Category: Perry Hall

Gunpowder Elementary Dedicates Playground to Amy Caprio


–photo courtesy of Councilman David Marks-

Fallen Officer Amy Caprio was honored with on a playground at Gunpowder Elementary School on Saturday, Oct. 23 in Perry Hall.

The event was attended by Baltimore County Executive John Olszewski, state Senate Kathy Klausmeier, Delegates Harry Bhandari Joe Boteler and Carl Jackson and Councilman David Marks.

“Today, our Perry Hall community celebrated the opening of the new Unity Playground at Gunpowder Elementary School, dedicated to Officer Amy Caprio

“In my remarks, I spoke of the twin values of courage and community – the bravery of Officer Caprio when she was murdered on May 21, 2018, and the generosity of spirit shown by our community in the time afterward. We came together to support one another,” Marks said.

“In all my years as a Councilman, this was one of finest projects and among the best dedication ceremonies I have attended. There are so many to thank, but it begins with Kirsten Roller, Matt Clifford and their families from Linwen Way who sparked this project. Children will play, laugh, and learn here for years to come.

“The rain held off, like someone was watching over us.”

Baltimore Ravens Take Over Perry Hall

Parkville Beats Perry Hall 13-7 at Ravens Showdown


-photo by Mary Boehl (East Balt Co reader)-

The Perry Hall-Parkville football game usually has a special atmosphere with a rivalry game but this year’s game had more excitement as the game was selected as part of the Ravens RISE High School Football Showdown game tonight for Baltimore County.

The game had a visit from the Baltimore Marching Ravens, Raven cheerleaders and Raven mascot Poe.

There was also an appearance from Raven star wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown.

Both Perry Hall and Parkville athletic departments received $1,500 each from the Baltimore Ravens.

On the field, Parkville defeated Perry Hall 13-7.

Angel Park To Hold 5K & 1 Mile Family Fun Run


Angel Park will hold their 5K & 1 Mile Family Fun Run on Sunday Nov. 7 at 8:30 a.m. The park is located in Perry Hall at 9685 Honeygo Blvd.

The 5K run will be an out-and-back course starting and finishing at Angel Park. Runners will exit the park and turn right onto Honeygo Boulevard heading toward Belair Road. Runners will turn right onto Forge Road to head toward the turnaround point (near Anvil Court). After turning around at this point, runners will backtrack and head back the same way they came to end up at the finish at Angel Park.

The 1 Mile Walk will consist of an out-and-back course on paved surfaces.

Entry Fees for the 5k is $30 for registrants ages 11 and up until Nov. 1; $35 after Nov. 1 including race day, $25 for registrants ages 10 and under until Nov. 1; $30 after Nov. 1 including race day (age discount will be applied at checkout) The 1 Mile Walk is $15 for all ages until Nov. 1, $20 after Nov. 1 including race day.

The event will be held rain or shine, and entry fees are non-refundable.
Angel Park will also provide a virtual race option for those who would like to participate but are not local, or do not feel comfortable attending an in-person race at this time. Here’s how the virtual race works:
1. Register for the virtual event, and sign up for text or e-mail notifications
2. Your race swag will be available for pickup at our Friday packet pickup, or you can choose to have it mailed to you for a $5 fee.
3. You’ll receive a text or email (if you opt in) when the VIRTUAL race “starts” on Nov. 6.
4. Run your race and submit your results either by text message or email (if you’ve opted in) or by heading to the results page here by Nov. 7 at 11:59 p.m.

Results update in real time as people submit their times. Be sure to take photos prior, during and after your race. You will be able to share them on the runsignup.com photo page here or on social media using ##angelpark5K2021

*Virtual race performances are not eligible for the overall event awards, but we’ll certainly be acknowledging the winners in our post-race communication.
Awards will be given to Top 3 overall male and female runners. Top male and female runners in each of the following age groups: 14 & Under, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, and 60+

Race shirts will be guaranteed to all 5k and 1 mile participants who register by Oct. 29 (sizes and availability cannot be guaranteed after the 29). Water stations out on the course and at the finish, as well as course marshals guiding you on the route.

