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- For St. Patrick's Day, usually the Phoenix Emporium and the Judge's Bench vie for having the best party, but if you want to sample a few bars and hear some great stories at the same time, sign up for the Spirits of Ellicott City Ghost Tour, on March 17.
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Whether you¿re looking to contribute to a worthy cause or need services yourself, Howard County offers many resources to help. The following list is a broad sample of the nonprofit organizations actively making the county a better place to live. - Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue swimmers rescued two children from the Patapsco River Sunday evening after they fell in the water while fishing near Daniels Dam in Ellicott City.
- Howard County residents and officials are preparing for the worst as a potentially historic blizzard barrels its way across the East Coast, possibly leaving much of the region buried in as much as two feet of snow over the weekend.
- Stanley Kaufman, a retired engineer who during his career did groundbreaking work in aerospace and fiber optic communications while working for the old Glenn L. Martin Co. and later Bell Laboratories, died Saturday of heart failure at Howard County General Hospital. He was 91.
- A Maryland State Police trooper and a Silver Spring man were injured Thursday when the man lost control along Interstate 95 in Elkridge and struck the trooper who was assisting a disabled motorist.
- Four people were hospitalized after a tanker carrying 6,000 gallons of milk overturned on Interstate 95 North in Howard County, closing all lanes of the expressway for hours Wednesday, police and fire officials said.
- A man was taken to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center with serious injuries following a single-vehicle collision in Sykesville
- Babies aren¿t typically welcome in an exercise environment, particularly during the workouts themselves. But in Jasmin Reif¿s KangaTraining class, they¿re encouraged ¿ in fact, the routines are designed for mothers with children under 2.
- Bernard T. Levin, co-owner of the old Burn Brae Dinner Theatre in Burtonsville for 18 years, died Nov. 23 of pulmonary fibrosis at Howard County General Hospital. He was 87.
- Heather Thamer, a yoga instructor in Howard County, has collected over 300 handmade scarves for Operation Gratitude, an organization that sends care packages to American soldiers.
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- A two-vehicle collision on Woodbine Road between Frederick Road and I-70 in Lisbon has left two men injured, according to the Howard County police.
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- A little holiday cheer will be missing this year as the Howard Hospital Foundation announced last week that the annual Symphony of Lights in Columbia will be taking a season off to make way for ongoing construction at Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods.
- Three people were injured Saturday evening in a crash that closed a stretch of Route 32 in Clarksville for three hours.
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- The 22nd Annual Symphony of Lights holiday displays will be postponed until Fall 2016, county officials announced Tuesday, following the redevelopment of Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods in Columbia.
- Brian and Katie Evans welcomed a new baby girl, Audrey Elaine Evans, at 11:23 a.m. last Tuesday. Just a few hours later, Brian's sister Cara Pugh and her husband Adam Pugh, of Laurel, had a daughter of their own. Taylor Catherine Pugh was born at 3:19 p.m.
- The accolades for former police chief, county executive and state senator James N. Robey played out like the popular 1950s TV show called "This is Your Life" as he was honored by Howard Community College last week with its version of a lifetime achievement award.
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- Eileen Josenhans knows what it¿s like to be bald. The Howard County General Hospital volunteer, who for 10 years has helped women choose wigs at the Claudia Mayer/Tina Broccolino Cancer Resource Center, lost her hair in 2011 after she began treatment for breast cancer.
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- The Oakland Mills Village Board co-chairs are urging residents to attend the village board meeting at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Other Barn in Oakland Mills, where county Housing Commission Director Tom Carbo will discuss the proposal for the 325-unit former Tor apartments complex and the redevelopment of Grand Pointe.
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- In a letter to the editor of the Laurel Leader, Laurel Volunteer Rescue Squad Fire/EMS Chief Michael J. Haggerty writes "the transition of Laurel Regional Hospital to an Ambulatory Care Center will greatly affect emergency medical services provided to the citizens of the greater Laurel area."
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- Residential, commercial and street burglaries this week in Columbia
- Bonnie Heneson Communications received gold and bronze Aster Awards and a Superior Award.
- Columbia master developer Howard Hughes can start building a mixed-use development across the street from the Mall in Columbia before the city's pathway system for pedestrians and bicyclists is finished, Planning Board members decided Thursday night.
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- Two construction workers were killed Saturday when they were thrown from a lift machine that tipped over at a site in Ellicott City, authorities said.
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- Johns Hopkins University researchers have taken to their computers to tackle one of the top killers in the nation's hospitals, a consequence of infection called sepsis.
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- They leap tall barriers in a single bound, tower above their surroundings, moving swiftly over rough terrain while their partners search for signs of trouble, and even use a powerful sense of smell to detect tiny drops of gasoline submerged under water. And these superheroes do it all without a cape.
- A car accident along southbound Route 29 at Route 40 left one woman injured in Ellicott City Tuesday evening after her vehicle rolled over, according to the Howard County Department of Fire & Rescue Services.
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- William M. Smith, a retired steamship company executive and inveterate sports fan, died Saturday of multiple organ failure at Howard County General Hospital. He was 88.
- Emma K. Steinwedel, a retired sales associate who was known for her impeccable style of dress, died Monday of complications from an infection at Howard County General Hospital. She was 91.
- A Maryland state trooper was involved in a crash on Interstate 95 southbound in Howard County late afternoon Wednesday and was transported to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center, according to Maryland State Police.
- Howard County police are investigating a head-on collision that put four people in the hospital Wednesday afternoon.
