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Monday, October 25, 2010

Bryan Sears has left the virtual building for a Patch of greener pastures





Bryan Sears has left the virtual building for a Patch of greener pastures

Monday, 25 October 2010

By Kevin Dayhoff

Today, Oct. 25 is Bryan Sear’s first day as Patch.com’s assistant regional editor for Maryland region one and the politics and government reporter in Baltimore County.

Join me in wishing him the best on his new adventure in journalism.

It was on Friday, October 15 that Sears, the award-winning political writer succinctly announced on Facebook “Today was my last day at the Towson Times.”

It was an uncharacteristic short missive for Sears, the well-known and well-read prolific peripatetic political editor for Patuxent Publishing Co.'s eight Baltimore County community newspapers.

(For more on Sears, see: “COUNTY COUP — Patch puts Patuxent Publishing's political pundit on payroll,” written by Alan Z. Forman and of which, I contributed.)

For the last nine years, Sears have covered “government and politics in Baltimore County and state government and politics as it relates to Baltimore County,” according to a brief bio on his newspaper blog, “Strange Bedfellows.”
His blog, on the Explore Baltimore County website, is considered by many political junkies to be must reading for anyone who wants to know anything about Baltimore County – and Maryland politics.

Sears, who is also the president of the local Maryland Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, is also known in the close-knit Maryland area family of journalists as a student of the ever-changing 24/7 world of newspapers in the age of the Internet, Twitter, Facebook and blogs.
He frequently posts newspaper and media news and analysis on his Facebook page, always has time on the phone for inquiries from various other writers, and has constantly pushed the envelope of encouraging the Internet presence of newspapers both vertically and laterally.

According to his personal writer’s blog, “Baltimore County Politics,” he is “also a political contributor on the Maryland Morning News program on Thursdays on WBAL 1090 AM…

“[A]s well as a frequent guest on many of the station’s shows, a co-host on Jay Liner’s ‘All Politics is Local’ show on WCBM 680 AM, and [has] appeared on State Circle on Maryland Public Television.”

As readers quickly filled his Facebook page with best wishes and surprise, folks slowly coaxed more information out of Sears about the abrupt change of venue.

“I'm sure I’ll probably repeat this a few times but for you early birds...  I'm going to Patch.com here in Baltimore County where I will continue to cover county government and politics,” wrote Sears.

Later, Sears revealed even more insight into his new job, “I'm the assistant regional editor for Maryland Region 1 (mostly Baltimore County) and I'll be covering Baltimore County government for the Patch.com sites in Baltimore County…”

“There's a lot more to say about this and I'm sure it will all be said but it's important to start with noting that I spent about 1/4 of my life (about 9 years) here at Patuxent and loved the work.  I love my home county and what I covered and was honored to work with the reporters and staff that came and went during my time.

“The work I did at The Towson Times was the best of my career (so far -- stay tuned) and it is in no small part due to the people around me who helped me become a better reporter every day.”

Saturday, on his personal writer’s blog, Sears elaborated more, “It’s been a whirlwind week here at the home office in Towson,” said Sears in “Leave?  I live here.”

“In case you haven’t heard, I left the Towson Times and Patuxent Publishing Co. Friday.  (Well, technically Thursday but what’s a few hours among friends?)”

Sears went on to explain that his tenure with Patuxent “ended Thursday when I gave notice of my intention to leave and go to Patch.com and was subsequently let go a day later.  It’s an odd feeling to be let go from a job where you work from home.

“I’d be escorted out of any other office under the same circumstances.  This time, everything was done by phone and e-mail and when it was over I simply hung up the phone and let my dog in…

“I start the new gig on Oct. 25 where I’ll be Patch.com’s assistant regional editor for Maryland region one and the politics and government reporter in Baltimore County.

Lutherville-Timonium PatchPatch.com is a hyper-local news source that has sites around the country
 including 27 in Maryland. Four of those are in Baltimore county — Catonsville, Lutherville-Timonium, Perry Hall and Towson.

Since the beginnings of newspapers in Germany in 1615, newspapers have always been changing, adapting – and controversial.

Many historians accept that 1960 was the first year more Americans got more of their news by watching TV than reading the newspaper.  Recent historians believe that the year 2000 was the first year that more Americans get their news from the Internet than from the television. 

Enter into the fray, Patch.  Jay Yarow wrote in Business Insider on May 2, 2010, “AOL plans to spend $50 million to build hundreds of Patch sites… this year according to its 10-K.”

