Published February 16, 2006 by Towson Times in Opinion
Editorial
Former Calvert Hall College High School chaplain Jerome Toohey Jr. will serve 18 months of a five-year prison sentence for sexually abusing a student at the all-boys Catholic school in Towson 20 years ago.
Phillip Akbar Shabazz, conv...
Published February 16, 2006 by Towson Times in Opinion
I never thought it would come to this. As one who has observed a few dozen sessions of the Maryland General Assembly, I now feel compelled to defend that generally honorable but somewhat frustrating body against an onslaught by such a formidable critic as...
Published February 16, 2006 by Towson Times in Sports
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Published February 16, 2006 by Towson Times in Sports
High School Wrestling
The final determination of Nik Gialamas' sophomore season won't be known until Calvert Hall's most highly regarded wrestler competes this weekend at the Maryland Independent Schools' state tournament at McDonogh School.
A...
Published February 16, 2006 by Towson Times in Sports
Boys Basketball
MIAA A Conference championship, Archbishop Spalding, Monday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. B Conference, Villa Julie College, Friday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m.
Calvert Hall, Loyola and Towson Catholic seek a berth in A Conference final, while defe...
Published February 16, 2006 by Towson Times in Sports
Boys High School Swimming
If last weekend's Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association championship meet was a horse race, it would have been a photo finish.
Maybe that's why the relieved Loyola Blakefield Dons were a picture of unrestraine...
Published February 16, 2006 by Towson Times in Sports
Lions capture county JV title at cheerleading competition
Dulaney High's junior varsity cheerleaders have something to shout about after taking first place at the county competition at Community College of Dundalk Feb. 4.
The squad - Bethany B...
Published February 16, 2006 by Towson Times in Sports
Girls High School Indoor Soccer
Maryvale Coach Bill Reinhardt does not hesitate picking Emma Sexton to take the Lions' free kicks.
The sophomore sharpshooter showed why at the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland B Conference champ...
Published February 16, 2006 by Towson Times in Sports
Bryn Mawr's 'other' teams making people take notice
In what has been a very trying year for him, Bryn Mawr squash coach Joe Lacy Jr. has not allowed his problems to affect the Mawrtians on the court. Lacy, whose father was seriously injured in a car a...
Published February 16, 2006 by Towson Times in Sports
Girls High School Indoor Soccer
For Friends, the leap was justified.
After the Quakers captured consecutive Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland B Conference championships in 2003 and 2004, they made a bold upward move to the A Con...
Published February 16, 2006 by North County News in Community
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Published February 16, 2006 by North County News in Community
A Maryland yoga instructor who grew up in Pennsylvania doesn't want to show favoritism to either state, so she offers yoga classes on both sides of the Mason-Dixon line.
Diane Klinefelter, 44, gives classes in Timonium, Cockeysville and New Freedom, P...
Published February 16, 2006 by North County News in Entertainment
New Movies
"Date Movie" (PG). Not reviewed. Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer wrote and direct this spoof of such romantic comedies as "Meet the Parents," "The Wedding Planner" and "My Big, Fat Greek Wedding." Alyson Hannigan and Adam Campbell star. O...
Published February 16, 2006 by North County News in Business
About 30 years after it opened, Hereford Pharmacy on Mt. Carmel Road has filled its millionth prescription.
Pharmacists Randy Chiat and Marty Paul knew on the morning of Dec. 27 that the millionth would be filled that day. It happened when a doctor ca...
Published February 16, 2006 by North County News in News
Police warns residents of garage burglaries
A rash of burglaries from garages in the Phoenix area has prompted Cockeysville police precinct commander Capt. Martin Lurz to send out e-mails alerting area residents.
According to Lurz, four garage...
Published February 16, 2006 by North County News 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 North County News in News
Legislators filed bills in Annapolis last week to reverse the effects of a ruling from the state comptroller's office that could drive at least one local winery out of business.
"If I'm denied the right to deliver my wines to retailers, there's a seri...
Published February 16, 2006 by North County News in News
While the rest of the world is watching the Olympics on television, four North County teens are preparing to go to another sort of international competition.
The TechnoDudes - two Hereford High freshmen, a Hereford Middle eighth-grader and a freshman ...
Published February 16, 2006 by North County News in News
The TechnoDudes, like other teams in the FIRST LEGO League World Festival at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, are looking for sponsors. They need help in raising the $1,000 entry fee and to pay for their own transportation and lodging in Atlanta.
"We have...
Published February 16, 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 February 16, 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.
Sparks-Glencoe
York Road, 16900 block, High's convenience st...
Published February 16, 2006 by North County News in News
A 104-acre farm in Freeland, purchased two years ago by the owners of a Jarrettsville company that specializes in environmental restoration, is an example of a win-win-win situation.
Win #1 - Scott McGill and Jim Morris of Ecotone Inc. immediately put...
Published February 16, 2006 by North County News in Opinion
Legislators are working to make voting accessible
It saddens my soul to see fear tactics and war rhetoric being used to rationalize the restriction of citizens' rights.
Del. Pat McDonough writes ('Troubling' legislation threatens our voting ri...
Published February 16, 2006 by North County News in Opinion
I never thought it would come to this. As one who has observed a few dozen sessions of the Maryland General Assembly, I now feel compelled to defend that generally honorable but somewhat frustrating body against an onslaught by such a formidable critic as...
Published February 16, 2006 by North County News in Opinion
The publishing of the cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad by a Danish newspaper and many others in Europe has created a strong uproar from many Muslims in the Middle East and the Far East.
Many more felt insulted and defamed by the cartoons but ke...