In Baltimore County, a good field is hard to find.
That's the claim from some recreation volunteers, who say increased demand and overlapping sports seasons are making field maintenance more and more difficult.
At Dumbarton Middle School in To...
Police hunt for suspect in string of bank heists
Baltimore County police are seeking the public's help in finding a man suspected in the robbery of several banks.
Police believe he is responsible for six robberies in the county and three robbe...
Crime log is compiled from police reports from the Towson and Cockeysville precincts. Our policy is to include descriptions when we have enough information to assist police in making an arrest.
Cockeysville
Golden West Road, 10900 block, McEnr...
Maybe it's time the St. Paul's School baseball team gets its just due when compared with other members of the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference power elite.
The team the Crusaders (24-6) defeated last Tuesday, Calvert Hall (21...
>Towson University senior gymnast Kristen Presutti of Toms River, N.J., and junior swimmer Aaron Krause of Linthicum were honored May 5 as the the female and male athletes of the year at the Towson University Athletic Awards Banquet.
Senior Lisa Ch...
Being in the driver's seat in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association B Conference baseball tournament winner's bracket did not mean much for Friends School last Friday.
The Quakers (16-3) were flagged down by opportunistic Chapelgate Christ...
Published June 4, 2003 by Towson Times in Community
It's strawberry festival time, and the United Methodist Women of St. John's United Methodist Church will dish up that tasty fruit at the annual Strawberry Festival on Saturday, June 7, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the church on West Seminary Avenue in Old Lutherv...
Published June 4, 2003 by Towson Times in Community
As part of its Respect for Law Program, the Optimist Club of Timonium honored the crossing guards at Padonia International School and Hampton Elementary School with a surprise visit to their posts on a recent school morning.
Nancy Sperl, guard at Hamp...
Published June 4, 2003 by Towson Times in Business
>Towson resident Mary Jo Putney will speak at The Frederick Authors Festival Sunday, June 8, 1-3 p.m. at the C. Burr Artz Library. She will speak about "The Writing Life."
>Benjamin G. Proctor III of Towson was named to Salomon Smith Barney's ex...
Published June 4, 2003 by Towson Times in Business
Just where is Towson - other than north of Baltimore city?
With its numerous vacant storefronts and exteriors in need of a facelift, is Towson "... in danger, on the edge," as Baltimore County Economic Development Director David Iannucci describes it?...
Published June 4, 2003 by Towson Times in Education
Changes are on the way for the 26,000 middle school students in Baltimore County Public Schools.
Many of those students can expect to see tougher courses, better trained math teachers and higher expectations in the years to come.
Last week, th...
Published June 4, 2003 by Towson Times in Education
>Ronald A. Koelbel II has been awarded a Towson University Institutional Study Abroad Scholarship to spend the fall 2003 semester at the Universitat Trier in Germany.
Koelbel, a graduate of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, is the son of Ronald and Paula K...
Published June 4, 2003 by Towson Times in Education
On a gray May morning, four trebuchets lined up outside Dulaney High School and prepared to launch their loads.
But these trebuchets - medieval siege weapons similar to catapults - were not built to bring down the walls of the school. They were erecte...
Published June 4, 2003 by Towson Times in Community
Come Back to East Towson Day on June 7 will feature a display of photographs from "Since the Beginning," a book by Louis Diggs about East Towson and other African-American communities in the area.
It is the fourth book that Catonsville resident Diggs ...
Published June 4, 2003 by Towson Times in Community
East Towson residents are celebrating their neighborhood's heritage as one of the oldest predominantly African-American communities in Baltimore County.
At a festival this Saturday, they also will show off the new and renovated housing that they hope ...
Published June 4, 2003 by Towson Times in Community
Five Dumbarton Middle School eighth-grade French students placed in the top 10 in Le Grand Concours, the National French Exam.
Top students in the Level 1A competition were Mary Liao, who placed ninth, and Sarah Carroll and Tasmia Rezwan, 10th. In the...
Published June 4, 2003 by Towson Times in Community
Michael O'Shea's voice quivers with emotion when he relates his grandparent's journey from the Old Country - Ireland - to America.
"The O'Sheas came in the 1880s because they wanted and were determined to have a better life," he said. "My grandfather ...
Published June 4, 2003 by Towson Times in Community
In honor of Mary Pickersgill, who sewed the "Star Spangled Banner" that flew over Fort McHenry during the War of 1812, Pickersgill Retirement Community is inviting the public to its annual Flag Day celebration Friday evening, June 13.
An outdoor cerem...
Published June 4, 2003 by Towson Times in Community
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Published June 4, 2003 by Towson Times in Community
Tyler Fick
Tyler Page Suzanne Fick, a graduate of Maryvale Preparatory School, died Monday at Johns Hopkins Hospital due to complications from a lung transplant.
The Phoenix area resident was 22.
Born with cystic fibrosis, Ms. Fick was...
Published June 4, 2003 by Towson Times in Education
The Middle School Task Force's plan to boost academic achievement across the county includes the following:
* Restructuring some school schedules to include daily instruction in core subjects such as reading, math, science and social studies.
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Attention Wal-Mart shoppers: A new store for the retail giant may soon appear in Towson.
The nation's largest retailer is evaluating whether to locate in the 144,000-square-foot space at Towson Place left from the closure of Montgomery Wards _ and in ...
Dulaney High named among 'Top High Schools'
Dulaney High School is one of two Baltimore County public high schools to be named among the nation's "Top High Schools" in a recent issue of Newsweek magazine.
The list was part of a June 2 Newsweek...
Diane George leaves a legacy at Loch Raven High School that cannot be measured by mere wins and losses.
That's because everyone affected by the retiring George during an 18-year tenure as athletic director, teacher, confidante, friend and role model i...
The Maryvale Preparatory School Athletic Hall of Fame's inaugural class is not wanting for movers and shakers.
The 11 women inducted recently at a ceremony at the Brooklandville school have all made their mark in the world after first making a big imp...