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Pages from the Past: Speed of fire department's new engine quickly wins admirers in Catonsville
An article in the March 16, 1912, edition of The Argus praised the power and speed of the fire department's new fire engine. Since the inauguration, several months ago, of automobile service in the Fire Department at Catonsville, the efficiency of the...Tags: Fires, Science, Colleges and Universities, High Schools, Car Engine Repair
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Best Week Ever: Baltimore events, music, movies and more
What's happening in town 12/12-12/18. You know, when you're not shopping.
MOVIES OPENING (Friday; subject to change)
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone
Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol
Shame
Sherlock...Tags: International Travel, Holidays, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Maryland Science Center, Phoenix Coyotes
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In a word: Yule
Each week The Sun's John McIntyre presents a moderately obscure but evocative word with which you may not be familiar — another brick to add to the wall of your working vocabulary. This week's word: YULE We are well into Yuletide now. But the... -
Harford's homeless remembered, honored at candlelight vigil
As they gathered to raise awareness about the homeless in Harford County, many people got a glimpse of what it meant to be without shelter Wednesday evening.
A light drizzle fell on the people gathered outside of Bel Air United Methodist Church to honor...Tags: Memorial Day, Family, Homelessness, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland)
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Russett's breakfast with Santa was a delight
Russett celebrated the holidays with its annual Breakfast with Santa Dec. 3 and 4. Sounds of the season were piped throughout the festively decorated community center and a giant tree decorated with care added to the ambience. Exuberant children and...Tags: Holidays, Snow Storms, French Toast
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West Friendship: Happy wishes for Carol and Don Miles on celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary
Golden wishes to Carol and Don Miles who celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in October 2011. The Miles were married in Baltimore in October of 1961. Last fall, the couple renewed their vows during a Mass at St. Michael's Catholic Church in...Tags: Fires, Firearms, Hunting, Weddings, Customs and Tradition
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Winter solstice arrived ... looking forward to spring
Maryland WeatherFrom The Sun's print editions:Baltimore Sun reporter Candus Thomson offers this guest post: "A day without sunshine is like, you know, night," Steve Martin once said.The winter solstice arrived in Baltimore at 12:30 a.m. At 9 hours, 24 minutes and......Tags: Steve Martin
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Finding a tree with four-season appeal
One of our specimen trees is nearly kaput, so I've been looking for a suitable replacement that I can transplant this spring in full sun and in soil that drains freely. Any new tree should also be short enough to fit into the designated space —no...Tags: Weddings, Weddings
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All Hallows' Eve meant the start of winter
Maryland WeatherFROM TODAY'S PRINT EDITIONS:It’s Hallowe’en, the eve of another “cross-quarter day” – halfway between the autumnal equinox and the winter solstice. For many of our ancestors, this evening marked the beginning of winter, the... -
November's here, winter looms
Maryland WeatherFROM TODAY'S PRINT EDITIONS:It’s always bittersweet to see November arrive. The last leaves drop this month, giving way to the bare branches that stand watch until March. Snow enters the subconscious as the average overnight lows drop to freezing... -
June rivals December as the busiest month of the year
June rivals December as a breathless month. In some ways it seems more intense. It's not just the "holidaze," with gift giving and parties around the religious celebrations of Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa or the winter solstice. June is full of major...Tags: Holidays, Marriage, Kwanzaa, Weddings, Colleges and Universities
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Solstice marks the start of winter south of equator
Maryland WeatherFROM TODAY'S PRINT EDITIONS:We often forget about our cousins in the southern hemisphere. There’s more ocean down there, after all, so less land and fewer people. And their seasons are, well, all wrong. For them, today marks the winter solstice,.......
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Dec 22, 2011
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Dec 22, 2011
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Oct 31, 2011
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Jun 14, 2011
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