Tuesday, 02 April 2013 07:23

According to Assistant Secretary Bart Thomas, the Henryton State Hospital could be set to be demolished as soon as May.  The building that has become a target for ghost stories and a canvas for graffiti has both asbestos and lead paint in it.  The location has been vacant since 1985.  The Maryland Department of General Services...

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Wednesday, 20 March 2013 09:27

Piney Run Park will be holding it's 31st Annual Early Bird Fishing Tournament, Saturday March 30, 2013.  The tournament will begin at 6 am (gates open at 5 am) and will continue until 12 noon.  The top prize for the largest fish of the tournament will be $1,000! Species to be included in the tournament will include Striped Bass...

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Tuesday, 19 March 2013 07:36

Sykesville, Maryland, March 16, 2013 - Piney Run Summer Nature Camp registration is now open to the public! PRSNC is a day camp dedicated to promoting an attitude of awareness and appreciation of the natural environment through fun and educational programs and activities...

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Thursday, 14 March 2013 07:55

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Thursday, 07 March 2013 11:53

Sykesville, Maryland, March 4, 2013 - Back by popular demand, the Spring Fever Coffee House program is returning to Piney Run Nature Center on Friday, March 15, 2013. Please join Piney Run Park along with the Piney Run Recreation and Conservation Council for a fabulous night of live Celtic and Nordic music with Wherligig...

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Tuesday, 05 March 2013 13:06

Local Eldersburg salon, Elements of Style, held a cut-a-thon Saturday afternoon to benefit the Benjamin Wheeler fund.  The Benjamin Wheeler Fund was setup to help a family who lost their first grade son, Benjamin Wheeler, in the Sandy Hook tragedy.  The team at Elements of Style did 76 kids cuts in two hours and raised over $3200...

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Friday, 01 March 2013 14:58

Jack B Downs of Eldersburg, MD will be releasing his first novel, "Buried Treasure" this month.  He currently serves as the moderator for the Eldersburg Novel and Short Story Critique Group.  "Buried Treasure" is a 370 page Mystery Novel being published by Apprentice House.  According to his official site, "Buried Treasure" is...

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Wednesday, 27 February 2013 14:15

Continuing the Conversation to Improve Walking & Biking in Freedom:

Freedom Area Residents Invited To Discuss Linking Community & Neighborhood Destinations by Foot and by Bicycle

March 13, 2013 - 7 pm - South Carroll Senior & Community Center

Wednesday, February 27, 2013 – Freedom...

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Wednesday, 27 February 2013 09:27

Cre-a-tv will be hosting and sponsoring a live stream webcast of TEDXEldersburgLive, Wednesday, February 27,2013.  They will be showing Sessions 4-7 which will be "Disrupt!", "Dream!", "Create!", and "Sustain!" respectively.  Session 4 will begin at 11:30am.  The event will be free and open to the public but space is limited, so...

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Monday, 25 February 2013 08:47

Sheriff Kenneth L. Tregoning is pleased to announce that Corporal Craig Ream of the Howard County Police Department and Sheriff’s Corporal W. Gunnar Burdt will be recognized for their life saving actions following a serious motor vehicle collision along Route 26 outside of Sykesville this past month. Sheriff Tregoning will be joined by Howard...

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Monday, 18 February 2013 08:32

The Board of County Commissioners is seeking business leaders from Carroll County to represent the county on the Mid-Maryland Workforce Investment Board (Mid-MD WIB). Commissioners appoint directors to a three-year term. The Mid-MD WIB provides policy guidance and oversight of the One-Stop Workforce Development System in conjunction with local...

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