Eastern Baltimore County News
The Kingsville Volunteer Fire Company reported that crews are operating on the scene of a standard rescue in the 11800 Block of Cedar Lane in Kingsville.
Crews arrived with one patient trapped under heavy machinery. Extrication was made and patient was airlifted with life threatening injuries.
This rescue was reported on Thursday, July 15 around 2 p.m.
BCPS School Board of Education Vice Chair Julie Henn has filed for re-election. She serves in the 5th District that covers Perry Hall, Parkville, Towson and Kingsville. She is a resident of Perry Hall.
Henn made the official announcement on her social media page.
“Today I filed my candidacy to seek re-election to continue to represent the Fifth Council District on the Board of Education of Baltimore County,” Henn said. “I have cherished working with, and for, the students, families, educators, and staff of Baltimore County Public Schools. It has been the ultimate honor to serve the community that has been home to my family for four generations.”
Henn was appointed to the BCPS Board by Gov. Larry Hogan in 2016 and was one of the first elected members in the inaugural school board election in 2018. Henn and all school board candidates must run as a non-partisan candidates.
“The greatest gift we can offer our children is ourselves – our time and talents. I am thankful for all who serve the students of BCPS. Every adult on every child’s path to success matters. The past year has taught me how badly we need one another to lead students to meeting their college or career goals – as one team,” Henn added.
“I am excited to continue the work we’ve started. I will do my best to listen, learn and lead from the perspective of those who make a difference in our students’ lives.”
Baltimore County Public Schools and Baltimore County Government updated recommendations for the County’s Multi-Year Improvement Plan for All Schools (MYIPAS), developed by CannonDesign, a nationally recognized architecture and planning company.
Under the updated recommendations, every school in Baltimore County would receive equitable capital improvements within 15 years and could be completed without any additional revenue increases.
“I am proud of the way that our communities, families, and staff have come together to plan for every school to have a modern and equitable learning environment as called for in The Compass, our strategic plan,” said BCPS Superintendent Dr. Darryl L. Williams. “The thoughtful MYIPAS process has ensured that our way forward is guided by multiple stakeholder perspectives as well as independent, objective advice.”
“Every child and every educator deserves a modern, safe, and supportive learning environment. These recommendations from CannonDesign provide a comprehensive, equitable, and fully funded roadmap to accomplish just that,” said Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski. “These data-driven recommendations will help guide our work with the Board of Education, BCPS, and our communities to ensure high quality schools in every ZIP code and to fulfill our County’s obligations to the Blueprint for Maryland’s future.”
In total, the recommendations call for $2.5 billion in school construction, including all remaining Schools for our Future projects. The CannonDesign proposal also outlines strategies to bring school capacity down to 100 percent through additions and redistricting – eliminating the need for makeshift spaces or trailers.
The recommendations also account for the County’s expansion of Pre-Kindergarten, career and technical education programs, and community schools in alignment in the newly passed Blueprint for Maryland’s Future. Special education, alternative education, and select educational strategy projects were also given special consideration to address the unique instructional, social-emotional, and wellness needs of students.
About the Multi-Year Improvement Plan for All Schools
BCPS and Baltimore County jointly launched MYIPAS to develop a long-range plan for identifying and equitably prioritizing capital improvements to all schools.
CannonDesign, which has led over 1,300 education facility projects across the country, including over 200 education master plans, was selected to take a detailed look at current school facilities, with a focus on educational adequacy and equity, facility conditions, and capacity utilization.
The first phase of recommendations, which focused on recommendations for high schools,
was released in September 2020. The updated recommendations released today are focused on the county’s elementary and middle school buildings as well as specialty schools and centers.
As part of the MYIPAS process, community members were offered opportunities to provide input through public surveys, virtual community forums, focus groups, and a public comment period. In total, more than 25,000 stakeholders provided input during this process.
A final report will be issued in fall 2021.
Essex Day is back for 2021. This is after the 2020 event was canceled as a result of COVID-19.
The 46th annual event is set to return on this year on Saturday, Sept. 18. Essex Day takes place in the 400 & 500 block of Eastern Boulevard in Essex and runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
There will be the usually entertainment and food locations. Starleigh Entertainment will announce the musical events in August and eastbaltco.com will share that list once it becomes available.
Essex Day is still looking for vendors. Interested vendors can reach out to Brian at 410-905-8550 or bkm914@aol.com. or can download an application at www.essexdayfestival.com.
The old Mars Supermarket building in Rosedale has a new tenant.
Preparations are being made to open a new Tractor Supply Company in the old building in the Kings Court Shopping Center on Philadelphia Road.
The building has been vacant when all of the area Mars stores closed in the summer of 2016.
Most of the Mars stores in eastern Baltimore County were bought and converted into a Weis Supermarkets but the Rosedale building remained empty for the past five years.
According to MacKenzie Retail, LLC (the owners of Kings Court Shopping Center), Tractor Supply signed a lease to join the center in February. The new store joins Dunkin, Pizza Hut and the Old Philadelphia Inn.
