Mount Airy

Fishing the grass could be key at EverStart Series Northern Division tournament

2013-06-15 22:44:00

The bites were coming for anglers on the Susquehanna Flats in a Bass Federation tournament in September 2010. But they weren't from fish. “It was so salty, they were catching crabs up in the flats,” Baltimore angler Donald Haskins said....

Steven M. Smith, respiratory therapist

2013-06-12 12:45:09

Steven M. Smith, a respiratory therapist and outdoorsman, died Saturday from cancer at the Golden Living Center in Westminster. He was 56. The son of a United Methodist minister and a social worker, Steven Montgomery Smith was born in Laurel. He was...

Restaurants are filling glasses with Maryland wine

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Maryland Wine Week is back. The 11-day celebration of the state's wine industry begins Friday and runs through June 24. Organized by the Maryland Wineries Association, the third annual promotional event has restaurants and wine shops throughout the state...

Carroll County promotes shopping local

2013-05-28 11:50:00

Carroll County's downtown communities are joining together in an effort to encourage residents to shop local. "Shopping local isn't just in your neighborhood, it's in the county's neighborhoods," said Missie Wilcox, owner of Marketworks, a marketing and...

Carroll opens cooling centers because of heat

2013-05-30 04:55:00

Carroll County will open six cooling centers throughout the county Thursday and Friday in anticipation of high temperatures and humidity, according to a county news release. "Code Orange" level air quality, unhealthy for sensitive groups such as...

Special Olympics torch run passes through Westminster

2013-06-05 11:21:00

Taneytown resident Tammy Holibaugh has participated in the Special Olympics for 17 years, competing in basketball, bowling, soccer, swimming, and track and field. The 24-year-old said the games have introduced her to friends and experiences she...

Carroll parents file complaint after teacher placed on leave

2013-05-15 13:43:00

The Maryland State Department of Education plans to launch an investigation into a complaint filed by the parents of nine New Windsor Middle School students earlier this week, department spokesman Bill Reinhard said Wednesday. Parents filed a...

Carmel Quinn, volunteer

2013-05-15 12:27:00

Carmel Quinn, a homemaker and volunteer, died of a heart attack Sunday at University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center. The Timonium resident was 83. Born Mary Katherine Carmel Fay in Belturbet, in County Cavan, Ireland, she moved to Baltimore in...

Howard motorcycle accident sends one to shock trauma

2013-05-13 08:35:00

A collision between a car and a motorcycle sent the motorcyclist to shock trauma in critical condition Sunday, Howard County police said. Traffic Enforcement is investigating the incident, which occurred at approximately 2:39 p.m. Sunday, May 12, on...

West Howard

2013-05-10 00:00:00

Bird-banding demonstration The Audubon Society of Central Maryland will give a demonstration of bird banding from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday, May 18, at the Audrey Carroll Audubon Sanctuary, 13030 Old Annapolis Road in Mount Airy. Birds will be captured,...

Food trucks from Baltimore and Washington will square off on Rash Field

2013-05-21 00:00:00

Get ready to roll. Baltimore and Washington's fleets of food trucks are squaring off again. Some 40 trucks, 20 from each city, are expected to attend the second Taste of Two Cities event on June 1, which is relocating from the Westport waterfront to Rash...

Linganore Winecellars starts up festival season

2013-05-21 13:00:00

Linganore Winecellars in Mount Airy is kicking off its 2013 schedule of two-day concert events on Saturday and Sunday with the Caribbean Wine, Music and Art Festival. The event includes tastings of Linganore wines and performances from Pan Masters and the...

Linda Tucker is District 7 Commander for nine VFW posts, including those in Westminster, Union Bridge and Mount Airy.

2013-05-22 00:00:00

He won the 1939 Preakness in a quagmire -- the first Maryland-owned horse in 62 years to capture the second leg of the Triple Crown. Bred and trained at Glade Valley Farm, Challedon won 20 of 49 lifetime starts.

2013-05-14 00:00:00

Nicole Burns, left, of Mount Airy, and Chelsea Garroway, of Columbia, wait in line to meet chef Bobby Flay at the Wegmans in Columbia with several copies of his new book, "Barbecue Addiction."

2013-04-24 00:00:00