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Comprehensive News Feed for West River, MD.

Results 1 - 20 of 66 in West River, MD

  1. Hall banquet draws crowdRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Hometown Annapolis

    ... it might be bad luck since they weren't there when the Bulldogs won the five state titles. Kilpatrick grew up in West River and her introduction to Southern High athletics came when an older sister took her to a football game. She met long-time ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.

  2. Southern's Kilpatrick motivated to instructRead the original story

    Tuesday | Hometown Annapolis

    ... ladies during a remarkable 31-year career as a physical education teacher and varsity coach at Southern High. The West River resident will be inducted into the Anne Arundel County Sports Hall of Fame primarily for her exploits as a basketball coach, ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.

  3. Obituaries for October 2Read the original story

    Thursday Oct 2 | Hometown Annapolis

    ... was a carrier for the U.S. Postal Service and retired in 1993 after 52 years of delivering mail in the Harwood, West River, Galesville, Churchton, Deale and Shadyside areas. He was a lifelong member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in ...

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  4. Arundel Digest

    Sunday Sep 28 | The Capital

    ... p.m., county police, firefighters and the Natural Resources Police responded to the area near the mouth of the West River and the Chesapeake Bay for the report of a drowning. The body was transported to the Medical Examiner's office for ...

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    Related Topix: Annapolis, MD

  5. Our Bay: New river keeper dedicated to protecting area watersRead the original story

    Friday Sep 26 | Hometown Annapolis

    Chris Trumbauer, on the job as the new West/Rhode Riverkeeper since July, takes a curve on his rounds on the West River last week.

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    Related Topix: Boating, Outdoor Recreation, Kayaking

  6. AFter Dark: For a great getaway, cruise to Pirate's Cove

    Friday Sep 26 | Hometown Annapolis

    Down in Galesville, right on the West River, a wonderful hideaway exists to serve the needs of locals and boaters looking for food, fun, lodging and entertainment.

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    Related Topix: Galesville, MD, Salisbury, MD, Dining, Life, Food, Dining, Annapolis, MD

  7. #4 - About 40,000 fish killed in Rhode RiverRead the original story

    Wednesday Sep 24 | The Capital

    ... snacks for crabs. Mr. Trumbauer estimated the kill was much larger than the one that struck South Creek of the West River earlier this month. There only about 5,000 fish died, caught in a little gut off the creek's main stem in Shady Side. The first ...

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    Related Topix: Mayo, MD

  8. West River hosts National Alpaca Farm Days

    Sunday Sep 21 | The Capital

    ... with Levenger, a Huacaya alpaca, left, and Pluto, a young Suri alapaca at her Ameripaca Alpaca Breeding Co. in West River. Dr. Campbell, a veterinarian, has been running the business, which sells both the animals and their fleece, for 15 years. By ...

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  9. Outdoors: DNR should keep on truckingRead the original story

    Thursday Sep 18 | Hometown Annapolis

    ... in his 401/4-inch, 21-pound rockfish he didn't expect more than a citation as a souvenir of his catch made near West River No. 1 buoy. Little did he think that fine fish would have him riding high by mid-September - and in a brand new Toyota 4x4 ...

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    Related Topix: Outdoor Recreation

  10. South county Catholics gather for a three-parish cluster picnic

    Sep 11, 2008 | The Capital

    The three south county Catholic parishes - Holy Family in Davidsonville, Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Edgewater, and Our Lady of Sorrows in West River - held their first south county cluster picnic on Sunday ...

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    Related Topix: Davidsonville, MD, Edgewater, MD, Crownsville, MD, Roman Catholic Church, Religion

  11. Local DigestRead the original story

    Aug 29, 2008 | Hometown Annapolis

    ... Heritage Society is conducting a $10,000 raffle, and the winning ticket will be drawn at 5 p.m. Oct. 19 at the West River Heritage Oyster Festival at the Capt. Salem Avery House Museum, 1418 E.W. Shady Side Road, Shady Side. Tickets are $10, and ...

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  12. More info on Maryland Boat NumbersRead the original story

    Aug 6, 2008 | Maryland Department of Natural Resources

    ... measures. The following ten newly certified Clean Marinas received Governor's Citations today: Clark's Landing , West River (Anne Arundel County) Riverside Marine, Baltimore (Baltimore County) A tour of the Clark's Landing Shady Oaks Marina ...

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    Related Topix: Maryland, Boating, Outdoor Recreation

  13. Valkyrie clocks in as champ

    Aug 21, 2008 | Hometown Annapolis

    West River Sailing Club's popular Poplar Island Race is the only event on the Chesapeake Bay in which skippers can choose what direction to go around the course.

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    Related Topix: Annapolis, MD, Saint Mary's College of Maryland, Galesville, MD

  14. Short TacksRead the original story

    Aug 21, 2008 | Hometown Annapolis

    ... team-building program. He is an outstanding sailor who crews regularly aboard the J/105 Mopelia. Albacore Juniors West River Sailing Club will host the 2008 Albacore Junior National Championship this Sunday. Sailors 19 years old or younger are ...

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  15. 3 marinas earn 'clean' designation

    Aug 14, 2008 | The Baltimore Sun

    A South County marina is one of 10 statewide to be newly certified as a "clean marina." The awards ceremony at Clark's Landing Shady Oaks Marina in West River was timed to coordinate with National Marina Day, ...

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  16. Marinas Cited for Cleanliness

    Aug 9, 2008 | The Washington Post

    ... do just a little something different, it would mean a lot to the bay," he said. At the Clark's Landing marinas in West River and Shady Side, the mechanic shops have been outfitted with booms that soak up potential chemical and fuel spills, said ...

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    Related Topix: Anne Arundel County, MD, Ridge, MD, Maryland, Shady Side, MD

  17. Group stays busy quilting for a cause

    Aug 8, 2008 | The Capital

    ... 11 parishioners from county churches meets each Friday morning at Christ Episcopal Church on Owensville Road in West River to sew blankets and quilts for a number of local charities. Last year, they patched together about 100 quilts and blankets for ...

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    Related Topix: Shady Side, MD, Life, Quilting

  18. Shady Side's version of National Night Out draws several hundred

    Aug 7, 2008 | The Capital

    ... "This is the biggest crowd I've seen." Betty and Harry Felder came over from the Living Word Bible Church in West River. Betty was working the food line. She said that she and her husband, who is the pastor at Living Word, like to do as many ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Food, Bar-B-Q, Shady Side, MD

  19. Skippers weather Governor's CupRead the original story

    Aug 3, 2008 | Hometown Annapolis

    ... shore during the early portion of the race to stay out of the flood tide. After ducking into the mouth of the West River, the CC 41 tacked and was lifted onto the rhumb line. "We ran the rhumb line, rode the tide and held that starboard tack from ...

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    Related Topix: Sailing News

  20. Report: Arundel state lawmakers don't support working families

    Jul 31, 2008 | Hometown Annapolis

    ... in the Senate, and Del. Barbara Frush, D-Beltsville, tied for fourth among delegates and Del. Virginia Clagett, D-West River, tied for fifth. The report also singled out five local lawmakers with the dubious distinction of "2008 Champions of Wealthy ...

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    Related Topix: Beltsville, MD, Crofton, MD, Pasadena, MD, Severna Park, MD, Maryland