Senior Expo/ Baby Boomer Expo returns to the Timonium Fairgrounds on Wednesday, October 7 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Thursday, October 8 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. There are still some exhibitor spaces available.

A flowering dogwood tree planted this morning marks the 5,000th tree planted in Baltimore County area neighborhoods through the Growing Home Campaign.

A $250,000 loan from Baltimore County is helping launch the Prigel Family Creamery which will process and sell organic milk products.

In these tough economic times, it is more important than ever to support the Department of Aging’s Fund for Needy Seniors. The money from individual donations, as well as the proceeds from the Senior Expo and Baby Boomer Expo, benefits the Fund.

Free information, advice and legal counseling for Baltimore County residents concerned about the possibility of losing their homes to foreclosure will be available at a special workshop in August.

Spend Grandparents’ Day with your family at the Department of Aging’s Get Ready! Get Set! Get Fit! 5K Run/Walk- 1 M Walk on Sunday, September 13 at Towson University. The 5K run/walk begins at 8:30 a.m. at Johnny Unitas Stadium.

Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith acknowledged the aging, communications, library, and police departments with executive citations for winning the National Association of Counties (NACo) 2009 Achievement Awards.

Baltimore County will close the Gunpowder Road Bridge, No. 48 which spans Georges Run on Monday, July 20 in order to completely replace the aging structure.

Gifford's gourmet ice cream, ice cream cakes, shakes, desserts and homemade sauces can be found in downtown Pikesville.

Joanne Williams, formerly the deputy director and for the last month, the interim director for the Department of Aging, was unanimously confirmed by the Baltimore County Council as the new director for the department on Monday, July 6.

The India Festival organized by various Indian community organizations will be held Saturday, August 15, 2009.

A two-alarm fire damaged a well-known Pikesville restaurant, the Suburban House, and heavily damaged the restaurant's adjacent storage facility.

The Baltimore County Volunteers are currently looking for committed and caring individuals to join the Baltimore County Kindergarten Volunteer Initiative. The deadline to register is August 3 to be placed in classrooms at the start of the school year.

County Executive Jim Smith recently announced the names of several appointments and reappointments to a number of the county's boards and commissions.

In a statement released today, Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith ruled out a run for Comptroller in the 2010 election.

Summer is here and with it, sunny days can quickly heat the inside of a vehicle parked outside to deadly temperatures. Young children are at increased risk for heat stroke because their bodies heat up very quickly 3 to 5 times faster than an adult’s.

The Randallstown Farmers’ Market begins its third year of bringing farm-fresh produce to the Liberty Road Corridor on Wednesday July 8. The outdoor market will be open every Wednesday from 3 to 6 p.m. through September 16.

The July edition of Baltimore County's half-hour cable television public affairs show highlights topics such as minority and women-owned businesses, free family fun, and how the county web site can help in this economic downturn.

Baltimore County government offices, and the District and Circuit Courts, will be closed on Friday, July 3 in recognition of the Independence Day holiday.

U.S. Senator Mikulski and Congressman Ruppersberger joined Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith to announce new federal funding for critical upgrades to Baltimore County’s 911 Communications Center.