I for one will NOT be attending!

Not thrilled to have the "Perry Hall" part of the fair disappear. A regional fair is alright, I suppose...but our family attended the PERRY HALL Town Fair each year...doubt we will be attending a "regional" fair. Sorry.

The Perry Hall town fair in Middle River. Wear your best Reebok high tops and wifebeaters

I don't understand why we couldn't keep it in Perry Hall and White Marsh? Was there something wrong with that? I live right by Honey Go shopping center and walked over to the Fair last year with my 5 year old daughter and had a blast. There is a reason I moved to this area and not Middle River or Essex. I wont be attending this year.

I didn't attend when it was in Perry Hall. I certainly won't be going to Middle River.

I think it is great to have a fair in a location with more parking. This event will also showcase this upscale shopping center, which few Baltimore county residents know exist. The area is beautiful and I am sure it will be a great success. Can't wait to attend.

Wow what a buncha uppity people,wonder if the People in Hunt Valley feel the same about you Perry Hallians,or White Marshians...........

Not to mention while all the uppity people are scared to go another 3 miles farther, their upscale Perry Hall neighborhoods will be chock full of burglars...I guess I would stay home too....IF I lived in Perry Hall...

You can also expect to see White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company at the Town Fair. We will again be an active participant with the following:

* Displays of apparatus and equipment (when not on active emergencies)
* Demonstrations
* A game where children squirt out the "flames" in a pretend house
* Safety information
* Children's coloring books and fire helmets
* First aid booth
* EMS Bike Team
* Child fingerprinting, thanks to Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
* Volunteer recruitment information

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We look forward to seeing you at the Town Fair!

Very disheartened with the negative, judgemental comments. Last I checked, none of us live in Beverly Hills. I hope the world grants you all more decency than you give.

Read more about the possible impact of the new location in the article: Impact of Town Fair's New Location Uncertain - http://patch.com/A-vVtf

Wow, really people??? The fair gets moved so you resort to putting down Middle River??? The new location is a few miles to east of where it was last year. Be mad at the move, but the way you talk about Middle River makes it seem as Perry Hall is crime free. It is bad enough that none of the businesses is Perry Hall could step up and host the fair, but publicly bashing a community a few miles away from you speaks volumes. Ever hear the little saying about throwing stones when you live in a glass house???

Well stated Jim Jones...but with that said.. I will not be attending the Perry Hall Fair in Middle River !

I have never heard such a bunch of ridiculous comments in my life. Of course the folks that think they are to good for the fair won't be attending. They will be at some wine tasting trying to prove their social status. That's why the upper class events allow people like that in. Then they have the stupid hillbillies to make fun of. Hasn't anyone else ever watched a sitcom!

Very excited for the fair!!! Can't wait to share a wonderful business opportunity with others AND hear Thunderball play. Excellent band!!!

As a poster of some of the "negative" comments above, please allow me to explain. I am only teasing when I make comments like, "get your shots", It is only a joke and was not intended to hurt anyone's feelings. I dont see the harm in a little hometown rivalry anyway. That said, I think people are reading too much into all the folks saying they arent going. I'm not going either, but it's not because its in Middle River, its because its not in Perry Hall. I am lazy and dont feel like driving that far on the weekend, and I suspect most other people are lazy too. I have nothing but love for you Shelbyville, er.. Middle River.

I can't believe that so many people are so against the move of the fair to Middle River... And I thought I experienced snobby attitudes when I lived in Columbia. I am a Middle River resident, and I am proud of it. I subscribe to other patches so that's can be in the know about events in nearby areas... PH residents- many of you with all of the negative comments should be ashamed... This is a family event... Do you want your kids to carry on the same attitudes? I think the location of the event is great... And not because it's in MR, but because there is a lot if space and it's a growing area that I'd like to see get some attention... Btw... If you are only joking when you make certain comments, maybe you should note that in your comments or not say them at all... Remember, it's hard to detect tone from reading comments...

