Monday, October 31, 2016

Mountain biking gains traction as a high school club

When Nolan O'Donnell was a sophomore at Mount Saint Joseph High School, he was looking for an athletic outlet that would give him a chance to get outside, but also be away from fields and crowds.

After Nikki Kelley, a school counselor, started a mountain biking club at the school last November,...

Sunday, October 30, 2016

Baltimore County sees rise in requests to dispatch voracious rats - Baltimore Sun


Baltimore Sun

Baltimore County sees rise in requests to dispatch voracious rats
Baltimore Sun
In an October 2015 sweep in the Paradise community in Catonsville, inspectors gave out 57 citations, Whitlock said. The sweep worked out, according to Joe Pallozzi, president of the Paradise Community Association. Recently he has heard of few issues ...

With demand steady, programs for the needy remain a vital safety net - Baltimore Sun


Baltimore Sun

With demand steady, programs for the needy remain a vital safety net
Baltimore Sun
This year, the county has spent $2.3 million in funding homeless shelters, including Westside Men's Shelter in Catonsville that serves the southwestern county, according to Colleen Mahony, chief of policy planning and administration for the county's ...

Baltimore County sees rise in requests to dispatch voracious rats - Baltimore Sun


Baltimore Sun

Baltimore County sees rise in requests to dispatch voracious rats
Baltimore Sun
In an October 2015 sweep in the Paradise community in Catonsville, inspectors gave out 57 citations, Whitlock said. The sweep worked out, according to Joe Pallozzi, president of the Paradise Community Association. Recently he has heard of few issues ...

Friday, October 28, 2016

With demand steady, programs for the needy remain a vital safety net - Baltimore Sun


Baltimore Sun

With demand steady, programs for the needy remain a vital safety net
Baltimore Sun
This year, the county has spent $2.3 million in funding homeless shelters, including Westside Men's Shelter in Catonsville that serves the southwestern county, according to Colleen Mahony, chief of policy planning and administration for the county's ...

With demand steady, programs for the needy remain a vital safety net - Baltimore Sun


Baltimore Sun

With demand steady, programs for the needy remain a vital safety net
Baltimore Sun
This year, the county has spent $2.3 million in funding homeless shelters, including Westside Men's Shelter in Catonsville that serves the southwestern county, according to Colleen Mahony, chief of policy planning and administration for the county's ...

Baltimore County Heroin Ring Leader Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison - Patch.com


Patch.com

Baltimore County Heroin Ring Leader Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
Patch.com
BALTIMORE, MD — An investigation into Baltimore area heroin distribution led authorities to an Irvington man who was sentenced Friday for his alleged role leading a drug trafficking organization, officials said. Adrian Spence, 28, admitted to ...

TMLTKF Winter Initiatives are in motion!!! - SportsBlog.com (blog)


SportsBlog.com (blog)

TMLTKF Winter Initiatives are in motion!!!
SportsBlog.com (blog)
... I have encountered along this journey and some who are in the health care field informed me that our homeless men are forgotten when it comes to getting help. so the team wanted to focus on the men of the West Side Men's Shelter in Catonsville, MD.

Baltimore County sees rise in requests to dispatch voracious rats - Baltimore Sun


Baltimore Sun

Baltimore County sees rise in requests to dispatch voracious rats
Baltimore Sun
In an October 2015 sweep in the Paradise community in Catonsville, inspectors gave out 57 citations, Whitlock said. The sweep worked out, according to Joe Pallozzi, president of the Paradise Community Association. Recently he has heard of few issues ...

With demand steady, programs for the needy remain a vital safety net - Baltimore Sun


Baltimore Sun

With demand steady, programs for the needy remain a vital safety net
Baltimore Sun
This year, the county has spent $2.3 million in funding homeless shelters, including Westside Men's Shelter in Catonsville that serves the southwestern county, according to Colleen Mahony, chief of policy planning and administration for the county's ...

UMBC session delves into domestic violence

As October — Domestic Violence Awareness Month — comes to a close, a University of Maryland, Baltimore County group took on the topic Thursday night.

A Dating Violence Awareness Night was hosted by UMBC's Relationship Violence Awareness and Prevention Advocates, in partnership with Family and Children's...

Thursday, October 27, 2016

Charges added against New Yorkers in beating of Ravens fan at M&T Bank Stadium - Baltimore Sun


Baltimore Sun

Charges added against New Yorkers in beating of Ravens fan at M&T Bank Stadium
Baltimore Sun
Despite a frightening confrontation that left a Ravens fan seriously injured the previous week, the burly Catonsville resident did not worry that his Steelers... Dan Oleyar stood in line waiting for a beer at M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday, proudly adorned ...

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Dukes to play 17 matches - Duquesne University - Official Athletic Site


Duquesne University - Official Athletic Site

Dukes to play 17 matches
Duquesne University - Official Athletic Site
March 18th, Duquesne will travel to Catonsville, Md. for a matchup against UMBC (9-8, 3-3 America East), who ended the 2016 season falling to Stony Brook in the America East semifinal. The Retrievers return an America East All-Rookie selection in ...

