Bowleys Quarters News

A weeklong planning event could produce a new Baltimore County zoning classification that residents of its eastern shores said would protect their bucolic life from increasing development pressures.

On Saturday, July 19, members of the Bowleys Quarters community will be celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Bowleys Quarters Improvement Association .

On Saturday, July 19, members of the Bowleys Quarters community will be celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Bowleys Quarters Improvement Association .

The Bowleys Quarters Improvement Association plans a celebration Saturday. The event will mark the 70th anniversary of its founding and will be held at the association's hall, 1124 Bowleys Quarters Road, ...

The sand felt mighty fine at Miami Beach yesterday - warmed by the 85-degree temperatures, scented from the salty tide. A toddler waded in and giggled with delight.

Hurricane drill set for tomorrow County emergency management planners and the state Department of Human Resources will conduct a hurricane-preparedness drill tomorrow at the Fleming Community Center near ... via The Baltimore Sun

“It's exactly what's being proposed for Galloway Creek, we think, improperly.”

In many waterfront towns, condos are as expected as the tide. But in Baltimore County 's shore town of Bowleys Quarters , residents have taken pride in avoiding the condo fever that has hit areas like Baltimore ... via Examiner.com

“When we went to the architect who designed the house, it was one of the specific things I wanted”

It can handle the smelly shoes, the disorganized sports equipment, the overstuffed book bags and even the dripping-wet dog. via The Baltimore Sun

“Part of the problem is the PUDs, which give them far too much latitude. We're petitioning for the PUD laws to be revised.”

If the developers who want to tear down the vacant Bendix factory don't get the zoning change that would permit them to build a home-improvement store in the Loch Raven area, they have a Plan B in place. via Baltimore Sun

Six people were hospitalized yesterday with carbon monoxide poisoning because of improper use of fuel-powered generators, county fire officials said. via Baltimore Sun

“These are still preliminary ideas at this point”

A decade after the York Road roundabout opened in Towson, the intersection is on the list of improvements proposed to be funded by the state's 2009 capital budget. via The Baltimore Sun

“There are many opinions in the group at this time”

Bill Lagna doesn't feel he's leading a coup. As the first president of a community group created in the wake of a divisive plan to build condominiums at a weathered marina in Bowleys Quarters, Lagna says the ... via The Baltimore Sun

“It's unclear how he got out of the facility, but we have these redundant systems set up”

A man serving multiple life sentences for killing four people, including two pregnant women, in Baltimore County in 1987 tried to escape early this morning from a maximum-security prison in Jessup but was caught by correctional officers as he tried to scale a fence, according to prison officials.

Rico Marzano, who turned 42 on Saturday, ran from a building at the Jessup Correctional Institution about 5 a.m. today. He tried to climb a security fence, which is topped with razor wire, corrections officials said. He triggered electronic motion sensors, and officers ran to him and pulled him off the fence, they said. Read more

“We don't need a gargantuan home”

It came down to this: The Middeltons loved their Ruxton neighborhood but their 86-year-old house didn't suit their lifestyle. via BaltimoreSun.com

County police are searching for Jerome Willis in the robbery of an armored-car guard who was making a delivery in front of Wachovia Bank in the 6800 block of Belair Road on Sept. via The Baltimore Sun

“They told me I had to drive to Waycross, Georgia, to come get it”

Every week, we attempt to use the power of the press to get to the nitty-gritty of consumers' problems. via The Baltimore Sun

“I couldn't believe how many people were looking for something like this - a place on the water without the maintenance of a house”

People in Bowleys Quarters say Milton Rehbein is easy to like.

He's a native of the tight-knit shore community in eastern Baltimore County. And he put in or rebuilt just about everyone's pier or bulkhead.

But his plan to turn the old family marina into upscale condominiums has divided a waterfront hamlet still coming to terms with change in the aftermath of a punishing tropical storm.

How strong are feelings running in Bowleys Quarters? The local community association has endorsed the proposal - and opponents say they will push to impeach the group's president at what is expected to be a stormy meeting tonight. Read more