Hell, don't try to take back your words. Their not lies. The new location sucks! It has nothing to do with Perry Hall. Yes, people in Perry Hall are pissed. This town fair has been pulled out from under our feet and turned into something else. Something that most who attended were glad it wasn't. It was a small little fair for the people in the area. I wasn't happy when it moved from the Perry Hall high school site..... THAT WAS A TRUE NEIGHBORHOOD FAIR. Now it's like everything else... and yes Perry Hall has alot of undesirables, which we have received over the last 10 years. But to compare Middle River/Essex to Perry Hall. Really? Once you cross route 40 it's all downhill from there. The fair will have it's largest attendence ever. Though those who it was originally attended for will be far and few in between.

So the business association outgrew Perry Hall, I hope another organization could come forward and restart a Perry Hall Fair. Sounds like our community would really like to have a fair again!
btw I have no intention of navigating their mega fair. Enjoy your new fair rosedale,MR,...

Why don't y'all uppity peeps pay for a white marsh fair yourselves .....and btw your intelligence is astounding

Hi Emily,
Here is why I feel there should be a Perry Hall Town Fair again.
1. It is in a centralized location with easy access from surrounding neighborhoods.
2. It can be walked to from many neighborhoods.
3. The PHIA has begun to line the street with trees, which would provide shade/heat relief walking to and from the fair. It would also give the organizers the capability to move it towards Bel Air Road if the school space was needed.
4. It would help some of the Perry Hall businesses get "noticed" for the first time.
5. They are adding more street lights in the area (just read that today).
6. It would maintain the community feel that many desire.
7. You would get to know some of your neighbors.
P.S. Please feel free to make fun of my reasons, question my history knowledge, belittle me, tell me I'm a snob, etc. I would still smile and be kind to you if I saw you at the fair.

For everyone that thinks the crossroads area is middle river is crazy. Its not far away, no farther than wm... For #1) its a connector rd btw white marsh and chase #2) its literally in the middle of nothing .... So parking should be a breeze !! #3) i do believe that the crossroads area, and the land it sits on is bigger than anywhere in PH that i know of,, besides honeygo fields, which in case nobody knows, their admin/owners wernt up to have it there this year.. so we are stuck... It should be at honeygo, but dont blame the orginizers of this event for something they cannot control.

Well, it's too late to do anything about this year's location, so why don't we just make the best of it and start putting our thoughts and ideas together to find another location and bring the fair back to the "Perry Hall" fair next year. There is all that space at the Perry Hall Square Shopping Center and the old SuperFresh location. I wonder if these places were considered. Also, some communities block off a portion of the streets for their fairs (Essex blocks of Eastern Avenue and Parkville, I think, blocks off Harford). Perry Hall could block off part of Ebenezer. Just some positive thoughts to turn all of this negativity around.

The Crossroads @ 95 is on White Marsh Blvd, for crying out loud. The neighborhood distinctions are pretty random around here anyway. I live in Nottingham. No one outside Nottingham knows what the heck that is, so I usually say I'm from Perry Hall, White Marsh, or northeast Baltimore County. Really, I drive "out" there for work at least once a week. From my house, it takes exactly the same amount of time as it takes to get to Perry Hall library. Five minutes. Sheesh. I'm excited to take my four year old for the first time and am overjoyed that parking won't be ridiculously difficult.

Well said Sarah. Thank you!

Hmmmm, wonder if these same snotty PH elitists had their noses out of joint in 1964 when schools were being integrated.

Why are people so harsh on others who want it to stay local - or even continue a smaller fair local? Some people may not be able to physically handle a car ride (I know it is a short drive) or walk a larger town fair. So now we resort to calling names?

I agree Corey. HLV is being particularly harsh. Wow. Let a community speak out when something's been taken from them. Just let us vent. It was with us for 15 wonderful years afterall.

