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- Green Genes
- Published June 4, 2003 by North County News in Community
- When Vernon Foster graduated from Sparks High School in 1936 and became the first of his family to go on to college, there were those who said he would not make it as a farmer. The cynics called him a "book farmer" who learned agricultural ways from r...
- Cancer-relay plans in full stride
- Published June 4, 2003 by North County News in Community
- This year's North Baltimore County/Hereford Relay for Life has a new location but the same goal - to raise money for the American Cancer Society. The all-night event will be held at Oregon Ridge Park in Cockeysville on June 20 and 21. So far, ...
- MOVIE REVIEW: 'Espagnole' reality TV in any tongue
- Published June 4, 2003 by North County News in Community
- Let's say you're sick and tired of the so-called reality television shows in which the camera bobs and weaves around attractive young people competing for cash or each other. You decide to go to the movies _ and not just the latest noisy blockbuster, but ...
- Museum makes tracks for Pa.-Md. RR
- Published June 4, 2003 by North County News in Community
- The glory days of the Ma & Pa Railroad have been gone for almost five decades, but the small line's history lives on at the Old Line Museum in Delta, Pa. The passenger and freight trains that once passed through Towson, Long Green, Baldwin, Bel Ai...
- Task force unveils plan to revamp middle schools
- Published June 4, 2003 by North County News in News
- 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...
- County will take second look at plan for tavern in Parkton
- Published June 4, 2003 by North County News in News
- North County community members who appealed Baltimore County's approval of the Park Inn restaurant/tavern proposed for York Road in Parkton enjoyed a measure of success from their efforts. The case has been sent back to Baltimore County Hearing Office...
- Emergency drill puts county to the test
- Published June 4, 2003 by North County News in News
- Communication among agencies participating in a disaster drill Sunday in Pikesville was itself a disaster, Baltimore County officials said. Fortunately, uncovering such a weakness is exactly what the drill was designed to do. "This is a beginn...
- High traffic taking toll on ballfields
- Published June 4, 2003 by North County News in News
- 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...
- EDITORIAL: At last, needed changes there for middle schools
- Published June 4, 2003 by North County News in Opinion
- We applaud efforts to improve academic performance at the middle school level. It's a daunting task that must be confronted full bore. Middle school students, with raging hormones and fuzzy disregard of the future, are most in need of direction among ...
- Campaign contributions: The high cost of access
- Published June 4, 2003 by North County News in Opinion
- It's called "access" and a rhyming word is "abscess." In politics, the distinction is sometimes lost. Access is what campaign contributions buy. Abscess in the body politic is often a byproduct of the sale. An example may lie in this compilati...
- Award to aid student who loves to help
- Published June 4, 2003 by Northeast Booster in Community
- An area middle school student is $1,000 closer to college after winning a Carson Scholarship recently. Brianna Shannon received the award after being nominated by her teachers at Perry Hall Middle School. The eighth-grader was one of 59 Maryla...
- Senior centers provide solutions to old problems
- Published June 4, 2003 by Northeast Booster in Community
- Seniors are a very visible and vital part of our community, yet so many are left alone, day after day, with no contact with the outside world. Do you know someone like this? Do they eat alone every day? Do they need help with finances, estate planning...
- BULLETIN Board
- Published June 4, 2003 by Northeast Booster in Community
- education >Perry Hall Children's Center is holding registration for the 2003-04 school year. Call 410-256-7015 for 3-year-olds and 410-882-5955 for 4-year-olds. >Redeemer Classical Christian School, 6415 Mount Vista Rd. Kingsville has li...
- Overlea's principal earning high praise
- Published June 4, 2003 by Northeast Booster in Education
- Jay Thanner spent last Thursday afternoon with Ashley Bobovsky's family, planting a cherry blossom tree at Overlea High School. Bobovsky, a popular student who died in an auto accident in March, would have turned 16 that day, said Thanner, Overlea's p...
- Step forward for middle schools
- Published June 4, 2003 by Northeast Booster in News
- Changes are on the way for the 26,000 middle school students in Baltimore County public schools. Last week, the school system unveiled a plan to boost academic achievement by changing the structure of the school day, sending some math teachers back to...
- News briefs
- Published June 4, 2003 by Northeast Booster in News
- Police seek help nabbing bank robbery suspect Baltimore County Police are seeking the public's help in identifying a man responsible for six bank robberies since July 2002. The man has used a variety of disguises, including a scarf, an eye pat...
- Procedure gets to heart of the matter
- Published June 4, 2003 by Northeast Booster in News
- When patients suffering a heart attack come to Franklin Square Hospital Center, they no longer will have to transfer to Union Memorial Hospital for a primary angioplasty. Franklin Square has a temporary waiver, which will be renewed periodically, to p...
- Campaign contributions fill the bill when it comes to the cost of access
- Published June 4, 2003 by Northeast Booster in Opinion
- It's called "access" and a rhyming word is "abscess." In politics, the distinction is sometimes lost. Access is what campaign contributions buy. Abscess in the body politic is often a byproduct of the sale. An example may lie in this compilati...
- Finance program pays off for area students
- Published June 4, 2003 by Northeast Booster in Education
- Even as a small child, Shawna Anglin knew she wanted to be an accountant. Anglin is one step closer to that goal, having graduated with 44 others from the Academy of Finance during a May 20 ceremony at the Engineering Society of Baltimore. A m...
- Crime log
- Published June 4, 2003 by Northeast Booster in News
- The following crime report is gathered from the White Marsh and Parkville precincts. It is the policy of the Northeast Booster to give descriptions, including race, only when there is enough detail to contribute to identification. Honeygo Boulevard, 8...
- Community Planning Agenda
- Published June 4, 2003 by Northeast Booster 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...
- Funny Cide a shoe-in as favorite
- Published June 4, 2003 by Northeast Booster in News
- Funny Cide was wearing horseshoes made in Rosedale when he won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness and he's expected to wear them for the Belmont Stakes Saturday. "We're looking for a Triple Crown winner," said David Erb, vice president and chief ope...
- Republicans eager to take vacated seat ; ; List of GOP hopefuls has familiar faces
- Published June 4, 2003 by Northeast Booster in News
- The scramble to become the newest state delegate to represent the 8th District has officially begun. After Del. Al Redmer was nominated last week as the state's new insurance commissioner, Republicans in the district quickly hung out the "help-wanted"...
- Bright future on horizon for state finalists
- Published June 4, 2003 by Northeast Booster in Sports
- Perry Hall High School Coach Elmer McCann became concerned about his baseball team only a couple of games into the season. Following his team's loss April 15 to rival Parkville, 5-2, he questioned the Gators' chemistry and hitting. Shortly aft...
- Unbeaten string cut in finale
- Published June 4, 2003 by Northeast Booster in Sports
- In a dramatic change from years past, the Eastern Technical High School baseball team reached the Class 2A title game for the first time in the tournament's 28-year history. In the end, however, the Mavericks finished a clutch hit away from winning it...
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