Park Heights Avenue

Traffic in both directions on Park Heights Avenue in Baltimore County has been closed on Monday morning due to a felled tree in the roadway that also brought down power lines, according to the state Department of Transportation. The closure was posted by DOT at 10:08 a.m. Officials said a tree fell in the roadway and downed some power lines on Park Heights Avenue between Velvet Ridge Drive and Greenspring Valley Road. DOT officials said that DOT and BGE repair crews are on the scene, and they have yet to receive word on whether the wires are live.

Traffic in both directions on Park Heights Avenue in Baltimore County has been closed on Monday morning due to a felled tree in the roadway that also brought down power lines, according to the state Department of Transportation. The closure was posted by DOT at 10:08 a.m. Officials said a tree fell in the roadway and downed some power lines on Park Heights Avenue between Velvet Ridge Drive and Greenspring Valley Road. DOT officials said that DOT and BGE repair crews are on the scene, and they have yet to receive word on whether the wires are live.

Know what the squeal of a bus braking on Park Heights Avenue sounds like? How about a cooler laden with ice and beer scraping on pavement? Or, a parched tongue smacking dry lips? Yesterday, to the folks who live in the shadow of Pimlico Race Course, all of these things carried the distinct ka-ching of money. And they weren't about to miss a penny. "Peanuts! Popcorn! Potato chips! Pocketbooks!" Bilal Jones spiritedly called to racing enthusiasts streaming past. "Here's where the Preakness starts, y'all.

A Baltimore man was killed on the inner loop of Interstate 695 in Pikesville early Friday morning after his vehicle collided with a tractor trailer, he was ejected and then struck by another vehicle, Maryland State Police said. A preliminary investigation showed at about 12:32 a.m., Jason Sukun Park was driving along the inner loop between Park Heights Avenue and Stevenson Road when his silver 2008 Honda veered into a tractor trailer driven by Brian David Olson, of California, police said.

WHEN NEW owners purchased the Samester Apartments in Northwest Baltimore in 1998, they could have wiped away many of the Art Deco touches that make the building so unusual. Instead, after consulting with their architects, the owners restored details that help distinguish the 1939 apartment complex from many others up and down Park Heights Avenue, such as bull-nose columns and glass-block windows. Today, it stands as the most fully developed (and restored) Art Deco-style garden apartment complex in Baltimore.

On November 1, 2003, ROSE SPAIN GOODMAN beloved wife of the late Frederick Goodman, loving mother of Edythe G. Runett of Potomac, MD, and Dr. Stan Goodman of Pacific Palisades, CA, loving mother-in-law of Darryl Runett, Dr. Jeanne Ruderman and the late Iris Shapiro Goodman, adored grandmother of Elyse Corlett, Robert Runett, Ryan Goodman, Karin Runett, Eli Goodman and Elizabeth Goodman. Services will be held at Temple Oheb Shalom (Gordon Chapel) 7310 Park Heights Avenue on Wednesday, November 5, at 12 noon.

On December 12, 2004 Vivian Joyce (nee Tucker); the beloved wife of Howard J. Dyson, Sr. Survived by six daughters, one son, seven grandchildren and other relatives and friends. Viewing at the Lewis T. Gwynn Funeral Home, 4517 Park Heights Avenue on Friday 12 noon to 7 P.M. Family hour Saturday 11 to 11:30 A.M. at St. Ambrose Catholic Church, 4502 Park Heights Avenue followed by A Mass of Resurection. Interment Tuesday, January 20, 2004, 2:30 P.M. in Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery.

On September 26, 2005 JEFFREY LOUIS; beloved son of Donald and Anita (nee Raskin) Friedmann; loving brother of Harriet Friedmann of Baltimore, MD. Also survived by many other family members. Services at SOL LEVINSON & BROS. INC., 8900 Reisterstown Road at Mt. Wilson Lane, on Wednesday, September 28 at 10 A.M. Interment Baltimore Hebrew Congregation Cemetery, 2100 Belair Road. Please omit flowers. The family has directed all contributions to: Kosher Food Pantry, 5750 Park Heights Avenue (21215)

On November 9, 2003 Ruth Peterkin (nee Robinson); beloved wife of Burnie Rhodes. Also survived by one sister Grace Golden, 12 grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends. Viewing at the LEWIS T. GWYNN FUNERAL HOME, 4517 Park Heights Avenue Friday and Sunday 12 to 7 P.M. Family hour Monday 10:30 to 11 A.M. at Gillis Memorial C.C. Church, 4016 Park Heights Avenue followed by the home going service. Interment in Arbutus Memorial Park.

