Ellicott City News

Young drivers arrive at the Collision Awareness Training course Nov. 16 to learn driving strategies to steer clear of accidents like the ones that mangled these cars.

"A rolling stone gathers no moss." Especially if you are West Friendship musician Al McKegg.

An Ellicott City man was sentenced to more than nine years in prison Friday for his role in the armed robbery of a Clarksville Pizza Hut in November 2008.

By Jennifer Broadwater jbroadwater@patuxent.com Posted 11/13/09 A group of Howard County residents appeared in Circuit Court Friday to fight for the likes of Dave, Chris, Lisa and Wm.

By Mary T. Robbins Phelan mrobbins@patuxent.com Posted 11/12/09 Jackie Dobbins, left, and Dolly Wanzer stand and sing during worship services at the new St.

Posted 11/12/09 The Howard County Health Department plans to open a methadone clinic next spring at its offices on Columbia Gateway Drive, in east Columbia, to treat recovering heroin addicts, the county's health officer said this week.

Lamondes Williams was convicted in a huge pyramid scheme nearly five years ago. But as ABC2 News Investigator Joce Sterman found out, victims claim he's back at it.

By Mary T. Robbins Phelan mrobbins@patuxent.com Posted 11/03/09 Books With A Past, the beloved used bookstore in Glenwood that last week was on the brink of closing, will remain open thanks to a New Jersey woman who has become its new owner.

Neighbor Ride outreach coordindator Colleen Konstanzer, right, her daughter, Meah, and passenger Lucille White.

For a few high school students at the Norbel School, journalism has proved to be great fun, rather than a tedious classroom task.

Kiwanis Club of Ellicott City 2007 Pancake Breakfast at the Craft Fair. One of the best ways to stay young is to surround yourself with young people.

By Sarah Breitenbach sbreitenbach@patuxent.com Posted 11/03/09 Since Old Town Construction, an Ellicott City builder, moved into a new building three years ago, not one employee has left the company.

Dennis Jerry Sullivan was on his motorcycle and stopped at a light on Baltimore National Pike in Ellicott City when he was rammed from behind by a Toyota Camry driven by a woman whose blood-alcohol content registered more than three times the legal limit.

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.

Two open enrollment exceptions for neighborhoods in western Howard County would come to an end next year under a redistricting proposal before the county Board of Education.

David Bower, president and chief operating officer of Ellicott Citya TMs Data Computer Corp.

By Sarah Breitenbach sbreitenbach@patuxent.com Posted 10/27/09 Hoop skirts and powdered wigs were among the fashions on display at a Tuesday evening rally in Ellicott City hosted by local Republican clubs.

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.

Ellicott City's Diamondback Tavern keeps a seasonal flare to its menu and has some new delicious Fall items to check out.

Amanda Cheong holds a picture of her daughter Kristin, 20, who will be graduating from Cedar Lane this June.