Crofton News

Individuals are being sought to participate in a Group Study Exchange Program of Rotary International by the Crofton Rotary Club.

Two men were charged with drug possession in Churchton early yesterday morning after county police said they found cocaine and marijuana in their car during a traffic stop.

W hen Jo Ellen Soesbee opened Reliable Repairs, it was tough for her to get taken seriously in the home improvement business.

While there are endless learning opportunities in the Crofton library, Eagle Scout candidate Nick England found an ideal learning and leadership opportunity right outside of the library.

Don't believe everything you read about which upgrades do or do not increase your property value.

Sanjay Patel, owner and managing partner at Dunkin' Donuts, makes pumpkin cake doughnuts in the kitchen of the business in Waldorf.

The Four Rivers Heritage Area honored exemplary people and projects that enrich the area's historic and cultural life at its sixth annual awards celebration held last week at Historic London Town and Gardens.

May I suggest you spend this evening in the company of your neighbors as members of Baldwin Methodist Church, St.

With swashbuckling sea songs setting the mood in the hallways, Crofton Meadows Elementary School was taken over by pirates during its most recent fundraiser, a pirate-themed math-a-thon. Decked out with eye patches and skull and crossbone bandanas students took part in a treasure hunt that required them to solve math problems.

Arundel trial begins in shooting of Crofton woman Calling a Waldorf man "essentially a hired killer," an Anne Arundel County prosecutor told a jury Tuesday that Jerold R. Burks shot a pregnant Crofton hairdresser in the head last year to clear a $400 drug ...

"You have a drug debt. I have a problem. Let's solve this together." That, an Anne Arundel County prosecutor told a jury, is how two Waldorf men made an agreement that would erase one man's $400 drug debt in exchange for shooting the married dealer's pregnant girlfriend.

A Crofton, Md., man wanted to get a ticket for driving too slow cleared from his record and he succeeded -- on a technicality.

In spite of the soggy weather, costumed kids of all ages came out for the 33rd annual Crofton Kiwanis Halloween Parade on Saturday.

Even with a tepid blessing from the County Council last night, plans for a community center and skate park in Crofton remain surrounded by concerns.

Is your child suddenly speaking in an odd, slang-heavy language? Is he or she becoming more secretive, turning up with unexplained amounts of money and wearing one particular color all the time? It could be more than a case of typical teenage rebellion.

Date: October 28, 2009 By: Paul W. Gillespie A birthday party in memory of slain Crofton teenager Christopher Jones was held at Jim's Hideaway in Odenton Tuesday night.

County police are still investigating the stabbing of a 67-year-old woman in Odenton yesterday morning, but have called off their search of the area and said there is no public threat.

The next time a college student in your family, office, or neighborhood asks for money, it may not be a personal request.

Advocates of a 32,000-square-foot community center at the edge of Crofton are still pushing full speed ahead for the facility even though it is nearly five years ahead of schedule.

An Oct. 10 letter to the editor regarding slots revenues requires a response. Joanna L. Conti stated falsely that slots revenue "wouldn't go into the general fund." In fact, they do go into the county general fund and can be utilized for both operating and capital expenditures.