NEWS
Woman Rescued From Crofton Townhome
At around 1:40 p.m. today, Anne Arundel County Firefighters were dispatched to a reported dwelling fire in the 1800 block of Foxdale Court in Crofton. The first unit to arrive on the scene reported smoke showing from the second floor of a two-story, end unit, townhome. During a search of the building, firefighters located and [...]
AAMC Foundation Awards $75K In Support Of Nursing
At the Annual Nursing Celebration Dinner held May 9 at Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC), the AAMC Foundation awarded 14 scholarships totaling $70,000 to deserving AAMC nurses to further their education and careers. Scholarship recipients were selected based upon several criteria, including academic achievement, letters of recommendation, community involvement and financial need. The dinner celebrates [...]
Annapolis High Student-Teacher Killed In Wisconsin Accident
An Annapolis High School student-teacher with the University of Maryland was killed this weekend in a traffic accident in the town of Deerfield, outside of Madison, Wisconsin. Hanna LeBlanc and her husband, were stopped at an intersection in their vehicle and were hit by another vehicle as they attempted to cross the highway. Both were [...]
Herndon Climb 2013: Images
The 2013 Herndon Monument Climb by the class of 2016 was completed in 1 hour, 32 minutes and 43 seconds and the midshipman’s cover was placed atop the obelisk by MIDN Pat Lien of Orlando, Florida. All images © 2013, Kevin Carroll for Eye On Annapolis
Regional Recap, May 21, 2013
Anne Arundel County Girl Writes Obama, Hears Back. A first-grader from Anne Arundel County is taking on one of the most controversial issues in the country. She wrote a letter to President Barack Obama voicing her concerns about gun control. At 7 years old, Erika Ward isn’t shy about expressing her views on social issues. She was [...]
MIDN Pat Lien Tops Herndon Climb At 1:32.43
Pat Lein a Fourth Class Midshipman from Orlando, Florida placed a midshipman’s over atop a greased Herndon Monument this afternoon in one hour, 32 minutes and 43 seconds–the fastest time since 2007. The Herndon Monument Climb is the traditional culmination of plebe year at the Naval Academy. Demonstrating the teamwork and perseverance they have learned [...]
War Of 1812 Exhibit Opens At CBMM
A new major exhibit entitled “Navigating Freedom: The War of 1812 on the Chesapeake” opened May 11 at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM) in St. Michaels, MD. This exhibit explores the impact of the War of 1812 on the people of the Chesapeake––black and white Americans, militiamen, Baltimore merchants, and British sailors—who found opportunity [...]
Registration For AACC’s Kids In College Camps Is Under Way
earn to compose your own music, perform basic circus skills or use a computer to make a three-dimensional object in some of the newest camps offered this summer through Kids in College at Anne Arundel Community College. Registration is under way, and camps are filled on a first-come basis. The 237 camps are a mix [...]
USNA Music Festival
The Naval Academy Band will present a Commissioning Week Music Festival featuring the Electric Brigade and the Crabtowne Stompers Wednesday, May 22, from 2-3:45 p.m. on Ingram Field. The festival is free and open to the public. Rooted in the original New Orleans jazz music of the early 1900s, the Crabtowne Stompers fuses its music [...]
Regional Recap, May 20, 2013
Burglar Caught Red Handed In Linthicum. Anne Arundel County police said they caught a burglar red-handed in Linthicum. Officers were called to a home in the 6500 block of Englewood Road around 2:10 p.m. Tuesday for a report of a burglary in progress. A woman told police she heard someone on her roof and then she heard them [...]
5th Annual Paca Girlfriend’s Flower Power Party
Spring is beginning to bloom across Annapolis, which means the Paca Girlfriends’ Flower Power Party is just around the corner. Now in its fifth year, the gala party is set for Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at the historic William Paca House and Garden in downtown Annapolis. The annual event draws women from across the greater [...]
