Severna Park News

A 64-year-old woman was killed and an SHA employee injured Monday afternoon as they stood at the scene of an accident that happened moments earlier on Ritchie Highway in Severna Park.

The whir of engines, blast of horns, sirens blaring - and Santa Claus. It's time for the Earleigh Heights Fire Station's 2009 Santa Run through communities in Severna Park.

A Chestertown woman was killed and four people were injured Monday in a crash that involved seven vehicles in Severna Park , Anne Arundel County police said.

Anne Arundel County Police have arrested a man they say was stealing from vehicles in Severna Park.

A 64-year old woman has died after hit on Ritchie Highway in Anne Arundel County.

Anne Arundel County police say one woman has died, and three other people were hurt in a four-vehicle collision in Severna Park.

A 55-year-old woman is in grave condition and four others were injured after they were struck by a vehicle while they were standing near a car accident in Anne Arundel County.

For 26 years, a miraculous vision appeared just before Christmas in front of the Severna Park Baptist Church - the striking "Live Nativity" enacted annually by the church's youth.

In Annapolis, Salvation Army Capt. Richard New calls it a double whammy: The recession has created much more need, yet made it harder for people to give.

The violence associated with the drug trade in Annapolis has dropped precipitously, with violent crimes down 36 percent so far this year.

The county's first walk-in clinic for the swine flu vaccine opened at 11:30 a.m. yesterday, but the first takers began lining up at 8:30 a.m. Elisabeth Hulette - The Capital Elizabeth Davis of Pasadena holds her daughter, 4-year-old Ryplee, as she gets a swine flu shot from Inez Cage, a nurse with the county Health Department.

EDITOR'S NOTE: We reserve this space for readers to publicly say thanks to Good Samaritans.

Junior League of Annapolis' 16th annual Book Bag Project donated 1,000 book bags filled with school supplies to Anne Arundel County Public Schools.

Problem: Bodywork or shoddy work? Several Severna Park residents who recently agreed to pay some men for auto bodywork services said the exterior of their cars ended up in worse shape after the work was done.

November means the Greater Severna Park Chamber of Commerce's annual Holiday Trade Fair with an array of exhibitors representing many aspects of the local business community.

An anniversary birthday bash was held at the Chartwell Country Club on Sept. 12 to honor Partners In Care's 15 years of service to the community.

A Chesapeake Bay-focused environmental group yesterday honored Gov. Martin O'Malley for securing passage of a climate change bill earlier this year.

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.

If you think high school seniors are lazily waiting until after Christmas to apply to college, think again.

A Haircut-A-Thon for Joe Alden, formerly of Severna Park, will help shave off the catastrophic expenses related to his now eight-year battle with head and neck cancer.