Published April 21, 2004 by Northeast Booster in News
Effect on schools unclear after program expires
Ten principals and 165 teachers in Baltimore County Public Schools are unsure if they will be working in a school come fall.
The 175 employees were part of a statewide program that allowed the co...
Published April 21, 2004 by Northeast Booster in News
The following crime report is gathered from local police precincts.
It is the policy of the Northeast Booster to give descriptions, including race, only when there is enough detail to contribute to identification.
Pulaski Highway, 8000 block, ...
Published April 21, 2004 by Northeast Booster in News
Its future success may not be a long shot, especially since there aren't that many long shots on the 111-acre course anyway.
Gunpowder Falls Golf Course opened for play bright and early Saturday morning and nearby residents think there is little about...
Published April 21, 2004 by Northeast Booster in News
Pay increases for county employees but no tax hike for property owners are the key features in Baltimore County Executive James Smith's proposed $1.3 billion operating budget for 2005.
In a separate capital budget, the executive proposed more than $68...
Published April 21, 2004 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, 6th and 7th councilmanic districts:
Department of Permits and Development Management...
Published April 21, 2004 by Northeast Booster in Sports
The results are in, and they aren't always pretty.
County public high school athletic contests too often have turned into mismatches _ and serious ones at that.
Woodlawn's 100-2 triumph over Dundalk in girls basketball a couple of months ago m...
Published April 21, 2004 by Northeast Booster in Sports
Recreation
>The Mountain Club of Maryland hosts the following for all ages. Visit www.mcomd.org.
*Eastern Shore canoe trip is Saturday-Sunday, April 24-25. Call 410-335-2146 or 410-569-3731.
*Caledonia State Park 8- to 10-mile hike ...
Published April 21, 2004 by Northeast Booster in Sports
Baseball
Perry Hall at Parkville, Friday, April 23 at 3:45 p.m.
This rivalry is always intense.
Cardinal Gibbons at Calvert Hall, Friday, April 23 at 3:45 p.m.
Streaking Cardinals ride atop the MIAA A Conference with 7-1 record...
Published April 21, 2004 by Northeast Booster in Opinion
Interscholastic athletic competition is supposed to be part of the educational experience in county public schools.
While running up and down the field, track or court, student athletes are supposed to be learning the joys of teamwork and fair play....
Published April 21, 2004 by Northeast Booster in Opinion
Shortly after the fanatical attack of Sept. 11, 2001, the military and diplomatic establishments of this country admitted to an embarrassing shortage of personnel who spoke Arabic.
In the education establishment there was the same shortage, but little...
Published April 21, 2004 by Northeast Booster in Opinion
Voter's dissatisfaction grew after votes to increase fees
They're at it again. Last week, I commended my three (state) delegates for voting against the sales tax and criticized my fellow Republicans for voting in favor of a substantial car registratio...
Published April 21, 2004 by Northeast Reporter in Community
Former Loyola College women's lacrosse coach Diane Geppi-Aikens' battle with terminal cancer attracted national media attention last spring as she continued to coach her team from a wheelchair on the sidelines.
A Parkville native and mother of four, G...
Published April 21, 2004 by Northeast Reporter in Community
Andrew Graham, formerly of Carney, was ordained to the ministry at
Knowlton Presbyterian Church in Columbia, New Jersey, on April 4. He was then installed as pastor of that church, the same position his father, Rev. Thomas Graham, held from 1963-69. F...
Published April 21, 2004 by Northeast Reporter in Community
>Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Angela Nichols, daughter of Patricia Reinsfelder, recently made a port visit to Jebel Ali, Dubai, during a routine scheduled deployment.
She is a 1999 Parkville High School.
>Air Force Airman Steven M. Rhode...
Published April 21, 2004 by Northeast Reporter in Education
The principal of Eastern Technical High School honored 11 Easter Tech students last month by reuniting them with representatives from their middle and elementary schools at a special luncheon at the Eastern Inn.
Patrick McCusker thought the luncheon w...
Published April 21, 2004 by Northeast Reporter in Community
Maryland Daffodil Show is Wednesday, April 21, 2:30-7 p.m., and Thursday, April 22, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Church of the Redeemer, 5603 N. Charles St. Call 410-329-6438.
Greater Towson Committee will hold Towson Gardens Day Thursday, April 22, 10 a.m.-3 p...
Published April 21, 2004 by Northeast Reporter in Community
As an active member of the Women's Democratic Club 30 years ago, Mary Stairs worked with such politicians as Barbara Mikulski and William Donald Schaefer.
When her children complained they couldn't identify her in the crowds on TV, the Parkville resid...
Published April 21, 2004 by Northeast Reporter in Community
education
>Harford Hills Elementary School will hold kindergarten registration on April 23. Children who will be 5 years old, on or before Oct. 31, 2004, must attend kindergarten or an accepted alternative program. If you live within the Harford Hi...
Published April 21, 2004 by Northeast Reporter in Education
>Caroline Stanka sang at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco March 27 as part of the Organization of American Kodaly Educators' National Children's Choir.
Caroline was selected by audition to sing with 153 other fourth- and fifth-graders from aro...
Published April 21, 2004 by Northeast Reporter in Business
When Lester Swanner Sr. bought almost an acre of land in 1939 in what is now Baynesville, he just wanted to raise his family and run a business.
Zoning wasn't an issue.
But two weeks ago, his son, Lester Jr., and grandson, Scott, found themsel...
Published April 21, 2004 by Northeast Reporter in News
Petty Officer 2nd Class Pierre Volkman of the Fort McHenry Naval Reserve Center wasn't supposed to be on duty March 6.
But when an unexpected gust capsized the water taxi Lady D in the Inner Harbor that Saturday, duty became anything but typical for t...
Published April 21, 2004 by Northeast Reporter in News
Pay increases for county employees but no tax hike for property owners are the key features in Baltimore County Executive James Smith's proposed $1.3 billion operating budget for 2005.
In a separate capital budget, the executive proposed more than $68...
Published April 21, 2004 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.
Delight Avenue, unit block, 2 p.m. A...
Published April 21, 2004 by Northeast Reporter in News
Parkville police arrested a Baltimore City man April 14 for his role in an identity theft scam involving results from lab tests at Franklin Square Hospital Center.
Due to the nature of the crime, there was nothing the victims could have done to protec...
Published April 21, 2004 by Northeast Reporter in News
Baltimore County Public Schools officials said they will allow a Democratic Party seminar at Loch Raven High School this Saturday despite a policy banning certain partisan political activities.
The April 25 event, entitled "The Road to Democratic Vict...