West Friendship Station 3 firefighters pull double-duty by dousing fire and delivering a baby Ewe

During a Mother's Daybrush fire on Pfefferkorn Road, members of Station 3 not only took charge and doused the flames, but...

4-H Livestock Club in their element at the annual Sheep and Wool Festival

West Friendship 4-H Livestock Club reporter Katie Coles met a lot of new sheep enthusiasts during the...

Elkridge: Murdock Madness benefit concert to aid teacher who sustained spinal cord injury

Last week, I gave an account of Tim Murdock, a beloved teacher at Elkridge Landing Middle School, who sustained a...

Ellicott City: Fourth annual Howard County Family Wellness Day is June 3 at Centennial Park

Don't miss the fourth annual Howard County Family Wellness Day (formerly Healthy Howard Day) Sunday, June 3, from 10 a.m....

Getting together in Howard County

These groups meet regularly.

At Temple Isaiah in Fulton, a rabbi's time comes to a close

Mark Panoff stood in a courtyard on a Saturday evening in May, surrounded by the people he had long helped lead and the walls of a...

All Together Now at Howard library branches

Central Library

Scrabble at the Bain Center

Activity Pals

Support groups in Howard County

These groups meet regularly.

Better or Worse: Through the spin cycle and wringer to get a new washing machine

"See that?" I asked, pointing at a TV ad for major appliances. "If we ever have to get a new washer and dryer, that's the color I want!"

Glen Mar Golf Classic raises $16,000 for Grassroots

The inaugural Glen Mar Golf Classic benefit for Grassroots attracted a full field at Timbers at Troy Golf Course, in Elkridge, and raised...

Laurel Board of Trade administrator Gail Reinhardt loses battle with cancer

In the short time Laurel Board of Trade administrator Gail Reinhardt was in the hospital battling cancer this month, some of her closest...

Howard County Commission on Aging hands out annual awards

Howard County's Commission on Aging held its annual awards ceremony last week, honoring two people and two organizations for outstanding...

St. Nicholas Church in Laurel changes weekend Mass schedule

In response to a recent parishioner survey taken by the Rev. John Kennealy, pastor or St. Nicholas Catholic Church, 8603 Contee Road, the...

Glenelg High band wows crowd at 'Jazz Under the Stars' show

The best jazz in Howard County over the weekend was not found at Merriweather Post Pavilion or any other regular concert venue, and it wasn'...