Published March 3, 2004 by Baltimore Messenger in Community
>Dr. Shirish Shah of Homeland has been elected to the the World Peace and Diplomacy Forum as a founding cabinet member.
>Stephen Ginsberg of Mt. Washington was named to the dean's list for the fall semester at Tufts University in Medford, Mass....
Published March 3, 2004 by Baltimore Messenger in Community
I've noticed the following topic come up in conversation lately: "Just where exactly is Hampden?" By that, I mean I've been noticing a lot of people lately trying to determine what specifically are Hampden's boundaries. I even had one friend refer to her ...
Published March 3, 2004 by Baltimore Messenger in Community
Love is in the air! Actually, the planet Venus, named for the Roman goddess of love, is high in the evening skies more than 100 million years away, and will remain there dazzlingly resplendent throughout the spring. In ancient mythology, Cupid, Venus' son...
Published March 3, 2004 by Baltimore Messenger in Community
The community's annual potluck with a Greek theme was very well attended. More than 70 neighbors and friends gathered for an exchange of moussaka, spanikopita, dolmades, Greek salad, baklava and more. And the winners were ... Jim Miller and Ann Mertens fo...
Published March 3, 2004 by Baltimore Messenger in Community
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Benefits
>Baltimore School for the Arts presents its Expressions 2004...
Published March 3, 2004 by Baltimore Messenger in Sports
Men's College Lacrosse
Princeton at Johns Hopkins, Saturday, March 6 at 1 p.m.
Host hopes to prove opening challenge from Penn was a fluke by handling Gilman School grad Ryan Boyle and the Tigers.
Ohio State at UMBC, Saturday, March 6 ...
Published March 3, 2004 by Baltimore Messenger in Business
People point at vacant storefronts and wonder why things aren't happening in Towson.
Things are happening - that's the buzz.
The future may bring a multimillion dollar renovation to a Towson landmark and a multimillion-dollar mix of apartments...
Published March 3, 2004 by Baltimore Messenger in Opinion
While most of the headlines are being hogged by the presidential primaries and the Annapolis struggle over the budget-slot machine dilemma or the Baltimore school crisis, relatively little notice has been drawn by the life-and-death issue of medical malpr...
Published March 3, 2004 by Baltimore Messenger in Opinion
Money needed for schools, not to rebuild a park bridge
Baltimore City does not have enough money to pay its teachers. It is an odd priority that the city is willing to spend a great deal of money on the Robert E. Lee Park for reasons and in ways that ...
Published March 3, 2004 by Towson Times in Opinion
Breeden family suffered from excessive appeals
I write to thank the Towson Times for the excellent article detailing the devastating effects on the victim's family of the re-sentencing hearing for convicted killer Kenneth Collins ("Some measure of pea...
Maryvale grads great
Maryvale Prep grads Megan Huether and Katie Chrest led Duke University to a 9-7 women's lacrosse victory over the University of Maryland College Park. Chrest had two goals for the Blue Devils and Huether made key saves in the goal...
Boys Basketball
Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association regional semifinals, Thursday, March 4 and regional final, Saturday, March 6.
Check out MPSSAA.org for matchups and site.
Girls Basketball
Maryland Public S...
While thanking Towson University for sparing its popular women's gymnastics team that was rumored to be on its way out only a month ago, let's not forget the four men's teams that bit the dust in the school's restructuring of its athletic program.
Men...
Should Towson University keep men's cross country?
Editor's note: This letter was received before Towson University announced last week "a restructuring of its intercollegiate athletics program that will enhance its competitive opportunities within th...
Recreation
>Longview Men's Golf Club is accepting applications for the 2004 season. Check www.longviewgolf.org or call 410-788-2363.
>The Meadow Mill Athletic Club sponsors the following. Call 410-235-7000.
*Martial Arts for ages...
Ice Hockey
Girls wary of getting checked halfway into the cheap seats by a boy can rest easy.
That's because the Baltimore Youth Hockey club formed its first girls-only teams in the area this season in the 14-and-under and 19-and-under divisio...
Basketball
The most shocking revelation on a day when the Baltimore Catholic League tournament finale was being held at Goucher College had nothing to do with the two opponents in the championship game.
Neither Archbishop Spalding nor Mount St...
Women's Lacrosse
Loyola College freshman Michael Geppi-Aikens knows exactly where the women's lacrosse team will be playing on Sunday, March 7.
"They are playing at my mom's field," Geppi-Aikens said.
Michael, son of the late Loyola co...
Published March 3, 2004 by Towson Times in Education
>Kevin LaHatte of Cockeysville was named to the dean's list for the fall semester at Georgia Tech in Atlanta.
LaHatte, a 2001 graduate of Dulaney High School, is the son of Bernard and Sue LaHatte.
>Meghan C. Fox of Towson was named to t...
Published March 3, 2004 by Towson Times in Business
Tow truck companies that respond to accidents in Baltimore County haven't had a "raise" in seven years, until now.
Effective March 1, the maximum base rate charged by regulated towing operators to haul away a damaged vehicle increased from $110 to $15...
Published March 3, 2004 by Towson Times in Community
I am writing this column and looking outside to see the snow finally melting.
Yes, yes, spring is right around the corner and soon the bees will be humming.
If you want to get humming with them, consider the "Beginners Beekeeping Course" spons...
Published March 3, 2004 by Towson Times in Community
The Auburn Society deserves note among the Towson area's more interesting groups - and provides an opportunity for a great learning experience.
Technically, the society is Towson University's Learning in Retirement program. Founded in 1999, the Auburn...
Published March 3, 2004 by Towson Times in Community
Congratulations to Ernest J. Glinka of East Lake Avenue, who was elected Dec. 16 as a retiree representative on the Baltimore City Employees Retirement System's Board of Trustees.
His four-year term began Jan. 1, and ends Dec. 31, 2007. He is serving ...
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.
Loch Raven
Loch Raven Boulevard, 8500 block, betw...
Community praised for help finding missing girl
A 16-year-old girl who was reported missing from her home in Stoneleigh early last week is back home with her mother and father.
Acting on a tip, Baltmore County police found Michelle Roper Caltr...