Category Archives: Dundalk

Baltimore Countians Irate At Sewerage Plant Odors, 1933

The Baltimore Sun, 9/10/1933 When Southwest Breezes Blow Deep Breathing Is Reported Undesirable And Pleasant Evenings On Porches Impossible. Remedy By Baltimore Urged. “If the people of Essex had no olfactory organs, life along Back river be tolerable. But since … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant

Infamous Essex landmark celebrates 100 years of operation in 2011 by Keith Roberts, Essex Patch, 1/1/2011 A little more than a year ago the town of Essex celebrated its 100th anniversary. In 2011, an icon that is closely associated with … Continue reading

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You Smell That? An Olfactory-Bulb Tour of the City That Stinks

by Brennen Jensen (Baltimore City Paper, 9/19/2001) “…Now, I don’t mean to denigrate the folks in this fine eastern-Baltimore County community, but there’s no escaping the fact that for more 80 years (thanks, in part, to the intractable laws of … Continue reading

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The Joseph Palczynski Story

A two-part series from The Baltimore Sun on the lives of six women serially victimized by one man’s extremes of physical and psychological abuse. Dart Award 2001: Excellence in Coverage of Trauma By Linell Smith, Marego Athans, Ann LoLordo, Patricia … Continue reading

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