Eastern Baltimore County News
-photo by Rocco Geppi-
CCBC Essex Men’s Soccer advances to the next round of the NJCAA Division II Men’s Soccer tournament after defeating Heartland Community College of Illinois 1 to 0 in Wichita, Kan.
The Knight won after Ethan Stewart scored a goal in the 86th minute. Andy Portillo had the assist.
CCBC Essex will next play against Carl Sandburg College in the Round of Eight Wednesday at noon.
Six people in Maryland, including Dundalk and Nottingham, won prizes of $50,000 from the Maryland Lottery last week. There was also a winnerfrom a store in Essex.
In all, 22 players across the state won or claimed prizes of $10,000 or more, and the Lottery paid more than $30.8 million in prizes in the seven days ending Nov. 14.
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 from the area:
Scratch-off Prizes Claimed from Nov. 8-14:
$50,000 Prizes
* Holiday Riches, Cut Rate Liquors, 4039 North Point Boulevard, Dundalk
$10,000 Prizes
Cookies and Cash, Royal Farms #002, 898 South Marlyn Avenue, Essex
POWERBALL
· $50,000 ticket sold Nov. 8 at Royal Farms #311, 5361 Nottingham Drive, Nottingham (unclaimed as of Nov. 15)
Baltimore County Public Schools sent out an email over the weekend to alert parents of possible “call outs” by BCPS bus drivers and attendants this week.
“We have learned that some Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) bus drivers and bus attendants may organize a ‘call out’ that will impact school bus service next week,” said the email.
“We want to make you aware of the possibility of disruption to transportation services for BCPS students so you are prepared to provide a different form of transportation for your child if there are any interruptions or delays.”
BCPS advises car riders to arrive at schools earlier as drop offs could see longer lines if there is a disruption with bus service.
BCPS and Baltimore County Government announced a plan last week to help hire additional bus drivers.
Kenwood, Parkville, Sparrows Point & Perry Hall’s Seasons End
– photo courtesy of Dundalk Football-
The Dundalk Owls are in the football state quarterfinals as they defeated Kenwood 35 to 0 last night. The Owls were only up 7-0 at halftime. Then Dundalk took control of Kenwood in the second half.
According to Dundalk HS Athletics Twitter page, Owl Quarterback Calvin Stokes had a touchdown run and threw a touchdown to Antonio Brown. Running back Jordan Fiorenza also had a touchdown run in the fourth quarter.
Dundalk football released a statement after the game.
“Final here at the nest! Hard fought win. Respect to a hard nosed Kenwood team,” said the team statement
Dundalk will now play next week in the 4A/3A quarterfinals. Their opponent has not been announced as MPSSAA does reseeding for the quarterfinals. It does appear that Dundalk should be ranked high enough to receive another home game for next week.
The Owls are the only local football team to advance as four other area schools has their seasons ended last night.
In addition to Kenwood losing, Parkville lost at Broadneck 45 to 0. Perry Hall lost to Mervo 42 to 3. Sparrows Point dream season came to an end as the Pointers lost 38 to 30 against Largo.
-photo courtesy of Baltimore County Fire Department-
Baltimore County Volunteer Firefighters Association have reported a serious accident involving a MTA bus and multiple vehicles in Sparrows Point. The accident was reported at the intersection of I-695 and Bethlehem Boulevard on Friday after 6:30 p.m. Multiple EMS crews were on the scene.
One person was trapped and several people are reported injured.
Baltimore County Fire Department reported that two vehicles were involved in crash with a bus.
There are a total of 13 patients. Two had serious injuries and five had minor injuries. Six patients refused to be transported. Fire Units cleared the scene at 8:14 p.m. Accident investigation still on going.
It was not clear if the accident was either on the Beltway or off the Beltway on Bethlehem Boulevard.
–Article & photo by Maryland Lottery–
A 67-year-old Parkville retiree from Johns Hopkins Hospital is now $50,000 richer from the Maryland Lottery.
“Midnight,” which is the nickname the anonymous winner selected for publicity, says she’s “living the dream.” She retired in February and then, on Nov. 5, found out she won $50,000 playing Bonus Match 5 for the first time.
On Nov. 5, “Midnight” was doing what she normally does since retiring. She was out, enjoying the day, stress free with no worries. On a whim, she stopped in Cork & Bottle located at 4305 Ridge Road in Mt. Airy and purchased a $6 quick-pick Bonus Match 5 ticket.
“I’ve played Pick 3 in the past, but I’ve never played Bonus Match 5,” she said. “I just had a hunch that I should try it.”
The mother of three sons purchased her ticket and went on about her lovely day. Later, she gave the ticket to one of her sons for safe keeping while she went out of town for the weekend. Her son, who accompanied her to claim the prize at Lottery headquarters, said he scanned the ticket on the Lottery App on his phone after the evening drawing and was blown away at what he saw.
