Elkridge in the Headlines

Jobs, commerce, development and sports had the media buzzing about Elkridge, from Howard County to Kentucky.

• Northrop Grumman announced that 145 workers in Elkridge will lose their jobs over the next few months as a contract with the postal service ends, reported by the Baltimore Sun.
• The intermodal facility that may be coming down the CSX tracks to Howard County got a bit of media attention this week. Not sure what an "intermodal facility" is? Read this article from the Baltimore Business Journal. If you want to know what Elkridge residents are saying about the facility possibly being on Hanover Road, visit . Then check out the Columbia Flier, where the Board of Education weighs in on how the project could impact the potential for an elementary school on Coca Cola Drive. 
• Elkridge resident Cathy Hudson testified against allowing developers to double the amount of residential units in the Ashbury Court complex on US-1 near MD-175. According to the Howard County Times, Hudson cited additional density without added infrastructure as problematic for an already crowded area.
• These two Elkridge athletes got shout-outs around the country:
       * Darryl Webb, a forward for Indiana University of Pennsylvania, made the State Farm Division II All-American Basketball team, reported by the Courier-Journal (Kentucky/Indiana).
      * Lacrosse player Drew Hammer helped Wesley College secure a win against Oswego State with a score, reported by WBOC-16 (Delaware).