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Brenda L. Kahn, a retired Baltimore Curriculum Project educator, died June 19 from lung cancer at Stella Maris hospice at the age of 49.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Jul 1, 2019

Kourtney Lammey, of Westminster; and Michaela Odian, of Taneytown, were named to the spring 2019 semester dean's list at Belmont University, Nashville,

The following local students received degrees from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, during the schools May 10-11 commencement ceremonies: Matthew

Van R. Reiner, a Bethlehem Steel Corp. executive who later became president and CEO of the Maryland Science Center, died Wednesday. He was 70.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Jun 13, 2019

Dulaney's Drew Dailey is 2019 Towson Times Male Athlete of the Year

By Craig Clary

Jun 11, 2019

Terry M. Spencer died of a massive heart attack Wednesday while driving home from the gym. He was 45.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Jun 2, 2019

From a three-sport athlete and salutatorian to first-generation college students, it’s clear this is a group of exceptional young individuals.

A Carroll County woman will be representing the U.S. in a worldwide competition in Russia with her talents in print media technology.

H. Branch Warfield, a retired social worker who was active in community theater, died Tuesday at the age of 94.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

May 16, 2019

Alexander Bement, who coached middle- and high-school students, was found dead May 4 at his girlfriend’s Washington apartment. He was 27.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

May 10, 2019

Nobody — really, nobody — is as grimly narcissistic and sadistic as Mr. Trump appears. There is decency and compassion inside all of us, even Donald Trump. He just acts like there isn’t.

Grace Fulton, of Finksburg, was named to the president's list for fall 2018 at the University of South Carolina, Aiken. To earn this distinction, Fulton had to

Grace Fulton, of Finksburg, was named to the president's list for fall 2018 at the University of South Carolina, Aiken. To earn this distinction, Fulton had to

Remember when Brady Anderson, Brooks Robinson and Howdy Myers were on the sports pages?

By Mike Klingaman

Apr 7, 2019

March is National Athletic Training Awareness Month and the Times followed Century athletic trainer Liz Koehling on the job on March 28, 2019.

Dr. Donald B. Lurie, a retired maxillofacial; surgeon who enjoyed Dixieland and ragtime music, died Sunday from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at Stella Maris Hospice. The Shrewsbury, Pa., resident was 85.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Mar 14, 2019

I’m sitting in the bar, enjoying a quiet pint of Smithwick’s, when this nimrod wearing a red Make America Grammatical Again cap comes through the door and sits

Dr. Barry S. Lever, a retired periodontist who was an advocate for the Exodus 1947, a Chesapeake Bay steamship that played a role in the founding of Israel, died of heart disease Sunday at Seasons Hospice. The Pikesville resident was 84.

By Jacques Kelly

Feb 26, 2019

The following local students were named to the dean's list for the fall 2018 semester at Bridgewater College, in Virginia: Kayla E. Boswell, a sophomore

Morgan Blanchette, of Westminster, has been named to the fall 2018 dean's list at Kutztown University, in Pennsylvania. To be eligible, an undergraduate

Theodore Bayless was a Johns Hopkins professor and physician whose research of lactose intolerance led to the innovations in the treatment of that disorder.

By Christina Tkacik

Feb 17, 2019

A few Baltimoreans will remember Ron Wilner’s voice. Those who don’t will still recognize his words.

By Christina Tkacik

Feb 10, 2019

Hrachik "Ricki" Bostwick, a businesswoman and former registered nurse, died Wednesday from complications of lung cancer at her Cockeysville home at the age of 87.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Feb 7, 2019

The Carroll County Hockey Club's Bears varsity team competes in the Monocacy Valley Hockey League.

Jim Margraff went on to rewrite the university’s record book as a four-year starting quarterback, and later embarked on a 29-year head coaching career that by 2014 made him the all-time winningest coach in both school and state history.

The 22-year-old forward scored his first NBA points on a three-pointer in his NBA debut for the Philadelphia 76ers in a thumping of the Washington Wizards on Jan. 8.

By Edward Lee

Jan 17, 2019

Greg Chimera was named Johns Hopkins interim football coach Wednesday, a week after the death of Jim Margraff, who led the Blue Jays for 29 seasons.

