Parkinson's Disease

Senior briefs

2013-05-22 16:00:47

Calendar These activities will be offered at the Annapolis Senior Activity Center, 119 S. Villa Ave. Information: 410-222-1818: Concert Charles Sullivan performs Broadway tunes, American Songbook standards, gospel and more at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, May...

Scrabble at the Bain Center

2013-05-16 04:41:00

Activity Pals For single seniors. Get together with others to attend events, shop, go sightseeing, dine out and more. 301-596-6385. The Bain Center 5470 Ruth Keeton Way, Columbia. 410-313-7213. •Acting Up! Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. A theater...

'Angels' will help Columbia fourth-grader run first 5K

2013-05-17 04:05:00

Jakob Henchell and Aiden Peters have a lot in common: The close friends who laugh at the same things are both 10 years old, fourth-graders at Talbott Springs Elementary School in Columbia and are preparing to run their first 5K. Only, Jakob won't...

Columbia resident trains like a pro for triathlon

2013-05-17 06:06:00

Suzy Serpico, 32, starts her days early, with a swim, bike or run before heading to her job as a physical education teacher at Hammond Elementary School. Several evenings a week, the Columbia resident trains for an hour and a half with personal...

Morton 'Jerry' Baum, education fund director

2013-05-14 15:39:30

Morton "Jerry" Baum, founder and executive director of the Fund for Educational Excellence and a retired clothing manufacturing executive who was a tireless champion of city public schools, died May 5 from complications of Parkinson's disease at his...

Bereaved Parents meets third Wednesdays

2013-05-09 09:34:00

These groups meet regularly. Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group — Third Wednesday, 5:30 p.m., at Lighthouse Senior Living at Ellicott City, 3100 N. Ridge Road, Ellicott City. 410-465-2288. Bereaved Parents, USA — Third Wednesday, 8 p.m....

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,...

Annapolis Democrats to pick new City Council member

2013-04-30 12:40:00

The Annapolis Democratic Central Committee will pick a replacement for former Alderman Richard E. Israel on Tuesday night. Three men have applied to replace Israel, who resigned from the City Council earlier this month because he is moving to an...

Herbert A. Davis, real estate broker

2013-04-29 08:48:00

Herbert A. Davis, a Baltimore real estate broker and decorated World War II veteran, died Monday of progressive supranuclear palsy at Keswick Multi-Care Center. He was 87. "Herb was always very enthusiastic and just a great guy," said Dorothy F. "Patsy"...

Section of brick facade falls off troubled NIH building in Baltimore

2013-04-11 15:22:00

A large section of brick facade fell off a National Institutes of Health research facility on the Southeast Baltimore campus of Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, reviving concerns about a building that opened two years late because of other problems....

Six veterans plead guilty to Agent Orange benefits fraud

2013-05-02 05:28:00

Six military veterans from Maryland pleaded guilty to fraud charges this week in a scheme to obtain federal military benefits and state tax breaks with faked documentation claiming they were exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War, according to the...

Laurel volunteers breaking ground on a better life

2013-04-24 07:27:00

Laverne Debnam considers herself a "great giver," taking care of others in her personal and professional life. When it comes to receiving, however, it's more of a challenge. She simply asks, "OK, God, work with me." That's why Debnam said she was...

Neil Sauter walk through downtown Petoskey on May 3, another leg in his "Walk for No Limits" to promote awareness and raise funds for United Cerebral Palsy of Michigan.

2013-05-20 00:00:00

Comedy Premise: Beloved former local news anchor Mike Henry took several years off to spend time with his family and deal with the Parkinson's disease he suffers from. Now, though, he's ready to get back to work in this comedy loosely based on Michael J. Fox's own life. Cast: Michael J.

2013-05-10 23:15:38

South Bend Tribune/SANTIAGO FLORES Alisha Bartow, who was born premature and has a mild case of cerebral palsy, was told in the past that she wasn't college material, but she is finishing a two-year associate�s degree at Ivy Tech and will be transferring to Bethel College in the fall to finish a

2013-05-08 07:18:00