memorial day
- Charles Osborne Fisher Sr., 95, a long standing Westminster attorney, bank director, past chair of the Health Services Cost Review Commission and last surviving co-founder of Carroll Hospital Center, died June 22 at his home after a brief illness.
- A Bel Air elementary school student from Hickory, John Michael Kirk, 12, won the first ever Soap Box Derby held in Bel Air
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- Residents and visitors of the popular Dewey Beach resort north of Ocean City in Delaware were shocked this week when police announced they were investigating the first murder in the town since it was incorporated in 1981.
- A nautical-inspired wedding on the Eastern Shore is just the ticket for Christian Johansson and Lacey Morley.
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- National champion Greyhounds figure to have large target on their backs next spring
- Terps coach has been busy with exit interviews, administrative work and recruiting, but he knows what awaits him
- All things considered -- the ratings in May this year and in the past, historical trends, the return of Vince McMahon on a three-hour Raw, it being the month of June and his involvement in big storylines this month -- we could see a major storyline launch on Raw tonight.
- When it comes to crime in Ocean City, police statistics show the same three-month spike year after year: in the summer, when Ocean City goes from a sleepy town of about 7,400 year-round residents to a town the size of Pittsburgh, with about 350,000 revelers on a given weekend.
- Sharon Rydell writes of local happenings in Reisterstown
- Fish kills and foul odors in Baltimore's Inner Harbor not the norm
- Fundraising effort in final month
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- Maryland State Police troopers were busy over the holiday weekend, working to improve traffic safety in Harford County
- Barack Obama shamefully politicized nation's Memorial Day observances
- Summer is the most dangerous time of year for teen drivers — so it's the best time to better prepare them for the road
- McKala Krauss, Miss Poppy 2012 of the American Legion Carroll Post 31, marked Memorial Day by attended the luncheon at the American Legion and formally presenting a poppy to Arnold "Skip" Amass, coordinator of the four-day program of events for the 145th Westminster observance of Memorial Day.
- Stars and stripes were everywhere on May 28 as residents came out early in force to Westminster for the expanded 145th Memorial Day parade.
- Memorial Day honors those who sacrificed their lives for their country
- Baltimore Sun reporters Jeff Barker and Don Markus and intern Connor Letourneau (The Diamondback's co-sports editor and men's lacrosse beat writer) weigh in on the three biggest topics of the past week in Maryland sports.
- Shooting of 10-year-old draws nary a word from mayor and governor
- Attendance for three-day event at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., lowest since championship weekend moved to professional stadiums in 2003
- The Department of Housing and Community Development is asking for a court order against Milan that could bring its operations to a halt.
- Laurel Elementary School hosted its first annual "International Day" May 25 with music, singing, dancing, video and recitation. The students explored over 20 countries with fervor and style.
- Catonsville chiropractor Doug Miller was diagnosed with an advanced stage of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in 2008. After a year of chemotherapy and steps to live a healthier lifestyle, he is now in remission. For the next few weeks, Miller will wrap up a 10-week campaign to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and become its Man of the Year in Maryland.
- Memorial Day services were conducted by the VFW Post 8185 at two locations Sunday, May 27
- Editorial Page tribute listing names of U.S. fallen a reminder that 'freedom is never free'
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- Rec sports for Howard County
- Towson resident Larry Hilte, a gunner in World War II, relives past with visit to B-24 plane
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- The Sun's editorial page tribute to the fallen left out body count
- The body of an Edgewood man who jumped off a boat Sunday in the Chesapeake Bay was found Monday, according to Maryland Natural Resources Police.
- Memorial Day weekend is considered the traditional start of summer, but for more than 2,500 Harford County students, summer won't begin until high school is officially over - forever. And after weeks of studying and exams, that time has come. Graduation Week 2012 is upon us.
- The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has activated its State Heat Emergency web site http://dhmh.maryland.gov/extremeheat to coincide with Memorial Day Weekend, traditionally the start of the summer outdoors season.
- The Howard County Police Department launches a volunteer mounted patrol, of 12 riders and horses, for Memorial Day weekend.
- I think most of you will agree, it was quite a nice Memorial Day weekend, yet very busy and a bit warm for me and my wife. Lots of yard oriented issues to be dealt with, but we are pleased to say we took care of most and got a few other things taken care of as well.
- Baltimore breaking news includes the body of a drowned swimmer being recovered, stabbings in Anne Arundel County and a Forest Hill house fire.
- The hot and humid weather that dominated Memorial Day weekend is lingering over Maryland one more day, but it should move out by Wednesday morning.
- A recap of episode 3 on "The Bachelorette."
- At lest four people were shot, including a 10-year-old boy, in east Baltimore Monday night, according to a police spokesman.
- Monday night's Raw was Big Show's stage to showcase and establish his new persona, and in many ways, it worked.
