NEWS
By Frederick N. Rasmussen, The Baltimore Sun | September 9, 2012
Jacqueline M. "Jackie" Zajdel, a popular Canton cosmetologist who was a maestra of the shag, beehive, French twist and teased hair for decades, died Aug. 24 of cancer at Mercy Medical Center. The longtime Highlandtown resident was 67. Jacqueline Mary "Jackie" Zajdel was born in Baltimore and raised on Old North Point Road in Dundalk. She graduated in 1962 from Sparrows Point High School. "When she got out of high school, hairstyling was what she wanted to do, and she worked in a couple of shops in Dundalk," said her brother, Edwin "Zip" Zajdel, who lives in Joppa.
NEWS
By Jacques Kelly and Jacques Kelly,SUN STAFF | November 8, 2000
Rosie Stewart Keene, an East Baltimore political activist who helped plan the construction of Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, died Thursday of cancer at her Preston Street home. She was 78. The former secretary of the Eastside Democratic Organization also was an insurance examiner with the Social Security Administration, where she worked for 43 years. In the 1960s, she became an advocate for the East Baltimore neighborhood called Oliver - a community south of North Avenue and east of Broadway.
NEWS
By Justin Fenton, The Baltimore Sun | May 13, 2013
A man was fatally shot Monday afternoon in the Ellwood Park neighborhood of East Baltimore, police said. The victim's clothing, including his shoes and other items, could be seen on the sidewalk in the 500 block of N. Decker Ave. as school children, still wearing their backpacks, looked on. Police did not immediately identify the victim, but said he was a 25-year-old who court records show lived in the block. The shooting was reported at about 2 p.m., police said. Anyone with information was asked to call homicide detectives at 410-396-2100.
NEWS
By Liz F. Kay, The Baltimore Sun | July 7, 2010
Baltimore police have identified a man who was found shot early Tuesday morning in East Baltimore. An officer had found Vance Williams, 19, of the 1600 block of W. Preston Street E. Hoffman and N. Caroline streets in the Oliver neighborhood at 2:45 a.m. Tuesday morning. Medics pronounced him dead at 2:53 a.m. The medical examiner's office is performing an autopsy, according to police. Text BUSINESS to 70701 to get Baltimore Sun Business text alerts
HEALTH
By Andrea K. Walker, The Baltimore Sun | February 18, 2011
Medical waste disposal company Daniels Sharpsmart Inc. said Friday it has opened a facility in East Baltimore. The facility, which became fully operational this month, will serve hospitals, clinics, medical and dental offices in Maryland, Washington, D.C., Delaware and Pennsylvania from the plant. The company said in a release that it was attracted to the area in part because of the quality of the region's hospitals. The company is known for its Sharpsmart system which allows for the safe disposal of needles and other sharp objects.
NEWS
By Liz Bowie, The Baltimore Sun | October 24, 2010
Three men were shot at about 6:40 p.m. Sunday at East 20th Street and Kennedy Avenue in East Baltimore, according to Baltimore City police. The cause of the shooting and the names of the victims were not known. One man was shot in the torso, a second in the leg and a third in his leg and stomach, police said. All men are expected to survive. A fourth man was shot in the arm and the chest at 5:30 p.m., in a robbery at a store in the 300 block of N. Warwick St. near Warwick and Franklin Streets in south Baltimore.