For those who have been around the block several times, in the last decade, in which the newspaper industry has labored under a bad case of the flu, there have been plenty of newspapers that have come and gone.

Who can forget the short life of the print edition of the Baltimore Examiner that lasted from April 4, 2006 until February 15, 2009?  Today, the Baltimore Examiner continues an online presence; of which many with 20/20 hindsight suggest is where it ought to have concentrated its energies from the beginning.

However, Patch is going to be only an Internet newspaper and not have to deal with the expense and aggravation of printing presses and newspaper delivery.

The data migration from newsprint to website media has been ugly.  So much so, that several years ago, a younger colleague who was an early adopter of advocating for a strong Internet presence for newspapers, once said, in a moment of total frustration, that if he had his way, no-one over the age of 45 should be allowed to be newspaper management.

Sears is 42 years-old.

Photo of Bryan Sears Courtesy of Baltimore County Politics

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Thursday, July 08, 2010

Bryan Sears: VERDICT: Koontz found guilty, and responsible, in murder of Glen Arm man


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A jury has found Mary Koontz guilty of first-degree murder in the June 19, 2009, shooting death of her estranged husband Ron Koontz.

Koontz, 60, was also found criminally responsible in the jury’s verdict, announced Thursday afternoon.

Koontz was also found guilty of the attempted first-degree murder the of her then 16-year-old daughter, Kelsey.

Thursday's verdict came after 15 hours of deliberation that began Tuesday in a trial that has taken about two weeks.

It was on June 19, 2009...
http://www.explorebaltimorecounty.com/news/107399/Koontz-murder-guilty-Towson-Glen-Arm-jury/

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Thursday, May 27, 2010

Unintended consequences, sign gate and other recent stories by Bryan P. Sears at Explore Baltimore County http://www.explorebaltimorecounty.com/

Unintended consequences, sign gate and other recent stories by Bryan P. Sears at Explore Baltimore County

Explore Baltimore County

Explore Baltimore County
Unintended consequences
Explore Baltimore County
By Bryan P. Sears A proposed Baltimore County law that is intended to further restrict businesses that sell sexually explicit materials may, in its current ...

Moxley officially off the campaign trail
Explore Baltimore County
By Bryan P. Sears “I'm not going to run for anything,” Moxley said Thursday. “I've decided it's time to step back.” Moxley said he reached the decision ...

Explore Baltimore County: County's new cameras catching speeders ...
County's new cameras catching speeders in Arbutus. Drivers in area receive more than 80 percent of first 100 tickets. By Bryan P. Sears bsears@patuxent.com. Posted 5/14/10. (Enlarge) A speed camera installed early this year in the 1200 ...
Explore Baltimore County: News - http://www.explorebaltimorecounty.com/

County Council heads into final rounds before budget approval
Explore Baltimore County
By Bryan P. Sears, bsears@patuxent.com The finalizing of next year's Baltimore County budget has come down to the wire, and members of the council say there ...

Is Sibel staying or going?
Explore Baltimore County
By Bryan P. Sears Hanan “Bean” Sibel's term on the board of the Baltimore County Revenue Authority ends next month, and no one is quite sure if he'll stick ...

Civic groups aim to 'PAC' election-year punch
Explore Baltimore County
By Bryan P. Sears, bsears@patuxent.com The chairman of a new political action committee representing Baltimore County community associations is hoping to ...

Redmer: Endorsement shouldn't mean that much
Explore Baltimore County
By Bryan P. Sears Al Redmer says he'll have only himself to blame if Republican and former Gov. Robert Ehrlich's endorsement of Del. ...

Council gives $1.6 billion budget plan just a slight trim
Explore Baltimore County
By Bryan P. Sears County Executive Jim Smith's final budget, a $1.6 billion spending plan, was left mostly intact after the County Council made what one ...

Financial planner adds name to candidates for County Council
Explore Baltimore County
By Bryan P. Sears Tom Quirk will make his long expected entry into the 1st District Council race with a campaign kickoff May 23. ...

County bill may tighten rules on shops with adult materials
Explore Baltimore County
By Bryan P. Sears, bsears@patuxent.com Private video booths used to view sexually explicit material could be banned in Baltimore County as part of a ...

You know it when you see it
Explore Baltimore County (blog)
By Bryan P. Sears During Tuesday's council work session, Councilman Bryan McIntire playfully floated the idea of visiting a store with such booths, ...

