Published December 20, 2006 by Arbutus Times in Opinion
League's aim to open doors so that more can buy homes
I would like to clarify a few points in Megha Rajagopalan's article ("Realtors want state to make home-buying easier," Arbutus Times, Dec. 6) that described the online grassroots initiative, the Le...
Published December 20, 2006 by Arbutus Times in Opinion
The most appropriate bumper sticker of the season might well be the one I spotted last weekend in north Baltimore.
The car had several other notable stickers, such as one that said, "Honor Teachers."
Another one reminded us that the last time ...
Published December 20, 2006 by North County News in Community
When he was 6, Frank Kaufmann lived in a house in West Towson that had a glassed-in sun parlor.
"About two weeks before Christmas, my parents closed the doors to the sun parlor and my brother and sister and I weren't allowed to go into it," he says....
Published December 20, 2006 by North County News in Community
Do you and your child know what to do to prevent his or her abduction?
"Not me," an interactive DVD created by Ann Mooney, of Sparks, and Tim Reca, of Chase, provides tips for parents and children and aims to encourage discussion of the topic.
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Published December 20, 2006 by North County News in Community
Cookies help sweeten deployment for military
While the final numbers are not in yet, it looks like troops in the Sparks and areas north service area will have sold 27,000 boxes of cookies. Men and women in the military will benefit from some of those ...
Published December 20, 2006 by North County News in Community
Robert Curtis Ludwig
Longtime Monkton resident Robert "Bob" Curtis Ludwig died Dec. 1. He was 58.
The former Westinghouse employee was a local fixture in Monkton, where he lived at Andor Farm with his longtime partner, Michael Wettach, who die...
Published December 20, 2006 by North County News in Community
Allie Lynn Cordell
Leslie and Scott Spiers, of Baldwin, announce the birth of their granddaughter Allie Lynn Cordell, Aug. 2 at St. Joseph Medical Center. She weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long. She is the daughter of Josh and Kelli...
Published December 20, 2006 by North County News in Community
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Arts
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Published December 20, 2006 by North County News in Community
Congregations
> Hereford Assembly of God, 1211 Mt. Carmel Road, will begin its Christmas Eve service, 10:30 a.m. Call 410-357-8913.
> Jarrettsville United Methodist Church, 1733 Jarrettsville Road, presents Christmas Eve services at 8:30...
Published December 20, 2006 by North County News in Education
High School Honors
> Katherine Crowe, of Parkton and a 2006 graduate of�Hereford High School, has been named a Merit Winner�in Voice in the 2006 National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts competition.
School Calendar
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Published December 20, 2006 by North County News in Education
Principal Catherine Walrod's motto of "whatever it takes" has finally paid off for her school.
Hereford Middle School recently became one of six schools in the state, and the only one in Baltimore County, to be named a 2007 Blue Ribbon School of Excel...
Published December 20, 2006 by North County News in Education
Some Muslims in Baltimore County say lessons involving Islam being taught to seventh- and 10th-graders in public schools are inaccurate.
Bash Pharoan, president of the Baltimore chapter of the American Arab Anti- Discrimination Committee, said resourc...
Published December 20, 2006 by North County News in Business
With more than 10,000 volumes of medical and nursing texts and journals, records dating back to the 1800s and artifacts from the past century, the medical library at Greater Baltimore Medical Center was running out of room.
With only 1,400 square feet...
Published December 20, 2006 by North County News in News
County and state government should do more to protect the Prettyboy watershed, according to a report released last week by an environmental advocacy group.
The report, released Dec. 12 by the Environment Maryland Research and Policy Center, calls on t...
Published December 20, 2006 by North County News in News
The flood waters accompanying tropical storm Isabel swept away Bill Alcarese's home, but what the 2003 storm uncovered went far beyond the foundation of the once-cozy, one-story bungalow near the mouth of the Gunpowder River.
It was in the aftermath o...
Published December 20, 2006 by North County News in News
Phoenix resident Scott Kimball says it was the elusive moments of "trail magic" that kept him going on the 2,175-mile, Maine-to-Georgia Appalachian Trail.
The magic often comes as unexpected gestures of generosity. Like someone leaving a cooler full o...
Published December 20, 2006 by North County News in News
Crime log is compiled from police reports from the Cockeysville Precinct. Our policy is to include descriptions when there is enough information to assist police in making an arrest.
Baldwin
Manor Road, 14100 block, 10:15 a.m. Dec. 12. Someone...
Published December 20, 2006 by North County News in News
Newly revised flood plain maps for all areas of the county are available for inspection at the county Department of Public Works. The new maps, created with global positioning system technology and aerial photographs, more precisely identify properties in...
Published December 20, 2006 by North County News in News
Police officer injured in single-car accident
Police Officer Chris Villard, of the Cockeysville Precinct, was slightly injured in a one-car accident Dec. 17.
According to Capt. Marty Lurz, precinct commander, Villard, 26, was responding to a c...
Published December 20, 2006 by North County News in News
* Was completed in 1937.
* Is a unit of the National Park Service.
* Is the nation's longest marked footpath, at approximately 2,175 miles.
* Is the first national scenic trail, designated in 1968.
* Crosses six national parks ...
Published December 20, 2006 by North County News in News
The following hearings and meetings concern cases in the Baltimore County land use planning process in the third councilmanic district. They are open to the public.
Department of Permits and Development Management
Timothy M. Kotroco, director ...
Published December 20, 2006 by North County News in News
In the Dec. 13 North County News crime log, an item on a Dec. 7 burglary in the 2500 block of Hunter Mill Road in White Hall incorrectly stated that someone living at the address was suspected of committing the crime. According to police, the investigatio...
Published December 20, 2006 by North County News in Opinion
Hysterical Society, stay out of private business decision
Recently The Sun ran an article about the town houses on St. Paul Street owned by Mercy Medical Center. Mercy plans to raze the houses in order to build a new state-of-the-art medical center th...
Published December 20, 2006 by North County News in Opinion
The most appropriate bumper sticker of the season might well be the one I spotted last weekend in north Baltimore.
The car had several other notable stickers, such as one that said, "Honor Teachers." Another one reminded us that the last time politics...
Published December 20, 2006 by North County News in Sports
Boys basketball
Eastern Tech at Dulaney, Thursday, Dec. 21 at 6:30 p.m.
Lions look to defend home court against an experienced rival that returns all five starters.
Bel Air at Calvert Hall, Thursday, Dec. 21 at 7 p.m.
Final gam...