Elkridge News

Something's fishy at the Elkridge branch of the Howard County Library -- namely a large, sea-themed mosaic mural that officials installed on the wall of the branch late last week.

The Elkridge branch library, 6540 Washington Blvd., Elkridge, will offer a middle school art club from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Aug.

Outdoor testing of white spaces devices kicked off this week in Maryland, and while device producer Motorola claimed the tests were a success, white spaces opponents were not exactly convinced.

We all watched in horror as a man was hit by a car and no one stopped to help. The news feed ran in a ghastly continuous loop on ratings-whore cable broadcasts.

In response to an announcement made late last week by the FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology that it will begin field testing of prototype White Spaces devices, Shure senior director of Public and ...

The FCC announced this week that it will begin field testing prototype television white space devices on Monday, July 14.

Maryland Transportation Authority Police say a man was killed when he lost control of his motorcycle on a ramp to Interstate 95 in Howard County.

A $20,000 stolen metal eagle that was recovered along with a cache of weapons and other contraband from a Glen Burnie home will soon return home, Anne Arundel County police said yesterday.

The stainless-steel sculpture, which depicts the eagle in mid-flight and has a 10-foot wingspan, belongs to a larger sculpture that includes another eagle and a 15-foot stainless-steel tree. It stands on the grounds of the Highpoint 100 business park on Coca Cola Drive in Elkridge, Howard County. The entire artwork, by Montana-based artist Jim Dolan, has an estimated value of $70,000, said Ellington Churchill Jr., a senior project manager with Liberty Property Trust, the developer of the business park. The bird was reported missing July 1.

A measure to allow speedier approvals for revitalization projects along the U.S. 1 corridor won unanimous approval from the County Council, but only after several amendments sharply limiting the law's effect ...

Ads in the Ellicott City Times that week were full of summer items for sale including ice cream freezers, lawn mowers and screen windows and doors.

"He has been putting up the American flag ever since ," said Marie Williams, who contacted me to suggest that Bennett should be this week's friendliest neighbor of Elkridge! So, as you travel through Elkridge, ...

Grace, who entered the Julliard School of Music on scholarship at age 12 and, according to a news release, performed at Carnegie Hall at age 10, combines elements of classical, jazz, Celtic-folk and progressive ...

A Havre de Grace man pleaded guilty in Howard County Circuit Court on June 24 to charges that he engaged in a theft scheme to steal money from his Elkridge employers.

T he folks at the Maryland Transit Administration are doing something extremely stupid - for which they should be commended.

Howard County Council members hope to resolve their differences today on several bills and resolutions set for a July 7 vote, including one intended to help preserve small, open lots in older, developed neighborhoods.

The bill, introduced by council chairman Courtney Watson, an Ellicott City Democrat, would allow the owners of developable lots to sell the building rights, leaving the lots vacant and preventing large new homes from popping up amid staid, more traditional homes.

Builders who buy these rights would get a 10 percent density increase, allowing more new homes to rise on parcels of more than 15 acres in certain zones. The county planning board approved it unanimously.

A man has pleaded guilty to a theft scheme greater than $500 in a plot in which he stole more than $80,000 from his employer.

A 19-year-old Elkridge man was killed early yesterday in Columbia when his speeding car hit another car parked on the opposite side of the road, according to Howard County police.

A 19-year-old man is dead after a crash Sunday morning in Howard County. Officers said it happened at about 5 a.m. near the intersection of Tamar Drive and North Slope Path.

Howard County police are investigating a report that a 15-year-old girl was sexually assaulted Thursday in Elkridge.

Residents and several civic groups have renewed their opposition to an Ulman administration bill intended to speed redevelopment along the U.S. 1 corridor, but business interests are pushing for the measure's ...