April Fools' Day

Orioles' Chris Davis named American League Player of the Month for April

2013-05-02 18:49:00

First baseman Chris Davis was voted the American League Player of the Month for April, becoming the first Oriole to earn that honor since Melvin Mora in August 2008. Davis hit .348 (32-for-92) with eight doubles, nine home runs, 28 RBIs, 19 runs scored...

Towson High quadruplets stick together with lacrosse

2013-04-17 06:34:00

When Jenny Schneidereith gave birth to quadruplets, Sept. 23, 1998, it would have been impossible to predict what would ultimately be the common thread that binds the siblings as they enter their teenage years. Still, anyone who knows Jamie, Maggie,...

'Game of Thrones' returns, Kevin Ware's injury shocks and pogs in your Easter basket?

2013-04-01 07:09:00

In case you forgot it's April Fools day, Google is there to remind you. Today's top "cold searches" will return you to the 90's with�Y2K, Pogs hologram slammers, Macarena step-by-step and prom scrunchies making you want to jump jumping like a mac daddy....

Pranking on April Fools' Day

2013-04-01 08:20:00

Forgetting what day it was and unaware of her son's new-found love of pranks, Rodgers Forge resident Kim Morton walked unsuspectingly into the kitchen one morning and found herself soaked. "I came downstairs dressed nicely for work," she says of that...

Spring brings Easter egg hunts in Havre de Grace

2013-03-27 06:40:08

Happy Easter, dear readers! Today, Good Friday, the Susquehanna Ministerium will sponsor the Good Friday Way of the Cross beginning at Jean Roberts Park (railroad bridge), 503 St. John St., from noon to 1 p.m. For details, phone 410-939-2464. Havre de...

Peter Marvit, scientist and music enthusiast

2012-09-23 18:09:46

Peter Marvit, a 51-year-old scientist who sang with the Baltimore Choral Arts Society and sought to widen music education opportunities for city students, died at Johns Hopkins Hospital after he was shot near his Northeast Baltimore home last Monday...

Student success starts with parental involvement

2012-09-05 00:00:00

If you have a child in school, a big part of your life must revolve around the school. Your involvement will help your child to thrive and achieve more than without that support. Be sure to attend Back-to-School night if at all possible and get involved...

Players await word of Mega Millions winners

2012-04-02 08:31:00

The great mystery of Maryland's Mega Millions winner remained unsolved Monday morning. Lottery officials said the winner had yet to come forward, but they have been "inundated" by rumors about the unknown winner. They countered claims in some...

Mega Millions winner buys ticket in Baltimore Co.

2012-04-01 06:05:00

The nation watched as winning numbers for the record-setting Mega Millions jackpot were revealed Friday night, and then waited all day Saturday to learn the identity of a lucky Baltimore County shopper who would split the $656 million. His or her...

10 awkward questions with Giuliana Rancic

2012-03-27 14:48:00

We often watch a reality show about a couple and assume they won't be a couple for much longer. It's not that we're cynical; it's just the facts of reality TV life. But "Giuliana & Bill," featuring Giuliana and Bill Rancic, seems to have broken that...

Lutherville: Local children get hopping at annual Easter egg hunts

2012-03-25 14:48:00

Easter is just around the corner, and our neighborhood associations are again holding Easter egg hunts for the little ones. This weekend the Easter Bunny will be hiding eggs for the children in Orchard Hills, Longford and York Manor on Saturday, March...

Happy April Fool's Day Havre de Grace

2012-03-28 13:44:00

HappyApril Fool's Day, dear readers, on April 1. I hope you are not an April Fool, or a victim of someone's tomfoolery. Beware! Fair warning! April is Young People's Poetry Month, Multicultural Month and the Month of Mathematics Education. April,...

Snooki and Jionni's April Fools' Day 2013 prank.

2013-04-01 17:38:16

Google, which seemingly loves April Fools' Day more than all other tech companies combined, added to its pranks with the release of Google Wallet Mobile ATM, a gadget that attaches to users smartphones and can dispense cash.

2013-04-01 16:32:00

The Finnish phone company joined in the April Fools' Day fun, saying it was releasing the Nokia 5AM-TH1N6 Constellation, a very yellow, $500 touchscreen microwave oven. The innovative kitchen appliance might be a bit funnier, though, if Nokia wasn't struggling so much to release its real products.

2013-04-01 10:48:00