Published August 24, 2006 by Northeast Reporter in News
A trial is scheduled to begin Monday, Aug. 28, for an Overlea man accused of murdering a female neighbor and setting fire to her apartment.
Ellis Lee Hickman Jr., 34, is charged in the Sept. 25, 2005, murder of Rakiyya States. She was asphyxiated and ...
Published August 24, 2006 by Northeast Reporter in News
The Parkville police precinct has mapped out where most of its calls come from, but cautioned against any conclusions that these are high- crime areas.
Two schools, three shopping centers and a program for children with emotional issues were among the...
Published August 24, 2006 by Northeast Reporter in News
Two Republicans with similar pro-business views are vying to take on state Sen. Kathy Klausmeier in the general election in November.
The two are political newcomer Craig Borne, 33, and entrepreneur Cal Clemons, 63.
Both live in Perry Hall, pa...
Published August 24, 2006 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.
Belair Road, 9700 block, Americare A...
Published August 24, 2006 by Northeast Reporter in News
A Calvert Hall graduate is working to raise awareness, and dollars, to help fight a dreaded disease - a disease he is also fighting.
To Reach the Unreachable Star, a fundraiser for the Robert Packard Center for ALS Research at Johns Hopkins Hospital, ...
Published August 24, 2006 by Northeast Reporter in News
Republican voters in Maryland's 8th legislative district, which includes Parkville, Perry Hall and Overlea, will choose three candidates for delegate from a field of four in the Sept. 12 primary election.
The three winners will face three Democratic c...
Published August 24, 2006 by Northeast Reporter in News
An assisted-living facility and residential building lots are part of a local church's expansion proposal.
Rock City Church, located just off Cromwell Bridge Road near Loch Raven Boulevard, is awaiting approval - or rejection - of its plan from the co...
Published August 24, 2006 by Northeast Reporter in News
Extremely obese patients in Baltimore County will have an easier time of being transported to local hospitals thanks to new emergency medical equipment specifically designed for bariatric patients.
The $16,000 transport system was unveiled Aug. 17 by ...
Published August 24, 2006 by Northeast Reporter in News
Corrections officers at the Baltimore County Detention Center are, for the first time, identifying gang members among inmates and will undergo gang intelligence training next year.
"After years of hearing about gangs and being alerted to their presenc...
Published August 24, 2006 by Northeast Reporter in Sports
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Include date, time, location, contact information, subsect...
Published August 24, 2006 by Northeast Reporter in Sports
Commentary
Jim McCoach, 63, went out in a blaze of glory, treating approximately 500 mourners at his funeral Aug. 7 at St. Joseph Parish in Cockeysville to Civil War-era music, taps played on a vintage horn and pallbearers in the gray uniforms of the ...
Published August 24, 2006 by Northeast Reporter in Sports
High School Football
New Baltimore Lutheran football coach Brent Johnson must know how Gen. George Custer felt at the Battle of Little Bighorn.
Like Custer, Johnson is facing overwhelming odds this season.
His school is coming off an 0...
Published August 24, 2006 by Northeast Reporter in Sports
Brent Johnson is Baltimore Lutheran's second head coach since the school started a football program in 2001. The Saints began as a club team, played a year on the JV level, then became a varsity team. Here are the program's varsity records:
2004: 1-8...
Published August 24, 2006 by Northeast Reporter in Opinion
Editorial
If another sequel to "Back to the Future" is shot, Hollywood might consider Baltimore County as a setting. The emphasis is on the future - more specifically, what students will need to compete in the coming decades - as the 2006 school year ...
Published August 24, 2006 by Northeast Reporter in Opinion
The editorial in the Aug. 16 Northeast Reporter had incorrect information on the price of a small tract of land owned by the State Highway Administration at Belair Road and Minte Drive that was offered as a park to the county. It was offered only at the l...
Published August 24, 2006 by Northeast Reporter in Opinion
Nonsense being spread in wake of Baisden sign flap
In the past two issues of the Booster my name has been brought up as being involved in the Ruth Baisden signage issue.
I would like to bring the true facts to life. I never have been involved ...
Published August 24, 2006 by Northeast Reporter in Opinion
Ray Brown, star defensive back with the old Baltimore Colts, upon his retirement as a player went into the practice of law and later, as president of the Mississippi State Bar Association, was invited to address a luncheon of the Baltimore City Bar Associ...
Published August 24, 2006 by The Jeffersonian in Business
Baltimore County is calling for bids on the following contracts. Proposals will be publicly opened in the Purchasing Bureau, Room 148, 400 Washington Ave., Towson.
Due Aug. 25
*2 p.m., ITB 205950: Primary-power transient voltage-surge suppress...
Published August 24, 2006 by The Jeffersonian in Business
Complaints about signs should be made in writing and include the property address.
Fax complaints to the county's Bureau of Code Enforcement, 410-887-2824, or send a letter to:
Department of Permits and Development Management,
111 W. C...
Published August 24, 2006 by The Jeffersonian in Business
Baltimore County is calling for bids on the following contracts. Proposals will be publicly opened in the Purchasing Bureau, Room 148, 400 Washington Ave., Towson.
Due Aug. 25
*2 p.m., ITB 205950: Primary-power transient voltage-surge suppress...
Published August 24, 2006 by The Jeffersonian in Crime
Crime Log is compiled from police reports. The Jeffersonian describes suspects only when a description might contribute to apprehension.
Belair Road, 9700 block, Americare Ambulance, 6:17 a.m. Aug. 19. A man was arrested after someone entered two park...
Published August 24, 2006 by The Jeffersonian in Business
The following hearings and meetings concern cases in the county land-use planning process. They are open to the public.
Development Review Committee
DRC meetings are held in Room 123 of the County Office Building, 111 W. Chesapeake Ave. in Tow...
Published August 24, 2006 by The Jeffersonian in Business
CATONSVILLE
Malcolm Jefferies brought a reputation, and a long client list, to Catonsville.
And while the longtime barber and businessman might not be well-known in Baltimore County, his Ellicott City shop's clients are following him across th...
Published August 24, 2006 by The Jeffersonian in Business
If you see child pornography at work, report it
How do you define child pornography?
Federal law describes it as the depiction of a minor (someone under 18) engaged in a sexually explicit act or posed in a lewd and lascivious manner.
T...
Published August 24, 2006 by The Jeffersonian in Business
As police officers from the Wilkens Precinct increased patrols in Riverview and surrounding neighborhoods this month to deter crime, one resident offered another idea for a more consistent police presence.
How about pole- mounted cameras?
"I w...