PART I Now that a new Board of Education has been sworn in and is under leadership that has not been supportive of appointing Verletta White to a permanent superintendent […]
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John Olszewski, Other Baltimore County Officials Take Office
At the Baltimore County inauguration, held Dec. 3 at Towson University’s SECU Arena, Court of the Clerk Julie Ensor administered the oath of office to several elected officials in the […]
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Historical Marker Recognizes 1935 Effort to Desegregate Schools
In the 1930s, the recently renovated Catonsville Elementary School located on Bloomsbury Avenue was once a high school that refused to enroll African-American students—a practice typical of the segregation era. […]
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Campaign Period of Twists and Turns Culminates on Primary Election Day
A campaign season that has seen some remarkable twists and turns is winding down as early voting begins 10 a.m. Thursday, June 14, and continues through June 21. Polls open […]
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Jake Oliver, Tim Tooten and Verletta White Honored With Louis S. Diggs Award
The 2018 recipients of the Louis S. Diggs Award were recognized in a Feb. 5 ceremony to celebrate Baltimore County’s African-American heritage at the Owings Mills Public Library. More than […]
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Abrupt Closing of Sam’s Club Stuns Community, Puts 169 Out of Work
News that Sam’s Club at 9750 Reisterstown Road was closing its doors immediately caught members of the community, customers and elected officials by surprise. Some 169 employees were out of […]
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What Can Be Done About the Commercial Blight: Part I
When you travel some of northwest Baltimore County’s high-traffic corridors, you observe the good, bad and ugly on busy main roads, staid strip shopping centers and outright commercial blight. The […]
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Residents Look to New Uses For Pikesville Armory to Revitalize Community, Businesses
Back in the day, Pikesville Armory was the place for dances, weddings, bar mitzpahs and other special events, and at one time a political forum for U.S. presidential candidates was […]
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