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- Emily Weiss, of Manchester, was among the December 2018 graduates of Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, with a Master of Science in education,
- Anton "Tony" E. Wohlers has been named the dean of behavioral and social sciences at Harford Community College.
- Thomas O. "Tom" Meinhardt, former longtime Towson University coach, teacher and athletic director, has died at 84.
- Greater Laurel United Soccer Club has announced its Winter 2015 Indoor Training Classes for youth ages 8 to 14. Players will meet for six sessions beginning Feb. 9. and will learn foot skills, improve their technical game and have fun, all while getting exercise. In celebration of Black History Month, the Montpelier Arts Center is hosting a three-week series of talks on the life and works of author Alice Walker on Feb. 2, 9 and 16 at 7 p.m. The sessions will be led by Dr. Karen Arnold, former
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- A video of fight at a Columbia high school marked the third time a video of a violent crime in Baltimore that has gone viral on WorldStarHipHop.com in the past year. In each, the website was the first teller of the news. And judged by the web traffic, it is news for which there is a huge appetite.
- Two Towson-area residents will celebrate the Peace Corps 50th anniversary this month, and reflect on the choice they made decades ago to join the Peace Corps.