Published March 31, 2004 by Baltimore Messenger in News
A state bill that critics say would tie the Baltimore police department's hands in enforcing laws in city bars appears to be dead.
Senate Bill 409 would limit the ability of officers to enter bars for inspections. But it would not prevent them from en...
Published March 31, 2004 by Baltimore Messenger in News
Dr. Hoke L. Smith, who championed Towson University as its president from 1979 to 2001 and headed a group ministry program at his church in north Baltimore, died from complications related to cancer at his home in Guilford March 27. He was 72.
The for...
Published March 31, 2004 by Baltimore Messenger in News
Baltimore is considering replacing some of its water pipes in the region after tracing numerous water main breaks to faulty pipes manufactured in the 1970s by a now-bankrupt company.
Manufactured in Ohio by former California-based Interpace Corp., the...
Published March 31, 2004 by Baltimore Messenger in News
His hands grasping a cardboard placard that read "Al Jazeera is Anti-Semitic Jihad TV," 16-year-old Yeshivat Rambam student Yehuda Bernstein stood outside the door of the Heubeck Multipurpose Room at Goucher College one evening last week.
Inside the r...
Published March 31, 2004 by Baltimore Messenger in News
Much to the dismay of parents and students who fought for a permanent public high school in Hampden, the financially strapped Baltimore City School System is closing Robert Poole High after two years and replacing it with a community internship program.
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Published March 31, 2004 by Baltimore Messenger in Sports
As teams gear up for the stick season, a plethora of contenders for league titles probably will make the chase one to remember.
So pull over to the side of the road and brace yourselves for the wild ride that beckons lacrosse fans in 2004.
Bry...
Published March 31, 2004 by Baltimore Messenger in Business
Are you an "aging hippie" with grown children and your career winding down?
Are you more pragmatic now than you were in your youth, more interested in saving Baltimore than in saving the world?
Tracy Ward Durkin has a new magazine for you....
Published March 31, 2004 by Baltimore Messenger in Opinion
This is the zany season in Annapolis, a time when strange things happen as the legislative session lurches toward its finish with the traditional logjam of unfinished business awaiting action.
With a pile of other bills stacked up behind the slot mach...
By his own description, last week was a long one for Del. Steve DeBoy.
The Democrat who represents District 12A, including Catonsville and Arbutus, found himself in the unenviable position of being one of two swing committee votes on a controversial $...
Published March 31, 2004 by Towson Times in Community
>Irene Meredith Zielinski was born Feb. 5 to John and Marie Zielinski of Lutherville. Irene was born at 3:18 a.m., weighing 7 pounds, 8 ounces and measuring 21 inches long.
>Jacob Edward Sittler was born Feb. 2 at Greater Baltimore Medical Cente...
Published March 31, 2004 by Towson Times in Community
Emma Estelle Beavers
Emma Estelle Beavers of Arnold died March 24 from heart failure at Genesis Eldercare-Severna Park
Mrs. Beavers, who was the sister of Dorothy Norton and Ellen Strickland, both of Lutherville, was 92.
She was born i...
Published March 31, 2004 by Towson Times in Community
Submissions for the Bulletin Board can be sent to Lauren Taylor, Towson Times, 409 Washington Ave., Towson, MD 21204, fax your notices to 410-337-2490 or e-mail them to ltaylor@patuxent.com.
Priority will be given to events or groups in the Towson Tim...
Published March 31, 2004 by Towson Times in Community
About five years ago, Jean Huether, then a student at Towson University, was looking for a semi-permanent roof over her head.
For a while, she house sat with a friend, but that didn't work out. Then she lived briefly with another friend, along with th...
Published March 31, 2004 by Towson Times in Community
Sophocleus-Salisbury
Dr. and Mrs. Gregory J. Sophocleus of Towson announce the engagement of their daughter, Evanthe Athena Sophocleus of Towson, to Steven Donald Salisbury of Perry Hall, son of Carole Salisbury of Baltimore and Donald Salisbury, also...
Published March 31, 2004 by Towson Times in Community
>Greg Franke of Glen Arm achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in Boy Scout Troop 444, based in Jacksonville. His Eagle project improved the area around the Cockeysville Middle School by mulching its trails and tree beds and removing litter from a stream.
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Published March 31, 2004 by Towson Times in Education
The issue is as simple as the air you breathe. The problem is much more complicated.
Parents, teachers, school officials and the county council are working to judge the quality of air in county schools.
Last December, the council passed a reso...
Published March 31, 2004 by Towson Times in Education
The state-level contests of the National Geography Bee will be held Friday, April 2. The state-level winners will then compete in Washington, D.C., at the national finals May 25-26.
Locally, the following students will compete on the state level:
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Published March 31, 2004 by Towson Times in Education
>Rebecca Mason of Towson received dean's honors for the fall semester at Connecticut College in New London, Conn.
>Adam Brinch of Timonium is spending his spring semester in Antwerp, Belgium, with the James Madison University International Busin...
Published March 31, 2004 by Towson Times in Business
Maureen C. Clifton of Towson has been promoted to vice president of Provident Bank. She is the financial accounting manager in the Finance & Control Division.
Clifton received a bachelor's degree in business administration/ accounting from Towson ...
Published March 31, 2004 by Towson Times in Business
Towson is a place "where people know their labels, know their brands and know when they are getting a bargain," Pat Boudrot said.
A corporate spokeswoman for Boston-based Filene's Basement, she last week explained why the company chose to open a new s...
Published March 31, 2004 by Towson Times in Business
As Jacqueline Friedman Kreinik takes visitors on a tour of her home gallery in Brooklandville, she becomes increasingly animated _ pointing out examples of intricate techniques such as "random stitching," "staccato stitching" and "whip stitching" that are...
Published March 31, 2004 by Towson Times in Community
Children from toddler through third grade are invited to attend the annual Easter egg hunt sponsored by the Loch Raven Optimists and Greater Loch Raven Recreation Council on Saturday, April 3, at 10:30 a.m. No fee or reservation is required. All participa...
Published March 31, 2004 by Towson Times in Community
Spring has seemed to have a hard time getting started this year. It only takes a few days of sunshine for everything to catch up, how-ever.
Towson Gardens Day, also known as Towson Flower Mart, is just what we need. The 18th annual Towson Gardens Day ...
Published March 31, 2004 by Towson Times in Community
The Anneslie community yard sale is scheduled for Saturday, April 17, from 9 a.m. to noon, with a raindate of April 18.
Anneslie's annual spring yard sales attract browsers from near and far. Popular items include furniture and accessories, children's...
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Loch Raven
Loch Raven Boulevard, 8800 block, Days...