Dundalk

A waterspout zipped across Baltimore harbor Monday afternoon, tossing pieces of a warehouse roof into the air, and at least one other tornado was reported in the area as storms brought heavy downpours and flooding. In Fells Point, cars sat in standing water and sandbags were placed at doors to prevent water from entering businesses. In the Inner Harbor, 1.74 inches of rain had fallen by 5 p.m. - all but a half-inch of it in the span of an hour before 4 p.m. Steve Fogleman, a Glen Burnie attorney and chairman of the Baltimore liquor board, was driving north on Interstate 95 just south of the Fort McHenry tunnel a little before 4 p.m. when he noticed a rotating cloud and something whipping through the air near Silo Point.

Kate Parker was skeptical during a 2006 triannual pool tournament at Dundalk's Green Room Billiards club, and with good reason. "I've got a feeling we're going to Vegas," she remembered one of her teammates saying. And despite the banner adorning the lobby - "This way to Vegas" - Parker still had her doubts. "We had a shot at Vegas and we lost," she said. "So we went into the losers' bracket; we had a shot at Vegas and we lost. " Even after the two defeats, Parker and her team turned things around, going on an unlikely run. And through a combination of luck, skill and quirks in the rules, the Elkridge resident's team was off to Las Vegas for the American Poolplayers Association National Team Championship with a wild-card bid. And come Friday, and running over the course of two weekends, more than 100 teams will be competing for the same honor at Maryland's APA spring program tournament.

A toddler was hit and killed by a taxi on Liberty Parkway Friday and died in the hospital, according to Baltimore County police. Anthony Calius Sering, 4, entered the road around 6 p.m. between two parked cars and was hit by the Silver Cab of Baltimore taxi, which was traveling south near Dunmanway, according to police. The boy, who lived near the site of the incident, was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital where he was pronunced dead at 9:43 p.m. Police identified the driver as Jesse James Guy, 43, of the 3400 block of Parklawn Avenue.

A toddler was hit and killed by a taxi on Liberty Parkway Friday and died in the hospital, according to Baltimore County police. Anthony Calius Sering, 4, entered the road around 6 p.m. between two parked cars and was hit by the Silver Cab of Baltimore taxi, which was traveling south near Dunmanway, according to police. The boy, who lived near the site of the incident, was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital where he was pronunced dead at 9:43 p.m. Police identified the driver as Jesse James Guy, 43, of the 3400 block of Parklawn Avenue.

Loan officer Kimberlye Lamana never planned to preen or pose. But last weekend found the 35-year-old Dundalkian proudly leaning forward and pursing her lips for the camera. Step aside, Sports Illustrated. Cameraman Joe Giordano moved around Lamana, intently snapping shots and cajoling her. The best photo will become the November fold of the "Girls of Dundalk" calendar, which is due out in late December. The calendar is Giordano's brainchild - his proof that women from Dundalk don't fit the "good ol' girl" stereotype they're given.

Regarding Arthur Hirsch 's thorough article ("Plans for old distillery stir controversy in Dundalk," May 3), I would submit some additional relevant information. First, the rezoning of the property as requested by developer John Vontran and the meetings that were conducted on his behalf by the Dundalk Renaissance Corp. raise concerns. One of those meetings was a private one held at the DRC. That meeting was announced in an e-mail to selected members of the community sent by Scott Holupka, a board member of the DRC and a member of the Baltimore County Planning Board.

I'm writing in response to Peter Hermann's article "Odd Crime Tales Rise Again In Dundalk" (May 30). Dundalk the home of the uneducated? This is what is wrong with our society. If you don't have an education, you're stupid. It takes just as much brain power to become an auto mechanic, a carpenter, electrician, a ship builder, etc., as it does to become a doctor or a lawyer. When did it begin that if you didn't become a college grad, you were stupid? Where are our trades?

Two were just not enough. It was inevitable: After the Epic Dundalk Bar Crawl Parts I and II, there would have to be a third attempt to unlock the mysteries of Dundalk's bar scene. Thus, I am pleased to unveil the Epic Dundalk Bar Crawl Part III: The Return of the Midnight Sons. It was a homecoming and a new adventure, all rolled into one. A small group of friends and readers of my nightlife blog, Midnight Sun, set out to explore the colorful, welcoming bars in and around Dundalk.

An unidentified teen drowned Saturday near a Dundalk park The name, age and home address of the youth were being withheld pending notification of next of kin, Baltimore County police said. Baltimore County Emergency Medical Services director Kyrle Preis said the young man was pulled from the water by members of a dive team from the Middle River Volunteer Ambulance Rescue Company. The county Fire Department received a call at 11:36 a.m. about a teenager missing in the water off Inverness Park, according to Preis.

