Published October 2, 2008 by Howard County Times in Obituaries
Janet L. Drew
Janet Lee Drew, of Ellicott City, died on Sept. 19, 2008, at Ellicott City Health and Rehab Center. She was 76.
She was born in Washington D.C. on Jan. 2, 1932, to the late Louise Delmar (Knott).
She was a homemaker a...
Published October 2, 2008 by Howard County Times in Obituaries
Paul Lopata
Paul Lopata, of Ellicott City, died Sept. 25, 2008, at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore. He was 85.
Mr. Lopata was born in Nesquehoning, Pa., on Nov. 22, 1922, to the late Nicholas Lopata and Mary (Skerchock) Lopata.
He atte...
Published October 2, 2008 by The Columbia Flier in Obituaries
Donald J. Carroll
Donald J. Carroll, a resident of Columbia for more than 40 years,
died Sept. 14, 2008, of cancer, at University of Maryland Hospital in
Baltimore. He was 70.
Mr. Carroll was born in New Jersey in 1938 to Margaret O'Neal and
Ch...
Published October 2, 2008 by The Columbia Flier in Obituaries
Gladys Franco de Ordonez
Gladys Franco de Ordonez, of Columbia, died Sept. 5, 2008, at Howard County General Hospital. She was 71.
She was born in Columbia on Feb. 16, 1937, to the late Nereo Franco and the late Demetria (Vasquez) Franco....
Published October 2, 2008 by Howard County Times in Crime, 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...
Published October 2, 2008 by The Columbia Flier, Howard County Times in News
One in five Howard County residents speaks a language other than
English at home, more than half have a bachelor's degree and residents
spend longer commuting than the average American, according to new data
released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
The new ...
Published October 2, 2008 by Howard County Times in News
A year after signing a letter of intent to buy the historic Ellicott
City post office building, the county has formally sealed the deal,
according to a county news release.
The county bought the property, at 8267 Main St., for $640,000. It
is listed on...
Published October 2, 2008 by The Columbia Flier, Howard County Times in News, Crime
A 22-year-old Columbia man pleaded guilty in Howard County Circuit
Court Sept. 30 to first-degree assault for stabbing his father in his
Columbia home in April.
Timothy Forrest Cavender, of 12290 Green Meadow Drive, pleaded
guilty before Judge Richard ...
Published October 2, 2008 by Howard County Times, The Columbia Flier in News
Howard County residents had the highest median property taxes on homes in Maryland and the 69th highest in the country last year, according to data analysis recently released by the Tax Foundation.
But county officials say the numbers can ...
Published October 2, 2008 by The Columbia Flier in Crime, News
The following is compiled from police reports. The Columbia Flier includes descriptions of perpetrators only when the description makes identification possible.
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Published October 2, 2008 by Howard County Times, The Columbia Flier in Crime, News
Trae Allen, 19, of Atlanta said he would not kill someone just because Charles David Richardson said to do it. So Richardson, according to testimony at his murder trial this week, killed Allen.
Allen had recently moved from Columbia to Atlanta, ...
Published October 2, 2008 by The Columbia Flier, Howard County Times in Sports
Atholton’s Morgan Hill bounced back from a bogey on his opening hole to shoot a round of 1-over-par (53 points) today, helping him to the individual title and leading his teammates to the team trophy in the fourth annual county tournament at the Timbers...
Published October 2, 2008 by The Columbia Flier, Howard County Times in Community, Births
Angel Moody and Sherman Greene, of Columbia, announce the birth of
their daughter, Makiyah Greene, on Sept. 24 at 11:27 a.m. She weighed 7
pounds, 8 ounces. Her grandparents are Angel Moody, of Columbia, and
Vanessa and Sherman Greene Sr., also of Columbi...
Published October 2, 2008 by The Columbia Flier, Howard County Times in Community, Births
Kristi and Craig Taylor, of Columbia, announce the birth of their son,
Dylan Taylor, on Aug. 26 at 2:14 p.m. He weighed 8 pounds, 9 ounces.
His grandparents are Linda and Edward Alford, of Laurel, and Robyn and
Nelson Taylor, of Glen Allen, Va....
Published October 2, 2008 by The Columbia Flier, Howard County Times in Community, Births
Madeline and Matthew Rosewag, of Columbia, announce the birth of their
daughter, Kathryn Grace Rosewag, on Sept. 18 at 11:42 a.m. She weighed
6 pounds, 10 ounces. Her sisters are Brooke and Madeline. Her
grandparents are Madeline and John Grimberg, of Roc...
Published October 2, 2008 by The Columbia Flier, Howard County Times in Community, Engagements, Weddings
Rachel Breslow and Michael Gelinas
Roberta and Stuart Breslow, of Columbia, announce the engagement of
their daughter, Rachel Breslow, to Michael Gelinas, son of Mary and
Donald Gelinas, also of Columbia.
The bride-to-be received a bachelor's d...
Published October 2, 2008 by The Columbia Flier, Howard County Times in Community, Engagements, Weddings
Sara Tuman and Aric Shafran
Joy and Robert Tuman, of Andover, Mass., announce the marriage of
their daughter, Sara Tuman, to Aric Shafran, son of Sandra and Isaac
Shafran, of Columbia, on June 29, 2009. Rabbi Norman Mendel officiated.
Th...
Published October 2, 2008 by The Columbia Flier, Howard County Times in News, Crime
Howard County police, worried about a spike in thefts from vehicles, are urging residents not to keep valuables in their cars.
So far this year, Howard County police have received 2,519 reports
of thefts from vehicles, up from 1,800 reports during the...
Published October 2, 2008 by The Columbia Flier, Howard County Times in News
I want to commend the Department of Recreation and Parks for the
annual managed deer hunts that will take place over the next five
months.
I wish there were more practical and non-lethal ways to control our
herds, but there aren't, and the herds have i...
Published October 2, 2008 by The Columbia Flier, Howard County Times in Education, News
A Wilde Lake High School English teacher who twice sued the Howard County school system has been placed on paid administrative leave, the teacher said.In an interview with the Howard County Times, Miche...
Published October 2, 2008 by The Columbia Flier, Howard County Times in News
I walked every step of the way with Doug Miller as I read his
description of living in Partridge Courts and walking to the Wilde Lake
Village Center.
I bought his and Katie's townhouse in Partridge Courts in 1998.
Doug's call for bold changes d...
Published October 2, 2008 by The Columbia Flier, Howard County Times in News
Uninsured Howard County residents began signing up this week for health
coverage under a pilot program believed to be the first of its kind in
the nation.
Starting Oct. 1, residents could enroll electronically in the
Healthy Howard Access Plan and begi...
Published October 2, 2008 by The Columbia Flier, Howard County Times in Community
In your recent edition Regina Holt writes a very impassioned letter
in defense of Sen. Obama's vote against the partial-birth abortion bill
(Letters, Sept. 25). She attacks the "right-wing, anti-choice
activists" for this bill. Medical author...
Published October 2, 2008 by The Columbia Flier, Howard County Times in News
While the evolution of Columbia's downtown regularly steals the
headlines, there's an assault on Columbia's village-center concept
taking place that few residents seem to know about.
The latest attack on our village centers is Zoning Regulat...