Carrollton

Two injured, one killed in Baltimore violence

2012-05-22 07:54:41

Three separate violent acts left two men injured and one dead between Monday night and Tuesday morning in Baltimore, police said. The killing occurred in the Harlem Park neighborhood of West Baltimore, at about 12:15 a.m. Police were called for a...

Red Line funding uncertain with failure of Maryland gas tax hike

2012-05-21 00:00:00

Gov. Martin O'Malley has long promised that Baltimore and the Washington suburbs would each get a new light-rail line and that the Red Line and its Purple counterpart outside D.C. could be built at the same time. But state financial documents recently...

Shrine of St. Anthony has majestic history

2012-05-11 15:55:00

This coming week offers a chance to visit two worthy Maryland landmarks. The normally off-limits Gibson Island Club will be open, and you can enjoy a lunch overlooking the Magothy. And I paid an advance visit to the Shrine of St. Anthony at Folly Quarter,...

Counterfeit items seized at flea market worth $47.3M

2012-05-03 17:01:00

Last month's raid on the Patapsco Flea Market in Southwest Baltimore netted $47.3 million worth of counterfeit luxury goods, the largest seizure at a flea market in the United States, federal authorities announced Thursday. U.S. Immigration and Customs...

Bay Bank and Carrollton Bank plan to merge

2012-04-10 07:56:00

The parent companies of Bay Bank and Carrollton Bank said Monday that they planned to merge in a deal worth nearly $25 million in cash and stock. Jefferson Bancorp Inc., the Lutherville-based owner of Bay Bank, will pay $15.4 million to Carrollton...

History Matters: 1912 article charted the age of U.S. presidents

2012-04-14 00:00:00

100 Years Ago Presidential fireworks In the Times, there was a short piece about life span of some of our presidents: "Age of Presidents "The youngest chief executive at the time of his death was James K. Polk who was fifty-three. Fourteen...

Catholics should know better than to oppose gay marriage

2012-04-17 04:30:00

At the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, where my wife and I are parishioners, Mass this past Sunday concluded with the reading of a letter from CardinalEdwin F. O'Brien, strongly urging Catholics to support the referendum against gay marriage. The basis of...

April 22 fundraiser to support Arbutus boy battling hip disease

2012-04-17 11:32:00

Ashton Barrick loves watching Nickelodeon, hates school and gets so absorbed in his video games that his mother, Jennifer Barrick, must occasionally repeat a command. Despite those habits, typical ones for a 7-year-old boy, Ashton stands out. He strings...

Same-sex marriage is not a civil right

2012-04-23 06:45:00

Letter writer John C. Murphy, a Catholic, heard a message by CardinalEdwin F. O'Brienurging Marylanders to support the referendum against same-sex marriage. But he won't accept his leader's understanding of the nature of marriage, nor that of most...

Patapsco Flea Market has history of alleged counterfeit selling

2012-04-23 16:59:00

Undercover federal agents rented a booth at Patapsco Flea Market to gain access to its management as part of a 21/2-year sting targeting merchants selling counterfeit and pirated goods — an investigation that resulted in a raid Sunday on the...

Fundraiser comes to aid of Arbutus boy with rare hip disease

2012-04-25 13:58:00

Thirty minutes after the April 22 island-themed fundraiser at the Arbutus Volunteer Fire Department started, the 80 attendees broke into applause. The star of the show, Ashton Barrick, 7, had arrived, wearing a Hawaiian shirt and lei. Ashton, who has...

Ellicott City

2012-03-16 00:00:00

Meet the author The Howard County Historical Society will host a book signing and discussion for Jehanne Wake, author of "Sisters of Fortune: America's Caton Sisters at Home and Abroad," at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 25, at 8328 Court Ave. The Caton sisters,...

Carrollton

2012-03-19 00:00:00

Carrollton junior forward Jordan Harr goes up for a layup during the first half

2012-03-10 00:00:00

Illini Central High School junior forward Jordan Bradshaw attempts to recover the ball during the first half

2012-03-09 00:00:00