Towson man protests order to remove campaign sign based on size
Explore Baltimore County
By Bryan P. Sears A Towson man who claims the county violated his rights by ordering him to remove a campaign sign from his yard said Baltimore County ...
See all stories on this topic

Society of Professional Journalists: First Amendment Free Food ...
Bryan P. Sears has been with Patuxent Publishing Co. since May 2002 first serving and the government and politics reporter and then as the political editor ...
www.spj.org/fafff.asp?mobile=no
Baltimore County residents protest orders to remove campaign signs
Baltimore Sun
By Bryan P. Sears, Towson Times Two Baltimore County residents say their rights to free speech have been violated because they were ordered to remove signs ...

Man told to yank sign will seek injunction
Explore Baltimore County
By Bryan P. Sears (Enlarge) The attorney for Towson resident Steve Kolbe, above, says Kolbe is planning to sue Baltimore County in federal court after ...

Explore Baltimore County: Civic organization's desire: 'PAC' an ...
Civic organization's desire: 'PAC' an election-year punch. Group hopes to back 'sympathetic' candidates. By Bryan P. Sears bsears@patuxent.com. Posted 5/27/10. Members of a new political action committee representing Baltimore County ...
Explore Baltimore County: News - http://www.explorebaltimorecounty.com/

Council bill on adult materials pulled from agenda
Explore Baltimore County
By Bryan P. Sears, bsears@patuxent.com A bill intended to push businesses that sell sexually explicit products from residential areas has been withdrawn and ...
See all stories on this topic

County Council OKs $1.6B budget
Explore Baltimore County
By Bryan P. Sears The Baltimore County Council unanimously approved Thursday morning a $1.6 billion spending plan for fiscal 2011 with less than $200000 in ...

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Thursday, December 10, 2009

Recent articles by Bryan Sears in Explore Baltimore County


Recent articles by Bryan Sears in http://www.explorebaltimorecounty.com/

Brobst, Nagle are appointed to County Circuit Court
Published December 9, 2009 by Towson Times
Gov. Martin O'Malley last week appointed two county attorneys, including one prosecutor, to the Baltimore County Circuit Court. Ann Brobst and John Nagle were appointed on Nov. 30 to fill the retirement vacancies left by John Hennegan and Lawrence Daniels ... ...

Bill will allow wholesale operation in small bakeries
Published December 9, 2009 by Towson Times
... for its retail operations must face the main street. Also, the wholesale operation can only occupy 30 percent of the building, Moxley said. -- Bryan P. Sears...

Bill will allow wholesale operation in small bakeries
Published December 8, 2009 by Arbutus Times, Catonsville Times
... for its retail operations must face the main street. Also, the wholesale operation can only occupy 30 percent of the building, Moxley said.— Bryan P. Sears and Kevin Rector...

Fourth candidate for county council seat
Published December 2, 2009 by Catonsville Times, Arbutus Times
Brian Bailey announced Monday that he is running for the 1st District County Council seat currently held by fellow Democrat Sam Moxley. Bailey said he expects to formally file sometime after the first of the year and plans to hold a campaign kick-off and ... ...

Police say woman has been missing since Thanksgiving
Published November 30, 2009 by Towson Times
Baltimore County Police are asking for help in locating a Cockeysville woman who has been missing since last Wednesday.Jerryell Foster, 23, was last seen around 9 a.m. Nov. 25. A family member called police last Friday and reported her missing after ... ...

Pair of Towson robberies have similarities
Published November 30, 2009 by Towson Times
Two women who live in two different Towson-area apartment complexes were robbed as they came home Sunday. Cpl. Mike Hill, a spokesman for Baltimore County Police, said Monday the two incidents share similarities, but it’s too soon to say if they are ... ...

Police arrest Hillendale man in connection with shooting
Published November 24, 2009 by Northeast Booster, Northeast Reporter
... s children attend school, were put on lockdown as a precaution as police began searching for the suspect, according to Cpl. Mike Hill, a police spokesman.— Bryan P. Sears This story has been updated....

Smith won't propose bill for pay raises
Published November 24, 2009 by Towson Times, Arbutus Times, Catonsville Times, North County News, Northeast Booster, Northeast Reporter, Owings Mills Times

... be voted on and the raises won’t go into effect, he said.Several councilmen, including Bartenfelder, Kevin Kamenetz and Bryan McIntire, had said they would not support salary increases this year.The Personnel and Salary Advisory Board is required by law to ... ...

