Joanna Pi-Sunyer, sustainability manager for Baltimore City Schools, welcomes Julian Boston, 6, and his mom Jarne Thorne on the first day of school at Cross Country Elementary/Middle, a new city school that opened this morning in north Baltimore. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/staff photo)Lori Fischer watches as Callan, Gracin and Tyler Fischer hug their father, Major Wes Fischer, after he is promoted at a Baltimore County Police Department ceremony on Wednesday at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore. Twenty four sworn members were promoted. (Kim Hairston/Staff photo)
A dozen ice skaters enjoy night skating as they glide around the rink at Color Burst Park Ice Rink in the Merriweather District of Columbia. (Kevin Richardson/Staff)About 30 people take part in the First Day Hike at Cromwell Valley Park led by volunteer trail guide Carl Gold, center in orange, to celebrate the beauty of the Gunpowder Watershed. (Kenneth K. Lam/Staff photo)Guests watch the ball drop at the Maryland Science Center’s 16th annual New Year’s Eve Midnight Noon celebration. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/staff photo)