Watermen’s Appreciation Day And Crab Feast At CBMM
Come to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM) in St. Michaels, MD on Sunday, August 11 to celebrate Chesapeake watermen and their heritage at the 4th Annual Watermen’s Appreciation Day. Festival-goers will enjoy hot crabs, cold beer, celebrity appearances, a boat docking contest, and live music beginning at noon with Bird Dog and the Road [...]
Chelsea Clock Creates Trophy For Annapolis-Newport Race
Massachusetts-based Chelsea Clock, 116-year-old maker of fine nautical clocks, barometers and tide instruments, has been named one of the official trophy sponsors of the 2013 Annapolis to Newport Race (in conjunction with the 2012 Newport to Bermuda Race), and has created an exclusive “Chelsea Clock Seafarer Trophy” for this biennial sailing event that challenges racers [...]
Herndon Climb On Monday
The Naval Academy’s Class of 2016’s Herndon monument climb will begin at 1:30 p.m., Monday, May 20, near the front of the Naval Academy Chapel. The event is free and open to the public. Each year, the roughly 1,000 members of the academy’s plebe (freshman) class form a human pyramid around the 21-foot tall Herndon [...]
Annapolis Maritime Museum Announces Summer Concert Series
Annapolis Maritime Museum’s 13th Annual Summer Concert Series kicks off with the “smarts & soul” of Dan Haas, ends with funk and soul of Raw Hands. The concerts are held on Thursdays between June 20th and August 8th from 7-8:30pm (No concert on July 4). Admission is free, but a $10 donation to the museum [...]
Great Give Raises $600K For Local Charity In 24 Hours
In an effort to raise awareness of philanthropy and of the charities and non-profits in our local community, the Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County took on a huge task–raise half a million dollars in 24 hours! They called it The Great Give. Last night at 7pm, at Rams Head Center Stage at the Maryland [...]
Regional Recap, May 17, 2013
Police: Man Arrested For Bomb Threat At School. An 18-year-old Baltimore man has been arrested for making a bomb threat, police said. Around 8:45 a.m. Thursday, the school resource officer assigned to Old Mill High School received information from school officials that someone posted information on social media indicating that he was planning to plant bombs in [...]
What Is This Thing Called Dyslexia
On Tuesday, May 21st from 7:00pm-8:30pm, The Summit School’s Founding Executive Director, Dr. Jane R. Snider, will present a fact-filled discussion on the history, diagnosis and defining differences, and plan of educational action for those with dyslexia. This free seminar will be held at South Bowie Branch Library located at 15301 Hall Road, Bowie, MD [...]
Bomb Threat At Old Mill High School
UPDATE: Police have arrested a suspect in this incident. From the Anne Arundel County Police Department: On May 16, 2013, at approximately 8:46 a.m. the School Resource Officer assigned to Old Mill High School received information from school officials that an individual posted information on social media indicating that he was planning to plant bombs [...]
AACC Announces Commencement Activities
Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown, a member of Governor Martin O’Malley’s team for the past seven years, veteran of the Iraq war and former Prince George’s County delegate and majority whip of the Maryland House of Delegates, will give the commencement address at Anne Arundel Community College’s 51st Commencement at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 23, [...]
USNA Commissioning Week Information
For the convenience of family, friends and visitors during the traditional Herndon Climb, May 20, and Commissioning Week, May 20-24, the Naval Academy will provide free, daily shuttle buses; a dedicated phone number for schedule of events information; weather-related updates; as well as television broadcast and webcasting of the graduation and commissioning ceremony. Parking Parking [...]
Regional Recap, May 16, 2013
Anne Arundel’s Chief Law Enforcement Officer Retires. Anne Arundel County’s chief law enforcement officer State’s Attorney Frank Weathersbee on Wednesday announced his retirement from the position to accept an appointment by Gov. Martin O’Malley. ”Frank Weathersbee brings more than 40 years’ experience as a prosecutor to the Maryland Parole Commission,” O’Malley. ” 3 Teens Arrested In Series [...]
