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…
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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…
Renovations Begin at Security Square Mall area
Finally, the former IHOP and Bennigans buildings in front of the Macy’s at Security Square Mall have been razed, making way for new businesses, including a new Chik Fil A scheduled to…
School Budget Includes Monies for Well-being, Learning Recovery and Staff Raises
With the pandemic in its third year, and students having learned remotely for much of the academic year since schools first closed due to COVID-19 in March 2020, investments in learning recovery,…
Loans Available for Residents Who Need Help with Mortgages
The state has launched $248 million Maryland Homeowner Assistance Fund to support mortgage relief, home repairs, housing counseling, and legal services. The fund, which will be administered by the Maryland Department of…
Need a COVID-19 Test? You Have Options
With a surge in COVID-19 cases exacerbated by the omicron variant, Baltimore County is expanding access to COVID-19 testing, including plans for the distribution of 100,000 rapid at-home COVID tests for residents…
Bulk Trash Pick-up is Back!
As you drive by certain neighborhood streets it was not uncommon to pass by old furniture, bed mattresses and appliances out by the curb, but not in front of anyone’s residence. Baltimore…