A Dundalk man died Friday after the motorcycle he was operating struck a Dodge pickup truck turning in front of him, Baltimore County police report. The operator of the 1994 Suzuki Ninja motorcycle, Donald Gray Snyder 4 t h , 35, of the 1900 block of Searles Road, was northbound on Lynch Road when a southbound Dodge Ram began to turn left onto Diehlwood Road, police said. The motorcycle struck the right front wheel area of the truck, according to police. Snyder was in cardiac arrest when police and fire responded to the scene at 5:18 p.m., and was pronounced dead after being taken to Johns Hopkins Bayview Hospital.

Baltimore County police arrested and charged a 17-year-old from Dundalk in a non-fatal shooting at a playground near his home on Tuesday. Officers were called at 10:47 p.m. to a playground in the 600 block of N. Avondale Road, where a 21-year-old man was found suffering from a gunshot wound. Police said Raquan Smith got into a physical fight with one of the victim's friends before leaving the area and returning with a handgun. He fired at the four people, hitting a 21-year-old, who was taken to a local hospital, where he was later treated and released.

The Baltimore County police union and some Dundalk residents are protesting a plan to move the North Point Police Precinct from a centrally located building to an outlying post in the northern part of the district on Eastern Boulevard. Critics say the change could mean officers will take longer to respond to emergencies and keep some away from their posts in the southeastern part of the county, though the police chief said the new location offers better access to major roads. The issue is playing out amid a larger debate over the county's plan to sell the North Point Government Center on Merritt Boulevard and Holabird Avenue, which is now home to the precinct.

Construction has begun on more than 100 housing units for senior citizens in Dundalk. Baltimore County officials gathered this week for a ground breaking for the Greens at Logan Field, a 102-unit development being built on the site of Baltimore's first municipal airfield after World War I. The Enterprise Homes development, scheduled for completion in 2014, is for senior citizens who earn 60 percent or less of the area median income. The $15.2 million project is set to include mostly one-bedroom apartments, plus 18 two-bedroom units.

Where has honor gone? The Founding Fathers knew what it meant to serve the people first, and with honor, not in hopes of financial kickbacks or political favors. Yet in 2013 I am distraught by the lack of honor shown by our public servants. I think of Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz yelling at senior citizens in front of small schoolchildren. What a disturbing display of childish behavior. Council members meeting last month stated they had to pass the storm water management fee or face budget cuts from the state.

Friendly's is celebrating National Hamburger Month, and promoting its new Build Your Own Burger concept, with a "Build Your Own Burger" contest. Entrants will submit their original creations online. Then, Friendly's will select three finalists to compete at one of three "Burger Bashes" to be hosted at Friendly's restaurants in Watertown, Mass., Massapequa Park, N.Y., and over on Merritt Boulevard in Dundalk.  May food holidays: burgers, strawberries and asparagus [Pictures]

Residents of Dundalk and Mays Chapel say they plan to join forces for a Saturday rally to protest the sale of the North Point Government Center in Dundalk. Although they live on different ends of the county, residents in both communities are angry about land decisions made by county officials. Some Mays Chapel residents have fought to stop the county from building a new elementary school at a park. In Dundalk, some are fighting the planned sale of the North Point Government Center.

Repair crews have completed four months of work to secure the 6-foot-wide water main that erupted in Dundalk last September. The break flooded several neighborhoods and undermined part of Broening Highway. Utility workers replaced two sections of the mammoth pipe at the site of the Sept. 18 break, said Kurt Kocher, spokesman for the Baltimore Department of Public Works. They also inspected three miles of the line, made more repairs at 13 locations and installed carbon fiber lining to strengthen portions of the main.

Nine occupants of a Dundalk apartment house were displaced by a Saturday morning fire in the building's basement. Crews responded to the fire at 10:16 a.m. in the 500 block of Trappe Road in the Grey Manor neighborhood, Baltimore County Fire Department spokesman Jay Ringgold said As crews worked to extinguish the blaze, a fire fighter from Engine 57 in Sparrows Point became disoriented and called for help. The county's rapid intervention team then entered the structure and safely removed the him. The fire was declared under control at 10:47 a.m. The Red Cross is assisting the occupants.

Baltimore Police asked for the public's help Friday in identifying victims of a Dundalk man they say collected and traded child pornography. David Ralph Fisher, 42, of the 6500 block of St. Helena Street in Dundalk, was arrested Thursday after a sting operation by officers posing as a 14-year-old girl, police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said. He faces charges of possession and distribution of child pornography and sexual solicitation of a minor. Detectives began investigating Fisher in November after an associate reported that she had found photographs and videos on his computer that showed adults having sex with children as young as two years old, police said.

Shirley Gregory of Dundalk takes pride in her home, but unwelcome visitors have sometimes thwarted efforts to keep her yard tidy. When she and her husband had a brick patio laid, it wasn't long until the bricks were caving into the ground. Rats had burrowed in a nearby yard and dug tunnels into Gregory's property. "I was, like, shocked - that's what a rat did," said Gregory, president of the St. Helena Community Association. "Well, more than one rat. Quite a few rats. " Gregory was one of more than 100 people who turned out Saturday morning for a community cleanup.