Thursday, May 2, 2013
Toni Torsch lost her son Daniel to drugs two and a half years ago. She has since worked to make sure families don't suffer the same nightmare.
Perry Hall resident Toni Torsch struggles every day knowing she can’t bring her son back, but she takes some solace that a new Maryland law might prevent another mother from experiencing her nightmare. “I thought maybe it was his heart.” “He was being healthy, going to the gym.” “I thought it might’ve been the supplements that he was taking.” Her son Daniel Torsch had been clean and sober for nine months. Surely it couldn’t have been the heroin that forced paramedics into Toni’s home on that cold December day back in 2010. “I was trying to make deals with the devil at that point,” she recalled thinking to herself as she watched medics trying to revive her son. A week later, an autopsy report confirmed her worst fear. Her son Daniel—24 …
Monday, April 15, 2013
Mike Gimbel, a local runner who has run the marathon eight times, said today's explosions hit the most crowded portion of the course. Click here for video of the explosions.
An explosion Monday at the Boston Marathon came at the worst place at the worst time, according to a Maryland runner who has participated in the prestigious race numerous times. Mike Gimbel, who has run the Boston Marathon eight of the last 10 years, said the area of the explosion near Boylston Street is one of the most populated areas. "The majority of the fans and police are located in that area," said Gimbel. "There's 23,000 runners and everyone is there, some times 100 deep, trying to see their loved ones finishing the race. It's the place to be; it's the highlight of the race." Gimbel was scheduled to run the race again this year but withdrew after a leg injury. "I've run it so much, the last time I was there I knew where the potholes…
Monday, February 25, 2013
"I made a very poor decision," Baltimore County Councilman Todd Huff said in a written statement.
Baltimore County Councilman Todd Huff has relinquished the use of his county-owned vehicle following being charged early Saturday with drunken driving-related offenses. "There are no excuses for my behavior. I can only promise that I will not make the same mistake in the future," Huff, a Lutherville Republican, said in a written statement released Monday afternoon. "As a first step toward accepting the consequences of my behavior, I am voluntarily relinquishing my county vehicle. Huff was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after being pulled over in Towson shortly before 3 a.m. Saturday morning. He was driving his county-owned silver Jeep Grand Cherokee at the time of the traffic stop. The councilman has not returned calls…
Thursday, April 26, 2012
The sixth annual conference for high school athletes will be held on Tuesday in Timonium.
Mike Gimbel has been there. He is the former drug czar for Baltimore County, a recovering drug addict and marathon runner. Now Gimble, as director of St. Joseph Medical Center’s Powered by Me!, wants to help young athletes understand the dangers of drugs, coupled with the pressure of performing both at work and in sports. Powered by Me! is a St. Joseph initiative, which educates high school and college students on the dangers of associated with being a young athlete. The program started out as a means to curb steroid use among athletes. However, six years later, the focus has widened. "We’ve expanded the message over the years to alcohol abuse, domestic violence, to concussions, injury prevention and gambling," Gimbel said. "All aspects of…
patricia
8:26 am on Sunday, April 21, 2013
Maybe now you'll wait until we actually know what happened, before you go blaming conservative white people for the actions of all lunatics, ya know, just saying. more ›