Churchton News

Family and friends are mourning a Churchton man known throughout his Anne Arundel community for playing Santa during the holidays.

Linda Crayle didn't feel safe driving her Chevrolet Lumina in Edgewater yesterday.

The Wawa Market on Route 2 in Edgewater was one of several this morning offering regular unleaded for $2.93 per gallon.

St. Philip's Episcopal Church, 730 Bestgate Road, will hold a class about advance directives at 10 a.m. today and 9 a.m. and noon tomorrow in the Family Life Center.

"Well, that's the end of the tomatoes," I thought. I remembered last summer when the dwindling flow of tomatoes at the farmers' market suddenly stopped in the aftermath of a heavy rain.

Detectives arrested three men and confiscated more than $6,500 worth of drugs Thursday in Churchton, Anne Arundel police said.

Detectives arrested three men and confiscated more than $6,500 worth of drugs Thursday in Churchton, Anne Arundel police said.

BankAnnapolis announced earlier this month that it has partnered with MoneyPass, a surcharge-free ATM network, to provide access to cash without having to pay service fees at more than 12,000 ATMs across the ...

An investigation is under way into allegations that a young man was tied to a hose tower and pushed around as part of an initiation into the Deale Volunteer Fire Department last spring.

A 4-year-old boy was flown yesterday to the hospital after falling out of a second-story window, city officials said.

David M. Clark was sentenced May 29 for his role in the 2007 death of Kevin Stavely.

“It was extremely embarrassing”

The 30-year-old man who fatally shot himself in Quiet Waters Park last week likely robbed a Bowie bank just hours before his death. via HometownAnnapolis

“The vast majority of the damage has been associated with trees and tree limbs coming down over power lines”

Heavy rain drenched an already saturated county overnight and this morning, flooding roads and sweeping away vehicles. via The Capital

“This will be a place where researchers can come and meet”

Amid the vast fields and hiking trails and the miles of shoreline along the Patuxent River at the Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary in Lothian sits a modest two-story home that was in dire need of repair a few years ... via The Baltimore Sun

“This is their future, this is about what will be here in their prime years.”

Annapolis should begin preparing for the future now, including developing public transportation along Poplar Avenue parallel to West Street, urban experts said yesterday in a forum dedicated to what Annapolis ... via The Capital

“Set aside a precious Saturday to help think about what Annapolis will be like for a generation or two in the future”

In a just a matter of hours Saturday morning, Annapolis residents will have the chance to shape the city for generations to come. via Hometown Annapolis

Thursday, April 17, 2008 WBAL Radio as reported by Leonard Roberts and The Sun A confidential settlement has reportedly ended a fraud lawsuit against Anne Arundel County Delegate Tony McConkey. via WBAL-AM Baltimore

“They're not going to be a substitute for taxes, and they're not going to keep taxes down”

People on both sides of Maryland's slot machine debate sparred Friday over how much money the state stands to gain if voters decide to legalize slots in a November referendum.

Scott Arceneaux, a senior adviser to Marylanders United to Stop Slots, said it's impossible to know how much money an expansion of gambling will raise for state coffers, because gambling revenue would be strongly affected by overall economic trends. He also said he doesn't believe it's a good idea for the state to become dependent an uncertain revenue stream. Read more

“Then, the fight for the university (center in Hagerstown) began, and that kind of set the tone”

By ANDREW SHOTZ Local legislators successfully pushed this year for subpoena power for the Maryland State Prosecutor, less bureaucracy for people seeking long-term medical care and a new excise-tax structure ... via Herald-Mail

“In Southern Maryland, at least, the deer damage wasn't as much of an issue because so many crops were just a total loss anyway”

Crop damage from animals dropped $1.4 million in Maryland between 2007 and 2006, a new survey said, likely because of a smaller, drought-stricken crop last summer. via The Capital