Marriottsville News

Sometimes, our minds play tricks on us. Do you remember the word puzzle that has double words in a sentence, something like "the the" and you're asked to read it and you miss the double word? For me, this is especially true when I write about a subject with which I am very familiar.

Two local students recently had the honor of performing onstage with a national theater tour at the Lyric Operahouse.

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.

The University of Maryland, Baltimore has hired Maroon PR to build a branding campaign for the professional and graduate-level school.

"Polar Express" opens for the holiday season this weekend at the National Aquarium.

Every parent of a teen driver knows the fear. Some lessons are learned by accident.

Physical education teachers Jeannie Kenney and Craig Blum would like to invite family and community members to attend Mt.

The measure is one of two bills that could change the way some alcoholic beverages are sold in the county, though the bulk of the other 11 local bills are merely requests for state bond money for a variety of county projects.

Julia Krout, daughter of Tim and Michelle Krout, is one of the students participating in Washington College's 2009 Chesapeake Semester.

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.

A 1-Mile Zombie Walk and 5K Race will be held at Marriotts Ridge High School on Oct.

Howard County police are investigating a report of a rape they were told occurred in a Marriottsville home Thursday morning.

Randallstown residents gather to rededicate the Randallstown Gateway Park, a quarter-acre space along bustling Liberty Road that features shrubs, ornamental grasses, birch trees and a fountain.

Marriottsville backyard still shows damage; 'It all happened very quickly' By Sarah Breitenbach sbreitenbach@patuxent.com Posted 10/13/09 Mariottsville resident Jean Surowiec stands in front of a large tree on her property that was felled last month by what officials have now confirmed was a tornado.

The leader of Good Samaritan Hospital's parent company announced Friday that he is resigning from the post, just eight months after he was hired to turn around the institution's finances.

Congratulations go to Jimmy Full, of Mount Airy. Jimmy's heifer, Cherry Knoll Ark Pride 807, was selected as Grand Champion Angus Heifer in the 4-H and open shows at this year's Maryland State Fair, in Timonium.

The Howard County Health Department held its fourth annual drive-through seasonal flu immunization clinic along Gateway Drive in Columbia Oct.

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.

Although we often encourage children to "reach for the stars," Charis Smith, a sixth-grader at Mt.

Autumn has arrived on our calendars, signaling the fast approach of brightly-colored leaves and bustling wildlife.