I AGREE

Dear Neighbors-The Perry Hall/White Marsh Business Association is not a bunch of dumb clucks who woke up one day and decided to "take away" the Town Fair from Perry Hall. For all of you who wonder-every (and I mean EVERY) other location was considered. They all said NO. Period. The end. While there are a lot of factors, which none of you have considered, that naturally eliminated some possibilities, it was the Baltimore County School restrictions and policies of the property owners/managers in this and the surrounding neighborhoods that negated our ability to remain in the immediate area. It is also not so much about space requirements, but safety, traffic and guest experience. Even if the Town Fair was 1/3 of its current size, there would still not be a place to have the fair in Perry Hall. I invite all of you to give these property owners a call to discover the roadblocks we encountered. The Town Fair is a free event planned by your neighbors, friends and associates. It takes over 100 people to do it. I'll bet you know many of them. I hope this helps you understand the whys and wherefores and I would invite you to come to the fair for an excellent experience.

Thanks for your comment, dear Tim, about name-calling ... especially after calling me “blatantly stupid and incendinary [sic].”
Having lived in PH for the last 5 decades, I believe my comment, especially in light of the aforementioned snobbery re the fair, to be true, however you are certainly free to disagree.
Perhaps I was being a bit harsh in my analogy but it is clearly evident by various comments in this Patch article there are certain members of the PH community who have nothing but disdain and contempt for [gasp] Middle River.
Please, though, do take a moment to check your comments before hitting the “submit” button as, although humorous, comment lack the intended bite when riddled with misspellings.

Lynn, thank you for your comment. Having been a volunteer/ vendor with my company (giving away thousands of dollars of merchandise, literature, etc) at the town fair for the last 10 years, I know, firsthand, how the fair has grown and the multitude of problems/challenges with organizing such an enormous event.
And to you, dear Tim, thank you for your comment about name-calling ... especially after calling me “blatantly stupid and incendinary [sic].”
Having lived in PH for the last 5 decades, I believe my comment, especially in light of the aforementioned snobbery re the fair, to be true; however you are certainly free to disagree.
Perhaps I was being a bit harsh in my analogy but it is clearly evident by various comments in this Patch article there are certain members of the PH community who have nothing but disdain and contempt for [gasp] Middle River.
Please, though, do take a moment to check your comments before hitting the “submit” button as, although humorous, comment lack the intended bite when riddled with misspellings.

(Me, too, tried to delete my comment and instead posted it twice. C'mon, lets be friends! See you at the Fair Saturday!)

Lynn Richardson, Town Fair organizer speaks out about recent push-back from residents with strong opinions about the fair's new location - http://patch.com/B-cdq9 Do you agree or disagree? Tell us in the comments.

My family and I will not attend either, we were totally against this forced development, and now you want us to put on our happy face for a neighborhood fair that isn't even in our neighborhood anymore?...no thanks..BTW why are we not having it at the rec center...you know the place our tax dollars paid for?

It's a small fair, to promote something, not much more than that. Way too much time spent on squadoosh.

I am waiting for the Towson / Parkville / Carney / Perry Hall / Kingsville / Overlea / Middle River / Essex / Dundalk Town Fair. Now THAT is a fair worth attending!

Really? Bowley's Quarters, which is considered Middle River, has some of the most beautiful homes on the water. I rather live here than in the congested Perry Hall/Whitemarsh area any day! It's the uneducated people who are the first to judge...quite amusing!

I am happy to say I grew up in Perry Hall but embarrassed by the negativity and ignorant comments about the area of Middle River for the far. In retrospect so not to offend anyone the fair should have been renamed East County or a combo name of the two areas. Lastly if Perry Hall is such a "well to do area" why are the MSA's of Perry Hall Middle score falling? Look at Perry Halls demographics they are changing. Just a thought!

Wth! The PERRY HALL town fair is in middle river!?!? Oh well,least i won't have to wear a bra...

