Published July 20, 2006 by Howard County Times in Entertainment
Expect to see more musical acts, exhibit booths and food and drink at this year's Artscape. The festival will be turning 25 when it happens Friday- Sunday, July 21-23, around the 1200 block of Mount Royal Avenue. Headlining musical acts include R&B...
Published July 20, 2006 by Howard County Times in Entertainment
April Giangeruso says everyone has trouble with her name. But if the 15-year-old dancer continues her pace, that name should roll off the tongue as familiarly as Anna Pavlova's or Mikhail Baryshnikov's.
Giangeruso, born and raised in Ellicott City, wa...
Published July 20, 2006 by Howard County Times in Business
> Columbia Business Network International. Meets Thursdays, 7:30 a.m. La Madeline Restaurant, 6211 Columbia Crossing, Columbia. 410-480-3920 or www.bnicolumbia.com.
> Free Computer Workshops. Pre-registration is required. 301-596-7431 or www.am-...
Published July 20, 2006 by Howard County Times in Business
Brian Oliner, a principal of the Howard County law firm Davis, Agnor, Rapaort & Skalny, was elected to the board of directors of the Foreign-born Information and Referral Network.
Thomas Neugebauer, of Ellicott City, was promoted to associate at t...
Published July 20, 2006 by Howard County Times in News
Ron Somerville sprayed water from a hose onto his garden at the Elkhorn Branch Garden Plots in the early afternoon of July 17, before temperatures could reach the expected triple-digit highs.
Now retired, Somerville visits his vegetable patch before t...
Published July 20, 2006 by Howard County Times in News
Heavy rains in June have kept central Maryland drought-free, despite slightly below average precipitation this month.
Measurements in inches
Average June rainfall 3.43
June 2006: 7.32
June 2005: 3.74
Average July rainfa...
Published July 20, 2006 by Howard County Times in News
You can follow the rezoning bills and other pending legislation at the county council's Web site, www.co.ho.md.us/CountyCouncil/Legislative_Pending.htm.
Bill 56-2006: Proposes new legislation allowing the county council, acting as the county's zoning ...
Published July 20, 2006 by Howard County Times in News
Party: Republican
Birthplace: Washington, D.C.
Residence: Annapolis
Occupation: Real estate investor, general contractor
Community Service: Smith said he takes part in "ad hoc" community service, providing assistance for isolat...
Published July 20, 2006 by Howard County Times in News
A Columbia synagogue is joining a growing number of institutions that plan to build religion-oriented senior housing.
Beth Shalom, a Jewish congregation in west Columbia, won preliminary approval from county officials to build senior housing as part o...
Published July 20, 2006 by Howard County Times in News
County Council member Kenneth Ulman, a Columbia Democrat who is running for county executive, said this week that he plans to discuss the security of Howard County General Hospital with police Chief William McMahon at a scheduled meeting July 31.
The ...
Published July 20, 2006 by Howard County Times in News
The Howard County Board of Education is reviewing a new policy that would set forth expectations for civil behavior between students, staff and parents.
Expected behaviors:
Respect and courtesy in language, demeanor and actions
Moderat...
Published July 20, 2006 by Howard County Times in News
In response to concerns about how people treat one another, several county organizations have devised plans to encourage better behavior - suggesting that the common man has lost sight of common courtesy.
The Howard County Board of Education is the la...
Published July 20, 2006 by Howard County Times in News
The Bonnie Branch Road Bridge reopened last week, relieving Ellicott City residents of the detours they've been taking for more than a year.
The bridge links the portion of the tree-lined street between College Avenue and Ilchester Road that runs alon...
Published July 20, 2006 by Howard County Times in News
Party: Republican
Birthplace: Philadelphia
Age: 47
Residence: Owings Mills
Community Service: board member, The Associated; former chairman, The Associated; Doctors Division, former board; member, Comprehensive Housing Assistan...
Published July 20, 2006 by Howard County Times in News
As we began last week and will continue in the weeks leading up to the Sept. 12 primary election, the Howard County Times will run short profiles of the 18 candidates who are seeking to replace U.S. Rep. Benjamin Cardin in the 3rd Congressional District, ...
Published July 20, 2006 by Howard County Times in News
Owen Brown residents will get a chance to weigh in on what kind, if any, barrier should be installed around the playground at Lake Elkhorn where a boy drowned last year.
Village officials are scheduled to put seven different safety options on display ...
Published July 20, 2006 by Howard County Times in News
Faced with losing a major funding source at the end of the year, a nonprofit community counseling office in North Laurel is teaming with other agencies to expand services and attract more clients and donors.
Family and Children's Services opened its N...
Published July 20, 2006 by Howard County Times in News
The following is compiled from police reports. The Howard County Times includes descriptions of perpetrators only when the description makes identification possible.
Elkridge, Jessup
Troy Hill Drive, 7100 block, 4:47 p.m. July 16. Glass smashe...
Published July 20, 2006 by Howard County Times in News
Dr. Gary Applebaum wants to take the lessons he's learned from 20 years of practicing medicine to Washington.
The Owings Mills physician is running for the 3rd Congressional District seat being vacated by Rep. Ben Cardin.
An avid runner who sa...
Published July 20, 2006 by Howard County Times in News
The question of how to handle future traffic in downtown Columbia is becoming a central topic for candidates running for the District 4 County Council seat.
In the wake of a study that concluded that Town Center's roads can't accommodate the growth pr...
Published July 20, 2006 by Howard County Times in News
AT A GLANCE
The Howard County Board of Elections will fi le a response July 20 in the state's highest court to a citizen's group's attempt to put a complex zoning bill to referendum this November.
The Board of Elections will file a response to...
Published July 20, 2006 by Howard County Times in News
Following criticism from homeowners, County Council Democrats who last week proposed reforming county zoning said they will review and revise their four bills before any vote.
Meantime, Republican Chairman Chris Merdon suggested amendments to the bill...
Published July 20, 2006 by Howard County Times in News
The Howard County Board of Elections expects to hire a new attorney by July 27, the president of the board said this week.
The decision follows a dispute between board members over the hiring of an attorney to serve as the board's counsel.
Mik...
Published July 20, 2006 by Howard County Times in News
Five nonprofit groups are now offering their services out of a shared office in the Whiskey Bottom Shopping Center, 9105 All Saints Road, in North Laurel. They are:
Family and Children's Services: Offers counseling, employee assistance programs, in-ho...
Published July 20, 2006 by Howard County Times in News
Last April, Scott Smith wanted to understand the controversy over illegal immigrants and an unsecure U.S. border.
So he hopped on a plane headed for Arizona and spent a week patrolling the border with border patrol officers, drug officers, ranchers an...