West Friendship News

Members of Howard County's state delegation will host a public hearing next week on proposed local legislation for the 2010 General Assembly session, which begins in January.

Extracting hydrogen and oxygen from water and burning the gas in your vehicle engine to boost gas mileage and cut emissions? Crazy, many engineers and other experts say.

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

Amid a recession that seems to be waning even as jobs are not returning, Maryland finds itself with a budget gap that at least one budget hawk in the legislature says will take new taxes to fill.

Howard County police are investigating a fatal crash on Route 32 involving two vehicles Thursday morning.

By Sarah Breitenbach sbreitenbach@patuxent.com Posted 11/10/09 Last weeka s election of Republican governors in Virginia and New Jersey has some Howard County GOP leaders encouraged about their partya s chances in next yeara s local contests.

Howard County public schools have gone more than a week without a double-digit absentee rate at any school - a sign that the H1N1 flu virus might be starting to wane.

Resurrection-St. Paul School will celebrate receiving the National Blue Ribbons School of Excellence award with 11 days of events and activities starting Nov.

It is time once again for some ripe, juicy citrus fruit from Florida! The Marriotts Ridge High School music department invites you to purchase grapefruit, navel oranges, tangerines, or a variety pack while helping the music students raise funds for their annual spring trip.

"A quiet moment." That was the experience for the members of West Friendship Volunteer Fire Department's Station 3 members who took advantage of the free massage offerings from local massage therapists during a three day stint in October.

A 36-year-old Columbia man, who police say fled to Mexico before Howard County investigators identified him as a suspect in a 2005 murder, is being held without bond in the county's detention center.

Boo! That's the word this weekend when trick or treaters make the rounds in the neighborhood.

Trent Kittleman, a former Ehrlich administration transportation official and member of a prominent Howard County Republican political family, said she's seriously considering running for county executive next year.

Elsa Fawcett is synonymous with adventure when it comes to her students at West Friendship Elementary School.

Howard County Police are asking for the publics help location a man who forced his way into a womans home then raped her last week.

Looking for some good old-fashioned Halloween fun? The Howard County Living Farm Heritage Museum, across from the Howard County Fairgrounds in West Friendship, has plans for a little scary fundraising! On Friday and Saturday, October 23-24 and 30-31, from 7-10 p.m., they have plans for a 3-mile Haunted Hay Ride.

Did you know that Howard County just celebrated Choose Civility Week Oct. 5-11? In honor of the event, the staff of Mt.

The volunteers at Station 3, West Friendship's Volunteer Fire Department, are delighted with the great response of the community to the Open House which was held Oct.

Is Beilenson creating a healthier Howard or a nanny state? By Luke Broadwater lbroadwater@patuxent.com Posted 10/07/09 Howard County Health Officer Dr.

What a great group of young people were spotted during a recent St. James United Methodist Church treasure sale.