No Ride Vendors at Dundalk Heritage Fair


The Dundalk Heritage Association announced that the ride vendor scheduled for this weekend’s Heritage Fair will not be able to attend as a result of COVID-19. Alternative entertainment will be provided. Here is a statement they released:

“Due to repercussions from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Heritage Fair amusement ride vendor will not be able to participate in the 2021 Heritage Fair. However, we have secured two inflatable obstacle courses for the kids from Astro Jump: a 45 ft. Adrenaline Rush Next Generation Obstacle Course and a 70 ft. Vertical Rush Extreme Nuclear Obstacle Challenge”

Dundalk Shooting Downgraded to Firearms Discharge


Baltimore County Police originally reported a shooting on Stansbury Road in Dundalk on June 26.

After further investigation, detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department have determined the victim in this case was not shot, as earlier reported.

This incident has been downgraded from a non-fatal shooting to a firearms discharge.

The original report had a 22-year-old man injured just before 3 a.m. on Saturday morning during a incident in the 7000 block of Stansbury Road in Dundalk.

Officers found the man outside suffering from a minor injury to his upper body.

Man Shot on Stansbury Road in Dundalk


A 22-year-old man was injured just before 3 a.m. Saturday morning during a shooting in the 7000 block of Stansbury Road in Dundalk.

Officers found the man outside suffering from a minor injury to his upper body.

Detectives from the Baltimore County Violent Crimes Unit are actively investigating the circumstances surrounding this shooting.

Anyone who may have information about the incident or the individuals who committed the crime is asked to contact police by calling 410-307-2020. Callers may remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward when submitting tips through Metro Crime Stoppers.

SHA to Repave Broening Hwy & Belclare in Dundalk


The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) will begin milling and resurfacing MD 695A (Broening Highway) at Belclare Road in the Dundalk area of Baltimore County starting on Thursday, June 24. Crews will work overnight weeknights through the morning of Friday, July 2.

Each night, Belclare Road at Broening Highway will be closed and detoured between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. the next morning. Crews will use temporary digital message boards, traffic signs, barrels and cones to direct traffic using a detour route via Dundalk Avenue and Dunhill Road.

Broening Highway will remain open to traffic at night with a temporary single lane closure. All other side-street access along Broening Highway will be open during the overnight work hours.

In case of inclement weather, the overnight daytime intersection work and detour will take place the next possible day. MDOT SHA’s contractor, P. Flanigan and Sons, Inc. of Baltimore, is performing the work.

The pavement milling and resurfacing work is part of an ongoing $3 million MDOT SHA project to improve 1.3 miles of Broening Highway, in coordination with MDOT Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA). The project began fall 2020 and will be complete late summer 2021, weather permitting.
MDOT SHA works hard to maintain safe traffic mobility in work zones for our crews as well as our customers. Drivers need to stay alert, focus on driving and, look for reduced speed limits, as well as other driving pattern changes. Drive like you work here and slow down in construction zones.

Dundalk Man Dies in Reisterstown Road Crash


Baltimore County Police reported 24-year-old, Jesus Zuniga Gallegos of the 6900 block of Bank Street of Dundalk died early Wednesday morning at Sinai Hospital after he was involved in a motor vehicle crash in the 600 block of Reisterstown Road in Pikesville.

Gallegos was driving a 2019 Suzuki motorcycle northbound on Reisterstown Road approaching Irving Place when he struck a 2017 Jeep Cherokee. The driver of the Jeep remained at the scene.

The Baltimore County Police Crash Team is continuing its investigation to determine the factors involved in this fatal crash.

Two Partial Human Remains Found in Dundalk Water


Baltimore County Police were called to the Peninsula Expressway Bridge in Dundalk after a fisherman discovered what he believed to be two partial human remains in the water on Sunday evening June 13.

Responding officers made the same observation, retrieved the remains and transported them to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

Homicide Detectives are investigating this case and believe this discovery is related to the May 4, 2021 incident where partial human remains were also located.

