Published April 5, 2006 by Towson Times in Community
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Published April 5, 2006 by Towson Times in Community
> Lone Azola, president of Towson University Alumni Association, was named 2006 Woman of the Year by the Baltimore County Commission for Women.
> Patrice Cromwell of Timonium has been named to Villa Julie College's President's Advisory Committee...
Published April 5, 2006 by Towson Times in Community
Towson Gardens Day will bloom April 27 with flowers, plants, music, crafts, food, a new sponsor - and a new chairwoman.
For 20 years, Gardens Day has been the harbinger of spring. But it just doesn't pop up like the first robin.
It takes time ...
Published April 5, 2006 by Towson Times in Education
Members of county school boards throughout Maryland are either elected or appointed by the governor, as is Baltimore County's board. In some cases, boards are a hybrid of the two, with some members elected and some appointed. Below is a list of how other ...
Published April 5, 2006 by Towson Times in Education
> Elizabeth Skalski of Hunt Valley was chosen to be general manager and editor of the Critograph, the student newspaper of Lynchburg University, Lynchburg, Va. She is a graduate of Dulaney High School and the daughter of Mark and Debra Ostrowski. Hilar...
Published April 5, 2006 by Towson Times in Business
> The Towson-based law firm of Bowie and Jensen recently raised $6,000 in a Ski4Life fundraiser at Ski Roundtop, Pa., for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
> The College of Notre Dame of Maryland has selected Patricia M. Dwyer of Ruxton as asso...
Published April 5, 2006 by Towson Times in Business
Baltimore County, working with private nurseries and garden centers, have kicked off a campaign that will provide coupons worth $10 to encourage homeowners in developed areas to plant trees on their properties.
The program began April 3 at Garland's G...
Published April 5, 2006 by Towson Times in Community
Lectures reveal life in Lutherville in the early days
Learn about life in the early days of Lutherville through a series of lectures presented by the Lutherville Community Association this spring. "Growing up in Lutherville" kicks things off April 19,...
Published April 5, 2006 by Towson Times in Community
Passover, Easter celebrations true signs of spring
As I write this column, it is cold and dreary outside. However, spring has officially arrived, so I hope that better weather is ahead.
For Christians and Jews, spring brings two very important...
Published April 5, 2006 by Towson Times in Community
Phillips achieves in school and in the community
Carolyn (Carrie) Phillips, a fifth-grader at Lutherville Academy, was honored by the Timonium Optimist Club as its Student of the Month for March. Principal Kathleen Poff, Assistant Principal Stephanie ...
The bad news is that homicide, arson and car theft were up in the Baltimore County Police Department's Towson precinct last year, according to annual crime statistics.
The good news, according to Capt. Karen Johnson, the precinct commander, is that if...
Parents, community activists and elected officials, frustrated with a school system they say is unaccountable to the public, are calling for changes in how the county school board is selected.
There appears, however, to be no consensus on how to make ...
Loch Raven Dam project overflows with awards
The $30 million rehabilitation of Loch Raven Dam has won six awards for the Baltimore City Department of Public Works, contractor ASI/Cianbro Corp. and engineer Gannett Fleming, according to Baltimore Publi...
Another Towson Circle project is about to wend its way through the Baltimore County development review process.
The Heritage Properties partnership that transformed the old Hutzler's building into a thriving retail complex with a Trader Joe's, a Pier ...
Anyone with information about the March 30 rape is urged to call Baltimore County police at 410-307-2020 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7-LOCKUP (1-866-756-2587). Callers to Metro Crime Stoppers can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward...
Love the taste of charcoal-grilled steaks?
Clark Corcoran of Cockeysville does - as soon as the temperature hits 65 degrees. Otherwise it's too cold to be out there grilling, he says.
He thinks the rain Monday will make the recent ban on charc...
Bob Ward Cos. is about to sell its holdings in Towson Manor Village to the Bozzuto Group.
Bozzuto, a Greenbelt-based development firm, already has established a beachhead in Towson with its plans to build 27 high-end houses on North Charles Street on ...
Baltimore County police are seeking the public's help in identifying a man who raped a 90-year-old woman in her Cockeysville home March 30.
The rape occurred between 8 and 8:30 a.m., after the victim answered a knock on her door at her home, located o...
The Cockeysville precinct saw an overall crime reduction of 1.9 percent in 2005, down from 4,756 incidents overall in 2004 to 4,666 last year. Total violent crimes - homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault - were up, from 269 to 277.
In the vio...
High against the blue sky over Loch Raven Reservoir, the Black Hawk helicopter toting a 660-gallon fire suppression water scoop looks like a child's toy with an orange rubber ball dangling from it.
The helicopter is part of the Maryland National Guard...
Crime log is compiled from police reports from the Towson and Cockeysville precincts. Our policy is to include descriptions when there is enough information to assist police in making an arrest.
Cockeysville
Pickburn Court, first block, betwee...
The Brooklandville post office is expected to move to an adjacent office building late this summer instead of closing, thanks to a public outcry and efforts by members of Congress to keep a facility in the area.
Now in the Greenspring Station office-r...
After banning open-air burning virtually statewide March 31, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources offered answers to these questions.
How long will the ban be in force?
Chuck Gates, a spokesman for DNR, said the ban will remain in forc...
Kingdom Worship Center, housed in what originally was a supermarket on the corner of Windwood and York roads in Anneslie, is seeking community support for an expansion project.
Drawings and plans show a 10-foot expansion along York Road, a 125-foot ex...