Howard County Recreation and Parks announced Tuesday morning that work will begin Monday to clear trees that created hazardous conditions on the Patuxent Branch Trail. The trail has been closed since June 4 from Savage Park to Lake Elkhorn because of the overhead tree danger. At that time, the...
Target is expanding its drive-up service to nearly 20 stores in Maryland, including Baltimore’s Canton and other locations throughout the Baltimore region. Stores are getting the service in Timonium, Cockeysville, Columbia, Middle River, White Marsh, Owings Mills, Pikesville, Bel Air, Abingdon,...
During the months leading up to her freshman year of high school, Taylor Liguori sat down with her dad and set out a road map for what she hoped to get out of her four years at Hammond High. It was a lengthy list — filled with a wide array of goals — but for Liguori it was a constant reminder of...
The opening week of the 2019 Columbia Neighborhood Swim League season was held on Saturday, June 15 at pools around the county. Here are the top finishers from the respective meets: Long Reach, 368; Owen Brown, 211 Medley Relay 15-18M: 1. OB (Looper, May, Ribiero, Claxton), 2:13:14. 9-10M: 1. OB...
Magnus Dunn was too scared to walk onto the baseball field when he was 5 years old. He was shy and didn’t like talking to strangers, and only after some encouragement from his mom and her help running the bases did he play in his first game. “I didn’t want to get out there but she really pushed...
A day before he was to make his official visit to Maryland, River Hill safety Beau Brade announced Thursday on Twitter that he is “100% committed” to the Terps. Brade, a three-year starter who also played on offense and is a two-time All-Metro selection, becomes the ninth player to commit to Maryland’s...
Howard schools Superintendent Michael Martirano has announced 60 employee transfers and promotions for the 2019-20 academic year. The county Board of Education approved all transfers and promotions at their general meeting Thursday. The school system also released a feasibility study projecting...
Howard County schools expect a 1.4% increase in enrollment for the 2019-20 academic year, according to the school system’s feasibility study. The projection was announced as the system started the process of redistricting. Adding an estimated 776 students would put Howard County schools’ enrollment...
In the fourth grade, Saketh Sundar didn’t know what a spelling bee was. Now, he’s no longer a stranger to the competition. Last month, Saketh, 13, was named one of the eight co-champions at the 92nd annual Scripps National Spelling Bee. He made history, not only because he was among the unprecedented...
The crime rate in Ellicott City will soar throughout the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company’s outdoor production of “Macbeth.” This “movable” staging at the Patapsco Female Institute Historic Park is bristling with murders and just plain nasty behavior. Gun control advocates might feel the need to...
The Columbia Festival of the Arts opens June 14 with the free, three-day Lakefest 2019 followed by a variety of ticketed events from stoop storytelling to high-wire stunts, a comedy show and a film festival through the end of June. “This is our 32nd year and the 16-day festival has something going...
An exciting journey awaits children from the age of 8 to 80+ at the Studio Theatre in the Horowitz Performing Arts Center at HCC, where the Arts Collective is putting its 24th season to bed with a tale designed to fire the imagination of anyone who shares the ride. “Pip-Pip The Dragon: A Story...
Howard County students enrolled in the free and reduced-price meals program known as FARMs and those who receive special education services were suspended at a higher rate than their peers last year, according to the school system’s discipline data. Black students and Hispanic students also were...
Bryant Woods Montessori Children’s House in Columbia first opened in 1969. For the past 50 years, hundreds of children have gone through those doors, representing a variety of cultures and ethnic backgrounds. Mercy Luguterah, the school’s executive director, said it’s “always a delight” to have...
Two longtime Howard County assistant chiefs have been appointed as deputy chiefs, the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services announced Monday. Chief Louis Winston, a 29-year veteran of the department, and Chief Gordon Wallace, who has served for 23 years in Howard County, were appointed...
During the Civil War, Union soldiers were camped at the end of Laurel’s Main Street on either side of the railroad tracks to protect the only railroad route between Baltimore and Washington. Even though there were no battles fought here, the presence of the Union Army affected local skirmishing....
Two burglaries that took place at guns shops this week — one in Howard County and one in Montgomery County — are being investigated for a possible connection, police said. Montgomery police cannot confirm at this time whether the two incidents are connected, but they are both being looked into,...
For 36 years, Charlie Bernhardt has been the cantor at Oseh Shalom Synagogue on Olive Branch Way. The number is significant in the Jewish faith as the two Hebrew letters that spell the word “chai” – meaning life – have numerical equivalents that add up to 18. Bernhardt’s double chai (pronounced...
As summer begins and people spill into city parks and pools, they’ll notice some new features: two original pieces of public art created by and for Laurel residents. The two projects — a tiled bench at McCullough Field and a glass mosaic at the Municipal Pool – are the first works commissioned...