Yeah, I'll be greeting all who walk in with a smile, no matter where they are from, even though I am apparently below average intelligence and disease ridden because I live in Middle River. Yes, it's true, I wake up in my broken down hovel every morning, staring at the water sparkling in Martin's Lagoon and plot to destroy the Perry Hall area with my braless band of miscreants and a town fair. pppppppppttttttttttthhhhhhh to all you perry hall snobs. Go start your own fair if you have such an issue with it. I'm sure there are plenty of places that will accommodate you. Try calling around, I'm sure the offers will pour in, plenty of vacancies in Perry Hall since the crime has shot up. This fair is not about bad vibes so please don't come if you are going to be all uppity about it. The larger venue allows for things like the petting zoo and much easier parking and traffic control. It was a simple business decision, because after all, this is now put on by the Perry Hall-White Marsh BUSINESS Association to gather the community and offer exposure to businesses involved. Don't listen to the haters, Lynn. You and your volunteers' effort to create this event is greatly appreciated.

PAY ATTENTION! The name HAS been changed from the "Perry Hall Town Fair" to just "THE Town Fair". And they say people from Middle River are ignorant and illiterate. Yikes.

I live in Perry Hall and I'm not uppity or an elitist. But, you will see me and my assistant there, he will be holding an umbrella over my head. I will have Grey Poupon for my hot dog (...when in Rome), drinking iced Perrier, and having rose petals thrown in front of me as I peruse through the crowd. (I will obviously be discarding my shoes when I leave.)

Ok, Corey, perhaps hate is too strong. Jealousy maybe? "Those lowlifes in Middle River have "OUR fair" and they are going to ruin it!" is the general vibe I'm getting from these posts. Are you really disappointed that a FREE fair that most people drove to anyway has moved to a much better location, only two miles or so away, to accommodate more of the population? Perhaps if Perry Hall were more welcoming, the fair would not have been moved. I respect all the hours volunteers have put in, including myself and my husband. Do you plan to or have you volunteered or become involved in any way? If so, thank you. I'll see you at the welcome booth and shake your hand :) if not, then you have no right to kvetch. People have put a tremendous amount of effort into this fair and most are very proud of what it will be, but you are entitled your opinion. The rest of us will be working our butts off and enjoying ourselves serving our community on Saturday.

I'm starting to think the "Town Fair" is going to be the best thing to happen to Middle River since public sewer got extended there.

Pretty funny! To all of you Perry Hall gentry, get over yourselves. The new venue has lots of space and easy access from rt43. If you can't drive the extra mile down the road than don't go - quit whining. By the way - I attend most of the sporting events at Perry Hall and have found many of the parents and their kids to be foul mouthed rednecks. Many of the girls dress like whores and drop profanity all over the place after school - apple don't fall far from the tree. The fact that another locations closer to the "real" perry hall could not be used has been explained - now SHUT UP!

Honeygo didn't want it and can't be held at any school locations anymore. If there was a spot for it in Perry Hall, it would be held there. This sounds good. Lots of parking.

Thank the local cities or is it Baltimore County which Perry Hall,White Marsh, & Middle River are all proud over taxed (another territorial) members of.In these lean & tight financial times this is clearly a good means of promoting a new struggling area.All our tax revenues i believe will be positively influenced by the Cross Roads success. In conclussion i hope the rain holds off & everybody brings there family & pets for a wonderfully fun & financially successful day. Sincerly B.Golightly

The Town Fair
I was the locksmith working the PHWMBA booth and passing out directories. I put myself out there. I don't want to toot my horn but I am the 1%. I show up and do my best to keep my word.

We had White Marsh VFD handle a few people overcome by the heat. They had three medics on mountain bikes covering the grounds. And Essex precondition matched the with their bike force. We had radios and communicated pretty well. It wasn't perfect by any means. But! We worked in orchestra. I was amazed. Thanks!

Regardless of how people feel. I see a lot of business owners doing their best to make THE difference.

I pray to God above, that other younger folks are cashing in. Pulling retirements and seeing what this great nation is all about! We are the greatest generation. Sadly lots of folks can't see past their noses and realize that, they are the hope.

Today, everyone won. That is wha'st is great about Maryland. Forget the politics.
We are what's great!-) I hope I lived up to everyone's standards! Thanks for coming. I look forward to seeing you next year!

Jeez Louise!