Published June 25, 2003 by Northeast Reporter in News
A Baltimore County auditor's inquiry into a series of skin cancer prevention ads featuring County Executive James Smith has raised questions about the legality and appropriateness of the publicly financed ads.
The two-week skin cancer campaign featuri...
Published June 25, 2003 by Northeast Reporter in News
The following is a synopsis of local planning cases as they make their way through the Baltimore County planning process. These cases involve projects within the 5th Councilmanic District:
Office of Permits and Development
Arnold Jablon, Direc...
Published June 25, 2003 by Northeast Reporter in News
Gardina seeks formation of environmental council
Baltimore County Councilman Vince Gardina has introduced legislation for the creation of an Advisory Commission on Environmental Quality for Baltimore County.
The bill proposes a commission of 1...
Published June 25, 2003 by Northeast Reporter in News
Community leaders in the county's two designated growth areas are skeptical of a County Council move to test whether roads in certain areas are too overburdened to handle new growth.
They say a council resolution ordering a transportation component to...
Published June 25, 2003 by Northeast Reporter in Sports
Apparently, the eyes have had it.
For better or worse - and there are plenty of folks on both sides of the issue - the US. Lacrosse Women's Division Board of Governors recently mandated protective eyewear by the 2005 season for girls and women's lacro...
Published June 25, 2003 by Northeast Reporter in Opinion
Learning some lessons from next year's history books
The Baltimore County Schools are in the process of ordering new history textbooks for grades four, five and 11.
Thanks to Deputy Superintendent Christine Johns, Executive Director Bill Lawre...
Published June 25, 2003 by Northeast Reporter in Opinion
When it comes to building in Baltimore County, adequate often seems to be in the eye of the developer.
Often, a subdivision goes up or a commercial center goes in despite warnings from residents of dire traffic consequences.
A resolution to ad...
Published June 25, 2003 by Owings Mills Times in Sports
Because of his diminutive size, opponents didn't fear 5-foot-4-inch, 115-pound Mark Gober in his first year on the McDonogh School powerhouse varsity tennis team.
"I was always pretty small, so I had to scramble my way around," Gober said.
His...
Published June 25, 2003 by Owings Mills Times in Opinion
Mass destruction caused by many kinds of weapons
Weapons of mass destruction are not chemical, biological or nuclear alone. ... Any weapon or method of mass murders such as was diabolically used by the Nazi regime, Iraq or Cambodia can be called a sys...
Published June 25, 2003 by Owings Mills Times in Opinion
When it comes to building homes and businesses in Baltimore County, adequate often seems to be in the eye of the developer.
Often, a subdivision goes up or a commercial center goes in despite warnings from residents of dire traffic consequences.
...
Published June 25, 2003 by Owings Mills Times in Opinion
Don't be too hard on the administration of Gov. Robert Ehrlich for not knowing how much power it has - or doesn't have. It would be easy to criticize the still-new governor and his top aides for giving Leonard L. Haynes III a bum steer.
Citizen Haynes...
Published June 25, 2003 by Owings Mills Times in Education
Send your HEAD OF THE CLASS and other people-related notices to Karen Mullen, c/o Owings Mills Times, 409 Washington Ave., Towson, MD 21204 or fax to 410-337-2490 or e-mail to kmullen@patuxent.com.
>Matthew Melnick was named to the dean's list of H...
Published June 25, 2003 by Owings Mills Times in News
The house at 11711 Reisterstown Road stands out for all the wrong reasons: trash, debris and far too many vehicles crammed into the yard.
The Reistertown-Owings Mills-Glyndon Coordinating Council is tired of putting up with the eyesore.
And so...
Published June 25, 2003 by Owings Mills Times in News
Chris Conover settles into the soft floral-print sofa in his mother's Towson apartment and talks about how happy he is to be out of prison.
"It's a great feeling, a chance to start over," he said. "Can you believe I have never even seen the Inner Harb...
Published June 25, 2003 by Owings Mills Times in News
First, the good news:
The State Highway Administration is preparing for a $17.2 million roadway and bridge improvement project on the Baltimore Beltway in the vicinity of Interstate 83 southbound and the Joppa Road overpass.
Now, the bad news:...
Published June 25, 2003 by Owings Mills Times in News
A Baltimore County auditor's inquiry into a series of skin cancer prevention ads featuring County Executive James Smith has raised questions about the legality and appropriateness of the publicly financed ads.
The two-week skin cancer campaign, which ...
Published June 25, 2003 by Owings Mills Times in News
Fireworks safety tips pulled from newsletter
County Executive James Smith pulled a section of his June newsletter - e-mailed to county residents and posted on the county's Web site - because of a concern that some fireworks safety tips included as par...
Published June 25, 2003 by Owings Mills Times in News
Office of Permits and Development
Arnold Jablon, Director * 410-887-3353
111 W. Chesapeake Ave., Towson, Md. 21204
Development Review Committee Hearings
Meetings are held in County Office Building Room 123.
2nd District...
Published June 25, 2003 by Owings Mills Times in Sports
The four local owners with a million dollar investment in the Baltimore Bayhawks wish they had thousands more fans like Hereford High School senior Ryan Farrell.
"This is really exciting to watch, and it's cool to picture yourself on the field in the ...
Published June 25, 2003 by Owings Mills Times in Community
A mikvah is more than just the simple ritual bath for women required by Jewish law.
It's an opportunity for the finite to intersect with the infinite.
"God knows what we need to connect with Him, and the mikvah is one of those things," said Ra...
Published June 25, 2003 by Owings Mills Times in Community
ARTS
>Baltimore Clayworks, 5707 Smith Ave., offers the following.
*"Prairie Fire: Hot Midwest Clay," an exhibit of ceramic works by eight noted artists from the Midwest. On exhibit through Aug. 9.
Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Sa...
Published June 25, 2003 by Owings Mills Times in Community
Irvin Raymond Jacobs
Irvin Raymond Jacobs died at Northwest Hospital Center, Randallstown on June 15, 2003. He was 76.
A Randallstown resident, Mr. Jacobs was a teacher and administrator with Baltimore County schools.
Funeral services ...
Published June 25, 2003 by Owings Mills Times in Community
What in the world should Sneaks the Cat's new companion be called?
That's the big question in the Baltimore County Public Library's Summer Reading Club, which offers incentives and prizes to keep kids reading while they're out of school.
The p...
Published June 25, 2003 by Owings Mills Times in Education
Rachel O'Brien, a fifth-grader at Owings Mills Elementary School, was sad to hear that the Garrison Precinct will move further north to Franklin Boulevard this fall. So she was glad when her teacher, Kathy Walder, asked the class to write letters of appre...
Published June 25, 2003 by Owings Mills Times in Education
Franklin, Pikesville make list of top high schools
The list of "Top High Schools" compiled by Newsweek magazine has been revised to include two northwest area schools.
The initial list of 737 has been expanded to include Franklin High School a...