Published February 16, 2006 by Towson Times in Community
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Published February 16, 2006 by Towson Times in Community
Andrew Ross says comic book magnate Steve Geppi has a lot in common with The Children's Guild.
Like the nonprofit, Geppi has made "the impossible possible," said Ross, president of the organization, which provides educational, therapeutic and diagnost...
Published February 16, 2006 by Towson Times in Education
> Cadet Alexander Livingston Torr was named to the dean's list at The Citadel, Charleston, S.C. He is the son of Randolph Torr of Phoenix.
> Caroline O'Shea was named to the dean's list for the fall 2005 semester at Hamilton College, Clinton, N....
Published February 16, 2006 by Towson Times in Education
Helping others can be uplifting, both for those on the receiving end of aid and those doing the helping.
That's the lesson that the faculty members, students and some parents from St. Paul's School for Girls and St. Paul's School have brought home fro...
Published February 16, 2006 by Towson Times in Business
Two new stores recently opened in the nearly empty retail section of Towson Commons in central Towson, filling long-vacant space that had once housed J. P. Henry's restaurant.
The Fells Point Surf Co., which sells clothes for skateboarding, snowboardi...
Published February 16, 2006 by Towson Times in Business
Broadmead Continuing Care Retirement Community in Hunt Valley recently began drafting a 10-year master plan for its 84-acre campus that includes additional apartments, a new nursing home, an expanded food service program and a parking garage.
"We've b...
Published February 16, 2006 by Towson Times in Business
> Tetyana Kotenko of Timonium and Ganelle Flemons of Towson recently joined the staff of Towson-based accounting and consulting firm Stoy, Malone & Co.
> AAA Mid-Atlantic has moved its Lutherville branch office to 2133 York Road in Timonium....
Published February 16, 2006 by Towson Times in Business
Rob Poole's two passions are business and cars, and the 19-year-old Towson University computer science major has combined them in an online business venture called www.kustomhookupz.com.
"I'm big on (entrepreneurship)," Poole said. "I've done that sin...
Published February 16, 2006 by Towson Times in Community
Sale of flowers blooming for lucky valentines
Here we are in mid-February including Valentine's Day, a busy day for lovers of any age. Did you notice the lovely bouquets offered at the various stores. This columnist saw many of our neighbors and frien...
Published February 16, 2006 by Towson Times in Community
Loch Raven UM invites us over for sour beef
Enjoy a family style sour beef dinner with trimmings at Loch Raven United Methodist Church, 2:30-6 p.m. Feb. 25 at 6622 Loch Raven Blvd. The menu includes sour beef, homemade dumplings, red cabbage, peas, ap...
Published February 16, 2006 by Towson Times in Community
Pickersgill's anniversary is reason to party
On a recent Sunday afternoon at Pickersgill, residents of the Towson retirement community and friends gathered for a spectacular anniversary party, a favorite social event each year. While history and tradi...
Published February 16, 2006 by Towson Times in News
Towson lawyer Patrick Stringer has been appointed by the governor to fill the vacancy on the Baltimore County Circuit Court bench created by the December retirement of Judge Christian Kahl.
Stringer, a civil lawyer and a lifelong Towson resident, has ...
Published February 16, 2006 by Towson Times in News
A sample of what county delegates are saying about a Department of Juvenile Services proposal that combines the county and city into one region.
"What has everyone in Baltimore County scared to death is we've been explicit in asking, 'Where are you go...
Published February 16, 2006 by Towson Times in News
The fact she once dated a man who was arrested last week for murder still shocks former University of Maryland-Baltimore County student Karja Hansen.
"I keep looking back to every interaction I had with him - was there something I missed?" said Hansen...
Published February 16, 2006 by Towson Times in News
Check.
And checkmate.
The members of Cockeysville Middle School's chess club love to play chess, even under normal circumstances.
But add a trip to South Baltimore in the face of an impending blizzard to share cookies, soft drinks and ...
Published February 16, 2006 by Towson Times in News
County seeking input for future park development
A public meeting is scheduled March 30 to discuss the possible conversion of the site of the former Women's Detention Center in Towson into a park.
A neighborhood group is hoping to lease the si...
Published February 16, 2006 by Towson Times in News
A state Department of Juvenile Services plan to combine Baltimore City and Baltimore County into one region is meeting with solid opposition from county elected officials.
County Executive Jim Smith sent a letter to Gov. Robert Ehrlich last week oppos...
Published February 16, 2006 by Towson Times in News
Here's what local officials had to say about the condominium proposal:
"There are so many parts of Towson that are dead. We would like to see a restaurant or cafe for the bottom floor of the building - something that will liven up that corner. More of...
Published February 16, 2006 by Towson Times in News
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
Shanney Brook Road, first block, be...
Published February 16, 2006 by Towson Times in News
Del. John Arnick recalls his colleague Wade Kach as a freshman delegate who sometimes mashed a few toes while learning how to be a legislator.
In his first year, Kach was assigned to the House Environmental Matters Committee, where he and seven other ...
Published February 16, 2006 by Towson Times in News
A seven-story condominium building may be added to the Towson skyline now that the Baltimore County Council has enacted legislation that would allow maximum use of the vacant Washington Avenue lot on which it would be built.
The council unanimously vo...
Published February 16, 2006 by Towson Times in News
*Oct. 23: As part of sweeping changes to improve bus service, the Maryland Transit Administration initiates the No. 12 route, to run east and west across Ridgely Road in Timonium between the Lutherville light-rail station and the Stella Maris campus on Du...
Published February 16, 2006 by Towson Times in News
Riders getting on the Maryland Transit Administration's No. 12 bus may be asking themselves, "I wonder where the bus is going today?"
Since the No. 12 run began from the Lutherville light-rail station to the Stella Maris campus on Dulaney Valley Road ...
Published February 16, 2006 by Towson Times in Opinion
Anti-Islamic cartoons strain East-West relationships
The publishing of the cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad by a Danish newspaper and many others in Europe has created an uproar from many Muslims in the Middle East and the Far East.
Man...
Published February 16, 2006 by Towson Times in Opinion
Due to a production error, the headline was incorrect for Lou Panos' column in the Feb. 8 Towson Times. The correct headline is "An abrupt recess and silence on energy takeover."
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