Woodstock News

By Sarah Breitenbach sbreitenbach@patuxent.com Posted 11/24/09 A ban keeping teenagers out of tanning beds in Howard County, which went into effect almost immediately following its mid-November passage, wona t be enforced until next year.

Woodstock resident Nancy Gaither, the enthusiastic president of the Harbor City Music Company Show Chorus, recently wrote to share some exciting news.

Dr. Monica Aggarwal, creator of the new nonprofit Resist Inertia, poses for a portrait at Centennial Park, during the Centennial Dash, the organization's first event in promoting fitness and health.

Although we often encourage children to "reach for the stars," Charis Smith, a sixth-grader at Mt.

Autumn has arrived on our calendars, signaling the fast approach of brightly-colored leaves and bustling wildlife.

Residents of Woodstock's Waverly Woods can walk to town for groceries, ice cream or their dry cleaning without breaking a sweat.

Byron Macfarlane, a Democrat from Woodstock, is the first to file his candidacy in the 2010 Register of Wills election.

Reporting from Baltimore - The 19th century laborers pooled their money to build the biscuit box of a church along Offutt Road in the southwest corner of Baltimore County.

Seventeen law enforcement officers from Wicomico, Worcester, Somerset, Dorchester, Caroline, Talbot and Kent counties graduated in the 62nd entrance-level class of the Eastern Shore Criminal Justice Academy, operated by Wor-Wic Community College in Salisbury.

A years-long fight over whether to allow a gas station/convenience store and car wash in the Waverly Woods Village Center in Woodstock is a step closer to a resolution that some residents are unhappy about.

During these difficult economic times, Bon Secours Spiritual Center hopes to assist by offering two free/low-cost programs during the month of August.

During these difficult economic times, Bon Secours Spiritual Center hopes to assist by offering two free/low-cost programs during the month of August.

We know it might seem kinda strange to you to hear there are actually decent restaurants outside the District.

The Howard County Conservancy, 10520 Old Frederick Road, Woodstock, seeks gardening volunteers to work Wednesday mornings helping maintain the thematic and native plant gardens on the property.