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DAYTON, Md. - Hoping to better organize state and local emergency response, Gov.

Gov. Martin O'Malley is announcing plans for a statewide communications system for emergency responders.

There are times when you discover good news is right there under your nose. The Higgs family across the street has lots of good news this month.

Although Howard County will, for the second consecutive year, have no elementary or middle schools crowded enough to trigger development delays under county growth-control laws, there are problems on the ...

Joe Carta's sultry voice and a Mexican feast containing tacos, taco salad, fiesta rice, refried beans and homemade flan was the order of the day at the Glenwood Senior Center's Cinco De Mayo celebration.

“We hate turning anyone away, but we have used up every square inch of the fairgrounds”

Open the paperback-length book that is this year's Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival catalog, turn about midway to page 102, and there it is in black and white: Leslie Clary was Lamb and Wool Queen in 1986. via The Baltimore Sun

OCEAN CITY --Andre Lavanceau, 71, of Ocean City, and formerly of Dayton, Md., died Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at his home. via The Daily Times

“Do these 3 faiths have the same concerns about the medical use of animal products given their doctrines that prohibit the dietary use of these same products?”

Porcine and Bovine Surgical Products: Jewish, Muslim, and Hindu Perspectives - Invited Critique Merril T. Dayton, MD Arch Surg. via Archives General Psychiatry

“I hope we're demonstrating locally that it does matter, that we are making a difference. Hopefully, we're showing the way.”

It's no picnic being a superdelegate for the Democratic Party in 2008. Just ask Mary Jo Neville. via BaltimoreSun.com

“She never walked, she always ran. (She was a) great mentor and friend.”

The Howard County Commission for Women will honor the five women -- the late Jeanne Simons, Evelyn Bolduc, Pamela Mack, Ann Mech and Jane Walker -- at a ceremony March 13 at 7:30 p.m. in the George Howard ... via Howard County Times

“It is something everyone can kind of relate to.”

In a sunny classroom at Howard County Center for the Arts on Tuesday morning, nine different images of 61-year-old Tom Lesko were emerging on drawing pads and canvases propped on desks and secured on easels ... via BaltimoreSun.com

Johnson named vice chair of board Bob Johnson of Marriottsville, a rheumatology account manager with the biotechnology company Amgen , was appointed vice chair of the board of directors of the Arthritis ... via Baltimore Sun

The Howard County Conservancy at Mount Pleasant Farm in Woodstock will offer a workshop on Bluebird Boxes at 10 a.m. Saturday. via The Baltimore Sun

Glenelg High School's theater department will present the last performance of Rehearsal for Murder at 2:30 p.m. today. via The Baltimore Sun

The Glenwood Community Center, 2400 Route 97, Cooksville, will sponsor a Family Fitness Day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. via The Baltimore Sun

Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks will sponsor a Lunar New Year celebration from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Jan. via The Baltimore Sun

Western Howard The Columbia Jazz Band will perform original and traditional music at 3 p.m. Jan. via Baltimore Sun

Bon Secours Spiritual Center, 1525 Marriottsville Road, Marriottsville, will offer a "Brunch with Santa" from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. via The Baltimore Sun

Day's End Farm Horse Rescue Inc. will offer its annual holiday party, with food, dancing and prizes, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday at Ten Oaks Ballroom in Clarksville. via The Baltimore Sun