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    Board Chair Jane Lichter presides over the Baltimore County Public School Board meeting on 12/6/22.
    Baltimore County’s school board gets new leaders — both familiar faces
    Two years ago, the pair was picked for the same positions by their colleagues when they were brand new to the board.
    Alexis Uhland teachers her third grade class at Berkshire Elementary School.
    Baltimore County has the most 5-star schools in Maryland
    The school system's report card is one a parent would be proud of.
    A view of the new COVID-19 memorial public art project in Lake Roland.
    New public art memorial honors 3,100 Baltimore County residents lost to COVID-19
    Baltimore County recently unveiled its first commissioned public art project: a memorial at Lake Roland to commemorate county residents who died due to COVID-19.
    The materials recovery facility (MRF) in Baltimore County. September 7, 2023.
    Baltimore County is spending over $4.5 million to avoid paying minimum wage to inmates
    Litigation involving inmates working at the Baltimore County recycling center is the county’s latest large legal expenditure.
    Tree lightings and holiday markets are opening in Baltimore County this weekend.
    7 things to do in Baltimore County this week: Tree lightings and holiday markets
    There are plenty of holiday-themed events to kick off the season, from food markets to Christmas tree farm visits.
    The east ramp of the Francis Scott Key Bridge juts over the Patapsco River almost six months after the container ship Dali lost power and hit a support pier, causing a catastrophic collapse.
    Key Bridge builder Kiewit hires powerful Maryland lobbyists
    A Maryland power couple’s lobbying efforts will focus on “any and all matters concerning the Key Bridge.”
    6/16/22—Exterior of the Public Safety Building and Police Department in Towson.
    Towson man charged with exposing himself to retired sheriff’s captain who was delivering food
    Baltimore County Police allege that Keyon Agnew, 21, of Towson, answered the door at his home on Edgewood Road on Oct. 29 with his genitals hanging out.
    Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski signed an order Tuesday requiring developers receiving county help to offer a percentage of housing units at an affordable price.
    Taking one last big swing on housing, Olszewski issues affordability mandate
    The executive order is a retort to Baltimore County Council members who have attempted to put guardrails on the administration’s housing affordability and productivity goals.
    Under a proposed plan, construction of the replacement Key Bridge would be completed by barge and via temporary piers that jut into the Patapsco River.
    By land and by sea: Key Bridge rebuild likely to use barges, trestles
    Before a massive structure can again stand above the Patapsco River, some smaller ones will need to be erected.
    One of the Baltimore County Public Library System’s mobile library trucks is seen outside the branch in Rosedale, Md. on Tuesday, November 26, 2024.
    In this mobile library, you can read and play video games
    Baltimore County has rolled out a new mobile library that aims to introduce science, technology, creativity and traditional library offerings such as books to immigrant-heavy and underserved areas of Baltimore County, where libraries are scarce and hard to access.
    The Baltimore County Council is searching for an interim county executive to succeed Democrat Johnny Olszewski Jr., who was elected to Congress last month. He takes office Jan. 3, 2025.
    Baltimore County Council releases names of county executive applicants
    The Baltimore County Council is searching for an interim county executive to succeed Democrat Johnny Olszewski Jr., who was elected to Congress last month.
    Ben Watson, who lost the ability to speak when he had surgery to remove a cancerous mass on his vocal cords, became one of several patients at Greater Baltimore Medical Center fitted with AVA Voice, a new device that is letting him speak more normally.
    New technology helps people get their voices back. Marylanders are among the first to use it.
    The next iteration could use AI to mimic the patient’s real voice.
    White Marsh Mall is anchored by department stores like JCPenney.
    White Marsh Mall sold to New York-based real estate group
    Spinoso Real Estate Group already welcomed incoming retailers The Original Pancake House, Brow Bar and vitamin and supplement retailer GNC.
    For sale: A custom-built Baltimore County home with its own private pond
    This Glen Arm home offers distinct interiors and custom-built details and has its own pond.
    Hamad Karan, owner of the Halal Boys food truck, pours white sauce onto a mixed platter of lamb and chicken over rice in Towson.
    5 Middle Eastern restaurants diversifying Baltimore County’s food scene
    Baltimore County is growing more diverse, and that means more delicious ethnic foods.
    Six claw machines sit back to back in the middle of a large room with wood floors. They are brightly colored and have yellow lights. The back wall features multiple large plush toys.
    Inside Ebisu Mini Japan, the new market in Towson
    Ebisu Mini Japan in Towson opened in October, and business has been good ever since, said George Dong, a store manager.
    Liz Lehman was an anesthesiologist before founding the Baltimore County candlemaking company, Aluminate Life.
    This Baltimore County doctor gave up medicine to make candles. It helped her heal.
    Liz Lehman was an anesthesiologist for nearly 20 years before she left medicine to focus on her well-being and her small candlemaking business in Baltimore County.
    Retired Baltimore City Sheriff's Capt. Jackie Conway, center, stands outside the District Court of Maryland for Baltimore County in Towson on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, after prosecutors dropped the case against her. Baltimore County Police on Oct. 29 arrested Conway, 60, of Baltimore, on charges of first-and second-degree assault after she reported that a man she was delivering food to through DoorDash exposed himself.
    Retired captain arrested after calling Baltimore County Police to report sex crime
    The Baltimore County State’s Attorney’s Office reviewed the case against Jackie Conway, 60, of Baltimore, and declined to move forward with prosecution.
    Mamma Lucia closed last weekend, taking the memories of Baltimore County with it.
    Mamma Lucia da Fausto closes, taking a part of Parkville history with it
    The restaurant first opened in 1993 as part of the Mamma Lucia chain.
    Westowne Elementary students in Catonsville practice reading with an AI instruction program called Amira.
    How an AI bot helps Baltimore County kids learn to read
    School officials say the tool is closing learning gaps at record speed, even as literacy advocates raise concerns about screens.
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