News 2008-04-30 Andanh.com

Crane crushes, kills worker Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:15:00 -0400
Fire rescue units try to extract man's body from 200 feet up in superstructure

A worker was killed this morning when he was crushed by a crane at a construction site in Parole. He was helping to dismantle a crane at the $400 million Annapolis Towne Centre development when he was trapped in the superstructure nearly 200 feet up.

BGE bills to jump 8% this summer Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Fuel prices boost electric rates, PSC reports

Fuel prices boost electric rates, PSC reports; increase will add $137 to typical homeowner's annual utility bill

Pikesville man accused of hoarding guns, pyrotechnics Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:02:00 -0400
Condo resident arrested after neighbors complained about noise, flashes

A Pikesville condo resident charged with hoarding pyrotechnics and guns after neighbors complained about loud noises and flashes in the middle of the night was ordered held without bail today by a Baltimore County District Court judge who said he is worried about the suspect "blowing up the neighborhood."

Fed opts for interest rate cut amid threat of recession Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:33:00 -0400
The Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate by a quarter-point, a smaller move than the aggressive easing it undertook earlier this year.

Last Little Tavern restaurant in Baltimore area is closed Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The last Little Tavern restaurant -- part of a chain that served bags of small burgers for more than 70 years -- permanently closed yesterday afternoon, the owner said.

Miley Cyrus Vanity Fair photo: art -- or something else? Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Aesthetic antecedents can be found for alluring pose

Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus has defended her controversial photograph in Vanity Fair by saying, "it was supposed to be artistic." Her Disney bosses didn't see art but manipulation, calling it a ploy to sell magazines.

Allergy season 'horrendous,' with more misery ahead Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Quirk of spring weather has trees and grass pollinating at same time

Eight-year-old Justus Brown has had allergy problems before, but nothing like he experienced Sunday on the way to church in Towson - an attack that his parents blame on last week's record pollen counts.

City family could lose its subsidy, rowhouse Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Zelda DuBose (center) and her children may lose their home soon. DuBose, a single mother, says she is being kicked out of a city-run rent assistance program because of a series of bureaucratic glitches.

Crane crushes, kills worker at Annapolis Towne Centre Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:15:00 -0400
Fire rescue units try to extract man's body from 200 feet up in superstructure

A worker was killed this morning when he was crushed by a crane at a construction site in Parole near Annapolis, authorities said.

2 to be sentenced today in attack on Sun journalist Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:01:00 -0400
Incident occurred after minor car accident in February 2006

Two men convicted for an unprovoked attack on a veteran journalist are expected to be sentenced this afternoon.

Man, 22, sentenced to 8 years for drug trafficking Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:21:00 -0400
22-year-old struck officer during car chase; crack cocaine was found in vehicle

A man who was shot by Baltimore police officers during a traffic stop two years ago was sentenced today to more than eight years in prison after pleading guilty to drug trafficking, according to the Maryland U.S. Attorney's Office.

One killed, one injured in White Marsh accident Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:17:00 -0400
Two-car collision occurred near Cowenton volunteer fire department

A two-car collision in White Marsh this morning has left one person dead and another hospitalized, according to Baltimore County police.

Money raised for funeral of boy killed by branch stolen Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:29:00 -0400
Boy was killed by falling tree branch on April 9

The family of an Anne Arundel County boy killed by a falling tree branch says someone has stolen some of the money being raised to help pay the boy's funeral expenses.

Mother turns in her son, 15, in Annapolis shooting Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
A 15-year-old Eastport boy turned in by his mother has admitted shooting a 20-year-old Annapolis man Monday, Annapolis police said.

Canton angry about school; student crime tops concerns Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Student crime tops concerns

Fearful for their safety and property values, Canton residents are furious over a decision by the Baltimore school system to put a new middle/high school in their neighborhood.

Road closures for annual city Flower Mart announced Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:44:00 -0400
Several streets in Mount Vernon area will be closed and traffic patterns will be modified for the 91st annual Flower Mart, the city's Department of Transportation said in a news release.

In a lean fiscal climate, Leopold unveils budget proposal tomorrow Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
In a lean fiscal climate, Leopold unveils proposal tomorrow

Alicia Toloczko is waiting to hear if the school system will get enough money to save her daughter's school from losing four teachers and doubling some class sizes.

Top teacher, Broadneck's Clayton Culp, is devoted '24-7' Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
says 'it's just a great job'

Fabiana Presley, a 10th-grade student at Broadneck High School, has never quite gotten algebra. But this year, she says, is different

Annapolis fee boost move afoot Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Council members consider mooring, water, sewer charges

Annapolis city council members are looking to boost fees that the city charges for mooring a boat and a variety of construction-related services, a move that already is drawing some protests from business owners even before the increases have been formally proposed.

Chorale closes season with a splendid 'Aida' Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
J. Ernest Green and the Annapolis Chorale ended their 35th season on the highest possible note with two Aida performances last weekend, performed with the Annapolis Chamber Orchestra and guest soloists. The collaboration exceeded even expectations raised by a news release promising "opera like you've never heard it before," with a 160-voice chorus and "an international cast of opera stars who will launch a new world tour from Annapolis." Such heady stuff was nearly impossible to imagine happening at the Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts.