On April 14, 2008, KAREN MARIE SMITH loving daughter of Daniel A. and Ruth Smith. Visitation on Sunday, April 20, 1 until 7 P.M., at THE DERRICK C. JONES FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 4611 Park Heights Avenue. Ms. Smith will lie in state at St. Ambrose Roman Catholic Church, 4502 Park Heights Avenue on Monday, April 21 at 9 A.M. Family will receive friends at 10 A.M., with the Mass of The Resurrection at 10:30 A.M.

He's known for leading the Trail of Tears walk — tours of recent killings — as part of his Garden Community ministry in Bolton Hill and part of a push by Southern Baptist congregations into Baltimore. Joel Kurz's work takes him to the city's most depressed, most dangerous, most drug-riddled neighborhoods. It also has drawn the attention of Baltimore police. Officers don't quite know what to do with a 29-year-old white guy who keeps appearing on street corners, and he says they sometimes confuse his ministering with something more sinister — they accuse him of looking to buy drugs.

An MTA bus struck and killed a woman in Pikesville on Saturday, Baltimore County Police said. The woman was crossing Park Heights Avenue near Slade Avenue at about 5:30 p.m. when she was struck, police said. She was taken to Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where she was pronounced dead. Police said she was walking in the crosswalk, but have not determined who was at fault in the incident. The woman, who police said was in her mid-50s, was not identified, pending notification of her next of kin. jkanderson@baltsun.

After a years-long search for new headquarters, the Shoshana S. Cardin School, Baltimore's only independent Jewish high school, has decided to stay put and construct new buildings on Park Heights Avenue next to the synagogue where it has been renting space since it opened in 2003. "I'm thrilled, I think it's a win-win for us and for the synagogue," said Barbie Prince, head of the school, where 56 students now take classes in space leased from Temple Oheb Shalom. The first phase of the plan would allow the school to accommodate 100 to 120 students, the second phase up to 250, she said.

On January 27, 2010 AGNES CLEMENTS (nee Caldwell), beloved widow of Clarence William Clements. Due to inclement weather the funeral service is rescheduled at THE DERRICK C. JONES FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 4611 Park Heights Avenue to Monday, February 8th. Family will receive friends at 10:00 A.M. with funeral service to follow at 10:30.

On January 23, 2010, Alvin (Big Butch) Leroy Marshall, Sr.; Beloved husband of Mary Marshall. Devoted father of Alvin L. Marshall, Jr. and Cynthia Harrison. Visitation at THE DERRICK C. JONES FUNERAL HOME P.A., 4611 Park Heights Avenue on Wednesday February 3, 2 to 7 PM. Family will receive friends on Thursday February 4, Centennial-Caroline St. UMC, 1029 E. Monument Street at 10:30 AM with funeral services to follow at 11AM.

On December 29, 2009 CHARLOTTE DORIS GAITHER. Visitation at THE DERRICK C. JONES FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 4611 Park Heights Avenue on Monday, January 4, 2010 2-7 p.m. On Tuesday, January 5, family will receive friends at 10:30 with funeral service to follow at 11 a.m.

On October 27, 2003; ANTOINE COOVI ATTENOUKON; beloved husband ofColette Attenoukon; devoted father of Serge, Miriam, Harriet, Christian, Enoch, Abraham, Houegnon, and Mahuhu. He is also survived by a host of other relatives and friends. Visitation at THE DERRICK C. JONES FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 4611 Park Heights Avenue on Thursday, October 30, 1 to 7 PM. On Friday October 31, Mr. Attenoukon will lie instate at 9 AM at St. Ambrose Catholic Church, 4502 Park Heights Avenue. Family will receive friends at 10 AM with the Mass of Resurrection to follow at 10:30 AM. Interment in Woodlawn Cemetery.

On August 6, 2005, EVA N. KLEIN (nee Nachman); beloved wife of the late Sol Klein; beloved mother of Robert M. Klein, of Baltimore; devoted mother-in-law of Zelma B. Klein; devoted sister of the late Sarah Klein, Rose Powdermaker and Jesse Nachman. Services at SOL LEVINSON & BROS., INC., 8900 Reisterstown Road at Mt. Wilson Lane, on Sunday, August 7, at 1 P.M. Interment Beth Jacob Congregation Cemetery, Finksburg, MD. In lieu of flowers contributions may be directed to Beth Jacob Congregation, 5713 Park Heights Avenue (21215)