Bus Problems, Cal Ripken Home | Top Perry Hall Stories Of 2019

PERRY HALL, MD — It won't be long now until 2019 rolls over to a new year. Quite a bit has happened in Perry Hall in the last 365 days. From businesses opening and closing to the sentencing of a teen who killed a local police officer, Patch covered it.

So which stories did our readers find the most interesting? We rounded up the top 10 stories from 2019.

School Bus Problems In Northeast: 'A Parent's Worst Nightmare'— Putting their kids on the bus to school was a harrowing experience for many families in Perry Hall and Kingsville in September. Only two days in to the school year, two Perry Hall officials said they had fielded dozens of complaints from parents whose lives have been turned upside-down by the transportation situation.

Body Found In Wooded Area Near Perry Hall: Police — Police discovered a body in a wooded area near Kingsville. The body was later identified as Thomas J. Pope, a Middle River teen reported missing on Monday, Oct. 26, by his family.

New Supermarket Coming To Perry Hall — In May, Lidl announced it would open a store where Mars used to be in Perry Hall. The Mars store, which used to anchor the Silver Spring Shopping Center, has been vacant since the grocer went out of business in 2016.

Popular Restaurant Closes In Perry Hall — Beloved Italian restaurant Basta Pasta closed its doors in May, shuttering its location on Belair Road. Basta Pasta had been in Perry Hall for nearly three years.

Former Cal Ripken Estate Is Back On The Market — Former Baltimore Oriole Adam Jones, known for flipping houses, sold Cal Ripken Jr.'s custom estate about a year after buying it. Jones, who is now playing for the Arizona Diamondbacks, purchased the Reisterstown property for $3,465,000 at auction in June 2018 and sold it in May for a profit of $85,000.

New Restaurants Taking Shape On The Avenue At White Marsh — In March, multiple businesses were readying to open in the coming months at The Avenue at White Marsh. Among the businesses were Akira Ramen & Izakaya, Wayward Smokehouse and The Curious Oyster.

Kingsville Dream Home Comes With Separate Apartment, Pool House — Tucked off Belair Road at the end of a long driveway, readers were wowed by this custom home in Kingsville. Among the highlights are the main kitchen with breakfast room, porch with enclosed hot tub, pool, koi pond, and outdoor grilling area.

New Restaurant CAVA Coming To Campbell Boulevard — The fast-casual Mediterranean restaurant CAVA announced in October it was planning to open a new location near White Marsh. The restaurant is the first for CAVA in Baltimore County.

Woman Killed In Perry Hall, Investigation Underway: Police — In February, homicide detectives investigated a fatal shooting in Perry Hall. Police said a woman was found dead in her vehicle.

Teen Sentenced In Officer Amy Caprio Murder — Dawnta Harris, the teen who murdered Officer Amy Caprio, was sentenced to life in prison. Sentencing took place in Baltimore County Circuit Court on Wednesday, Aug. 21.