Gambrills News

When he saw the name of the Army officer accused in Thursday's shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Imam Awni Qudah got that sick feeling again.

Three early-morning crashes in the county sent six people to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore Friday, county police and fire officials said.

There's a new flag flying on the pole at South Shore Elementary School in Crownsville, just under the "Green School" banner under the American flag.

Brooklyn Park's portion of Ritchie Highway could have a unified appearance and more of a pedestrian-friendly feel if residents have their way.

Parents of west county students have resolved to squash gangs in their schools before the problem reaches the tragic proportions of other areas besieged by youth violence.

Millersville 55+ Club holds weekly games at 9:30 a.m., followed by membership meetings at 1 p.m. Mondays at Our Lady in the Fields Catholic Church, 1070 Cecil Ave.

Sawyer Lynch was only in second grade at Indian Creek School in Crownsville when his test scores earned him a place with Johns Hopkins University's Center for Talented Youth.

Dorothy Geathers' Medicare plan already costs nearly $200 a month without drug coverage, so she won't consider any other changes for fear of higher costs.

Sometimes it's just nice to know your hard work has been noticed by your boss or peers.

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.

A 22-year-old Crofton man pleaded guilty yesterday to first-degree arson in the June 3 firebombing of an Odenton townhouse.

Commercial property owners along a 40-acre swath of land on Route 3 just west of Annapolis Road in Gambrills are positioning themselves for another mixed-use center.

Mayor Mike Bojokles announced at the North Beach Town Council meeting last Thursday that the town was featured in the October issue of National Wildlife, the National Wildlife Federation's magazine, in an article about beach erosion titled "Slip Sliding Away." North Beach knows about beach erosion, a problem that plagues the town beach every year, ...

Mei Yu Green, Ms. Senior Maryland 2009, with fellow entertainer Ruthman Dize at the Broadway and Beyond review at a senior center in Easton.

This Saturday, Calvert residents can pig out while contributing to a local fire department, giving both tummy and heart a feel-good fullness.

The Greater Crofton Council is holding its monthly meeting tonight at 7:00 p.m. at the Village Commons Community Center at The Village at Waugh Chapel in Gambrills.

Judging from last night, land-use changes seem to be like potato chips: Politicians can't have just one.

It's been a busy 10 years for the Church of the Holy Apostles in Gambrills - the county's youngest Catholic parish.

Everyone is welcome to attend the 40th annual homecoming celebration services of Metropolitan United Methodist Church, 548 Queenstown Road, Severn this weekend.

From left, Alex Foley, Emily Hinz, Alexa Cripe and Meredith Caton, students at Rockbridge Academy, recently performed at the State Department in Washington, D.C. It was an opportunity they couldn't turn down.