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…
Publisher Column: Know Who To Vote For
It’s election season and after many legal twists and turns, we finally have a Gubernatorial Primary Election date, July 19. This year, we have a number of highly competitive races…
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…
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…
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…
Lawsuits Filed Against Redistricting Maps
Feedback to the various redistricting proposals was mixed. Some considered the redrawn lines fair, some say the lines were gerrymandered and drawn to certain elected officials’ advantage and disadvantage, and…