Published December 4, 2008 by Baltimore Messenger in Sports
This time of year, even the longshots are still in the title hunt.
In January, contenders begin to separate themselves from pretenders, shattering some teams' preseason dreams.
To see where your favorite squad fits into that scenario, che...
Published December 5, 2008 by Owings Mills Times in News
A pair of water storage tanks in the Pleasant Hill area of Owings Mills are getting a clean-up, courtesy of the county.The two tanks, which collectively hold 1.3 million gallons of water and provide fire protection for the Owings Mills area, a...
Published December 5, 2008 by Owings Mills Times in News
Northwest Regional Park will soon have more parking, with help from some state funds.The state’s Board of Public Works just announced approval of $271,504 for Northwest Regional to add 71 spaces to its existing 44 by the end of December, s...
Published December 5, 2008 by Baltimore Messenger in Community
This is a corrected version of an earlier story.Carl Lochte, of Woodberry, died Nov. 23 of a heart attack He was 58.
Lochte was the manager of the Recordmasters music store at Kenilworth Mall until 1997. He then became the buyer for a music...
Published December 5, 2008 by Baltimore Messenger in News
Mayor Sheila Dixon says she opposes a controversial proposed retirement community in Roland Park as it is currently designed.
She made the announcement in a Nov. 24 letter to Philip Spevak, the Roland Park Civic League president.
Roland...
Published December 5, 2008 by Baltimore Messenger in News, Crime
Baltimore County police have arrested a Baltimore City man they think is responsible for a string of armed commercial robberies in the city and county. Gerald Charles-Purvis Williams, 25, was arrested in Woodlawn on Dec. 4 after he allegedly r...
Published December 5, 2008 by Northeast Reporter, Towson Times in News
An irregular heartbeat was responsible for the death of county paramedic and firefighter Brian Neville, according to the State Medical Examiner’s office, whose staff conducted Neville’s autopsy.Neville, 32, was normally stationed at Fire S...
Published December 5, 2008 by Baltimore Messenger in News
More than 1,000 people packed the 700 block for the official start of the Miracle on 34th Street, but Eleanor Jackson had the street all to herself.
Jackson stood above it all Nov. 29, on the elevated front porch of her row house, where she has ...
Published December 5, 2008 by Owings Mills Times in News
Two men were arrested and charged in several robberies, according to Baltimore County police.The men, Emmet Stokes, 51, of Annapolis Road in Baltimore, and Darryl Maurice Gwaltney-Bey, 51, of Western Run Drive in, Pikesville, were arrested hou...
Published December 5, 2008 by Towson Times in News
A mid-morning fire damaged one-third of the playground at Immaculate Conception Catholic School in Towson Dec. 4. There were no injuries as there were no children on the playground at the time.Two fire engines responded to the fire at about 10...
Published December 5, 2008 by Towson Times in News
It was truly a dark and stormy night, but the brisk winds and cold temperatures that prevailed in the early evening of Dec. 1 did not deter those who came to see the lighting of the holiday tree in Towson.The event began at 6 p.m. with the sin...
Published December 6, 2008 by Towson Times in Sports
Youth soccerThe Lutherville-Timonium Rec boys under-11 soccer squad completed its season with a 20-5-3 record, and finished undefeated in first place in the Saturday Central Maryland Soccer Association...
Published December 7, 2008 by Northeast Booster in Sports
High school footballEastern Tech felt it had a legitimate shot to dethrone Class 2A defending state champion River Hill.After all, in last year’s final, the Mavericks came close, losing by ...
Published December 8, 2008 by Northeast Reporter in News
It looks like a gust of wind could blow it down.
There is no seating, indoors or out, and so little parking that a sign posted on the side of the restaurant says, "Please consume food off premises -- parking is limited."
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Published December 8, 2008 by Towson Times in Business
Police are looking for the man who robbed the First Mariner Bank in the 9800 block of York Road on Dec. 5.According to Baltimore County police, a man entered the bank just after noon and passed a note to a teller demanding money. T...
Published December 8, 2008 by Owings Mills Times in News
A total of almost 80 corporate jobs were cut last week at the Owings Mills sites of Solo Cup Co. and Legg Mason, as both firms announced they were reducing their workforce.Solo Cup Co. eliminated 29 of the 250 corporate jobs at its Owings Mill...
Published December 8, 2008 by Northeast Booster in News
A man robbed a woman in her car in Kingsville on Dec. 6, according to police.As the woman sat at 2:25 p.m. in the driver’s seat in the 9600 block of Belair Road, a man opened the driver’s door and threatened to stab her if she did not ...
Published December 8, 2008 by Northeast Reporter in News
A Parkville man was convicted by a federal jury Dec. 3 on two counts of using a firearm in a drug-trafficking crime resulting in death, according to the Justice Department.In May and June 2001, Sean Victor Sterling, 31, of Parkville, took part...
Published December 9, 2008 by Catonsville Times in News
An 11-year-old student at Catonsville’s Hillcrest Elementary School was arrested Dec. 1 after it was discovered he had brought a BB gun to school.Baltimore County Police said that based on preliminary information, the fifth-grade boy apparen...
Published December 9, 2008 by Towson Times in Business
Fionnula Fox, owner of the Home Again shop in Stoneleigh, said she feels like putting a big banner across the front of her store. “If You Love Me, Come Help Me,” it would read.Like many retailers in this economic down-slide, sh...
Published December 9, 2008 by Baltimore Messenger in News
The former site of a Record & Tape Traders at Hopkins Square in Charles Village will become a 7-Eleven, but some community leaders have mixed feelings about a convenience store on the site. Cordish Co., a leasing agent, has leased the spac...
Published December 9, 2008 by Baltimore Messenger in News
Roland Park is considering applying for designation as a Baltimore City historic district.Such a designation would help protect the community from development and could impact plans by Keswick Multi-Care Center to build a controversial retirem...
Published December 9, 2008 by Baltimore Messenger in News
The city has ordered a church to stop its test drilling for a planned “green” project, fearing that the work is harming the Stony Run.The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, in Homeland, wants to build an underground, geothermal heating and ...
Published December 9, 2008 by Baltimore Messenger in News, Crime
A city grand jury Dec. 8 indicted two men on first-degree murder charges in the shooting death of former Baltimore City councilman Kenneth Harris Sr.Charles McGaney, 19, of Baltimore, and Gary Collins, 20, of Parkville, also were indicted on f...
Published December 9, 2008 by Baltimore Messenger in News
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