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Olivia Bensimon

Olivia

Olivia Bensimon is a regional reporter covering Baltimore County as a Report for America corps member. She focuses on people-centered reporting, with an interest in communities and issues across the county that have been undercovered by local media. Before joining The Banner, Olivia freelanced for The New York Times, Hell Gate and other local outlets, covering immigration, protests, courts and neighborhood news in New York City. She is fluent in French and conversational in Spanish. She graduated from New York University and the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York.

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State lease amendment threatens Jerusalem Mill preservation, volunteers say
Members of the Friends of Jerusalem Mill say the Maryland Department of Natural Resources wants to amend its 20-year lease to formalize procurement processes and create a centralized approval system for who occupies public lands and buildings.
Rich Albright, vice president of the Friends of Jerusalem Mill, on the way to the miller’s house at Jerusalem Mill in Kingsville.
A judge said no concerts. Why was there live music at CAA Park in Catonsville?
Residents living near the CAA Park in Catonsville thought they had finally found peace.
Attendees for Music City Maryland Association's "Arts Festival" set up their lawn chairs in front of two temporary stages on the ball fields at CAA Park in Catonsville on Aug. 29.
A variation of soccer is coming to Sparrows Point
Find Your Finesse, an indoor futsal training program for kids, is set to reopen in a new facility on Sparrows Point Road next month.
Hendrik de Wit, founder of Find Your Finesse, readjusts a goal as his students set up additional goals at his futsal training center inside the Eastpoint Mall in Dundalk, Md. on Monday, August 17, 2026.
Woman found dead, man fatally shot in separate Baltimore incidents
Baltimore Police are investigating a suspicious death and a fatal shooting, officials said Monday.
Baltimore Police are investigating a suspicious death and a fatal shooting, officials said Monday.
How to catch Thursday’s partial lunar eclipse
Thursday’s eclipse will be partial but notable: 96.3% of the moon’s surface will be covered and visible to billions of people across all of North and South America, as well as parts of Europe and Africa.
A lunar eclipse in Prayagraj, India, Tuesday, March 3, 2026.
‘It’s always been about the people’: Catonsville Hair Company closes after 38 years
Longtime Catonsville salon Catonsville Hair Company is shutting down as owner Glenn Boller considers retirement.
Glenn Boller, one of the owners of The Catonsville Hair Company poses for a portrait inside of the salon, in Catonsville, Tuesday, August 18, 2026.
A father put up a cross where his son was killed. Neighbors complained.
With no burial site to visit, Gavin Hopkins’ family and friends instead go to the place where he died.
Brad Hopkins put up a cross where his son, Gavin Hopkins, 20, died in a motorcycle crash. The Maryland State Highway Administration has since removed it.
Man charged with murder in shooting death of Towson woman
Michael Burnett, 37, was charged with first-degree murder and the use of a firearm in the death of India Johnson, 32.
India Johnson’s relatives gather outside of the Maryland District Court courthouse in Towson on Wednesday after a bail review hearing.
Ever wanted to own a parade train car? This might be your chance.
The parade train was listed on Facebook Marketplace in Essex a few weeks ago for $35,000.
Harry Campbell poses next to his vintage parade train car parked outside his repair shop in Essex.
3 dead in separate shootings a mile apart in Essex, Baltimore County Police say
Baltimore County Police are investigating two shootings that left three people dead in Essex on Monday, officials said.
A Baltimore County Police officer’s uniform patch seen during a meeting of the White Marsh Police and Community Relations Council at the Perry Hall Family Worship Center in Perry Hall, Md., on Tuesday, March 10, 2026.
17-year-old driver killed, 2 critically injured after high-speed chase ends in Randallstown crash
A 17-year-old driver died after driving his car off the roadway and hitting a tree in Randallstown on Wednesday night, police said.
A crash in Randallstown late Wednesday left a 17-year-old dead and two passengers in critical condition, Baltimore County Police said.
Visitors say safety improvements at Monkton trail crossing fall short
Despite new measures the intersection of the Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail and Route 138, visitors report continued dangers from limited parking and speeding traffic.
Cyclists cross Monkton Road on the NCR trail. Visitors to the trail say a lack of parking and general speeding in the area makes the crossing dangerous.
Baltimore County steps in to keep Randallstown, Dundalk pools open
After decades without free public pools, Baltimore County will take over the Randallstown and Dundalk pools as it works to expand community swimming access.
After decades without free public pools, Baltimore County will take over the Randallstown and Dundalk pools as it works to expand community swimming access.
Cockeysville mom wants to build a wind phone in Oregon Ridge to help families grieve
The first wind phone was installed in Japan by garden designer Itaru Sasaki, who put one in his backyard to speak to his late cousin.
The wind phone that inspired Cockeysville mother Bayley Barwick to install one closer to her home sits in Silver Spring’s Reflection Park.
16-year-old arrested in double homicide of children in Gwynn Oak home
A suspect has been arrested in the fatal shootings of two siblings, ages 15 and 9, inside their Gwynn Oak home July 7, Baltimore County Police said Wednesday.
July 8, 2026 - Views of 6102 Talles Road where Baltimore County Police are investigating a double shooting that left two juveniles, ages 9 and 15, dead.
3 injured when bus carrying Maryland School for the Blind students hits Parkville building
One child and two adults had minor injuries after a school bus carrying at least a dozen people crashed into a building in Parkville on Tuesday afternoon, officials said.
First responders are on the scene of an accident in the 7800 block of Harford Road where a school bus carrying children from the Maryland School for the Blind ended up in a building.
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