UPDATE: Storm Could Affect Early Voting That Begins Saturday

Here's a list of early voting sites in Baltimore County, including those near to Pikesville, in Randallstown, Towson and Catonsville.

UPDATE (3:07 p.m.)-If storms from Hurricane Sandy hit Maryland, it could affect early voting that's set for Saturday through Thursday. According to a news release from Gov. Martin O'Malley, the election law allows for postponing early voting during a state of emergency, or it could change the voting locations or voting systems. O'Malley declared a state of emergency on Friday, in anticipation of the storm. "The Governor’s Office and the Maryland Emergency Management Agency are actively monitoring weather developments in order to determine whether changes to the early voting schedule may be necessary to protect public safety," it states. However, early voting will continue as scheduled until further notice. Voters can avoid the Election Day…

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Baltimore County Death Notices through Sept. 14

Below are links to obituaries as listed by several funeral homes in Baltimore County.

  Click on the name of the deceased to read the full obituary and/or to submit online condolences. Sol Levinson & Bros. Funeral Home (Pikesville) Location: 8900 Reisterstown Road Phone: 410-653-8900 Bernice S. Fried died Sept. 11. Jerome Polansky died Sept. 12.  Dorothy Kempner died Sept. 13.  Leopold Knable died Sept. 13.  Raye Weinberg died Sept 12.  Carol Blum of Pikesville died. Her funeral was held Sept. 11. Jack Goldstein died Sept. 8.  Morton H. Offit died Sept. 9.  Scott Jacob Rappaport died Sept. 10.   Sterling Ashton Schwab Witzke Funeral Home of Catonsville, Incorporated  (Catonsville) Location: 1630 Edmondson Ave, Catonsville Phone: 410-744-8600       Edward Joseph Gurney died Sept 10.  He was 63. Joan McMann died Sept. 11. She…

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Virtual Tour: Homes for Sale in Baltimore County

In the market for a new house? Just curious? Check out these recently listed homes for sale in Baltimore County.

These videos of Baltimore County homes for sale were recently uploaded to YouTube. Each listing links to the YouTube video. Enjoy the tour! For sale this week: 8811 Stone Ridge Circle, No. 302, Pikesville 2850 Old Court Rd., Pikesville 8337 Scotts Level Rd., Pikesville 3912 Sybil Rd., Randallstown 9306 Vanguard Ct., Owings Mills 4415 Marriottsville Rd., Owings Mills 130 Hammershire Rd., #d, Reisterstown 10 Empire Ct., Reisterstown 446 Neepier Rd, Catonsville 5900 Robindale Rd, Catonsville 1333 Lincoln Woods Dr. Catonsville 1210 Seven Oaks Rd, Arbutus   Check back next week for more virtual tours. and let us know which is your favorite home on the tour, and why? Pikesville Patch Editor Janet Metzner contributed to this report.

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Virtual Tour: Homes for Sale in Baltimore County This Week

In the market for a new house? Just curious? Check out these recently listed homes for sale in Baltimore County.

  These videos of Baltimore County homes for sale were recently uploaded to YouTube. Each listing links to the YouTube video (also attached to this article). Each home is also shown on the map attached to this article.   For sale this week: 3417 Philips Dr, Pikesville 4001 Old Court Rd No. 309 Pikesville 4739 Bonnie Brae Road Pikesville 9306 Vanguard Ct Owings Mills 305 Belltown Rd, Owings Mills 4605 Prospect Ave, Reisterstown 506 Timber Springs Ct, Reisterstown 1127 Saffell Rd, Reisterstown 501 Deacon Brook Cir Reisterstown 1502 Edmondson Ave Catonsville 5807 Edmondson Ave, Catonsville 415 Montemar Ave, Catonsville   Check back next week for more virtual tours. Pikesville Patch Editor Janet Metzner contributed to this report.

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Virtual Tour: Homes for Sale This Week

In the market for a new house? Just curious? Check out these recently listed homes for sale.

We've put together a list of homes this week. Grab a cup of coffee and browse! For sale this week: Special: Reader listings of the week: Check out these MRIS listings suggested by fellow Patch reader:

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Virtual Tours: Baltimore County Homes for Sale

In the market for a new house? Just curious? Check out these recently listed homes for sale in Baltimore County.