County seeks rise in requests to dispatch voracious rats

Increased demand for neighborhood rat extermination services in Baltimore County has prompted the county to add two contractors in the last year.

Under a program started in 2009, outside contractors check two or three neighborhoods a week, in response to complaints from residents.

Through late...

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Baltimore Archdiocese to close three schools and merge two others

The Archdiocese of Baltimore is closing three of its schools and merging two others following a detailed study that looked at declining enrollments and the need to upgrade aging facilities.

In June, Seton Keough High School in southwest Baltimore, St. Thomas Aquinas School in Hampden, and John...

Dukes to play 17 matches - Duquesne University - Official Athletic Site


Duquesne University - Official Athletic Site

Dukes to play 17 matches
Duquesne University - Official Athletic Site
March 18th, Duquesne will travel to Catonsville, Md. for a matchup against UMBC (9-8, 3-3 America East), who ended the 2016 season falling to Stony Brook in the America East semifinal. The Retrievers return an America East All-Rookie selection in ...

Ravens RISE High School Football Showdown & Coach of the Week (Oct. 26) - BaltimoreRavens.com


Ravens RISE High School Football Showdown & Coach of the Week (Oct. 26)
BaltimoreRavens.com
This week's Showdown will feature the Western Tech (Catonsville, Md.) Wolverines (4-3) at the Eastern Tech (Baltimore, Md.) Mavericks (3-5). Kickoff is scheduled for Friday (10/28) at 7:00 p.m. at the Community College of Baltimore County Essex.

Dukes to play 17 matches - Duquesne University - Official Athletic Site


Duquesne University - Official Athletic Site

Dukes to play 17 matches
Duquesne University - Official Athletic Site
March 18th, Duquesne will travel to Catonsville, Md. for a matchup against UMBC (9-8, 3-3 America East), who ended the 2016 season falling to Stony Brook in the America East semifinal. The Retrievers return an America East All-Rookie selection in ...

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Certified Analytics Professional (CAP) Program Launches New Certification for Early Career Analytics Professionals - PR Newswire (press release)


Certified Analytics Professional (CAP) Program Launches New Certification for Early Career Analytics Professionals
PR Newswire (press release)
CATONSVILLE, Md., Oct. 24, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As businesses, industries, and other organizations exponentially increase their use of analytics to improve their operations and performance, they face additional challenges of identifying, ...

On a tour of Woodlawn business, county executive touts county's manufacturing base

Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz spent Tuesday afternoon in Woodlawn touting the county's manufacturing base while touring Zentech Manufacturing, a maker of circuit boards for aerospace, defense, medical and industrial clients.

"We have memories of what manufacturing was," he said. "But...

Certified Analytics Professional (CAP) Program Launches New Certification for Early Career Analytics Professionals - PR Newswire (press release)


Certified Analytics Professional (CAP) Program Launches New Certification for Early Career Analytics Professionals
PR Newswire (press release)
CATONSVILLE, Md., Oct. 24, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As businesses, industries, and other organizations exponentially increase their use of analytics to improve their operations and performance, they face additional challenges of identifying, ...

Monday, October 24, 2016

EEOC files appeal in Baltimore County pension case - Baltimore Sun


EEOC files appeal in Baltimore County pension case
Baltimore Sun
The U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission is appealing a recent ruling that absolved Baltimore County from having to pay back thousands of employees who overpaid into the pension system. The federal commission filed the appeal last week. In August, a ...

Certified Analytics Professional (CAP) Program Launches New Certification for Early Career Analytics Professionals - PR Newswire (press release)


Certified Analytics Professional (CAP) Program Launches New Certification for Early Career Analytics Professionals
PR Newswire (press release)
CATONSVILLE, Md., Oct. 24, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As businesses, industries, and other organizations exponentially increase their use of analytics to improve their operations and performance, they face additional challenges of identifying, ...

With demand steady, programs for the needy remain a vital safety net

Megan Canterbury recently got a dunning letter warning that the electricity would be shut off at her Lansdowne home if the bill wasn't paid soon.

The warehouse worker, separated and caring for her 4-year-old son, needed extra help.

When she looked online for options, she came across Southwest Emergency...

Sunday, October 23, 2016

Hawks Women, Men Strong At CCSU Mini Meet - Hartfordhawks.com


Hawks Women, Men Strong At CCSU Mini Meet
Hartfordhawks.com
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — The University of Hartford women's and men's cross country teams continued to build towards the America East Conference Championship meet with a pair of highly-competitive showings at the Central Connecticut State University ...

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More hospitals are embracing family programming as a way to help children undergoing extended stays - Republican & Herald


Republican & Herald

More hospitals are embracing family programming as a way to help children undergoing extended stays
Republican & Herald
“Last Mother's Day, I was in the hospital and they brought me a Pandora bracelet,” said Tara Coates-Harman, citing a gift given to her at Johns Hopkins Hospital by the Baltimore-based Casey Cares Foundation, which has aided the Catonsville, Maryland, ...