'Hauptmann': Scenes from an execution Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Colonial Players capture the prejudice, sensation, celebrity worship surrounding a historic trial

In Colonial Players' current offering of the play Hauptmann, a case can be made to find the Annapolis troupe guilty of producing riveting courtroom drama.

Digest Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Anne Arundel Datebook Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Health notes Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Health notes

Happy farewell to 'boom' times Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Police crack the case of Pikesville blasts

Norman Palmer, chief financial officer at Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School, shows where the strange explosions took place at Stevenson Commons Condominiums. Police said they have arrested a 59-year-old condo resident who had been firing "some type of firework or pyrotechnic device" out his window.

Man gets 30 years in killing of infant Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Father was high, defense tells court

Julian Woody was dead and buried before he was even supposed to have been born.

State OKs overhaul plans for nine failing schools Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Maryland school officials gave their approval yesterday to plans to overhaul nine failing schools in the state.

Pay raises for police, teachers supported in Balto. Co. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Several dozen residents turned out at a Baltimore County Council budget hearing last night to support raises for police and teachers and to oppose portable classrooms and building expansions as a solution to crowded schools.

Baltimore County Digest: Lawyers drop request to be with Browning Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Baltimore County Digest

Attorneys for the Cockeysville teenager accused of killing his parents and younger brothers in February have withdrawn requests that they be allowed to accompany him during court-ordered psychiatric evaluations.

Rodgers Forge man surrenders after standoff with police Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:10:00 -0400
Man inside Rodgers Forge house claimed to have weapon; 3 schools were placed on alert

Three schools in Rodgers Forge were placed on alert for several hours todayµ after a man barricaded himself in a house on Overbrook Road, Baltimore County police said.

Found remains identified as missing Baltimore man Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:01:00 -0400
A man whose remains were found yesterday in the back seat of a car at a White Marsh apartment complex has been identified as a 47-year-old Baltimore man reported missing in February, Baltimore County police said today.

Craig vows to push for school projects Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
After touring the $80 million Bel Air High School under construction in the Harford County seat, County Executive David R. Craig said he will continue his push for school projects.

Man gets two years in firebombing of Havre de Grace library Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
A Havre de Grace man pleaded guilty yesterday in the firebombing of the Havre de Grace branch library last August, authorities said.

Man held, 2nd hunted in robbery-kidnap Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
A 21-year-old Aberdeen man has been arrested and a second suspect is being sought in connection with an armed robbery, kidnapping and carjacking early Monday in Edgewood, Harford County sheriff's deputies said yesterday.

Kids delight in tales, songs of 'Miss Julie' Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Julie Ostheller (right), better known as "Miss Julie," hands out tickets to The Mall in Columbia's carousel after her show. She's been the host of Family Fun Day for 13 years. "Who has a job that is this fabulous?" she asks.

Tight Oakland Mills race draws voters Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Hekimian beats Engelke for seat on CA

In Oakland Mills, two longtime residents came within a whisker of each other for the Columbia Association seat left vacant by Barbara Russell's retirement -- with veteran activist Alex Hekimian coming out on top by eight votes in a high-turnout contest.

Columbia Association elects board members Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Here are the results of last week's Columbia Association elections. Owen Brown did not hold an election because there were no contested races.

Downtown plan details Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
In days to come, Columbia residents will have several chances to see more details of plans for a redesigned downtown after the release of the General Growth Properties Inc. proposal this week.

Sessions on GGP plan to continue Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
General Growth Properties Inc. will host a "Vision in Focus" series as a continuation of the "Many Voices, One Vision" draft master plan.

Cooking students win national kudos, but not rank Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The team of Howard County cooking students competing in the National ProStart Invitational last week received praise for their recipes and compliments on their knife skills, but did not place in the Top 5, said Elaine Heilman, the Applications and Research Lab teacher who supervises the team.

Turf Valley expansion approved Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Opponents say impact of 350 homes not properly studied

The Howard County Planning Board approved last week the second amended final development plan for Turf Valley -- a step that clears the way for more than 350 additional homes to be built there.

Tree's size earns championship Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Howard County is home to the national champion bigleaf magnolia tree, even though no one knows how it came to be so far outside its home range in the South.

Community Notes Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Community Notes

Business Digest Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Current allergy season 'horrendous' Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Quirk of spring weather has trees and grass pollinating at same time

There's more misery ahead for allergy sufferers, thanks to an unlucky combination of weather patterns that first amplified, and then synchronized, the spring peaks of both the tree and grass pollen seasons.

More than 3/4 of new moms breast-feed infants, CDC says Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:12:00 -0400
The U.S. breast-feeding rate has hit its highest mark in at least 20 years with more than three-quarters of new moms nursing their infants, according to a government report released today.

Experts urge U.S. to bar drugs in animal feed Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Panel would aid waste disposal, halt spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

A panel of experts, assembled in part by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, is recommending that the United States ban the routine use of antibiotics in farm animal feed.

FDA officials state cost to stop tainted drug imports Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
FDA officials state cost to stop tainted drug imports

The government needs $225 million and a range of new powers to protect Americans from unsafe drug imports, federal health officials said yesterday under tough questioning by lawmakers investigating a contaminated blood thinner from China.

At Work: Dietitian-educator Angela Ginn-Meadow Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
gives diabetes patients advice on ways to stay healthy

Study disputes idea of being 'fat and fit' Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
New research challenges the notion that you can be fat and fit, finding that being active can lower but not eliminate heart risks faced by heavy women.

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