He had to scan the ticket five or six times just to make sure he wasn’t seeing things.
“I texted her the picture of the message on my phone and called her,” said the son. “I said, ‘Ma, you have a winning ticket, look at your phone!’”
“Midnight” said she looked at her phone that night in shock. “It’s funny, I was just telling my son we were going to win.”
The lucky player stayed calm and enjoyed her weekend. She came home on Sunday and stopped at her son’s house to retrieve her lucky ticket. “Midnight” told Lottery officials that she is engaged and will use some of the winnings toward a small, intimate wedding. She also plans to take a vacation and will save the rest of her windfall.
The store that sold her the lucky ticket, Cork & Bottle, earned a $500 bonus from the Lottery for selling the top-prize winning ticket in the game. The Lottery has sold 40 top-prize winning Bonus Match 5 tickets so far in 2021.
Baltimore County Public Schools announced it is closing all schools and offices on Wednesday, Nov 24.
Schools and offices will now be closed from Wednesday, Nov. 24 through Friday, Nov. 26. Schools and offices will reopen Monday, Nov. 29.
BCPS Superintendent Dr. Darryl Williams released a statement about the closure.
“BCPS staff have worked tirelessly throughout the pandemic to ensure the safety of students and provide high-quality instruction, meals and support. In recognition of their tremendous efforts, and with support of the Board of Education, we will close all schools and offices on Wednesday, November 24, 2021.”
Elementary School conferences, currently scheduled for November 23 and/or November 24 will be adjusted as follows:
Monday, November 22
Preschool-3 and Pre-K Conference Day – No Preschool-3 or Pre-K sessions – Elementary, Middle, and High Schools in Session Full Day – Teachers on Duty
Tuesday, November 23
Preschool-3 and Pre-K Conference Day and Elementary Conference Day – No Preschool-3 or Pre-K sessions and Schools Closed for Elementary Students – Middle and High Schools in Session Full Day – Teachers on Duty
Wednesday, November 24
Schools and Offices Closed
– photo courtesy of Bear Creek Sailing –
The second annual Bear Creek Lighted Boat Parade is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 4 at 5:30 p.m. Boater check-in is 5 p.m. Boaters that want to participate in the parade are encouraged to register their boat at bearcreeksailing.com.
This event is presented and organized by Bear Creek Sailing Association and hosted by the Hard Yacht Cafe.
The parade will start at the Hard Yacht Fuel Dock, located at 8500 Cove Road.
The parade can be viewed at Inverness Park, Wise Avenue Bridge, Watersedge Park and many other sites along the Dundalk Waterways.
For more information go to the parade’s Facebook page or website.
The Middle River area will also hold a boat parade on Nov. 27.
Julie Henn, Vice Chair of the Baltimore County Board of Education, released a statement and the design of the new Northeast Area Middle School.
“Tonight the Board received a presentation on the design of the new school by Moseley Architects.
The new 1,410 seat school located at the Nottingham Park site will feature a Magnet Academy of Health Science program as well as a Regional Special Education program,” Henn said.
“Construction should begin by Summer 2022. The school is tentatively scheduled to open in September 2024.”
The new northeast middle school in Rosedale was approved at Nottingham Park on King Avenue in 2017 and but have seen delays over the last few years..
The Presentations to the Board are listed below:
Presentation (slides):
Presentation (video):
The Baltimore County Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability (EPS) is preparing to treat a small, targeted area of Back River next week as proof of concept that helicopter application is a feasible option for controlling nuisance midge populations.
The department expects to spray a naturally-occurring bacterial larvacide from a low-flying helicopter during daylight hours on or about Tuesday, November 16. EPS will monitor the area for midge larvae abundance prior to and after treatment with Bti.
EPS will treat a 50-acre open water area of Back River just southeast of the Eastern Boulevard bridge. A helicopter (black colored Bell, Model 206 L-3, tail number N651HA) will apply a Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti)-based larvacide. Bti is a naturally occurring bacteria that is found in soil, and is only harmful to certain organisms, specifically midge, black fly and mosquito larvae and a few other aquatic flies. It does not harm people, fish, crabs or other aquatic invertebrates.
More information about Bti is available on the Maryland Department of Agriculture website.
Midges are small non-biting aquatic flies that often swarm near water or marshy areas where they breed, creating a nuisance for homeowners, boaters, businesses and recreational activities. EPS is researching the midge issue in the County’s eastern waterfront areas.
More information about potential plans and funding for future midge mitigation efforts will be released as they become available, pending a successful test application. The test treatment will take place pending County Council approval of an agreement with the vendor