Tractor Supply sells farm and ranch equipment along with home and garden supplies.
There is a “now hiring sign” at the new Rosedale location and potential employees can apply by going to www.tractorsupply.jobs
The Baltimore County Board of Liquor License Commissioners today voted unanimously to resume “to-go” cocktails for carryout or delivery, effective immediately.
Baltimore County’s temporary allowance of to-go cocktails ended on July 1 following the expiration of Governor Hogan’s State of Emergency. Under legislation passed by the Maryland General Assembly earlier this year, local liquor licensing boards could adopt regulations to authorize the allowance of restaurants, bars, and taverns to sell and deliver to-go cocktails for two years.
Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski issued the following statement following today’s vote:
“As we continue our recovery, we must do all we can to help our small businesses innovate and diversify their operations,” Olszewski said. “This is another commonsense step to support the continued recovery of this hard-hit industry and we applaud the board’s decision today.”
Happy winning to the lucky Powerball player who won $50,000 in Tuesday night’s drawing. Even though no one hit the jackpot, Marylanders won 13,489 prizes ranging from $4 to $100.
The Maryland Lottery is looking for the player who bought a ticket at One Stop Convenience located at 321 Stemmers Run Road in Essex. The winning numbers in the July 7 drawing were 8, 21, 30, 49 and 57; the Powerball was 8.
Lottery officials encourage all winners to sign the backs of their tickets immediately and put them in a safe location. They get 182 days from the date of the drawing to claim their prizes.
In 2021, Maryland has had one $2 million win and one $1 million win. This year, Powerball has now produced 31 third-tier $50,000 winners, as well as one $2 million winner, one $1 million winner and the $731.1 million jackpot winner sold in January in Lonaconing.
The $50,000 winner can claim the prize by mail, in person by appointment or by dropping off a completed claim form and the winning ticket in the dropbox at Maryland Lottery headquarters, 1800 Washington Blvd., Baltimore. Winners of smaller prizes can claim them by mail, at Lottery retailers, at casinos, by appointment at Lottery headquarters or by dropping off a completed claims form and the winning ticket in the dropbox at Lottery headquarters.
Arrest was made June 30
Maryland State Troopers announced two persons prohibited from possessing firearms were arrested on gun and drug charges during recent enforcement by a task force working along the border with Baltimore City and Baltimore County.
The first suspect is identified as Phillip J. Desmarais, 23, of Baltimore. He is charged with possession of a large amount of a controlled dangerous substance, wearing/carrying/transporting a handgun in a vehicle, transporting a loaded handgun, possession of a firearm and of ammunition while a prohibited person, possession of CDS not marijuana, obstructing/hindering an arrest and resisting arrest.
The second suspect is identified as David D. Genius, 23, of Baltimore, Md. He is charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance not marijuana, possession of a loaded handgun in a vehicle, possession of a handgun in a vehicle and possession of ammunition while a prohibited person.
On June 30, Maryland State Police Strike Force 7, a component of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force, consisting of officers from the Maryland State Police, Maryland Transportation Authority Police, Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office, Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, Homeland Security Investigations and the Drug Enforcement Administration, worked with uniformed state troopers from the JFK, Golden Ring, and Frederick barracks along Pulaski Highway in the area of the Baltimore County and Baltimore City line.
During a traffic stop, a uniformed trooper saw a clear bag with gel caps containing suspected fentanyl. A subsequent search led to the recovery of a loaded handgun, drug packaging materials and counterfeit cash.
Troopers contacted the Maryland Gun Center and it was determined both suspects were prohibited from possessing firearms. Both were arrested and charged with the gun and drug-related crimes.
Both suspects were transported to the Baltimore County Detention Center for processing and to await an initial appearance before a court commissioner. Both have been held without bond.
This and other ongoing enforcement is supported by funding from the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth and Victim Services through the Maryland Criminal Intelligence Network (MCIN) initiative.
-photo courtesy of NPEVFD-
The North Point Edgemere Volunteer Fire Company responded to an overnight vehicle crash into a house at the corner of Lincoln & Waldman avenues in Sparrows Point house.
A telephone pole was also heavily damaged and caused power loss to the immediate area.
Two patients were transported with non life threatening injuries to an area hospital.
There was no reported structural damage to the home and BGE responded for their repairs.
The accident took place in the early morning hours of Sunday, July 11.
Police responded to the intersection of Eastern Boulevard & Old Eastern Avenue in Essex on Thursday, July 8 around 4:30 a.m.
A preliminary investigation revealed the driver of a 2018 Yongfu moped failed to stop at a red traffic light and entered the intersection. The driver of a 2015 Ford Fusion struck the moped and left the scene without rendering aid.
The driver of the moped was transported to an area hospital where she remains in critical condition.
Officers located the Ford and placed the driver under arrest. Taijah Aremoni Pope, (23), of the 3700 block of White Pine Road was charged with failure to immediately return and remain at the scene of an accident involving bodily injury.
The Baltimore County Police Crash Team continues to investigate this case.
