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  • Police Blotter

    Baltimore Sun – 2 hrs 33 mins ago  

    Police reports in Baltimore city and county Full Story »

  • Md. could reap U.S. windfall in earmarks

    Baltimore Sun – 2 hrs 33 mins ago  

    House likely to OK spending bill with nearly $100 million sought for state Nearly $100 million in spending earmarked by Maryland lawmakers appears headed to more than 70 projects in the state under a huge year-end spending measure that the House is expected to approve today. Full Story »

  • Fatal fire spurs calls to rethink city's rolling company closures

    Baltimore Sun – 2 hrs 33 mins ago  

    Nearest company was idle at time of 911 call as part of money-saving plan Neighborhood leaders, union heads and current and former Baltimore officials are stepping up calls to halt the money-saving practice of rotating fire-company closures after a man died in a rowhouse blaze early Wednesday just blocks from a shuttered firefighting unit. Full Story »

  • Homicide survivors meet as victims' list keeps growing

    Baltimore Sun – 2 hrs 34 mins ago  

    Party offers a chance to heal "My son was murdered." Full Story »

  • Baltimore County to switch to single-stream recycling

    Baltimore Sun – 2 hrs 34 mins ago  

    Change to take effect Feb. 1 Baltimore County expects a new recycling program to increase residential participation and decrease its own costs for solid waste disposal. Starting Feb. 1, the county will begin single-stream recycling with weekly curbside collection of paper, bottles and cans, which can all be placed in one container. Full Story »

Carroll County Times

  • Helping with hair

    Carroll County Times – Thu Dec 10, 12:43 am ET  

    Eight-year-old Kahlyn Eckles really needed a haircut. Full Story »

  • Student rep vote rejected

    Carroll County Times – Thu Dec 10, 12:42 am ET  

    The Carroll County Board of Education again rejected a measure that would have given the student representative on the board partial voting rights. Full Story »

  • State police to take over drug testing

    Carroll County Times – Thu Dec 10, 12:42 am ET  

    PIKESVILLE — Police and law enforcement officials hope that a new arrangement for testing blood samples of people suspected of driving under the influence of drugs will make it easier and cheaper to charge and prosecute those cases. Full Story »

  • Holiday Hope total passes $20,000

    Carroll County Times – Thu Dec 10, 12:42 am ET  

    Fifteen donations totaling $1,940 have brought the amount raised in this year’s Holiday Hope campaign to $20,322. Full Story »

  • Board to decide land easement issue

    Carroll County Times – Thu Dec 10, 12:42 am ET  

    Members of the Carroll County Agricultural Land Preservation Advisory Board will decide today whether a Marston business fits with the property’s agricultural easement. Full Story »

The Capital

  • A Jedi Holiday and Toys for Tots Drive

    The Capital – Thu Dec 10, 12:53 am ET  

    Meet and greet your favorite Star Wars holiday characters and help donate to the Anne Arundel County Toys for Tots program at Marley Station’s Jedi Holiday Event. Full Story »

  • Dining Out: Great meals, true feel of the islands at Pusser's

    The Capital – Thu Dec 10, 12:08 am ET  

    Here's the problem: It's another damp, drab, chilly day and you'd like nothing better than to be leaving immediately for the Caribbean - but you have to be home by dark. Full Story »

  • Eastport Yacht Club Lights Parade an affair to remember

    The Capital – Thu Dec 10, 12:08 am ET  

    Cities and towns across the U.S. have holiday traditions bearing their own unique stamp. Paul W. Gillespie - Capital file photo Miss Sparkle, skippered by Roger Curry, passes by City Dock in the 2008 Eastport Yacht Club Lights Parade. This year’s parade kicks off Saturday at 6 p.m. Full Story »

  • YOUR COMMENTS

    The Capital – Wed Dec 9, 6:09 pm ET  

    Much has been made this week about the long-standing relationship between Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo and Army counterpart Rich Ellerson. As detailed in a story that appeared in The Sunday Capital http://www.hometownannapolis.com/news/nas/2009/12/06-16/Navys-Niumatalolo-Armys-Ellerson-share-connection.html and several subsequent articles, Ellerson recruited ... Full Story »

  • National Digest

    The Capital – Wed Dec 9, 4:24 pm ET  

    WOODBRIDGE, Va. - In a scene reminiscent of other school shootings, a Northern Virginia Community College teacher spotted a weapon and ducked to avoid gunfire. Students ran from the classroom building while others barricaded themselves inside, piling desks in front of doors. Full Story »

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The Dundalk Eagle

  • Holiday houses

    The Dundalk Eagle – Wed Dec 9, 1:34 pm ET  

    Know of a house that’s especially well-decorated for Christmas? Give us the address (yours or a neighbor’s), and our photographer will check it out for our annual photo feature. Or just send us a photo and tell us where it was taken. The address to send either is info@dundalkeagle.net. Deadline: Dec. 16. Full Story »

  • YORKWAY DEVELOPER FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY

    The Dundalk Eagle – Wed Dec 9, 1:19 pm ET  

    Vontran: Action will not affect development by Randy Leonard Yorkway developer John Vontran and wife, Kelly, filed for personal Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week, according to electronic court documents. Vontran said the bankruptcy will not interfere with the Yorkway project. “They are separate,” he said Friday. Vontran listed more than $9 million owed creditors in his court filing, including a ... Full Story »

