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Norman Gomlak

Norman

Norm Gomlak is a local news editor at The Baltimore Banner. He currently works with reporters covering public education, immigration, diversity and other topics. He previously worked as deputy metro editor of the Houston Chronicle and as an editor at the Baltimore Sun, the (Raleigh) News & Observer and the AP. He was also a politics reporter for the Charlotte Observer and the Fairfax (Va.) Journal. He is a native of Buffalo, N.Y and a graduate of Boston University's journalism school.

Latest content by Norman Gomlak

Archbishop William Lori is shown in his conference room in September 2023.
8 Catholic churches got a reprieve from the archdiocese. 3 weren’t so lucky.
The blueprint released Wednesday closely tracks the draft plan that the archdiocese put out in April, reducing the number of parishes — or Catholic communities — from 61 to 23. The number of actual churches would shrink from 59 to 30. But Archbishop William Lori did spare eight churches initially, while delivering some late bad news to others.
St. Ann’s Catholic Church will close under a plan announced Wednesday by the Archbishop of Baltimore. It will merge with St. Francis Xavier.
Archdiocese of Baltimore to close half of Catholic churches in city, nearby suburbs
Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori on Wednesday announced a final church consolidation plan that would reduce the number of worship sites from 59 to 30. Many churches would get folded into merged parishes.
Romey Pittman, left, talks with a parent about New Village Academy, a proposed charter school in Annapolis, during the Juneteenth festival on Saturday.
Annapolis charter school delays opening until 2025, citing halt in lease negotiations
Organizers of New Village Academy planned to open a charter high school this fall, but they have encountered difficulty finalizing a lease at Westfield Annapolis mall.
David Winchester Jr., 47, of Baltimore.
Annapolis, Baltimore police jointly investigate shooting death of man who was reported kidnapped
The mother of a Baltimore man called police early Thursday to report that men had broken into her home and demanded money for her son, whom they claimed to be holding. They fled without the money, and hours later the man was found dead in a wooded area of Annapolis.
Large clouds hover over eastbound U.S. 40 leaving downtown Baltimore amid a mix of sunshine and snow flurries on Sunday, March 10, 2024.
Is it spring yet? Gusty winds, flurries have Baltimoreans bundling up
Spring is just around the corner, but high gusts coupled with temperatures in the 40s are making it feel much colder.
The view looking up Towson Street toward Our Lady of Counsel Catholic Church (right) in Locust Point.
How a walk through Locust Point can teach you Baltimore history
Here are seven places I’ve enjoyed checking out since moving to this South Baltimore community that includes Fort McHenry and the former arrival point for more than a million immigrants.
Bruce Springsteen performed the first concert at CFG Bank Arena post renovations on April 7, 2023.
Commentary: ‘I’ve got a wife and kids in Baltimore, Jack’: Bruce Springsteen cements relationship with city at arena show
I caught two Springsteen shows 11 days apart, in Baltimore and D.C. The Baltimore show was better, and a reminder that live music is back at the old arena.
A Baltimore City Police car sits parked on North Calvert St.
Maryland attorney general’s office investigates fatal crash that followed Baltimore police pursuit
An elderly female passenger was killed in the crash in the city’s Roland Park neighborhood.
Michael Browning served as park manager at Gunpowder Falls State Park.
Maryland Park Service official charged with raping and sexually assaulting employee at Gunpowder Falls State Park
Michael Browning met the woman when she was a teenager participating in a 4-H Club program led by his wife at their Baldwin home, according to charging documents.

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