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Recent fire illustrates need to be careful when working on old houses [Hudson's Corner]
With temperatures soaring from the 30s to the 90s in one week, homeowners are grinding into gear on renovation and repair projects. A smoky fire on Wyndhurst Avenue recently reminded me that caution and adherence to the law, by workers and owners, must be...
Tags: Painting, Roland Park, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Arts, Employees
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Charles H. Latrobe III, highly decorated Navy fighter pilot
Charles H. Latrobe III, a retired Koppers Co. executive who was a highly decorated World War II Navy night fighter pilot, died Feb. 16 of complications from pneumonia at Roland Park Place. He was 90.
"He was a very private person who had the highest...Tags: Roland Park, World War II (1939-1945), Technology, Basilica of the Assumption, U.S. Army
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BGE to spend at least $1 million fixing power outage problems in Roland Park
On a night when Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. warned of possible power outages from a brewing nor'easter, BGE officials were in Roland Park, presenting plans to fix frequent outages on many of the community's streets. Roland Park residents have...
Tags: Roland Park, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Wildlife, Transportation, Road Transportation
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Police blotter
The Harford County Sheriff's Office and Maryland State Police report: Aberdeen Malique D. Bolling, 18, of the first block of Swan Street, was charged Thursday with concealing a deadly weapon and attempted fourth-degree burglary. Dylan Jeffrey Tripp,...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Prosecution, Prisons, Car Tires, Maryland State Police
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Bel Air approves new flood plan, parking limit changes
The Bel Air Board of Town Commissioners approved a new Flood Mitigation Plan Tuesday that town officials say should save some property owners money on their insurance in the future. At their 40-minute town meeting, the commissioners also approved a...Tags: Elections, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), 2012 Democratic National Convention, Floods
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Part of Moores Mill Road to be widened next summer
Moores Mill Road from Conowingo Road to Southampton Road at the roundabout, just outside Bel Air town limits, will be widened next summer. Carlos Smith, of the Harford County Department of Public Works, told Bel Air town commissioners at their work...Tags: Harford County, Verizon Communications, Labor Day, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Transportation
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City Hall considers selling 15 historic landmarks
City Hall is considering selling or leasing 15 historic Baltimore landmarks, including the iconic Shot Tower and stately War Memorial building, which officials believe are underused and could bring the city sorely needed cash.
The idea has excited...Tags: Roland Park, Wars and Interventions, Old Town (Staten Island, New York), Public Officials, Marketing
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Impromptu tour of Olmsted-influenced Roland Park gives new appreciation for master plan
When opportunity knocks, I try to grasp it. On a recent Tuesday afternoon, my friend, a landscape architect and Olmsted devotee, and I planned to work on a program. We are giving a talk and walking tour in April. Our subject is the Olmsted influence in...Tags: Roland Park, Biography (genre), Enoch Pratt Free Library, Frederick Law Olmsted
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Carolyn Holly Howard, alternative medical practitioner
Carolyn Holly Howard, a practitioner of alternative medical techniques, died Tuesday at her Baltimore home after an eight-year battle with ovarian cancer.
The resident of the Woodlands at Coldspring Newtown was 61.
Ms. Howard was born in Dallas, Texas,...Tags: Chemotherapy, Ovarian Cancer, Yosemite National Park, Cancer, Allentown
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STEM Days engage West Friendship Elementary students in math, science
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math — the STEM fields are considered essential to maintaining U.S. competitiveness worldwide and Howard County does a great job of encouraging student interest in these areas. Locally, West Friendship Elementary...Tags: Television, Technology, Holidays, Family, NASA
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News from West Friendship
Santa Claus is coming to town. St. Nick, atop a shiny red fire engine, is coming to your neighborhood. The jolly elves of West Friendship Volunteer Fire Department will continue their good will North Pole trek for the next few evenings. Kids, and all...Tags: LEGO Group, Religious Festivals, Santa Claus (fictional character), Television, Christmas
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Remembering Irene
We’re remembering Irene on Monday, as we resume life after she passed our way. She did not pack the wallop we’d feared, and for that we’re grateful. It was good that we had practice in preparing for such a potentially devastating...Tags: Roland Park
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