Students canvassed the East Baltimore public housing projects Saturday to spread information about smoking cessation and asthma programs available through the city and Johns Hopkins Hospital.

By Sarah Meehan

Dec 29, 2018

Gilbert Sandler, whose nostalgic stories of old Baltimore were told in The Sun and on WYPR-FM, died Wednesday afternoon of cancer at Roland Park Place. He was 95.

By Jacques Kelly

Dec 20, 2018

The following local students were honored for academic achievement by being named to the spring 2018 dean's list at Delaware Valley University, Doylestown,

Johns Hopkins officials recently announced plans to hold a series of community forums through the end of the year in an effort to renew plans to establish an independent police department to protect the university and medical campuses and surrounding areas of Baltimore. It's a great idea.

McDaniel College full-time facutly members Elyzabeth Engle, Stephanie Bettis Homan, Nicholas Kahn, Holly Martinson Matthew Mongiello

The hands-off approach raises questions about how much Johns Hopkins and other American businesses and nonprofits are obligated to speak out against less desirable and inhumane practices in the countries they choose to operate.

By Andrea K. McDaniels

Nov 5, 2018

Talia Smith, of Eldersburg, a member of the class of 2019 majoring in history, has been named to the dean's list for the spring 2018 semester at Drew

Edna M. Rosenberg, a centenarian and a former insurance company public relations director, died Oct. 24 in her sleep at her Pikesville home. She was 106.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Oct 29, 2018

The daily news can make many of us unhappy. Famine, wars, innocent children separated from their parents, the list goes on and on and on. Thus, it is no wonder that many of the most popular books today are on finding happiness. Yet for many, it remains elusive.

In light of the sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, we have heard a lot about the culture of an all-boys school, like Mr. Kavanaugh’s alma mater, Georgetown Prep. But what about the culture of an all-girls school? What can we learn from that?

Dr. Michels worked at Mercy Medical Center, St. Joseph Medical Center, and the Greater Baltimore Medical Center.

By Colin Campbell

Sep 23, 2018

Thane Fake, 46, of Westminster, died Sept. 13 after a long-fought battle with cancer. He was a graduate of Westminster High School and Penn State University and worked for nearly two decades for the Department of Justice.

One tool to reduce violent crime in Baltimore continues to be underused by City Hall and the state: greening vacant lots through the planting of grass, trees and other plants and then maintaining them.

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania named the following local students named to the dean's list for the spring semester of the 2017-18 academic year: Ethan

Dr. Sydney Cousin, who served 25 years with Howard County public schools, including a stint as superintendent, dies.

By Jess Nocera

Aug 17, 2018

A total of $59,000 in funding for faculty-student summer research projects has been awarded to 17 Bridgewater College students who will live and work at the

Rev. Francis Schemel, a Jesuit priest who taught at Loyola High School at Blakefield, died Aug. 4 at his order’s community house at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. He was 93.

By Jacques Kelly

Aug 10, 2018

My white ancestors are easily traced in an unbroken family line. Conversely, it was decades before I unearthed my slave history through North Carolina’s Cohabitation Records.

Rebecca Margaret Levenstein, of Woodbine, graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the nursing program at Jefferson College of Health Sciences, Roanoke,

Carolyn Parsons Fraser, an Eastern Shore native who last year was named “Towson’s favorite mom,” died July 1 of renal failure. She was 88.

By Christina Tkacik

Jul 8, 2018

Henry P. Hopkins Jr., a noted Baltimore silversmith who fashioned maces, presidential insigna, chalices, crosses and hand-crafted jewelry in his Lovegrove Alley studio for decades, died in his slep at his home June 17. He was 100.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Jun 25, 2018

Kathryn Lienhard, a marine science major from Westminster, is secretary of The Rotaract Club at Coastal Carolina University, Conway, South Carolina. The club

Beyond the classroom, the relationship between rapper Diablo Flamez and professor Toby Gordon, who live in neighborhoods of Baltimore that seem worlds apart, has blossomed into a strong, albeit unorthodox, friendship.

By Andrea K. McDaniels

Jun 13, 2018