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The historic Clynmalira house, on nine acres on Carroll Road in Monkton, is under contract at an undisclosed price, according to agents with Coldwell Banker's Greensping Valley office in Brooklandville.
Trash day to be changed for 750 households
Some 750 Sparks and Monkton households will be affected when a trash service under contract to the county changes its pickup date.
Ladew Topiary Gardens is holding a series of talks by its professional gardeners, who will give behind-the-scenes views of plant care and demonstrations this spring and summer.
TODAY Pirate encampment The Susquehanna Museum will hold a Pirate Encampment from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Lockhouse on Conesteo Street, Havre de Grace.
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Give a cheer for our state's flavorful tomatoes
July is the time that the good stuff, tomatoes grown in Maryland fields, starts to ripen.
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Camps keep stake in a 'magical place'
Nancy Hudes' 3-year-old son Paul ran up to her covered in black dust at the end of a long day at nature camp.
'Oh my God, you're filthy,' she said. 'What happened?'
'Charcoal pit,' Paul said, smiling coyly.
His mother laughed again. 'The dirtier the better,' she said.
This was a typical end-of-the-day interaction at Don Webb's Nature Camps, which for the last 20 years have offered hundreds of Baltimore-area children opportunities to explore 228 acres of lush green woodlands on the edge of Gunpowder Falls State Park in Monkton.
TODAY Holiday parade The Edgewood Community Council sponsors an Independence Day parade at 2 p.m. The parade will start at Shore Drive, and travel to Towne Center Drive to Joppa Farm Road.
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Recent graduate killed in early-morning crash
An 18-year-old Monkton resident lost his life in a June 28 crash near Jacksonville.
Two Inns, One Weekend -- at the Very Minimum
No two-night minimum required: Stone Crest Manor in York, Pa., is a tranquil retreat .
TODAY Play auditions The Harford Dance Theatre will hold auditions for Harriet's Happiest Halloween from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Harford Community College's Susquehanna Dance Studio on the Bel Air campus.
Two generations, two businesses in Hereford
Lattanzi Landscapes is a true family affair. Stop at the business, open since April on York Road in Hereford, and you're likely to see Denise Gauger, of Monkton, with her son Joe Lattanzi, his wife, Carrie, and ...
Frederick N. Rasmussen: Neighbors mourn a house's demise
"It was gone in 15 minutes. That's all it took to knock down Miss Hawks' house," Lester Watson, a cashier at Graul's Market in Ruxton, told a shopper last week.
TODAY Ladew concert Ladew Topiary Gardens will hold a summer concert from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the grounds at 3535 Jarrettsville Pike, Monkton.
Friends, family recall Jim McKay's contributions to church, community
By Paul McMullen Catholic News Service BALTIMORE - Some of the institutions that helped shape the man who delivered one of the most distinctive catch phrases ever spoken on television were paid back in full.
Heads turned when CBS anchorwoman Katie Couric , Orioles owner Peter Angelos and network sportscasters Bob Costas and Jim Nantz walked to their seats yesterday at the funeral service for Jim McKay .
Jim McKay dies at the age of 81
Home : Features : People : Jim McKay dies at the age of 81 Jim McKay dies at the age of 81 7-Jun-2008 Written by: Marshall Burns Jim McKay, best known to ABC's 'Wide World of Sports' died Saturday at the age of ...
Reported by: Delia Goncalves Last Update: 10:34 pm Jim McKay was a man who friends say never changed, despite the awards and accolades.
Jim McKay, 86; sportscaster brought the popular and the unknown to American television screens
Jim McKay, whose commanding presence, eloquence and versatility as a broadcaster made him the face and voice of sporting events around the globe for American audiences, died Saturday.