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Karen P. Vojtko, who had been the nurse manager of the cardiac care and progressive care units at the University of Maryland Medical Center where her career spanned more than three decades, died Wednesday of cancer at her Abingdon home. She was 56.

The Catonsville campus of CCBC hosted a Veteran's Day ceremony Monday

If there is one thing you can lay money on after Tuesday night, it's that the 2013 MPSSAA Boys Soccer State Semifinals will not lack for representation by Harford County teams.

Thomas M. Bailey Sr., a retired Baltimore City Fire Department captain and fire academy instructor who was a decorated World War II veteran, died of cancer Saturday at Brightview Avondell independent living in Bel Air. The former Cedarcroft resident was 96.

Baltimore County Police said a female college student awoke early Sunday morning to find an unknown man in her bedroom touching her leg.

Catonsville Children's Theatre founder Nick Gough says he takes a less-scripted, more partnership-type approach with young actors as they have since they started in 2002 so the children take greater ownership in productions, including its upcoming show, "Grease is the Word," on Nov. 9.

Maryland community colleges are limiting hours for part-time faculty, who make up the bulk of their teaching force, to avoid having to pay health benefits under the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare

Kenneth G. Yeager, a retired Catonsville educator and counselor who had been principal of the Catonsville Evening High School and Catonsville Adult Center, died Sunday of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Columbia. He was 78.

Ellicott City briefs

Joel R. Bailey, a longtime Baltimore County public school educator who also coached basketball, died Friday from complications of a stroke at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. He was 77.

Young people, known as the invincible generation, are often criticized as whiny, entitled and irresponsible. But they may now have the most clout in one of the biggest overhauls of the country's health system ever.

Mrs. Zairi's thank you letter

Dean R. Wagner, a retired mathematics teacher who spent his retirement researching the building of Baltimore residential communities, died of cancer Sept. 11 at his Original Northwood home. He was 77.

Men at the Westside Men's Emergency Shelter created a painting to raise awareness about homelessness in Baltimore County

Petro Kosmides, a retired quality control engineer who also taught at the Community College of Baltimore County, died of brain tumor complications Sept. 20 at his home in the Chapelgate section of Timonium. He was 83.

The Cross Country Garden Club invites prospective members to a harvest luncheon at the Historic Waverly Mansion on Thursday, Sept. 12.

The Arbutus Business and Professional Association had a table at Retriever Fest Saturday in an attempt to reach out to incoming college students

The growth spurt in enrollment that state community colleges enjoyed during the Great Recession has all but ended.

Stephanie and Dominick Greco will open the Get Food Go food truck at the Halethorpe MARC train station August 21

Inside the world of 'pet psychics'

Baltimore County police charged the husband of a Parkville woman killed Tuesday with first degree murder Wednesday. Officers tracked Cory Shirell Bowman to a Baltimore home late Wednesday and found a man inside who apparently committed suicide.

Shirley D. Patterson, a retired chemist who earlier had taught at what is now the Community College of Baltimore County at Essex, died July 15 from a heart attack at her Chattanooga, Tenn., home. She was 68.

Derek Howell, chairman of the Harford County Republican Central Committee, filed on Tuesday to run for the Maryland State Senate in District 34, which covers southern and central Harford County.

Cylburn wedding was inspired by sunflowers and summertime

A Baltimore County jury on Thursday found a city man guilty in the rape and kidnapping of 17-year-old community college student last October.

For players from the Putty Hill Panthers 22-and-under team who have to work this summer, the Maryland Collegiate Baseball League is the perfect fit.

During the last Anne Arundel County school board meeting, members bemoaned losing one of the district's most prominent and influential leaders to a neighboring county.

The Maryland Humanities Council will host their 19th annual Chautauqua tour beginning at CCBC July 5