If you have any information on the identity of the victim or the circumstances surrounding their death, please call Baltimore County Police at 410-307-2020.

Patapsco Alum and Movie Star Dies at 74

He was known in Hollywood as Ernie Lively


The Facebook group Patapsco Unauthorized Unabashed Yearly Reunion, which reports on alumni news for Patapsco High School in Dundalk, informed the group that Class of 1966 alum and movie star Ernie Brown passed away on Thursday, June 3 at the age of 74.

After high school and before Hollywood, Brown was a marine that served in the Vietnam War.

The entertainment site Hollywood Reporter said that Brown changed his name to Ernie Lively when he went to Hollywood.

According to the site, Lively was in many roles such as Passenger 57, Turner and Hooch, the Dukes of Hazzard and many other films and TV shows

Multiple sites reported that Lively died in Los Angeles of cardiac complications with members of his family by his side.

Overlea/Sollers HS Grad Named Young Woman of the Year


Michelle Sobambo, a 2021 graduate of Overlea High School, has been named Baltimore County’s Young Woman of the Year. She will be honored by Baltimore County government and its Commission for Women during the 39th Annual Woman of the Year Awards Ceremony, which will be a virtual event, held on Wednesday, June 16, at 6 p.m.

“Michelle Sobambo is a hardworking and dedicated student committed to her educational future,” said Dr. Monica Sample, principal of Overlea High. “Michelle is a natural leader and role model to others. Michelle selflessly and willingly serves her community and is always looking to contribute to the global society in a positive way.”

“Through her outstanding academic performance, student leadership, and community service, Michelle Sobambo brings honor to her family, her schools, and all of Baltimore County Public Schools,” said BCPS Superintendent Dr. Darryl L. Williams. “Her example challenges all students to pursue their areas of interest and find ways to contribute and lead.”

At Overlea High, Sobambo was a member of the National Honor Society, National Science Honors Society, African Students Association, World Language Club, Girls Who Code, varsity soccer team, varsity softball team, FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America), and the Allied Bowling Team. In addition, she attended Sollers Point Technical High School as a member of the selective Academy of Health Professionals program, with a specialty in anatomy and physiology. At Sollers, she earned nursing assistant certification and was a member of the National Technical Honors Society. She expects to become certified as a pharmacy technician by August.

As president of the Overlea High Student Government Association, Sobambo coordinated the schoolwide One Love outreach campaign (to educate students about relationship abuse), the Angel Tree program (for helping the less fortunate during the holiday season), a project to assist animals living in animal shelters, and the Let’s Read book donation and guest reader program. Under her leadership, Overlea’s Student Government Association won the highest BCPS honor awarded for overall student council effectiveness, the Superintendent’s Cup.

Beyond Overlea High, Sobambo was a member of the Baltimore County Student Councils’ Board of Selected Students and the Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council; has attended county and statewide leadership training; teaches Sunday school at House of Praise Baltimore; and volunteers at the Rosedale branch of Baltimore County Public Library.

Casanova Wins East Balt Co Scholarship


Congratulations to recent Patapsco High Center for the Arts graduate Joaquin Casanova who was named our East Balt Co News scholarship winner for the 2020-21 school year.

Casanova was selected by the school and was awarded the scholarship by EastBaltCo.com.

EastBaltco awards a scholarship to a student that has ambitions for a career in media. Casanova is the fourth winner for the Benstorming/East Balt Co News scholarship since 2017.

Casanova will be headed to the University of Cincinnati to study media production starting next year. He was also involved with the theatre department at the school and said his time at Patapsco was a valuable experience.

“Patapsco has prepared me for the future through the skills I learned in the theatre department but more importantly it has given me the confidence to succeed in new situations and interact with new people,” Casanova said.

According to Casanova, he was only at the school for two years, but said he was welcomed to the school with opening arms.

I’d say that my memories of Patapsco are of late nights working on theatre shows and studying with others before exams,” Casanova added. “Beyond that what really stuck with me was how quickly the students accepted me even though I only arrived in junior year.”