Saturday, April 27, 2013
The medal of honor was awarded to Cpl. Craig Ream who on his way to serve a warrant when he pulled a woman from a burning vehicle.
Three of Howard County's finest were honored with awards at Wednesday night's police award ceremony. Medal of Honor Cpl. Craig Ream, an 11-year veteran of the force, received the Medal of Honor for his harrowing rescue of a young woman who was trapped inside a burning vehicle on the side of Route 97 in Carroll County. At the time, Ream was on his way to serve a search warrant, but when he saw the vehicle, he stopped and along with a Carroll County Sherriff's deputy, was able to extricate the woman from the car. She was later flown to Shock Trauma and is still in the hospital, but is alive. Ream suffered burns, cuts and scrapes, but wasn't seriously injured during the rescue on Jan. 11. Police Officer of the Year PFC Raymond Peele was …
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Howard County Schools are waiting until Wednesday morning to make a decision.
Is the anticipation of waiting until 5:30 a.m. Wednesday to figure out if Howard County Schools are canceled for the day making you cringe? Or do you think the looming winter storm is not serious enough to cancel schools the day before? Currently, the school system is in the midst of its two-day math state testing. If school is canceled Wednesday, the testing will be moved to Thursday or Friday depending on how the roads are Thursday. In addition, the school system is inching closer to using up its inclement weather days. Currently, they have used two out of the five allotted when Superstorm Sandy hit. Over five, and the school year will be extended. As it is now, the last day of school in Howard County will be June 17, but that could …
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Find out when the Elkridge institution will officially open for the 2013 season.
It's just not summer in Elkridge without Cindy's Soft Serve. Claude Sacker, who runs the iconic snoball and soft serve ice cream stand on Route 1, said the business will re-open on Thursday, March 28, 2013. Every year, the business closes at the beginning of October and then re-opens around the beginning of April. And each year, after the stand closes, the sign out front reads, "Gone Fishing, see you in April... Thanks for your patronage!" Despite the sign saying April, Sacker assured Patch the stand will re-open at the end of March. In 2012, Elkridge Patch readers selected the stand as the best place to get ice cream in Elkridge. Related Article An Elkridge Ice Cream Institution Sign up for the Elkridge Patch newsletter here and follow us…
Monday, February 4, 2013
Top stories from Howard County Patch websites.
13-Year-Old Among Those Charged in Serial Howard County Burglaries One 13-year-old, two 14-year-olds and a 17-year-old are believed to be involved with a string of burglaries that began in November, police said. Landscaper Dies on the Job in Howard County Michael Dingle, of Catonsville, owned Natural Way Design and Landscaping. Ellicott City Flooding 'You Get Used to it' A few inches of rain in the basement isn't all that bad, according to some Main Street merchants. Storm Damage: Flooding, Road Closures and Downed Trees Heavy rainfall overnight on Wednesday soaked Howard County. Patapsco River Goes 'Completely' Over its Bank in Ellicott City (UPDATED) Flooding has led to road closures in the Historic District and Baltimore County. Ulman…
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Heavy rainfall overnight on Wednesday soaked Howard County.
A rain storm that poured down on the county overnight on Wednesday caused flooding, road closures and downed trees. The storm swept through Maryland leaving approximately two inches of rainfall in an 18-hour period, according to National Weather Service (NWS) data. On Main Street in Historic Ellicott City, the Patapsco River rose so high it nearly reached the bridge that leads into Catonsville. Officials closed Main Street in the morning due to flooding and some businesses were dealing with the after-effects. Phoenix Emporium, Great Panes and Discoveries were just some of the Main Street businesses that said they experienced flooding due to the storm. “You get used to it,” said Len Berkowitz, owner of Great Panes, who was cleaning up …
Brandie Jefferson
5:17 pm on Friday, March 22, 2013
Great, Just in time for the nice weather tomorrow! (And the possible snow Sunday night ...) more ›