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Abandoned Henryton hospital slated for demolition
Perched on a wooded bluff in rural southeastern Carroll County, the old Henryton State Hospital bears silent witness to the ravages of decades of neglect and vandalism. First opened in 1923, the 18-building complex that once housed the sick and...
Tags: Photography, Hospitals and Clinics, Carroll County (Maryland), Tuberculosis, Fires
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Plan for wall repair ready to take shape in historic Ellicott City
Before it became "The Wall That Ate Some Cars," it was just a stone wall on Mulligans Hill Lane, bracing a 20-foot-high embankment — stalwart as the steep hills that give Ellicott City's historic district much of its character. Then in early...
Tags: Renovation, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Tropical Storms, Natural Disasters, Ken Ulman
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Snakes in a state (and frogs, salamanders and turtles, too)
— The volunteers of the Maryland Amphibian and Reptile Atlas project leave no log unrolled, no stone unturned in their quest to document the state's dirt dwellers. When the earth is moist after a soaking rain and the temperatures whisper spring,...
Tags: Wildlife, Calvert County, Zoology, Science, Science and Technology
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City holds trash cleanup along Gwynns Run stream
A team of city employees, inmates in the state's correctional system and local volunteers gathered along Gwynns Run in Southwest Baltimore on Friday morning to clear trash and debris that had found its way into the stream. The effort, which the city...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Employees
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Top performers in Class of 2013 to be recognized at 50th Scholar Athlete Award dinner
The top scholars in the high school football Class of 2013 will be honored Wednesday night at Martin's West during the 50th annual Scholar Athlete Award dinner, sponsored by the Greater Baltimore Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College...Tags: Dundalk, Middletown, Catonsville, Edgewood, Francis Scott Key
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Chesapeake Shakespeare Company gets boost from Abell Foundation
The Chesapeake Shakespeare Company's future move to downtown Baltimore got a sizable financial boost from the Abell Foundation, which gave the organization $250,000. The money is for the renovation of the classic Mercantile Trust and Deposit Company...
Tags: William Shakespeare, Abell Foundation, Ellicott City, Arts and Culture
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Gun license 'tramples' the Constitution? Give us a break
The state of Maryland requires me to get a license to go fishing in the Patapsco River or crabbing off Booby Point or hunting at Elk Neck. To drive a car, I am required to have a license — and the first time, I needed to pass a test to get one....
Tags: Justice and Rights, Lobbying, Government, Parties and Movements, Civil Rights
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Annapolis scientist wins weather award for work with 'smart' bay buoys
Part data collectors, part tour guides — with a dash of personality for good measure — the 10 yellow navigational markers that make up the Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System have been a hit with the public and weather forecasters since...Tags: Wildlife, Deltaville, Science and Technology, Alternative Energy, Woodrow Wilson
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Jury hears Barnes' alleged killer talk of fleeing country
Fearing the investigation into Phylicia Barnes' death was closing in on him, prosecutors say, Michael Maurice Johnson told his girlfriend in text messages that he was thinking about fleeing the country. "I feel like everything is about to hit the fan. I...
Tags: Judges, Murder, FBI, Phylicia Barnes, Walmart
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Flooding impacts widespread, with at least one death, many roads closed
Impacts after Wednesday night's heavy winds and rain remain widespread around the region, with several roads remaining closed and rivers yet to crest and a wind advisory in effect. In Montgomery County, the flooding required several rescues, and in...Tags: Fort Meade (military base), Montgomery County (Maryland), Maryland Area Regional Commuter Rail, Brunswick (Frederick, Maryland), Maryland Transit Administration
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Accused Barnes killer speaks in tape made days after disappearance
Jurors got to hear Michael Maurice Johnson's account Tuesday of the last time he saw Phylicia Barnes alive, as prosecutors played audio tape of a police interview with the man now charged with killing the 16-year-old. In the Dec. 31, 2010, interview,...
Tags: Phylicia Barnes, Murder, Prosecution, Justice System, Lawyers
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10 Days: A guide to happenings in Carroll County
1/27 Sunday Fitness and Health The 10th annual Freedom Fitness and Health Expo will take place at South Carroll Senior and Community Center, 5928 Mineral Hill Road, Eldersburg, on Sun., Jan. 27, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Local entertainment, free...
Tags: Mount Airy, Martin Luther King Jr., Festive Events, A Separation (movie), Schools
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