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Annapolis' Borland, Williams lead classes at NOOD Regatta
Two Annapolis sailors, Jeff Borland and Tim Williams, took advantage of favorable winds on their home Chesapeake Bay waters to take the lead in their classes Saturday at the Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Regatta. Borland leads the nine-boat Etchells class...Tags: Suffolk (Suffolk, Virginia), Laurel, Evanston, Ellicott City, Bayport
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Aberdeen: It all depends upon the weather
It all depends upon the weather. How often do we say that? Especially this winter. Our holiday celebrations were altered this year. Dinners were held later or earlier because of bad weather predicted. Meetings were canceled. Schools delayed or canceled....Tags: Long Island, Cape Canaveral, George Washington, Air Transportation Industry, Woodrow Wilson
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Another Tilghman involved in a historic moment
Several readers wrote me about last week's column that told the story of federal Judge Sarah Tilghman Hughes, a Baltimorean who swore in Lyndon B. Johnson as president aboard Air Force One after the assassination of John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963.
They...Tags: Kent County, Chestertown, Justice System, Annapolis, Judges
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Recalling the 1967 re-enactment of Tilghman's historic dash from Yorktown to Philadelphia
In a recent column, I wrote about Gen. George Washington's aide-de-camp, Tench Tilghman, Maryland's version of Paul Revere, whose historic ride in October 1781 from Virginia to Philadelphia brought news to the Continental Congress of the British surrender...Tags: Horse (animal), Chestertown, Kent County, Insurance, Annapolis
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Men's lacrosse Player of the Week: John Ranagan, Johns Hopkins
John Ranagan, Johns Hopkins Junior, Yorktown, N.Y., midfielder Ranagan's only goal of the day proved to be the most pivotal, lifting the Blue Jays to an 11-10 overtime win at reigning national champion Virginia on Saturday. The 6-foot-3, 210-pound...
Tags: Virginia Cavaliers, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia)
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From coast to coast, local bike riders raise awareness for eating disorders
With an impending graduation and no job lined up, John Windsor sat in his apartment at St. Mary's College and listened to his old high school friend pitch him an idea of traveling across the country on a bike.'
Hours later that January night, Windsor and...Tags: Tire Change, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Social Media, Facebook, Trips and Vacations
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Catonsville family traces roots to Virginia settlers in 1600s
A century ago, the Page family settled in Catonsville, founded a church and operated the neighborhood grocery out of the front rooms of a home on Winters Lane.
Still, the family's 99-year-old matriarch, Eva Page Brooks — whose living room was...Tags: Slavery, Thomas Jefferson, Research, Colleges and Universities, DNA
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York man charged with felony assault
YORK — A 20-year-old York man is facing a felony assault charge after an incident earlier this month left another man with a serious injury. Brandon R. Bartlett, of Yorktown, has been charged with aggravated malicious wounding in connection with...Tags: Trials, Prosecution
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Some Hampton Roads customers' power to be restored, sunny days ahead
More than 12,000 Hampton Roads residents were without power about a day after a line of strong thunderstorms passed through the area, and some may not have it restored until Sunday. However, while workers are still cleaning up from Thursday's storm,...
Tags: Wakefield (Sussex, Virginia), Lightfoot (York, Virginia), National Weather Service, York (York, Pennsylvania), Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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Wild onions: Eliminate these pests so they don't compete with your good plants
QUESTION: I have these onion-looking plants growing. They don't smell like onions and they aren't bulbs I planted. What can they be and what should I do about them? Peggy in Falls Church, Va. ANSWER: They could be a leek, but probably an onion. In any...
Tags: Falls Church (Falls Church, Virginia), Onions
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Wine at Mariners', art in Virginia Beach, hip-hop in Portsmouth: Fun Things to Do
Here are some of your best entertainment options for the weekend of June 14. Find all the details at www.hrticket.com. DRINKIN' WINE. Great grapes will be the attraction at the Bronze Door Wine Classic on Saturday at the Mariners' Museum in Newport...
Tags: Wines, Mariners' Museum, Portsmouth (Portsmouth, Virginia), Hampton Roads
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York River Academy graduation postponed
YORK — The graduation ceremony for York River Academy scheduled for Thursday night has been postponed due to the threat of severe weather. Katherine Goff, coordinator of community and public relations for the York County School Division, sent out a...Tags: York (York, Pennsylvania), Charter Schools
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