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Century High School in Eldersburg evacuated after threat
Century High School in Sykesville was evacuated Tuesday afternoon after threatening graffiti was written on a bathroom wall, Carroll County school officials said. An Alert Now electronic message sent out by the school system about 2 p.m. said that law...Tags: Schools, Electronics, Carroll County (Maryland), Science and Technology, High Schools
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Monday Breakdown: Donating a body to science
In a recent Mail Call, an anonymous reader asked: “I’d like to donate my body to science. Could someone tell me who to get in touch with about this?” The Anatomy Board of Maryland is one possibility. The board’s website says...
Tags: Nursing Homes, Physiology, Research, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Human Interest
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Mary P. Strite, 91
Mary P. Strite, 91, a resident of the Mennonite Home in Maugansville, Md., and formerly of Waynesboro, Pa., died Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, at 6:25 a.m. at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown. Born Aug. 23, 1921, in Sykesville, Md., she was the daughter...Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Christianity, Mennonite, Religion and Belief
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William F. Luebberman, firefighter
William F. Luebberman, a retired Baltimore County firefighter, died Saturday of cancer at Carroll Hospice's Dove House in Westminster.
The longtime Sykesville resident was 66.
The son of a surveyor and an educator, William Frank Luebberman was born in...Tags: Catonsville, NASCAR, Carroll County (Maryland), Westminster (Carroll, Maryland), Randallstown
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Candlelight vigil expands Sykesville family's vision for Angel of Hope garden
Maryland's first Angel of Hope statue stands in a garden across from the South Carroll Senior and Community Center, on Mineral Hill Road, in Eldersburg. The statue, depicting an angel with her arms raised and standing about 4 feet tall, is surrounded by...
Tags: Oklahoma City Bombing (1995), Richard Paul Evans, Sculpture, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Arts and Culture
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The difference between guns and knives
Last Friday, a mentally ill man attacked 22 elementary school children in China, yet none of them died ("Man with knife attacks Chinese kids; 22 hurt," Dec. 15). Why? Because his weapon was a knife. Presumably, guns are much harder to come by in China....Tags: China
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Sykesville plans to reopen post office, hire new employees
The Sykesville Town Council voted Monday night, Nov. 26, to maintain the town's contract for a U.S. Post Office, and the town will plan to hire at least two new employees to operate it. The decision does not guarantee the post office's future, however,...Tags: U.S. Postal Service, Employees, Career and Workplace
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Congressional redistricting could be done in a zip
Like many Marylanders, I am frankly embarrassed by the strange congressional districts just approved by the electorate. I humbly suggest that future redistricting efforts attempt to make more compact districts in which the representatives can better...Tags: Montgomery County (Maryland), Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Judges, Annapolis
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Herbert S. "Stokes" Walesby, newspaper artist
Herbert Stokes Walesby, former art director of the News American who volunteered aboard the SS John W. Brown, where he sketched his shipmates, died of lung cancer Nov. 14 at Christiana Care in Wilmington, Del. The former Sykesville resident was 85.
"He...Tags: Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Newspapers, Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), U.S. Army, Timonium
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For tree farms, excitement for the holidays is evergreen
For many people, finding the perfect Christmas tree and cutting it down is a family tradition, and one that puts them in the holiday mood. In Carroll County, local farms are happy to help spread that Christmas cheer, and bring in a little green as well....Tags: Hot Cocoa, Carroll County (Maryland), Forestry and Timber, Holidays, Norway
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William 'Mr. Bill' Luebberman, past Sykesville fire chief, instructor, dies at age 66
Local firefighter and former Sykesville Volunteer Fire Department Chief William “Mr. Bill” Frank Luebberman, 66, of Sykesville, died, Nov. 18, at the Carroll Dove House in Westminster. News of the death of the popular life member of...
Tags: Fires, Westminster (Carroll, Maryland), Carroll County (Maryland), Obituaries, Baltimore County
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Century High ranked in state's top 20 in Newsweek survey
Century High School in Sykesville was one of 23 Maryland high schools — and the only school in Carroll County — to earn a spot on Newsweek magazine's annual ranking of "America's Best High Schools" The listing, released this week, placed...Tags: Montgomery County (Maryland), Schools, Carroll County (Maryland), High Schools
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