These videos of Baltimore County homes for sale were recently uploaded to YouTube. Each listing links to the YouTube video (also attached to this article). Each home is also shown on the map attached to this article. For sale this week: 12373 Greenspring Ave, Pikesville 104 Old House Ct, No. 104, Pikesville Like Pikesville Patch on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. 3015 Susanne Ct Owings Mills MD 305 Belltown Rd, Owings Mills, MD 12306 Steeplechase Dr, Reisterstown, MD 12004 Tarragon Rd Apt D - Reisterstown, MD 1316 Middleford Rd Catonsville MD 28 Cedarwood Catonsville MD 3708 Annapolis Rd Arbutus MD 5552 Oakland Rd - Arbutus, MD Check back next week for more virtual tours. Pikesville Patch Editor Janet Metzner contributed to this report.

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Northwestern Baltimore County Death Notices through August 16

We've collected notices from funeral homes in Pikesville, Owings Mills, Reisterstown, Catonsville and Arbutus.

Click on the name of the deceased to read the full obituary and/or to submit online condolences.   Sol Levinson & Bros. Funeral Home (Pikesville) Location: 8900 Reisterstown Road Phone: 410-653-8900. Julius Braverman passed away August 12. Madelyn L. Brenner passed away August 11. Joel Hawtof passed away August 14. Edward Heine passed away August 11. Lillian Margolis passed away August 12. Howard Max passed away August 13. Ruth N. Wiener passed away August 12.   Eckhardt Funeral Chapel (Owings Mills) Location: 11605 Reisterstown Road, Owings Mills, Maryland   21117 Phone: 410-356-7676 Sylvia Mae McGhee of Manchester, MD passed away August 9, 2012.  She was 86. Eline Funeral Homes (Reisterstown) Location: 11824 Reisterstown Road, …

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Janet Metzner

6:18 pm on Sunday, August 19, 2012

M: Many people do read the Pikesville Patch death notices, and do consider them important.   more ›

UPDATE: Gun Recovered in UMBC Scare, No One Hurt

Campus police Thursday morning warned students to delay coming to campus and to stay inside.

12:32 p.m. Update: "Search completed, strong evidence suspect no longer in area," an update on UMBC's Twitter page read Thursday after law enforcement found the weapon used by a suspected gunman. "Weapon recovered from suspect's vehicle. Resume normal activities." 10:50 Update: Several police cars are at the intersection of Walker Avenue and Hilltop Circle on the western edge of campus. UMBC police officials have scheduled a briefing for 11 a.m. to discuss reports of a person with a gun on campus. The police are currently actively searching for this person, according to sources. Follow Pikesville Patch on Facebook and Twitter. 10:05 a.m.: University of Maryland, Baltimore County police Thursday morning scoured a campus residential area in …

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Antonio Martinez Pleads Guilty in Catonsville Bomb Plot

Terror suspect was in court Thursday.

The Baltimore-area man caught by the FBI attempting to detonate a fake bomb outside a Catonsville military recruiting station pleaded guilty Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Attorney's office. Antonio Martinez, 22, who had lived in Baltimore and Woodlawn, was arrested Dec. 8, 2010 after FBI agents working undercover gave him a fake bomb to detonate outside the Armed Forces Recruitment Center on Baltimore National Pike. He came to the attention of federal law enforcement officials in October 2010 when he began an association with an informant for the FBI, according to a federal criminal complaint. Through discussions with the informant, Martinez described his interest in attacking military targets in conversations that were recorded …

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Bryan P. Sears' Insider Politics

New Council Members Focusing on Planning, Revitalization Issues

Group of freshman lawmakers say they will focus on specific needs of their districts

A majority of the five new Baltimore County Council members who will be sworn in next week say they will focus on issues pertaining to planning and revitalization in their districts during their first year in office. Council members-elect Vicki Almond and Tom Quirk, both Democrats, and David Marks, a Republican, said they would focus on issues such as smart growth, revitalization of the downtown areas of Pikesville and Towson and seeing that community plans in their districts are adopted into law. The three new council members and Republican Councilman-elect Todd Huff spoke with me about the issues Sunday night on Jay Liner's "All Politics is Local" show. (You can listen to the incoming council members talk about their priorities here.) …

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Buzz Beeler

9:33 pm on Thursday, December 2, 2010

Steve, I think its around 15% in our district. The county like the country is facing a budget crisis and I don't think bike trails is the answer. I think when they get into the nitty-gritty all the fun and games will be over.   more ›