Published September 17, 2003 by Northeast Reporter in Education
The county school board last week heard about a dozen requests for state aid, ranging from windows and air conditioning to new schools.
The board will consider the requests at its Oct. 9 meeting. Those it approves will be passed on to the State Intera...
Published September 17, 2003 by Northeast Reporter in News
Local music therapist to accept Heroes Award
Music therapist Rebecca Lindsey, a teacher at The Maryland School for the Blind, will receive a Heroes Award tonight from the Washington, D.C., chapter of the Recording Academy.
The award, which wil...
Published September 17, 2003 by Northeast Reporter in News
The following crime report is gathered from local police precincts.
It is the policy of the Northeast Reporter to give descriptions, including race, only when there is enough detail to contribute to identification.
Nearbrook Lane, 9900 block, ...
Published September 17, 2003 by Northeast Reporter in News
Baltimore County Executive James Smith has set up a group to begin screening possible replacements for Patrick H. Roddy, longtime chief of the county's legislative liaison office.
Roddy, a Parkville resident, has announced his resignation to join the ...
Published September 17, 2003 by Northeast Reporter in News
With the possibility of Hurricane Isabel impacting the East Coast this week, the American Red Cross, the Federal Emegency Management Agency and the Baltimore County Office of Emergency Preparedness recommend that people become familiar with what to do dur...
Published September 17, 2003 by Northeast Reporter in News
Standing outside the home of Loch Raven resident Terry Hazelwood on Monday morning, neighbors Bill Simmons and Linwood Shifflet surveyed the exterior damage as they prepared to board up the broken-out windows.
"The smoke was real bad," said Simmons, d...
Published September 17, 2003 by Northeast Reporter in Sports
Sharky's Machine on top
Sharky's Machine beat Calgary Cattle Company, 20-19, in a game in which the lead changed hands five times.
Towson resident Greg Proctor tossed a touchdown pass to Jon Karp to help the victors get on the scoreboard by ha...
Published September 17, 2003 by Northeast Reporter in Sports
Parkville High
The Knights accomplished something last week they failed to do all last season _ win a game.
Parkville blanked host Overlea, 1-0, as Jessica Baublitz scored on a feed from Kelly Opert.
Unfortunately, the Knights followed...
Published September 17, 2003 by Northeast Reporter in Sports
Recreation
>The Mountain Club of Maryland hosts the following for all ages.
*Appalachian Trail Service Trip is Saturday, Sept. 20. Call 410-377-5625.
*Hike 9- to 10-mile circuit through Antietam Battlefield Sunday, Sept. 21. Call 41...
Published September 17, 2003 by Northeast Reporter in Sports
Field Hockey
Towson High at Parkville High, Saturday, Sept. 20, at 11 a.m.
Defending Class 2A state finalist Towson comes to Parkville for the Saturday morning tilt.
Loch Raven High at Hereford High, Tuesday, Sept. 23, at 3:45 p.m....
Published September 17, 2003 by Northeast Reporter in Opinion
The idea for slot machines at the Maryland State Fairgrounds was floated only a few weeks ago, but already the one-armed bandit has drawn three lemons from those who should have the most to say about it.
The idea for a slots "emporium," formally raise...
Published September 17, 2003 by Northeast Reporter in Community
Roy Insley has a mountain of packing to do. He has an entire store to disassemble, wrap and secure, _ from the merchandise and the fixtures right down to the customers.
That's right, he's wrapping the customers. Otherwise, they'll break.
Insle...
Published September 17, 2003 by Northeast Reporter in Community
education
>The Pine Grove Tiny Tots preschool program has openings for ages 3 and 4. The program, run through the Parkville Recreation Council, begins in September. Call 410-663-6383.
>Parkville Senior Center offers winter college course...
Published September 17, 2003 by Northeast Reporter in Community
September is a month for celebrations. Congratulations to Nelson and Elizabeth Amrein of Carney, who will celebrate their 63rd wedding anniversary Sept. 23. The Amreins are parents of two children, grandparents of four and great-grandparents of three.
...
Published September 17, 2003 by Owings Mills Times in Sports
Pikesville High
An overtime loss to Perry Hall High in last week's season opener didn't dampen Pikesville Coach Jerry Dresner's optimism for the coming season.
Perry Hall rallied for a 2-1 overtime victory over the Panthers, but Pikesville has...
Published September 17, 2003 by Owings Mills Times in Sports
Wake Forest appears to be shaping up as one of the great Cinderella stories of the college football season.
The longtime Atlantic Coast Conference also-ran achieved a No. 20 ranking in the Associated Press poll last week, its highest since 1979, befor...
Published September 17, 2003 by Owings Mills Times in Opinion
The school year has barely begun and already parents have their first homework assignment - making heads or tails out of the Maryland School Assessment results.
While parents were still scurrying to get backpacks and tennis shoes in order, the first s...
Published September 17, 2003 by Owings Mills Times in Opinion
Once a general, always a general. The same goes for judges. So, out of deference to Baltimore County Exective James Smith's 16 years on the bench before he won his current job, I'll address him this way:
Dear Judge Smith,
I understand that you...
Published September 17, 2003 by Owings Mills Times in Education
It was hard for Cheri and David Hurwitz of Stevenson to get used to the idea that their three children, all students at Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School, wouldn't be on the same campus this school year. But their uneasiness ended when they saw the Weine...
Published September 17, 2003 by Owings Mills Times in Business
The plan for the Reisterstown Village retail shopping center being built on Main Street in Reisterstown isn't what residents and nearby shop owners thought they were getting.
Calvin Reter, area business owner, said the original version of the plan pre...
Published September 17, 2003 by Owings Mills Times in Business
An almost 200-year-old stone mile marker sits to the left of the Safeway store entrance sign at Old Milford Mill and Reisterstown roads in Pikesville.
Resembling a worn gravestone, the marker recalls a time when Reisterstown Road was traveled by farme...
Published September 17, 2003 by Owings Mills Times in Business
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>Lowell G. Herman has joined the law firm of Gordon, Fein...
Published September 17, 2003 by Owings Mills Times 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 2nd, 3rd and 4th Councilmanic Districts:
Department of Permits and Development Management...
Published September 17, 2003 by Owings Mills Times in News
Crime log is compiled from police reports. It is the policy of the Owings Mills Times to include a suspect's description only when it contributes to identification.
Owings Mills
Deer Park Road, 4700 block, 8:36 a.m. Sept. 14. A red 2003 Suzuki...
Published September 17, 2003 by Owings Mills Times in News
For many members of the Bonnie View Country Club, the handwriting was on the wall long before the club's recent announcement that it won't be relocating to Reisterstown.
Sherrie Becker, executive director of the Pikesville Chamber of Commerce, is a fo...