Dayhoff Soundtrack: Latest Stories by Bryan Sears

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Statistical 'snapshot' led to claim of drop in crime at seven shopping centers: Published May 12, 2010 by Owings Mills Times; Baltimore County Councilman Kevin Kamenetz stood in front of the Towson Town Center last week and announced that crime at major shopping centers -- including Owings Mills Mall -- dropped over the past four years as the result of a law he wrote in the wake ... ...

Change and 'desire to compete' fuel Ehrlich 2010 bid: Published May 12, 2010 by Owings Mills Times; The sign in Bob Ehrlich's corner office reads, "No Whining." Four years after his only political loss, the Republican former governor has decided to rejoin the fray, challenging his political nemesis, Gov. Martin O'Malley. Robert Ehrlich Jr. ... ...

Change and 'desire to compete' fuel Ehrlich 2010 bid: Published May 12, 2010 by Baltimore Messenger; The sign in Bob Ehrlich's corner office reads, "No Whining." Four years after his only political loss, the Republican former governor has decided to rejoin the fray, challenging his political nemesis, Gov. Martin O'Malley. Ehrlich announced his ... ...

Did law after Roland Park man's death make mall safer?: Published May 12, 2010 by Baltimore Messenger; Baltimore County Councilman Kevin Kamenetz stood in front of the Towson Town Center last week and announced that crime at major shopping centers dropped over the last four years as the result of a law he wrote in the wake of a 2005 robbery and murder of a ... ...

Candidate credits camera law for drop in mall crime: Published May 12, 2010 by Catonsville Times, Arbutus Times; Baltimore County Councilman Kevin Kamenetz stood in front of the Towson Town Center last week and announced that crime at major shopping centers in the county dropped over the last four years as the result of a law he wrote in the wake of a 2005 robbery ... ...

Change and 'desire to compete' fuel Ehrlich 2010 bid: Published May 12, 2010 by Towson Times, Arbutus Times, Catonsville Times, North County News, Northeast Booster, Northeast Reporter; The sign in Bob Ehrlich's corner office reads, "No Whining." Four years after his only political loss, the Republican former governor has decided to rejoin the political fray, challenging his political nemesis, Gov. Martin O'Malley. He announced ... ...

Mourners gather to celebrate a 'too brief life': Published May 12, 2010 by Towson Times; ... , MD 21286; or to Virginia Athletic Foundation, Attn: Yeardley Love Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 400833, Charlottesville, VA 22904. Bryan P. Sears, Nelson Coffin and Craig Clary contributed to this story....

Statistical 'Snapshot' suggests cameras have reduced mall crime: Published May 11, 2010 by Towson Times; Baltimore County Councilman Kevin Kamenetz stood in front of the Towson Town Center last week and announced that crime at major shopping centers dropped over the last four years as the result of a law he wrote in the wake of a 2005 robbery and murder of a ... ...

Man dead after fall from Towson University garage: Published May 10, 2010 by Towson Times; ... counseling services were available, and that county police were investigating the incident, but "no criminal activity is suspected."-- Bryan P. SearsThis story has been updated....

Councilman says camera law helped reduce crime at shopping centers: Published May 5, 2010 by Towson Times, Owings Mills Times; Crime at major shopping centers in Baltimore County has decreased nearly 17 percent over the past four years, according to police statistics.County Council member Kevin Kamenetz cited the statistics May 5 during a campaign news conference held across the ... ...

'Wonderful kid' from Cockeysville lost to tragedy: Published May 5, 2010 by Towson Times, North County News, The Jeffersonian; ... . Viewings are scheduled for Friday at Ruck Funeral Home, 1050 York Road in Towson, from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. A funeral Mass will be held Saturday at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, 5200 N. Charles St., at 10 a ... ...

County seeks to cut costs by having inmates mow code violation properties: Published May 5, 2010 by Catonsville Times, Arbutus Times; Baltimore County officials are touting a pilot program that uses inmates on work release to cut lawns and remove trash and debris from private properties as a way to save taxpayer money -- and provide faster service to address nagging code violations. The ... ...

At budget hearing, calls for cool air and constant yield: Published May 5, 2010 by Towson Times; ... would pay to install air conditioning in 10 elementary and middle schools, including Ridgely Middle School in Towson. Council member Bryan McIntire interrupted Taylor-Mitchell just as she was starting and asked his colleagues if any of them planned to & ... ...

Councilmen to propose tighter laws governing sale of adult materials: Published May 5, 2010 by Arbutus Times; A recent dust-up between the county and an Arbutus business that sells sexually explicit material has two council members looking to make changes to the laws governing where those businesses can be located. Council members Sam Moxley and John Olszewski Sr ... ...

Bartenfelder launches bid for county executive: Published April 30, 2010 by Towson Times, Arbutus Times, Catonsville Times, North County News, Northeast Booster, Northeast Reporter, Owings Mills Times, The Jeffersonian; Joseph Bartenfelder made official Friday what he’d been talking about for more than 18 months — the four-term Baltimore County Council member is running for county executive.Bartenfelder told a large crowd gathered at the Towson Center at Towson University ... ...

Two more arrested in connection with Towson home invasion: Published April 29, 2010 by Towson Times; ... Avenue in Towson, and Olivari Bradford, 17, of the first block of Burke Avenue in Towson, were arrested around 5 p.m. Wednesday in an apartment in Aberdeen, according to a statement released by Baltimore County Police.Police believe Traylor and Bradford ... ...

County says single-stream has boosted recycling rates: Published April 28, 2010 by Towson Times, Arbutus Times, Catonsville Times, North County News, Northeast Booster, Northeast Reporter, Owings Mills Times, The Jeffersonian; ... Eastern Sanitary Landfill Solid Waste Management Facility in White Marsh. The facility is the county’s only landfill, and is about 50 percent full.— Bryan P. Sears...

Education, taxes dominate county budget hearing: Published April 28, 2010 by Towson Times, Arbutus Times, Catonsville Times, North County News, Northeast Booster, Northeast Reporter, Owings Mills Times, The Jeffersonian; ... a a $10 million capital budget proposal that will pay to install air conditioning in 10 elementary and middle schools.Councilman Bryan McIntire interrupted Taylor-Mitchell just as she was starting and asked his colleagues if any of them planned to “cut out ... ...

Couple's guilty verdict in horse abuse case upheld: Published April 28, 2010 by Owings Mills Times, The Jeffersonian; A Windsor Mill husband and wife were convicted in Baltimore County Circuit Court on Tuesday on one count of animal cruelty that resulted in the starvation death of one of three horses they owned.Circuit Court Judge Thomas Bollinger found Donna and Hilton ... ...

News Briefs: Lunch with all the relish at area Tea Party event: Published April 28, 2010 by Northeast Booster, Northeast Reporter; ... . in Baltimore, was struck at 4 p.m. at the center, located in the ... Gordon Harden, both of Towson, and Bill Paulshock, of Perry Hall. -- Bryan P. Sears Lunch with all the relish at ... hot dog vendor on every corner these days," Benjamin said. -- Bryan P. ... ...