Robert McCullough, a resident of Randallstown and 35-year veteran of the Baltimore County Police Department (BCPD), is the department’s new chief and the first African-American in that post. After the County Council…
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Three Appointees Join the School Board; One Seat Awaits Governor’s Decision
After a months-long delay, Gov. Wes Moore has appointed three new members to the Board of Educa�on of Bal�more County on April 14. Tiara Booker-Dwyer, Tiffany Frempong and Emory Young have been…
Community Awaits Final Plan for Security Square Mall Renovation
Anxious to see revitalization at the struggling Security Square Mall, community members participated in a design charette process led by Baltimore County staffers and a team of consultants to share their ideas…
History-Making Leadership
Will it be a new day for Maryland? Now that the results of the General Election have been certified, new leadership in Baltimore County and the state of Maryland — some of…
Remembering Historian Louis S. Diggs
If you had a question about blacks in the military, historic African American churches or settlements in Baltimore County, Louis Diggs, author of 13 books telling the stories about the African American…
Triple Bridges Project to Relieve Congestion on 1-695 and I-70 in Woodlawn Area
After a three-year pause, a state transportation project to improve traffic operations and ease congestion at a busy interchange in the Woodlawn area is back on and moving forward with input from…
Looking Toward Election Day on July 19, 7 a.m.- 8 p.m.
Be sure to vote at your polling site; mail-in ballots must be postmarked by July 19 After an eight-day early primary voting period where more than 172,300 people voted in person, Primary…
Primary Election: By the Numbers
There are nearly 3.8 million active registered voters in Maryland and almost 488,900 active registered voters in Baltimore County, according to the State Board of Elections. While a lot of attention is…
How to Vote in the Gubernatorial Primary Election
Early Voting is July 7-14, Election Day is Tuesday, July 19 Now that all issues related to redistricting have been settled, all systems are in place for Maryland’s Gubernatorial Primary Election, which…
Drop Box Locations, Early Voting Sites
A complete list of Maryland’s early voting centers for the Primary Election is available online. Each of state’s 288 ballot boxes are available for use until July 19 at 8 p.m. Voters can…
From Publisher Kenneth Brown: Make Your School Board Vote Count
Nelson Mandela is quoted as saying, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.†I agree. Ensuring their children receive a good education has always been…
Early Voting for Primary Is July 7-14
Candidates for Governor looking to break through to undecided voters With the Gubernatorial Primary Election set for July 7-14, candidates are in a mad dash to the finish line, aware that their…
Vote 4 More! Initiative to Add Seats to the Baltimore County Council Gains Momentum
At the time Baltimore County’s charter was established in the 1950s, seven council members represented the roughly 350,000 citizens. Decades later, the county’s population has more than doubled to the current 854,000,…
Franklin Elementary Teacher Named 2022-23 Teacher of the Year for BCPS
Alicia Amaral Freeman, an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) teacher at Franklin Elementary School in Reisterstown, was named the 2022-23 Teacher of the Year for Baltimore County Public Schools on…
New Lines Drawn, Legal Wrangling Pushes Primary Election Date to July 19
We now know the boundaries of representation for Maryland’s eight United States congressional, 47 state legislative and seven councilmanic districts. After several months of uncertainty, debate and legal challenges to the once-a-decade…