Toohey's departure stirs reactions
Published November 24, 2009 by Towson Times, Arbutus Times, Catonsville Times, North County News, Northeast Booster, Northeast Reporter, Owings Mills Times

Under most circumstances, the changing of a government spokesman, even at a high profile agency like a police department, would barely register as a blip on the public awareness meter. But reaction from both the public and media professionals to the ... ...

Kamenetz proposes 60 percent cap on council pensions
Published November 23, 2009 by Towson Times, Arbutus Times, Catonsville Times, North County News, Northeast Booster, Northeast Reporter, Owings Mills Times

Pensions for County Council members elected in 2010 would be capped at 60 percent under a bill proposed Monday by councilman Kevin Kamenetz.The bill comes about a month after it was reported that five-term Democratic councilman Vince Gardina, 54, will ... ...

20091209 recent articles by Bryan Sears


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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Toohey's departure stirs reactions By Bryan P. Sears

Under most circumstances, the changing of a government spokesman, even at a high profile agency like a police department, would barely register as a blip on the public awareness meter.

But reaction from both the public and media professionals to the announcement of the departure of Bill Toohey after 13 years as Baltimore County police spokesman was swift.


Read the entire article by Bryan Sears and Luke Broadwater here: Toohey's departure stirs reactions By Bryan P. Sears Posted 11/24/09

http://www.explorebaltimorecounty.com/news/103150/tooheys-departure-stirs-reactions/

Related:
Editorial: Bill Toohey, a class act, will be missed as face of police
Posted: 11/25/09 in Towson Times, Arbutus Times, Catonsville Times, North County News, Northeast Booster, Northeast Reporter, Owings Mills Times

Also see: http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2009/11/balto-co-police-spokesperson-bill.html http://tinyurl.com/yb55j2y http://twitpic.com/q2vtl

And: County police spokesman to be replaced by uniformed officer - Bill Toohey, in job for 13 years, 'surprised' at the news, By Luke Broadwater

20091124 Toohey departure stirs reactions By Bryan P Sears
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

B P Sears: Baltimore Co Salary advisory board violated Open Meetings Act

Portion of discussion on raises should have been public, senior official said By Bryan P. Sears bsears@patuxent.com Posted 11/20/09

A salary advisory board violated the state Open Meetings Act, a senior county official said today.

The Baltimore County Personnel and Salary Advisory Board met Nov. 18 to recommend pay increases for the county executive and members of the County Council but did not open to the public an earlier unannounced meeting during which the particulars of their recommendations were discussed.

County Administrative Officer Fred Homan acknowledged in a brief phone call made to a reporter late Friday afternoon that the board violated the act by not opening the unannounced meeting.

“We do believe that, in fact, they did (violate the law) and we’re going to institute some training,” Homan said.

The county Office of Law began a review of the lawfulness of not making public the unannounced meeting after Patuxent Publishing Co., publisher of this Web site, raised questions with a county attorney.

Read the rest here: Portion of discussion on raises should have been public, senior official said

20091120 BPS Salary advisory board violated Open Meetings Act

http://www.explorebaltimorecounty.com/news/103096/salary-advisory-board-violated-open-meetings-act/
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Friday, November 20, 2009

Baltimore Co salary board recommends pay increase for elected officials



Baltimore Co salary board recommends pay increase for elected officials

Strange Bedfellows by Bryan Sears:

Board discusses salaries By Bryan P. Sears Posted: November 19, 2009


http://www.explorebaltimorecounty.com/blog/politics/348/board-discusses-salaries/ http://tinyurl.com/yfjqep8

Board discusses salaries By Bryan P. Sears

In an update Mr. Sears filed earlier today, “Browser trouble?”, he notes that the best browser to use to listen to the audio on the http://www.explorebaltimorecounty.com/ web site is Mozilla Firefox.

Or, he calls to our attention: “Here’s a direct link if you want to try Youtube.” It may be found on his YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/bpsearsppc

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Thursday, November 19, 2009

Balto. Co. police spokesperson Bill Toohey to be replaced

In an article, County police spokesman to be replaced by uniformed officer -
Bill Toohey, in job for 13 years, 'surprised' at the news,”
in www.explorebaltimorecounty.com by Luke Broadwater and Bryan Sears, it has been revealed that the longtime Baltimore County police spokesperson, Bill Toohey, the Walter Cronkite of PIOs, has been released – the week before Thanksgiving - by Baltimore County Police Chief Jim Johnson.
Click here for a larger image: http://twitpic.com/q2vtl

Candidly Chief Johnson missed a great opportunity; why not release the popular and well-known spokesperson on say, Thanksgiving Day, or better yet, why not Christmas Eve?

