Elkridge News Archives

Howard County police are investigating a collision between a sport-utility vehicle and a Howard transit bus on Route 1 in Elkridge Friday morning that sent five people to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries and closed a portion of Route 1 for an hour.

As many of you know, Mt. View Middle School student Vincent Woodward and his mother, Jennifer Kim, died in a tragic car accident on Route 32 this past June.

Some offenses dropped in fatal Md. hit-and-run BALTIMORE a ' Baltimore prosecutors are investigating whether they can charge an Elkridge man with vehicular manslaughter in the hit-and-run death of a Johns Hopkins University student.

A Howard County man has been arrested and charged with distributing child pornography.

Prosecutors dropped all but the most serious traffic offenses - those carrying jail time - against Thomas Meighan Jr.

Share + Oct 22, 2009 2:41 pm US/Eastern HOWARD COUNTY, Md. About 1,300 Howard County elementary students are expected to receive the H1N1 vaccine Friday, making Howard County one of the first school systems in the region where the sought-after medication will be distributed, according to health officials.

The State Highway Administration plans to plant 3,900 trees in Howard County over the next year as part of a larger planting in Central Maryland.

This is the goal... The whir of the mixer mashing the potatoes, the warmth of the air from the oven opening too many times, the nutmegy scent of pumpkin pie, the complete meal in all its glory - ah, the total indulgence of the senses that is Thanksgiving dinner in the making.

By Luke Broadwater lbroadwater@patuxent.com Posted 10/20/09 Howard County health officials expected to receive 50,000 doses of the H1N1 - or swine flu - vaccine from the federal government by the end of the October.

TANEYTOWN a ' Sally Voris stood in a field of buckwheat, the small, white flowers up to her thighs.

Three people were taken to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center Friday after a serious crash on Route 1 in Elkridge that closed the road for more than two hours, according to Howard County police.

Remember the old television show "Cheers"? Did you know Ellicott City has its very own "Cheers" restaurant and bar that has been serving Irish hospitality for almost 15 years? Family owned and operated Kelsey's Restaurant will celebrate its 15th anniversary of being our "neighborhood meeting place" Saturday, Oct.

After a long vacancy, the Elkridge Branch Library is pleased to welcome its new teen specialist, Sarah Russo.

The Elkridge branch of the Howard County Library, 6540 Washington Blvd., sponsors a chess club for ages 13 and older from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays.

To launch the 2009 Play 60 Challenge , the Ravens will challenge local students to get at least 60 minutes of physical activity every day through an incentive-based system.

For the 14th year in a row, Elkridge Landing Middle School won the School Challenge Award at the BWI Airport Run/Walk! Fortunately, the heavy rain held off and the muggy weather did not dampen the spirits of the Elkridge Landing participants.

A College Park resident was among 19 arrested and charged with solicitation of prostitution during a reverse prostitution operation conducted Friday in Laurel by Howard County Police.

By Luke Broadwater lbroadwater@patuxent.com Posted 10/05/09 In the past three weeks, five schools in Howard County have reported double-digit absentee rates due mostly to the H1N1 virus - a number of absent students that school officials call unusually high for October.

Yes No Arts & Entertainment Derek Roper -TRW Authors Alison Kahn and Peggy Fox discussed their book Patapsco: Life Along Maryland's Historic River Valley, last Wednesday.

Have you ever driven by the church on Washington Boulevard in the area of the flea market? If you have and are and don't know, that is the historic site of the Trinity Episcopal Church, at 7474 Washington Blvd.