Upperco News

A Carroll County man has been charged in a fatal crash that occurred about a year ago, state police said yesterday.

A Reisterstown man faces charges in an August 2007 crash which killed an Upperco couple on Md.

Filming of My One and Only , starring Renee Zellweger as a divorcee seeking a rich husband in 1953 America, moved into Baltimore proper this week.

Hollywood set up shop in Baltimore County yesterday, as filming began on the latest movie to call the Baltimore area home.

Perched on a hillside in Upperco and overlooking more than 9 acres of woods and rolling pastures, this quaint, custom-built Cape Cod emits the warmth of an old-world, early-American residence.

S o this Houston housewife gets a rock from a Tibetan healer and sticks it in a closet, and it starts talking to her - the rock, not the closet - and she doesn't know what to do, but eventually she decides to ...

Thanks, but no thanks Carbond, a company owned by Carroll Bond, donated more than $21,000 to political candidates in Baltimore County and across the state between 2003 and 2006.

“We might not have had the fastest car, but we brought it here first and that's what counts.”

Just one week after picking up $5,000 at Lincoln in the Weldon Sterner Memorial, Jeff Shepard of Upperco, Md., rolled to another $5,000 triumph Saturday night, this time in the 30-lap O'Reilly All-Star Circuit ... via Chambersburg Public Opinion

“Our teachers are so dedicated. They were here last night getting ready, since they knew they wouldn't be in their classrooms early this morning”

Won't work early, late 04/02/08 By Pat van den Beemt It looked like an elaborate prank as teachers at many North County schools met in school parking lots April 1 and waited for students to arrive before ... via North County News

Activities Events 32nd Street Farmers' Market // Open year-round, 7 a.m.-noon Saturdays at 32nd Street in Waverly. via Baltimore Sun

“Without the new liver, I doubt if Jon would have lived till the new year.”

Regular readers will recall our previous posting of a story regarding his very serious illness. via The Bluegrass Blog

Baltimore Southern Officer assaulted // A district officer investigating a drug-related incident in the 1500 block of Pennsylvania Ave. via The Baltimore Sun

“Without the new liver, I doubt if Jon would have lived till the new year”

He's almost as fit as a fiddle.

Jon Glik, 56, one of this country's top bluegrass fiddlers, is finally able to play again.

After a year where he almost died.

Glik's liver was failing, his body in pain almost all the time, and he was unable to use his hands.

Musicians from across the country came to Upperco, Maryland, in October, to help raise money for Glik and to boost his spirits.

"I heard from friends I hadn't heard from in 20 or 30 years. Their support helped me have a positive attitude," said Glik. Read more

“That could replace everything the maintenance team was going to work on. That's the kind of reality they face every day.”

Plumbing problems, cracked walls and damaged roofs at schools in Baltimore City, Anne Arundel , Harford and Howard counties remained unrepaired after state inspectors raised concerns about them, a new report ... via Baltimore Examiner

“You need to own the space before the dog does.”

It took dog behaviorist Joy Freedman approximately 30 seconds to figure out who was the boss at Ron and Gail Furman's home in Upperco. via Baltimore Jewish Times

They are open to the public. Development Review Committee DRC meetings are held in Meeting Room 123 of the County Office Building, 111 W. Chesapeake Ave. via North County News

Submitted photos "When Are You Gonna Come Down" by Sean taylor, can be seen as part "polyptych: Figure Paintings by Sean taylor," on view through Nov. via Carroll County Online

On 28 July the Bluegrass Ireland Blog announced that a visit to Ireland by the celebrated American fiddler Jon Glik was expected in late August and early September. via The Bluegrass Ireland Blog

“Kathy and I are from out of state and our elementary schools are defunct, so it's been fun to plan this”

The final event is on Oct. 15, when the entire school is invited to Friendly Farm restaurant for dinner. via North County News