Nothing like starting the holiday season by peeing in the punch bowl.

Of course, there is never a good time to make a bad decision, so the week before Thanksgiving will have to do.

Messrs. Broadwater and Sears report, “… was ‘surprised’ by the announcement, according to several sources with knowledge of the decision…

“‘He’s retiring,’ Johnson said of Toohey, 64, a longtime radio reporter. ‘I’m reacting to his decision to retire…”

Yeah right. My advanced age allows me, for one, to know when someone is peeing on my leg and telling me it is raining. Great start for Mr. Toohey’s replacement, “Lt. Robert McCullough … who has headed the media division of the police department since 1996.”

Sometimes ya have to just shake your head and wonder what folks are thinking – or not; as the case may be.

The article quotes Chief Johnson to say, “Bill Toohey did an excellent job for the agency.”

“But sources said Toohey is looking for a job,” notes reporters Broadwater and Sears.

Mr. Toohey has always had the look and tonality that exuded depth and integrity. Although, I never covered Mr. Toohey, as a reporter, I always trusted that he was leveling with me, and as a news-consumer, he always presented as a straight shooter.

Meanwhile, Mr. Toohey, always a stand-up kind of guy, released a statement, according to writers Broadwater and Sears: “There comes a time for people to move on and new people to move in[.] That is what’s happening here. I have great respect for the men and women in this agency. If I can help with the transition, I certainly will.”

Read the entire article here: County police spokesman to be replaced by uniformed officer - Bill Toohey, in job for 13 years, 'surprised' at the news, By Luke Broadwater

http://www.explorebaltimorecounty.com/news/103085/county-police-spokesman-be-replaced-uniformed-officer/

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Balto Co police pio Bill Toohey 2 be replaced by uniformed officer
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Broadwater and Sears
report: Balto Co police pio Bill Toohey to be replaced by uniformed officer http://tinyurl.com/yatx7dg

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Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Recent stories by Bryan P. Sears

Recent stories by Bryan P. Sears in www.explorebaltimorecounty.com

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Cardin's engagement prank prompts city investigation
Published August 17, 2009 by Towson Times, Owings Mills Times
A practical joke involving Del. Jon Cardin’s Aug. 7 marriage proposal to his girlfriend aboard a boat at the Inner Harbor has sparked an internal investigation of the possible misuse of Baltimore City Police Department resources.The pretend scene took ... ...

Three men charged with animal cruelty in cat's death
Published August 14, 2009 by Northeast Booster, Northeast Reporter
Three men were arrested and charged with animal cruelty Thursday after they allegedly tortured a cat in a microwave and freezer before tossing the animal into a river.Kevin Abel, 19, Scott McDowell, 18, and Richard Rioux, 25, were all arrested Thursday ... ...

Health care reform meeting a strong dose of democracy
Published August 12, 2009 by Baltimore Messenger
Mickey Goldberg and Sen. Ben Cardin had something in common Aug. 10 at Towson University. Goldberg came out to support a federal effort to reform the health insurance system in the United States. "Somebody has to stand up to these bozos," ... ...

Scores turn out for Cardin town hall meeting on health care
Published August 10, 2009 by Towson Times, Arbutus Times, Catonsville Times, North County News, Northeast Booster, Northeast Reporter, Owings Mills Times, The Jeffersonian
... has been updated. For more on the town hall meeting, go to political editor Bryan P. Sears' blog, Strange Bedfellows, here. And for a Tweet-by-Tweet account of the town hall meeting, go to Sears' Twitter page, here....

Cardin expecting big crowd for health care town hall
Published August 10, 2009 by Towson Times
Protesters and counter-protesters at a town hall meeting tonight at Towson University on proposed federal health care reform will not be allowed to bring their signs into the building and will be restricted to sidewalks away from the building, according ... ...

Police find no wrongdoing in light rail fatalities
Published August 7, 2009 by Towson Times
No criminal charges will be filed in connection to a July 5 light rail accident killed two Lutherville teens dead.Cpl. Mike Hill said Friday that a review of the incident by detectives and the state’s attorney’s office found “no criminal wrong-doing.”Connor ... ...

County Council formally introduces speed camera bill
Published August 5, 2009 by North County News
A bill authorizing the use of speed cameras in Baltimore County was introduced as expected on Monday at a meeting of the Baltimore County Council.Bill Toohey, a spokesman for the Baltimore County Police Department, said 12 to 15 stationary cameras would ... ...

