Breaking News: Bnos Yisrael to acquire Yeshivat Rambam campus

JewishByte Baltimore -It is now official that Yeshivat Rambam’s flagship campus at 6300 Park Heights Avenue will be sold to Bnos Yisrael Girls School also known locally as Bnos.

Car vs. Pole on Greenspring Avenue

JewishByte Baltimore – On Wednesday afternoon, a vehicle collided with an electricity pole on Greenspring Avenue.

Owings Chase apartment fire in Randallstown

JewishByte Baltimore – A morning fire occurred shortly before 9 .a.m. at the Owings Chase Apartments just off Old Court Road at 4615 Old Court Road in Randallstown.

Emotions run high in response to SWAT raid on Pikesville home

UPDATE: Please see new story – Police conclude injury was indeed an accident.
JewishByte Baltimore – A raid on a home in Pikesville just last week, has raised tensions and emotions both within and outside the reclusive organization that owns the home on Michelle Way.

Truck dumps gravel, closes I-695 Outer Loop in Pikesville

JewishByte Baltimore – A dump truck overturned this afternoon on the I-695 just south of “Exit 20 – Reisterstown Road” causing major delays in Pikesville and around the beltway. Around 12:30 a tire blew on the dump truck, causing it to roll over on its side spilling a full load of gravel onto the highway. [...]

Smile, you are on Smith Avenue speed camera

JewishByte Baltimore – On Smith Avenue, contractors could be seen installing the latest Baltimore County speed cameras.

Home fire on Wallis Avenue just before Shabbos

JewishByte Baltimore – Just after 7:30 p.m. on Friday afternoon the Baltimore City Fire Department responded to the 7000 block of Wallis Avenue for a reported fire. While the Baltimore City Police Department closed Wallis Avenue to traffic, a engine and ladder truck put out the blaze.

Exclusive Photos & Video: Hatzalah of Baltimore get new ambulances

JewishByte Baltimore – In 2005 Hatzalah of Baltimore was established in the Northwest Baltimore Community. The goal from the very first call was to bring down the response time in the service area. Initially Hatzalah of Baltimore operated only in a small trial area of Northwest Baltimore.

Lag Ba’Omer event in Baltimore boasts Jewish singing Superstar

[see photo gallery below] JewishByte Baltimore – In a first ever appearance at the Lag Ba’Omer Fair and Concert in Baltimore Maryland, Jewish singing sensation Avraham Fried headlined the show. Drawing as many as two thousand people, the Lag Ba’Omer concert and fair, featured, pony rides, moon bounces, acrobat show, food concessions and much more. [...]

Safeway in Pikesville to close this Saturday, shelves empty

JewishByte Baltimore – On a recent trip to the Safeway grocery store on Reisterstown Road around the corner from Seven Mile Market, the store look like an empty shell.

Yeshivat Rambam letter’s outline vision and future of school

JewishByte Baltimore -Yeshivat Rambam has just announced major changes to the school that will place the school on the road to financial security and outlined both the process and the steps in a letter to parents, dated March 23, 2010.

Seven Mile Market temporarily closing departments for Passover cleaning

JewishByte Baltimore – Seven Mile Market is bustling on our most recent visit to the store. It is less than two weeks until  Passover, the aisles are full with shopping carts and patrons, and the checkout lines are long. Customers are discussing Passover recipes and the excitement for the upcoming holiday is in the air. [...]

Accident on I-695 creates mid-morning traffic

JewishByte Baltimore – An accident on the I-695 brought mid morning traffic to a stand still on the Outer Loop.

Coming soon to a street near you: Speed Cameras

JewishByte Baltimore – It has taken considerably longer than planned for the Baltimore County speed cameras to go up. Now that they are being constructed, drivers may soon have to slow down.

Updated: Road Opened. Car vs. power lines on Park Heights Ave – Road temp. closed

JewishByte Baltimore- Park Heights Ave  is temporarily closed due to an accident on Park Heights Ave between Slade Ave and Old Court Rd. Shortly before 1 pm today a car swerved into a power line pole on Park Heights Ave and dislodged the pole.

Help our Jewish Day Schools in Maryland

JewishByte Baltimore – You can help offset the cost of Jewish day school tuition. This is a piece of legislation which needs our support and our senators and legislators need to hear that there is broad support across the Jewish community. Please read the two letters below to see how this can be accomplished with [...]

Baltimore City police and fire host open house in Northwest Baltimore

JewishByte Baltimore – On Sunday March 7th the Baltimore Police  and Fire Departments were on full display at the  Public Safety Facility. The open house was a fun opportunity to mingle and relate with police and fire officials at the community level.

Owings Mills water main repaired – Baltimore City issues water usage notice

JewishByte Baltimore – The Owings Mills water main that broke Saturday was repaired this morning, and the County is demobilizing water distribution to residents in Reisterstown and Glyndon. Baltimore County expects water  to be fully restored by this evening.
The Baltimore City Department of Public Works, which owns and operates the metropolitan water system, has issued [...]

Real-Time traffic information expands to I-695 and other local highways

JewishByte Baltimore – Sitting in traffic is extremely frustrating.  The main question for motorists is: how long it will take to get moving again?  That is about to change.  The Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) is taking a major step forward in rolling out a second phase of real-time destination information directly [...]

Baltimore County records significant 2009 crime reduction

JewishByte Baltimore – Yesterday, Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith held a press conference to announce the decline in crime across Baltimore County.

Gov. O’Malley attends Advocacy Day 2010 with “Whole Mishpacha” in Annapolis

JewishByte Baltimore – Introduced by Lt. Governor Anthony Brown, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley who recently arrived from his historic trip to Iraq addressed the more than 300 that showed up for Advocacy Day 2010.

Conservation key to restoring water in Reisterstown and Owings Mills

JewishByte Baltimore - Due to the water main break in Owings Mills, Baltimore County will make potable and non-potable water available until 7 p.m. this evening to residents without water in northwestern Baltimore County.