Monkton News

The Hereford parade on Independence Day winds up York Road, headed for Hereford High School.

Bob Harris, of Monkton, lost a combination garage and barn, a motor home, a truck and several motorcycles in an early morning fire June 20, but he said his neighbors helped save his house a oeIf it wasna t for my neighbors, I dona t know what would have happened,a he said.

The following is compiled from police reports. Our policy is to include descriptions when there is enough information to make identification possible.

Friends and neighbors of Yvette and Derek Shaffer, of Monkton, have organized a fundraiser as Yvette battles a rare form of bladder cancer.

A senior at Loyola Blakefield was presented with the first James K. McManus Award for excellence in journalism or the literary arts at the school's annual awards ceremony yesterday at the campus in Towson.

Contaminated gas is causing the vehicles of drivers who filled up at a northern Baltimore County station to shut down, and Exxon said those affected will be reimbursed.

Students from Hereford Middle School in Monkton, Md., visit Coast Guard Station Curtis Bay in Baltimore, Md., Friday, May 22, 2009.

A Monkton restaurant that closed last summer has reopened with a new name and expanded menu.

A Parkton woman who spent 25 years working in the food service industry has opened a cafe in Hereford.

Laura Sansosti, of Monkton, recently graduated cum laude from Muhlenberg College, in Allentown, Pa., with a bachelora s degree in biology and a minor in economics.

Moms, it's your weekend. And if you're the kind who wants to spend it having fun with the family - instead of holed up solo with a glass of wine and a good book - there are plenty of kid-friendly activities to choose from around town.

The owners of the Monkton Hotel canceled the building's auction last June when they learned the Maryland Department of Natural Resources might be interested in buying the circa late-1800s landmark.

Timber racing or steeplechasing in Maryland dates back more than 100 years. The 113th Maryland Hunt Cup is this Saturday, April 25, in Glyndon.

Ladew Topiary Gardens in Monkton is offering a one-day sale of plants and items next month.

Registration is already under way for this year's Hereford Independence Day parade.

Mr. Rodney is in rare form today. Wearing sunglasses, a baseball cap pulled backwards that says "I Jesus" and a loud green-and-blue tie, he's at the wheel of a Hunt Valley Motor Coach bus cruising north on Interstate 95 through Harford County, bound for the glittering casinos of Atlantic City.

State officials last week announced a program to offer a $25 coupon toward the purchase of any native tree costing $50 or more.

Baltimore County Police and Fire crews are on the scene of an overturned vehicle in Monkton.

They were in love with a home for which the structure itself is a defining element of the decor.

Linda Kelly of Monkton, a clinical nurse who manages the Sexual Assault Forensic Examination program at Greater Baltimore Medical Center in Towson, was honored March 19 by the Baltimore County Commission for Women.