community Association

For the first time in more than a decade, the sprawling House of Delegates district that extends from southwest Baltimore County through Howard County is in play.

District 12 delegate candidate Brian Bailey has been charged with a criminal election law violation after a website allegedly created by his campaign to criticize an opponent was discovered not to have an accurate authority line, State Prosecutor Emmett C. Davitt announced Monday.

Instead of driving on May 30, commuters rode their bikes to work in the company of others, as part of Bike to Work Day, which was rescheduled from an original date of May 16 that was cancelled due to weather.

CCBC Catonsville held a "topping off" ceremony to celebrate the renovation and expansion of a new math and science hall

A 21.9-acre parcel on campus in Catonsville declared surplus by state

American Legion Post 195 honors veterans with Memorial Day service