Saturday, October 22, 2016

Balanced attack leads Catonsville football past Lansdowne - Baltimore Sun


Baltimore Sun

Balanced attack leads Catonsville football past Lansdowne
Baltimore Sun
It was more than neighborhood pride that was on the line when Catonsville High's football team hosted Lansdowne on Thursday night. Catonsville was looking to break a five-game losing streak. The Comets had not won since a season-opening 21-6 victory ...

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Hawks Women, Men Strong At CCSU Mini Meet - Hartfordhawks.com


Hawks Women, Men Strong At CCSU Mini Meet
Hartfordhawks.com
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — The University of Hartford women's and men's cross country teams continued to build towards the America East Conference Championship meet with a pair of highly-competitive showings at the Central Connecticut State University ...

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Ellsworth Police Log: Felon charged with possession of gun - The Ellsworth American


Ellsworth Police Log: Felon charged with possession of gun
The Ellsworth American
Jonathan R. Rutman, 40, of Catonsville, Md., 54 mph in a 40-mph zone on the Bayside Road Oct. 12. Rakin Zaman, 23, of Brooklyn, N.Y., 72 mph in a 55-mph zone on the Bangor Road Oct. 15. Daniella R. Brightly, 50, of Whitneyville, 64 mph in a 55-mph zone ...

Balanced attack leads Catonsville football past Lansdowne - Baltimore Sun


Baltimore Sun

Balanced attack leads Catonsville football past Lansdowne
Baltimore Sun
It was more than neighborhood pride that was on the line when Catonsville High's football team hosted Lansdowne on Thursday night. Catonsville was looking to break a five-game losing streak. The Comets had not won since a season-opening 21-6 victory ...

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Friday, October 21, 2016

Hawks Women, Men Strong At CCSU Mini Meet - Hartfordhawks.com


Hawks Women, Men Strong At CCSU Mini Meet
Hartfordhawks.com
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — The University of Hartford women's and men's cross country teams continued to build towards the America East Conference Championship meet with a pair of highly-competitive showings at the Central Connecticut State University ...

and more »

Hawks Women, Men Strong At CCSU Mini Meet - Hartfordhawks.com


Hawks Women, Men Strong At CCSU Mini Meet
Hartfordhawks.com
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — The University of Hartford women's and men's cross country teams continued to build towards the America East Conference Championship meet with a pair of highly-competitive showings at the Central Connecticut State University ...

and more »

Youth art auction to benefit The Children's Home - WBAL Baltimore


WBAL Baltimore

Youth art auction to benefit The Children's Home
WBAL Baltimore
The Children's Home in Catonsville hopes the event will highlight the talent of its residents while raising money for a good cause. “This place has been extremely important to me because I can't really go home right now,” said Liam, a resident at The ...

Hospitals embrace family programming as medical benefits emerge - Janesville Gazette


Janesville Gazette

Hospitals embrace family programming as medical benefits emerge
Janesville Gazette
“Last Mother's Day, I was in the hospital and they brought me a Pandora bracelet,” said Tara Coates-Harman, citing a gift given to her at Johns Hopkins Hospital by the Baltimore-based Casey Cares Foundation, which has aided the Catonsville, Maryland, ...

Ellsworth Police Log: Felon charged with possession of gun - The Ellsworth American


Ellsworth Police Log: Felon charged with possession of gun
The Ellsworth American
Jonathan R. Rutman, 40, of Catonsville, Md., 54 mph in a 40-mph zone on the Bayside Road Oct. 12. Rakin Zaman, 23, of Brooklyn, N.Y., 72 mph in a 55-mph zone on the Bangor Road Oct. 15. Daniella R. Brightly, 50, of Whitneyville, 64 mph in a 55-mph zone ...

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Halloween tradition at Southwest park gears up

Haunted Hollows, a Baltimore Highlands tradition, returns to Southwest Area Park Oct. 20 to 22.

Hosted by the Baltimore Highlands Recreation Council, the annual trek through the woods features about 20 different haunted scenes and a maze and takes about half-an-hour to complete, according to Stacy...

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Getting out the vote - McKnight's Senior Living


Getting out the vote
McKnight's Senior Living
For residents of Charlestown retirement community, an Erickson Living community in Catonsville, MD, exercising the right to vote is especially convenient because their polling precinct is located on the campus. It has served more than 2,000 Charlestown ...

Boys and girls soccer and field hockey scores from Baltimore County, MIAA and IAAM games - Baltimore Sun


Baltimore Sun

Boys and girls soccer and field hockey scores from Baltimore County, MIAA and IAAM games
Baltimore Sun
Catonsville High seniors Brittany Stevens, left, and Ashlyn Cunningham, right, wait for a ball to drop as Towson's Grace Michel looks on in the Comets' 3-0 win on Oct. 14. The Comets celebrated senior night with a victory by the same score over Century ...