Published December 30, 2008 by Baltimore Messenger in News
But relocation in area remains a viable option
The closing of Moxley's at 25 Allegheny Avenue on Dec. 14 leaves downtown Towson without an ice cream parlor -- at least temporarily.
Don't cry for Mr. Moxley. There is no Mr. Moxley. Moxley ...
Published December 30, 2008 by Baltimore Messenger in News
A burglary turned into a brazen, unarmed robbery at a house in north Roland Park on Dec. 14.
A man working in his back yard in the 900 block of West Northern Parkway at about 2:45 p.m. went back inside the house and walked up the stairs to the s...
Published December 30, 2008 by Baltimore Messenger in Events
The Baltimore Department of Public Works -- sponsors Christmas tree mulching for free on Saturdays in Janary at the Citizens Drop-off Center, 701 Redbird Ave. Bring bags if you want to scoop up mulch to take home with you. The department also will pick up...
Published December 30, 2008 by Baltimore Messenger in News
The following is compiled from police reports.
It is the Messenger's policy to include descriptions only when there is enough information to make identification possible.
If you have any information about these crimes, you may call the Balt...
Published December 30, 2008 by Towson Times in Crime, News
A Parkville man has been fired from his job as a state trooper after being arrested Dec. 20 for allegedly leading county police on a high speed chase in his state police car after kidnapping a man at a Towson Taco Bell, according to police charging docume...
Published December 30, 2008 by Northeast Booster in News
When the weather turns warm again, a renewed Harford Road should be in place.
Parkville residents can expect visible changes over the winter.
At the final streetscape update meeting of 2008, Fran Ward, a spokeswoman for the State Highway ...
Published December 30, 2008 by Towson Times in Community
Greater Loch Raven
Pleasant Plains Elementary School has a birthday coming up! The story began Aug. 10, 1956, when, due to the overcrowding of Oakleigh, Rodgers Forge and Loch Raven Elementary schools, the ...
Published December 30, 2008 by Towson Times in Education
Denison University in Granville, Ohio, has awarded scholarships to the following Lutherville-Timonium residents: Garrettson Hooper, a Towson High School graduate, has been awarded a Denison Alumni Award scholarship at Denison University. The Denison Alum...
Published December 30, 2008 by Towson Times in Opinion
Hazard for driver was ticket-writing officer
On a recent Saturday night, I pulled my car over on the north side of Pennsylvania Avenue and put my hazards on. I walked my daughter into the movie theater at To...
Published December 30, 2008 by Towson Times in News
Will the intersection of York Road and Galloway Avenue become a traffic trap?
Baltimore County officials plan to take a close look at the Cockeysville intersection.
The developer of Texas Station, which now features busy big-box stores Low...
Published December 30, 2008 by Towson Times in News
J. Montgomery "Monty" Cook has been named editor and senior vice president of The Baltimore Sun.
Cook, a Towson resident, succeeds Tim Franklin, who announced on Dec. 22 that he was leaving at the end of the year to teach at the Indiana Univ...
Published December 30, 2008 by Towson Times in Community
Towson
The Christmas and holiday time of the year is probably the happiest time on the calendar for many. We give and receive presents, cards and good wishes. For a few of our neighbors, it is a time of sadn...
Published December 30, 2008 by Towson Times in Business
Nicole Sparano Culhane, of Timonium, director of experiential education at College of Notre Dame of Maryland School of Pharmacy, has been elected a Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy.
The Law Offices of James A. List LLC recently...
Published December 30, 2008 by Towson Times in Community
Cockeysville
At the 10:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, Dec. 14, Monsignor Paul Cook, pastor of St. Joseph Church, in Cockeysville, presented the annual Joseph the Servant Leader Award to nine high school seniors. In...
Published December 30, 2008 by Towson Times in Entertainment
Our film critic picks the year's highest returns on his time
The movie box office usually holds up reasonably well during a recession, because ticket-buyers still feel it's nice to get away from national worries for a couple hours.
Althou...
Published December 30, 2008 by Towson Times in Business
The closing of Moxley's at 25 Allegheny Avenue on Dec. 14 has left downtown Towson without an ice cream parlor -- at least temporarily.
Don't cry for Mr. Moxley. There is no Mr. Moxley. Moxley was a dog.
He was the yellow Labrador retrieve...
Published December 30, 2008 by Towson Times in News
Towson University will share architectural plans for an expanded sports arena complex on the existing Towson Center Arena site during a public meeting Wednesday, Jan. 21at 7 p.m. in the Towson Center’s main gym.University officials and consu...
Published December 30, 2008 by Towson Times in News
The Greater Towson Committee continues its series of town hall meetings Monday, Jan. 26 at 6 p.m. with “Living, Learning, and Earning: Embracing the Value of Towson University and Goucher College.”During the meeting, which will be held in ...
Published December 30, 2008 by Towson Times in News
The staff of Hampton National Historic Site is inviting the public to celebrate the new year Sunday, Jan. 11 for an afternoon of free winter merriment from 1 to 4 p.m.Carriage rides with historic narration and warm blankets will be offered on ...
Published December 30, 2008 by Towson Times in Opinion
Editorial
Unlike Baltimore City schools, which will close Jan. 20 for Inauguration Day, Baltimore County schools will remain open, and that was a good call by county school officials.
The inauguration...
Published December 30, 2008 by Towson Times in Community
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 make identification possible.
Cockeysville
Saxon Hill...
Published December 30, 2008 by Towson Times in News
Baltimore County legislators say they will share the furlough pain of taking days off with other state employees, but not all of them will give the salary that would have been earned for those days back to the state.
Last week, House Speaker Micha...
Published December 30, 2008 by Towson Times in Entertainment
You'll find New Year's Eve in Baltimore anchored again at the Inner Harbor, where the big celebration is being billed as the "Ports America New Year's Eve Spectacular." It all begins at 9 p.m. in and around the Inner Harbor Amphitheater on Dec. ...
Published December 30, 2008 by Towson Times in News
Lutherville
Pack the kids in the car and take them on an evening ride through Orchard Hills to enjoy the festive holiday decorations. Make sure you stop by the winning homes located at 1317 and 1322 Burleigh...
Published December 30, 2008 by Towson Times in News
A short history of some tall critters
No, that was not a funeral procession for a dead Santa Claus, crawling up York Road two years ago.
Between those two vehicles with the flashing lights, that pickup truck may have looked like it was car...