Curtis Bay News

When the Rev. Joseph M. O'Meara retires as pastor of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church on New Year's Eve, his replacement probably will be a familiar name, if not face.

They gathered Wednesday night in Fells Point with accordions, drums, brass instruments and lively caroling voices, marching as many have for nearly four decades in this once-vibrant Polish community and making joyful noises.

A 31-year-old Curtis Bay man was sentenced to more than 21 years in federal prison Friday for dealing crack cocaine, the Maryland U.S. Attorney's Office announced.

U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Lonnie Bivins, age 31, of Baltimore today to 262 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine, announced United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein.

Several new developments in Anne Arundel County will move forward thanks to federal stimulus financing, including a $68 million office, retail and housing project in Hanover and a $25 million headquarters for a splinting company in Pasadena that could bring in 600 jobs.

Mayor Dixon has approved the Baltimore Development Corporationa s recommendation of three projects for use of the Citya s Recovery Zone Facility Bonds.

Three city development projects have been chosen to use Baltimore's $30.8 million allocation of federal facility bonds, giving the developers of projects in Fells Point , Charles North and Curtis Bay a much-needed financial boost in challenging economic times.

Private donations have saved the Baltimore Police Department's horse unit for at least another year.

Donors rode to the rescue of the Baltimore Police Department's cash-strapped horse patrol, ensuring that the 121-year-old mounted unit will continue for at least one more year with more than $90,000 from private givers.

In spite of her conviction, Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon made a public appearance Wednesday, where she helped announced new funding to keep Baltimore's mounted police unit in business.

Those who come to the Emmaus Center call it their home away from homelessness. Since the shelter opened off Crain Highway in Glen Burnie last year, roughly 30 homeless people a day stop in to grab a hot meal and escape the elements.

There's a unusual item on the menu at the Hollywood Diner : legal advice. On some Thursday afternoons, customers can sit down for 30 minutes with lawyers from Civil Justice, Inc.

When Michele Sanchez walked into the building on that Sunday morning last summer, she was struck by a sense of disrespect.

Larry Drane was something of an icon at Riviera Beach Elementary School when he died of a sudden heart attack on May 1. The school's chief custodian for 29 years, he was beloved not only by students but also by their families.

Ghosts, goblins, Barack Obama and Michael Jackson will be at your door tonight, all asking for candy.

Inspiration struck Sean Brown after a car almost did. He was sitting in traffic in front of Northeast High School and a teenager on his cell phone nearly rear-ended him.

As workers at Genesis HealthCare Center left for the weekend Friday, six women sat at a table in the dining hall, wished them well and continued stringing beads and teasing each other.

Factories and power plants discharged more than 2 million pounds of toxic chemicals into Maryland waterways, according to a new report by Environment Maryland .

North County High School will host its inaugural homecoming 5K race on Oct. 24 at Baybrook Park in Curtis Bay.

The Coast Guard rescued two people near Rock Creek in the Patapsco River on Tuesday.