A Family Affair Children's Center

We have a full preschool program serving children ages two through five years old. We use creative curriculum which is a theme based, teacher created curriculum. We have a music teacher who comes once a week and we take several field trips a year. Our 2’s and 3’s Program In our 2’s and 3’s room we focus on helping children master self-care tasks such as toilet-training and using cups and forks as well as building social skills. We also lay the foundation for future academic learning with the basics such as the alphabet, colors, and basic math skills such as patterns and counting. Our 4’s and 5’s Program Our 4’s and 5’s program focuses on Kindergarten readiness. We cover all developmental areas including literacy, math concepts, science, social skills, music, and art all couched within a fun and interactive theme such as “Animals” or “The Beach.” Learning activities related to each of those topics are done throughout the week. Before and After School Care We provide before and after school care for children who attend Pine Grove or Harford Hills Elementary. We are open when schools are closed. We do a variety of indoor and outdoor activities such as: ○ Table games ○ Crafts ○ Legos ○ Outdoor play We also offer homework help, a morning and afternoon snack. Children are picked up and dropped off from the center by the BCPS bus system. Summer Camp We offer a school age summer camp for Kindergarten—5th graders. Our camp is theme based and children are engaged in a variety of indoor and outdoor activities such as: ○ Field trips ○ Swimming ○ Art ○ Music ○ Exercise ○ Games ○ Science ○ Enrichment activities email: julianna.brown@afamilyaffaircc.net

Baltimore County

MD Patch Team

Baltimore Metropolitan Area

Parkville-Overlea

Maryland

We have a full preschool program serving children ages two through five years old. We use creative curriculum which is a theme based, teacher...

DUNDALK, MD — Police on Tuesday <a href="https://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/departments/police/news/suspect-identified-dundalk-homicide-investigation" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">identified the men</a> who died in a Monday murder-suicide in Dundalk. Officers said the victim was James Skarda IV, 35, and the suspect was Ricky Stem, 37. Stem took his own life, authorities said. Police have not mentioned a motive. Officers said they were called Monday around 4:20 p.m. to the 8200 block of Bullneck Road for reports of a shooting. Authorities said they found Skarda with apparent gunshot wounds to the upper body. Skarda was pronounced dead on the scene, police said. Officers said they found Stem a few blocks away near Dundalk Avenue and Liberty Parkway with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot. Authorities said medics took Stem to a hospital, where he died soon after. This <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/D9HEHjbRRWUoTnXu8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">map</a> shows the area where the Baltimore County Police Department said the shootings happened. <figure data-aspectratio="4:3"><iframe src allowfullscreen loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" data-aspectratio="4:3" data-originalheight="450" data-originalwidth="600" data-src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m14!1m12!1m3!1d6179.805036102139!2d-76.50529843737348!3d39.24508449469737!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1751995566166!5m2!1sen!2sus"></iframe></figure>

DUNDALK, MD — Police on Tuesday <a href="https://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/departments/police/news/suspect-identified-dundalk-homicide-investigation" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">identified the men</a> who died in a Monday murder-suicide in Dundalk.

Officers said the victim was James Skarda IV, 35, and the suspect was Ricky Stem, 37. Stem took his own life, authorities said.

Police have not mentioned a motive. Officers said they were called Monday around 4:20 p.m. to the 8200 block of Bullneck Road for reports of a shooting.

Authorities said they found Skarda with apparent gunshot wounds to the upper body. Skarda was pronounced dead on the scene, police said.

Officers said they found Stem a few blocks away near Dundalk Avenue and Liberty Parkway with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot. Authorities said medics took Stem to a hospital, where he died soon after.

This <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/D9HEHjbRRWUoTnXu8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">map</a> shows the area where the Baltimore County Police Department said the shootings happened. <figure data-aspectratio="4:3"><iframe src allowfullscreen loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" data-aspectratio="4:3" data-originalheight="450" data-originalwidth="600" data-src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m14!1m12!1m3!1d6179.805036102139!2d-76.50529843737348!3d39.24508449469737!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1751995566166!5m2!1sen!2sus"></iframe></figure>

Jacob Baumgart

Towson

2 Dead In Murder-Suicide Identified In Dundalk

Two people died in a murder-suicide in Baltimore County, police said. Officers identified the men, who were both in their 30s. 