For more information, go to https://www.angel-park.org/

BCPS to Honor Officer Caprio With Playground


Fallen Officer Amy Caprio will be honored with a playground at Gunpowder Elementary School on Saturday, October 23, from 2 – 4 p.m. at the school, 9540 Holiday Manor Road in Perry Hall.

A host of county and state elected and educational leaders, including BCPS Superintendent Dr. Darryl L. Williams and Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski, will participate in the ribbon-cutting for a new Unity Playground to honor the life and service of Ofc. Amy Caprio, who was killed in the line of duty in Perry Hall in May 2018.

The ceremony will include remarks from Williams and Olszewski as well as from Makeda Scott, chair of the Board of Education of Baltimore County; state Sen. Kathy Klausmeier, Police Chief Melissa Hyatt, Baltimore County Councilman David Marks, and family members and friends of Officer Caprio’s.

The event also will feature the Perry Hall High School Chamber Choir and a medley from Police Emerald Society piper Lt. Robert McCurdy (ret.) of the Baltimore County Fire Department. The community is invited, and children will be invited to engage in a “First Play” on the equipment to end the ceremony.

The rain date for this event is Saturday, October 30.

Ebenezer Rd. to Close at High School at 4:15 Friday


Baltimore County Government announced that a portion of Ebenezer Road in Perry Hall will be closed from Perry Hall Middle School to Perry Hall High School on Friday, Oct. 8 between approximately 4:15 and 4:45 p.m.

The road closure is for the annual Perry Hall High School Homecoming Parade.

Baltimore County Public Schools said this closure may impact buses.

Please anticipate delays on Friday.

Y in Perry Hall to Close in December


The Y in Perry Hall on Ebenezer Road will be closing its door before the end of the year. It is located across from Perry Hall Middle School

A statement was released on the organization’s website.

“Effective December 18, 2021 the Y in Perry Hall will be permanently closed. After 12 years of effort to grow the membership to a level that would allow it to be financially viable, we have decided to not renew our lease and to close this Y at the end of this year,” said the statement.

“Members and participants are encouraged to use The Y in Parkville any of our 11 convenient locations around the region.”

The Y in Perry Hall was one of the small locations in the region. It doesn’t include a pool or other activities. It primarily is a gym.

The Y released a website with more information at
http://ow.ly/dQ6j50GmzQ7

Man Charged with Child Abuse and Rape

Police said daycare center located in Perry Hall area


Baltimore County detectives have charged 54-year-old Edward Biedenkapp with child abuse and rape after a child came forward alleging abuse.

Court records listed Biedenkapp with a Baltimore City address.

Based on information gathered by members of the Baltimore County Crimes Against Children Unit, detectives have reason to believe more children may have been abused between the time span of 2007 and 2011.

It’s worth noting, children would have referred to Biedenkapp as “Mr. Eddie.” Biedenkapp’s wife ran Biedenkapp Daycare at the time in the Perry Hall area.

Anyone with information of potential abuse, can contact detectives at 410-307-2020.

If you have been the victim of a sexual assault, there is help available for you 24-hours a day. You can call the police non-emergency line at 410-887-2222.

This Week’s Lottery Winners in East County

Two tickets worth $1 million each, one sold in Upper Marlboro and the other in Nottingham, topped the list of the Maryland Lottery’s biggest prizes for the past week. Meanwhile, four other players won prizes ranging from $100,000 to $150,000 in Annapolis, Oxon Hill, Parkville and Prince Frederick.

In all, 31 Maryland Lottery players across the state won or claimed prizes of $10,000 or more, and the Lottery paid more than $29.3 million in prizes in the seven days ending Sept. 26.

Winners of prizes larger than $25,000 must redeem their tickets at the Maryland Lottery Claims Center in Baltimore, which is open by appointment only. Prizes of up to $5,000 can be claimed at any of more than 400 Expanded Cashing Authority Program (XCAP) locations. All Maryland Lottery retailers are authorized to cash tickets up to and including $600. More information is available on the How To Claim page of mdlottery.com.

