Tom Quirk

Demolition begins on Catonsville's Simkins Mill

2013-06-11 07:38:00

The clanging sound of metal scraping against metal rang through the air on River Road last week as demolition of the Simkins Mill began. Per a Baltimore County razing permit issued on May 7, Simkins Industries and the company's locally contracted...

Scouts with special needs among those who place flags on veterans' graves

2013-05-28 04:47:00

As the clock struck 6:30 p.m. on May 24, more than 100 Boy Scouts spread across the Baltimore National Cemetery like a wave of patriotism. The boys ranged from Tiger Scouts just getting involved with Scouting, to Eagle Scouts, who have reached the...

Boy Scout Troops' flag placement ceremony at veterans cemetery a family affair

2013-05-28 06:49:00

Community center site an option for elementary school in Catonsville

2013-05-28 05:16:00

The property at 106 Bloomsbury Ave. in Catonsville has a long history of many different uses. It opened as a high school in 1924, converted to use as a middle school from 1954 to 1990 and then to a community center in 1998. The building could undergo...

Balto. Co. Council lowers open-space fees for developers

2013-05-23 16:17:10

The Baltimore County Council voted Thursday to significantly lower fees developers pay to help the county buy parks and recreational land. A council resolution lowering the fees — in some categories nearly 90 percent — passed in a 6-1 vote,...

Balto. Co. Council approves $2.8 billion budget

2013-05-23 13:43:07

Baltimore County Council members formally adopted a county budget Thursday that they say focuses on basic services while keeping the county's property tax rate flat for the 25th year in a row. The council unanimously approved County Executive Kevin...

Details matter in proposed reduction of open space fees [Editorial]

2013-05-22 11:21:00

Few would argue that Baltimore County needs more open space or that developers, whose projects tend to diminish open space, should contribute to the creation, preservation or enhancement of the parks, fields and streams that provide us with some breathing...

Cyclists ride to downtown Towson for Bike to Work Day

2013-05-17 10:16:27

Biking enthusiasts and advocates from all around the Towson area took advantage of a warm, clear morning Friday to participate in the 10th Annual Baltimore County Bike to Work Day Rally at the Towson Courthouse. "I think it was really successful,"...

Measure would reduce open-space fees for Balto. Co. developers

2013-05-15 20:52:23

The Baltimore County Council could vote next week to reduce fees that developers pay to help the county build parks and buy recreational land. A council resolution would lower — in some cases by nearly 90 percent — so-called open-space waiver...

Questions but few answers regarding elementary school in Catonsville

2013-05-15 06:45:00

The question of where to put the 500 new elementary school seats allocated for Catonsville in the 2014 county budget remains unanswered, even after a community meeting hosted May 8 by Baltimore County at Catonsville High School . The seats could be in...

Hillcrest Elementary goes green twofold

2013-05-09 15:10:00

Though Earth Day has come and gone, Hillcrest Elementary School is continuing the green movement through a new and old program. The school was hosting an official ribbon cutting for its new outdoor courtyard classroom on Thursday, May 9, and will host...

County panel rules in favor of Whalen's medical office project

2013-05-27 15:58:28

A Baltimore County Board of Appeals panel has ruled against a community group fighting a planned medical office building in Catonsville. The three board members on Thursday affirmed an earlier decision by a county administrative law judge who had...

Baltimore County Council Member Tom Quirk speaks at the Baltimore National Cemetery, where local Scouts placed flags at graves for the "We Remember" 26th annual Memorial Flag Ceremony Friday, May 24.

2013-05-24 00:00:00

A group of local cyclists, including Councilman Tom Quirk, met at the intersection of Aigburth St. and Donnybrook St. to participate in Bike to Work Day in Towson.

2013-05-17 00:00:00

MacKenzie Moffett, 10, of Catonsville, holds a sign outside Baltimore County Councilman Tom Quirk's Catonsville office to protest a bill banning discrimination based on gender identity. Her mother, Allison Baird, right, organized the protest.

2012-02-19 00:00:00