Burglars hit three more area churches
Published August 5, 2009 by Towson Times
Baltimore County Police officials say area churches are following advice on securing their properties even as three more churches were burglarized last week. The three burglaries, which occurred between noon July 26 and 3 p.m. July 27 in the 1100, 1200 ... ...

Council approves deadline for developers
Published August 5, 2009 by Arbutus Times
The County Council on Aug. 3 unanimously approved a measure that will give residential developers nine years to begin projects -- but ends their ability to continue developing some projects as long as decades later under the same guidelines as when the ... ...

Update: Bail denied for woman in child pornography case
Published August 4, 2009 by Northeast Booster, Northeast Reporter
Bail was denied this morning for a Middle River woman who is accused of being involved in a child pornography operation run out of her home.Shannon Leigh Honea, 26, was denied bail during a review Tuesday morning and is being held in the Baltimore County ... ...

Couple sentenced for abuse of horses
Published August 4, 2009 by Owings Mills Times
A Windsor Mill couple was sentenced today for abusing three horses, including one which had be destroyed, after admitting the state had enough evidence to convict them.Under the Alford plea, however, Hilton and Donna Silver did not enter a guilty plea.The ... ...

County Council formally introduces speed camera bill
Published August 4, 2009 by Towson Times, Arbutus Times, Catonsville Times, Northeast Booster, Northeast Reporter, Owings Mills Times
A bill authorizing the use of speed cameras in Baltimore County was introduced as expected on Monday at a meeting of the Baltimore County Council.Bill Toohey, a spokesman for the Baltimore County Police Department, said 12 to 15 stationary cameras would ... ...

Developers have 9 years to build ... or go back to drawing board
Published August 4, 2009 by Towson Times, Arbutus Times, Catonsville Times, North County News, Northeast Booster, Northeast Reporter, Owings Mills Times
The Baltimore County Council on Monday unanimously approved a measure that will give residential developers nine years to begin projects — but ends their ability to continue developing some projects as long as decades later under the same guidelines as ... ...

Moxley: 'I am not resigning'
Published August 3, 2009 by Arbutus Times, Catonsville Times, Towson Times, North County News, Northeast Booster, Northeast Reporter, Owings Mills Times
Baltimore County Councilman Sam Moxley, who was charged with driving under the influence nearly 10 days ago, said Monday he has no intentions of resigning.“I am not resigning, I can tell you that,” Moxley told the Times in a brief interview before Monday’s ... ...

Middle River couple arrested for filming child pornography
Published August 3, 2009 by Northeast Booster
A Middle River couple has been arrested and charged with filming, distributing and promoting child pornography that allegedly involves children as young as 2 years old.John Nicklas, 34, and Shannon Leigh Honea, 26, of the 9700 block of Conmar Road, were ... ...

Expanded hearing schedule for speed camera bill is unlikely
Published July 31, 2009 by Arbutus Times, Catonsville Times, North County News, Northeast Booster, Northeast Reporter, Owings Mills Times, The Jeffersonian, Towson Times
Despite bipartisan requests, an expanded public hearing schedule is unlikely for a speed camera bill that will be introduced on Monday night.A bill authorizing the use of speed cameras in Baltimore County will be introduced at the County Council ... ...

Baltimore County speed camera bill to be introduced Monday
Published July 30, 2009 by Towson Times
A bill authorizing the use of speed cameras in Baltimore County will be introduced at the County Council meeting on Monday night.Based on state law passed earlier this year, counties may implement speed cameras in school zones. In order to do so, however, ... ...

Anti-abortion group stages quiet protest in Towson
Published July 30, 2009 by Towson Times, Northeast Booster, Northeast Reporter
About 40 people stood along Charles Street near the Beltway on Thursday morning protesting abortion by displaying graphic photos and signs to rush hour commuters.Jack Ames, of Towson, director of the Baltimore-based Defendlife.org, said the gathering near ... ...

County GOP calls for Moxley resignation following DUI arrest
Published July 29, 2009 by Towson Times
... records. READ MORE: How will Councilman Moxley's arrest impact his public career in the long term? In an online analysis by Bryan P. Sears, experts weigh in on the issues of political redemption and Moxley's future prospects. Go to www.towsontimes.com. ...

Experts offer mixed reviews for political future
Published July 29, 2009 by Catonsville Times, Arbutus Times
Councilman Sam Moxley's arrest in Baltimore City last week on charges that he was driving under the influence of alcohol and allegedly caused a four-car accident have clouded his personal and political future. But some political pundits, along with ... ...

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