American Red Cross

Robert Vigorito to be honored before 30th annual Columbia Triathlon

2013-05-18 11:08:00

Robert Vigorito knew he had changed some lives over the years since he helped start the Columbia Triathlon in 1984. He transformed an inaugural event that attracted fewer than 100 competitors into one of the top triathlons in the country with as many as...

Seniors eager to return to apartments in Lansdowne after fire

2013-05-14 09:05:00

Residents of the Coursey Station Apartments on First Avenue in Lansdowne are gradually adjusting to life after a two-alarm fire on May 3 displaced 47 seniors. Rosemary Horstman, the director of property management for Catholic Charities' senior...

Anne Arundel County Digest

2013-05-10 00:00:00

Blood drive A community blood drive will be held from 1:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 13 at Galilee Lutheran Church, 4652 Mountain Road in Pasadena. The Red Cross needs all blood types, but particularly Type O. Appointments can be scheduled at...

Howard County health briefs

2013-05-10 00:00:00

Screenings The county Health Department's North Laurel Health Center, 9411 Whiskey Bottom Road, will offer walk-in HIV/AIDS testing services from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays and Fridays and from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. by appointment: 410-313-0630. Also,...

Residents displaced in pair of Anne Arundel fires

2013-05-07 08:17:00

Two two-alarm fires that damaged homes in the Brooklyn and Shady Side areas of Anne Arundel County were under investigation on Tuesday, according to county fire officials. The first blaze, reported around 5:15 p.m. Monday in the 4800 block of Woods...

Nearly $3M in community impact grants awarded by United Way

2013-04-30 15:09:00

The United Way of Central Maryland will provide nearly $3 million in community grants intended to provide financial stability to families, quality education to children and healthy alternatives to individuals, the organization said this week. In all, 71...

Glen Burnie residents displaced by house fires

2013-04-26 11:06:00

Multiple residents in Anne Arundel County were displaced Thursday evening after fires blazed through their homes in separate incidents. Fire officials first responded to the 6400 block of Lamplighter Ridge in Glen Burnie around 9:45 p.m. where a two-...

Cornhusk doll-making tradition lives on at historic Harford mill

2013-04-26 03:10:00

A volunteer at a historic Harford County mill that once ground corn into meal is teaching today's visitors an old-fashioned craft of making dolls from cornhusks. Many years ago, stone-ground corn meal was an integral part of a family's sustenance, and...

Actress brings Clara Barton to life at Fallston library

2013-04-22 08:43:36

Stories from one of American history's most revered women, Clara Barton, filled the Fallston library April 11, when more than 50 people watched Mary Ann Jung portray Barton during a living history presentation that spanned Barton's brave life as a...

A beautiful work in a horrific setting

2013-04-20 00:00:00

The most famous, roof-rattling passage in Giuseppe Verdi's "Requiem" describes the "day of wrath" for the guilty as they face their eternal fate: "How great will be the terror when the Judge comes who will smash everything completely … Whatever...

Franz X. Groll, physician

2013-04-18 14:18:00

Dr. Franz Xavier Groll, a retired physician who lived and practiced on Eager Street in downtown Baltimore's Mount Vernon neighborhood, died of pulmonary thrombosis April 2 at Keswick Multi-Care Center. He was 95. Born in Aalen in Germany, he was the son...

Firefighters battle two-alarm early morning condo blaze in Bel Air

2013-04-12 09:43:00

An early morning blaze destroyed eight apartments in the Hickory Hills condominium complex in Bel Air Friday morning, displacing 20 residents of the building, according to fire investigators. Damage to the building and its contents is estimated at $1....

.Shelia Riley (left) of Brawley reacts as she receives the Community Champion award during the World Red Cross Day heroes� reception Wednesday at Pioneers Museum in Imperial..Fernando Acosta Jr. Photo.Wednesday, May 08, 2013 .

2013-05-10 10:59:00

World Red Cross Day Heroes Reception

2013-05-08 23:01:00

.Gene Brister gives a thank you speech after receiving one of the two, 2013 Humanitarian awards during Wednesday World Red Cross Day heroes� reception at Pioneers Museum in Imperial.

2013-05-08 00:00:00