Published February 10, 2006 by Owings Mills Times in Education
WordMasters is no contest for McDonogh pupil
McDonogh School student Sam Minkin was one of 74 fifth-graders nationwide to receive a perfect score on the National WordMasters Challege.
Minkin, of Owings Mills, was among 71 fifth-graders at McDo...
Published February 10, 2006 by Owings Mills Times in Business
The first electricity purchasing co-op organized by the Pikesville and Reisterstown-Owings Mills-Glyndon chambers of commerce secured rates of 6.643 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) for small accounts, 6.33 cents for midsized accounts and 6.11 cents for larg...
Published February 10, 2006 by Owings Mills Times in Business
With electricity prices continuing to rise, the Pikesville and Reisterstown-Owings Mills-Glyndon chambers of commerce are organizing a second electricity purchasing cooperative, which uses a strength-in-numbers approach to lock in electricity at current p...
Published February 10, 2006 by Owings Mills Times in News
Baltimore County police are investigating a spate of robberies in Owings Mills, including three armed holdups at apartment buildings.
From Jan. 29 to Feb. 5, Franklin Precinct officers responded to reports of six armed and three unarmed robberies....
Published February 10, 2006 by Owings Mills Times in News
High court stays Vernon Evans Jr. execution
Vernon Lee Evans Jr. - the man who was scheduled to be executed this week for murdering two Pikesville motel clerks in 1983 - has been granted a stay of execution.
The stay was approved moments befor...
Published February 10, 2006 by Owings Mills Times in News
Laura Scott moved from Woodlawn to Owings Mills last year because she was so worried about overcrowding at the middle school her children were supposed to attend. But it seems that the problem has followed her, she said.
Scott was one of about 30 pare...
Published February 10, 2006 by Owings Mills Times in News
What had seemed like a slam dunk to supporters of the proposed redesign of the Pikesville commercial corridor turned into disappointment after a public hearing, which was supposed to be followed by a vote, Feb. 2.
Baltimore County Planning Board membe...
Published February 10, 2006 by Owings Mills Times in News
Dist. 11, House of Delegates
For the last 21 years, Jason Frank's client list has included middle-class seniors trying to afford care without risking bankruptcy and individuals ruled too healthy to qualify for Medicaid even though they had advanced Al...
Published February 10, 2006 by Owings Mills Times in News
Kim Meeks-Hall
Rank: Captain
Years of Service: 18
Duty: Commanding Officer
Robert McCullough
Rank: Lieutenant
Years of Service: 20
Duty: Assistant Commander and Commander of Department's Dignitary Witnes...
Published February 10, 2006 by Owings Mills Times in News
Capt. Kimberly Meeks-Hall will not be a captain without a "ship" too much longer.
Meeks-Hall has overseen construction of the Pikesville police precinct from a small office in Reisterstown for almost a year and a half. The building, at Milford Mill Ro...
Published February 10, 2006 by Owings Mills Times in News
Recent increases in street robberies and other offenses have left officers at the Franklin Precinct searching for ways to prevent youth crime.
"Some of the crime problems we are seeing are an increase in juvenile activity," said Franklin Capt. Charles...
Published February 10, 2006 by Owings Mills Times in News
The generosity of old friends and total strangers averted a crisis for one Reisterstown woman at the end of January.
Arlene Weiss, 44, was facing imminent eviction. The Milford Mill High School graduate had put herself through college, earning two deg...
Published February 10, 2006 by Owings Mills Times in News
Party: Democrat
Birthplace: Baltimore
Residence: Ridgemont
Age: 55
Occupation: Elder law attorney
Community service: Has held positions with the Myerberg Senior Center, Comprehensive Housing Assistance Inc., the Communi...
Published February 10, 2006 by Owings Mills Times in News
The following is a synopsis of local planning cases that make their way through the Baltimore County planning process. These cases involve projects in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th councilmanic districts.
Department of Permits and Development Management
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Published February 10, 2006 by Owings Mills Times in News
In the story "Friends, strangers discuss prejudice in deference to MLK" in the Owings Mills Times' Jan. 19 edition, Halaine Steinberg's first name was misspelled.
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Published February 10, 2006 by Owings Mills Times in News
Crime log is compiled from police reports. It is the policy of the Owings Mills Times to include a suspect's description only when it contributes to identification.
Owings Mills
Reisterstown Road, 10300 block, 11:55 p.m. Feb. 2. A man dressed ...
Published February 10, 2006 by Owings Mills Times in Opinion
A political junkie might see three possible reasons for last week's controversial, abrupt House of Delegates recess to prevent floor debate on the proposed constitutional amendment to ban marriages involving people of the same sex. None of these reasons h...
Published February 10, 2006 by Owings Mills Times in Opinion
Our View
Sometimes, there are happy endings to sad stories.
One such sad story, "County aid harder to come by," appeared in the Jan. 12 issue of the Owings Mills Times. The article told of emergency assistance programs in Baltimore County that...
Published February 10, 2006 by Owings Mills Times in Sports
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Published February 10, 2006 by Owings Mills Times in Sports
High School Wrestling
McDonogh Coach Pete Welch spent plenty of time preparing for last Friday's showdown with three-time defending Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association champion Mount St. Joseph.
Welch pondered several questions about...
Published February 10, 2006 by Owings Mills Times in Sports
Girls High School Basketball
Most gifted athletes look forward to college, and McDonogh standouts Brittany Mallory and Sam Frost are no exceptions.
Both will play at the next level after committing to college programs last month.
Mallo...
Published February 10, 2006 by Owings Mills Times in Sports
Boys Basketball
Chesapeake at Randallstown, Friday, Feb. 10, at 7 p.m.
Postseason party on the minds of Rams after running over every county opponent.
Baltimore Lutheran at Park, Friday, Feb. 10, at 8 p.m.
Regular-season final ...
Published February 15, 2006 by Baltimore Messenger in Community
Big dog doings between streets and sidewalks
You know that strip of grass between the sidewalk and the street? I don't know if it has a formal name, but it seems like something that should. The grassy knoll? The sidewalk/street median? Something like ...
Published February 15, 2006 by Baltimore Messenger in Community
Crowd of crows flocks to mulch on Kelly Avenue
In case you've been wondering where all the crows in Mt. Washington have gone lately, I can report that they've been meeting and feasting around the big pile of mulch generously deposited over the months ...
Published February 15, 2006 by Baltimore Messenger in Community
Voneiff - Paternotte
Mr. and Mrs. John Voneiff II of Roland Park announce the engagement of their daughter, Dr. Elizabeth Ann Voneiff, to William Brooks Paternotte, son of Mr. and Mrs. William L. Paternotte of Woodbrook.
The bride-to-be is a g...