  • Community reveals development concerns at meeting

    The Dundalk Eagle – Wed Dec 9, 1:04 pm ET  

    West Inverness concept plan details discussed by Heather Perlberg Nearly 40 people gathered at Sandy Plains Elementary School last week to share concerns about a potential development in West Inverness. Developer Alireza Askari of Daria Land Group has proposed that 16 single-family homes be built on two parcels of land on Sandy Plains Road and one parcel on the water side of Quentin Road. Most ... Full Story »

  • Number of Johns Hopkins Bayview H1N1 cases abates

    The Dundalk Eagle – Wed Dec 9, 12:19 pm ET  

    NPC hears of recent lull in hospitalizations by Randy Leonard It has become harder for researchers to find cases of H1N1 flu victims to study, according to a Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center doctor. “This is a good thing,” Dr. Jonathan Zenilman, head of the hospital’s Infectious Diseases Division told members of the North Point Peninsula Community Council at their monthly meeting at Edgemere ... Full Story »

  • Yorkway developer

    The Dundalk Eagle – Fri Dec 4, 11:49 am ET  

    Yorkway developer John Vontran and his wife, Kelly, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Dec. 1, according to U.S. District Court documents. Vontran listed over $9 million in liabilities owed. Creditors include Yorkway LLC and Baltimore County. Read the story in the Dec. 10 Eagle. Full Story »

Baltimore City Paper

  • Beans and Fiends

    Baltimore City Paper – Wed Dec 9, 12:33 am ET  

    The Mail: Doesn't it occur to our city that the stabbing at Beans and Bread is the reason local residents are opposed to that facility's expansion? ("Beans and Dread," Mobtown Beat, Nov. 25) Why do residents in Baltimore have to fight the Catholic Charities monolith by themselves? It is the city's job, too. ... Full Story »

  • Murder Ink

    Baltimore City Paper – Wed Dec 9, 12:33 am ET  

    Murder Ink by Anna Ditkoff: Murders this Week: 9 Murders this Year: 219 Numerous homicides from previous years were added to the rolls this week, dating all the way back to 1994. Tavon Waters, a 23-year-old African-American man, was sitting in a truck in the 2800 block of Boarman Avenue in Northwest Baltimore at 11 a.m. on... Full Story »

  • Premature Death?: Political club's closing prompts last-ditch revival effort

    Baltimore City Paper – Wed Dec 9, 12:33 am ET  

    Mobtown Beat by Van Smith: After 55 years of political organizing in Baltimore, the Mount Royal Democratic Club is closing down. "I think we're getting to the point where we're tired" in the face of flagging interest, says its president, former state senator Julian Lapides. But even as invitations went out announcing the cl... Full Story »

  • Jose Morales, Redux

    Baltimore City Paper – Mon Dec 7, 1:33 pm ET  

    Mobtown Beat by Edward Ericson Jr.: The saga of Jose Morales continues in Texas, as he remains jailed while awaiting sentencing on a cocaine charge. Morales was arrested in August, 2008 at the Edinburg airport after trying to charter a jet back to Baltimore. Federal agents found six kilos of cocaine in a restroom trash can. Morale... Full Story »

  • Portion of Maidens Choice Run Restored in West Baltimore

    Baltimore City Paper – Fri Dec 4, 5:48 pm ET  

    The News Hole by Erin Sullivan: In 2005, the Maidens Choice Run streambed behind Beechfield Elementary School in West Baltimore was a dumping ground—it was overgrown, and everything from abandoned vehicles to plastic bottles to discarded washing machines littered the wooded area around the water. Slabs of broken concrete int... Full Story »

Westminster Community Times

  • Immigrants change economic face of metro area

    Westminster Community Times – Wed Dec 9, 10:06 pm ET  

    Immigrants in the Baltimore area are contributing more to the local economy than their population numbers would suggest, according to a new report on their impact. Full Story »

  • Reaction to Obama’s troop surge runs the gamut

    Westminster Community Times – Wed Dec 9, 10:06 pm ET  

    President Obama’s announcement to send an additional 30,000 troops into Afghanistan has drawn a mixed reaction, especially among Democrats who want to support the president but may generally be against troop escalation. Full Story »

  • Black women see positive image in new Disney film

    Westminster Community Times – Wed Dec 9, 10:05 pm ET  

    A black women’s civic and social organization is praising a new Disney animated film as ground breaking because its lead character is a black girl. Full Story »

  • Economic crisis suggests need for financial literacy education

    Westminster Community Times – Wed Dec 9, 10:05 pm ET  

    As holiday shoppers head out to catch bargains at the malls, big box stores and neighborhood shops, many will whip out their credit cards and add to a growing mountain of debt. Full Story »

  • Rosewood plan to be presented

    Westminster Community Times – Wed Dec 9, 10:05 pm ET  

    The county has been developing a master plan with public input for the remaining Rosewood Hospital property in Owings Mills. The county planning department is holding a meeting tonight at Stevenson University to present the plan. Full Story »

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