Here is the weekly roundup of big winners in Baltimore County:

 

Scratch-off Prizes Claimed From Sept. 20 through Sept. 26:

$1 Million Prize

 $10,000 Prizes

  • Ca$h Bonus, Food Lion #2560, 7414 North Point Road, Sparrow’s Point

Fast Play and Draw Game Tickets Sold for Drawings From Sept. 20 through Sept. 26:

POWERBALL

  • $150,000 ticket sold Sept. 24 at Tobacco 21, 2337 Cleanleigh Drive, Parkville (unclaimed as of Sept. 27)

The Maryland Lottery encourages players to check their tickets by scanning them at any Lottery retailer or with the Lottery’s mobile apps. Draw game winners have 182 days from the date of a drawing to claim their prizes, and scratch-off winners have 182 days from the announced end-of-game date.

Area Schools Trying to Make Ravens Football Showdown


Rivals Perry Hall and Parkville will meet on the football field for a big game on Friday, Oct. 22 but both schools are join forces to have their game featured.

The Baltimore Sun and the Baltimore Ravens select a Ravens Rise High School Football Showdown each week.

A Baltimore  County game will be featured on Oct. 22 and Parkville/Perry Hall is one of seven finalists.

Overlea at Woodlawn; Sparrows Point at Lansdowne and Milford Mill at Kenwood are the other finalists that feature East Baltimore County schools.

The winning game will result in an appearance from Raven mascot, cheerleaders and the Marching Ravens Band.

Both schools that play in the game will receive a $1,500 donation each from the Ravens.

Joppa Road Bridge Delayed Until November


Baltimore County gave an update to Councilman David Marks about the Joppa Road Bridge in Perry Hall and it appears the bridge reopening is pushed back to November.

The bridge has been closed since January and there was hope that it would open in October. The bridge is located between Snyder Lane and Honeygo Boulevard.

Marks shared the letter with his constituents from Kevin J. Sabolcik from
Baltimore County Department of Public Works and Transportation.

Councilman Marks,

The precast concrete slabs (spanning elements) have been fabricated and are awaiting shipping. The critical path for the project now is obtaining the bearing pad, reinforced neoprene pads that the spanning slabs rest on at the abutment supports. These pads are custom designed for each bridge and are not off-the-shelve items. Due to supply issues related to natural rubber supply we have been informed the pads will not be available until late October.

Typically the turn-around time for these items is only a few weeks. Once the pads are received it will take our forces roughly three weeks to complete the work (set the precast concrete slabs, place the cast-in-place concrete traffic barriers, pave the roadway and install necessary approach traffic barrier treatments). As such it will be mid to late November before the bridge is re-opened to traffic.

Unfortunately, until the bearing pads are available there aren’t many activities that can be performed at the bridge. As we undertook the design and construction of this project on parallel production tracks there have been long durations where there is no activity at the bridge.

The overall time duration would have been roughly the same had we undertaken this project in a more conventional manner of completing the design 100 percent and then started construction.

Please be aware this project is one of our highest priorities. Once completed we anticipate this structure will have a service life of at least 50 years with minimal maintenance needs.

Your patience and understanding are greatly appreciated.

Kevin J. Sabolcik, P.E., Chief
Structural Design Section
Bureau of Engineering & Construction

Marks said he knows residents of the Perry Hall area are upset with the bridge closure, but he said the delays are beyond Baltimore County’s control.

“The Joppa Road bridge delays are not due to incompetent county staff or any of the other claims I have heard. The delays are due to national shortages of materials – the same issues affecting every industry right now,” Marks wrote in a statement.

“I don’t have a pile of bridge parts in the backyard of my townhouse right now. If I had the power to fix this bridge today, I would do it. I know you are frustrated and angry – I am, too. My senior citizen parents are a half-mile from here, so it affects me as well. We will continue to do everything to push this along.”