West River News

There was an old Baltimore-brewed beer whose commercials always ended with the phrase "from the Land of Pleasant Living." There is no better way to experience pleasant living than with steamed crabs and cold ...

On Saturday, June 21, at 11:06 p.m., the Maryland Natural Resources Police arrested Robert L. Westover Jr., 24, of Augusta, W.Va. on drug charges while patrolling the campgrounds in Rocky Gap State Park.

Brooke Bonomi, a 2004 Severna Park High School graduate and daughter of Lolly and Will Bonomi, graduated magna cum laude from the University of Maryland Baltimore County with a bachelor's degree in psychology ...

Jennifer Jean Brady, daughter of David Brady and Mary Colaianni of Crofton, earned her juris doctorate from the University of Baltimore, School of Law.

The Galesville Heritage Race is one of the most traditional events conducted by the West River Sailing Club.

Skies were gray, the breeze had stiffened and the West River was choppy. Nevertheless, the waterside views from a wall of windows in the Shady Side offices of Maggie's Music Inc.

On the day politicians debated the fate of his livelihood, John Van Alstine went to work.

Way Downstream In Annapolis, every dog has its day . The truism's true at least for newly instated Maryland Natural Resources Police officers Ruddy and Dock.

For the first time since the famed ferry boat Emma Giles last plied local waters 70 years ago, a ferry boat is setting sail on the West and Rhode rivers and environs.

The Coast Guard rescued 14 people, including some Naval Academy midshipmen and coaches from the academy, after their ship suffered a broken mast. via WMDT-TV Salisbury

A free reiki basics class will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at The Comfort Zone, 801 Compass Way. via Hometown Annapolis

An Anne Arundel County couple is facing prostitution charges following an investigation by the county police Vice Unit. via WJZ-TV Baltimore

“As soon as you ask them about Shady Side, all this emotion and memory bubbled to the surface.”

Most visitors to the 19th-century Capt. Salem Avery House Museum come to learn about southern Anne Arundel County's maritime history. But for Paul Foer, the significance of the old waterman's home lies in a dilapidated swing set and the faint outline of a filled-in swimming pool.

Those two relatively modern additions are remnants of the summer community that Foer, his parents and several other Jewish families built during the previous century at the Avery house. To them, the house was simply 'Our Place.' Read more

“My husband and I like to walk down to the water and see if we can see the Bay Bridge ”

Some 15 miles south of Annapolis lies Galesville, a quiet country village with aspirations of staying that way. via The Baltimore Sun

" Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you. " - Frank Lloyd Wright How often do you have the opportunity to get out and enjoy nature? When is the last time you took time to ride a ... via Hometown Annapolis

“Back where I come from, there are men who do nothing all day but good deeds. They are called phila-eh, phila-um, yes, uh, good deed-doers.”

In the movie "The Wizard of Oz," the Wizard tells the Tin Woodsman, "Back where I come from, there are men who do nothing all day but good deeds. via Hometown Annapolis

“I don't think I could function ... if I didn't have that ability to be here late at night, early in the morning, no matter the weather or the traffic”

Del. Virginia P. Clagett lives a 16-mile drive from Annapolis, in the community of West River in southern Anne Arundel County. via BaltimoreSun.com

“It has turned into handwork ministries, including hats for newborn babies, burial gowns, quilts, shawls and even cards for the sick.”

Members of the Prayer Shawl Ministry at St. James' Parish in Lothian will give you the shawls right off their backs - and they did just that last week when they visited an Edgewater nursing home. via Hometown Annapolis

The Voices In Praise youth choir at Friendship Methodist Church, 22 W. Friendship Road, will perform its spring concert accompanied by a dinner. via Hometown Annapolis

Trinity Outreach Church, 125 Gibralter Ave., will sponsor an Easter egg hunt at 3 p.m. at Truxtun Park. via The Capital