Category: Local News
Human Relations Commission Seeks Members
The Anne Arundel County Human Relations Commission is seeking applicants to fill a vacancy. The 11-member Commission is a volunteer body established by Executive Order to promote fairness, eliminate discrimination and harassment in both public and private sectors, and advance understanding and effective communication among people of different backgrounds and cultures. Applicants must be at [...]
Marylanders Honored For Chesapeake Bay Efforts
The Chesapeake Bay Trust announced the winners of its 2012 Annual Awards Program at a ceremony held in the Miller Senate Office Building in Annapolis. Launched in 1998, the Trust’s Annual Awards Program recognizes six awardees each year for a variety of environmental leadership roles and achievements. Last evening more than 150 Chesapeake Bay supporters [...]
Former Alderman Calls For Removal Of Kirby
Eye On Annapolis has learned that a group of citizens, as well as former Annapolis Alderman Julie Stankivic, has requested that Annapolis Mayor, Joshua Cohen take action on the issue of Alderman Kenny Kirby’s residence and remove him from his Aldermanic seat. The group has sent a letter to Mayor Cohen demanding that he uphold the [...]
Help The Bay At Tax Time
The Chesapeake Bay Trust relies on the generosity of citizens all across Maryland to ensure we can continue our efforts to keep the Bay clean. Therefore, financial contributions of any amount are always welcomed and encouraged. Marylanders have an opportunity to support the Chesapeake Bay Trust through their Maryland state income tax return by making [...]
Grant Money Available From Rotary Crab Feast Proceeds
The Rotary Club of Annapolis will accept grant applications until March 15, 2012, to distribute the proceeds totaling over $70,000 from its 66th annual Crab Feast held in August 2011. The Rotary Club of Annapolis has a long-standing tradition of commitment to the local community. Grant selection is done by a club committee which changes [...]
Annapolis Outpaces Nation In Cardiac Saves
Annapolis Fire Chief David Stokes credits fast response times and highly trained Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel for the number of cardiac arrest victims that were saved in 2011. The City’s First Responders and Paramedics responded to 29 cardiac arrests, eight of which were resuscitated, breathing and with a pulse when arriving at the hospital, [...]
Adaptive Summer Day Camps
The Anne Arundel County Commission on Disability Issues encourages parents of youth ages 5 to 21 with disabilities to attend the Summer Camp Fair offered by the Anne Arundel County Recreation and Parks Department. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at Severna Park High School, 60 Robinson [...]
Public Library’s Black History Month Programs
Native South African Lesole Maine and his dance troupe return to the Anne Arundel County Public Library for the first time since 2008 to help celebrate Black History Month. Appearing at seven County libraries during the month of February, the show offers a fun, fast-paced and fascinating look at traditional and modern African dance styles. [...]
Square Foot Gardening Class Offered
Get ready for spring gardening by taking an “Introduction to Square Foot Gardening” to be offered from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Tuesdays, Feb. 7, 14, 21, and 28 at the Pascal Senior Activity Center, 125 Dorsey Road, Glen Burnie. During these four sessions, students will learn the 10 Basics of Square Foot Gardening (SFG), a [...]
Baltimore Sun: Names Released In Route 50 Crash
The Baltimore Sun is reporting that three of the victims on Saturday morning’s crash on Route 50 were recent graduates of area high schools. Brittany Ann Walker, 19 was a 2010 graduate of Meade High School and attended Anne Arundel County Community College. Zachary Tyler Rose, 18, was a 2011 graduate of the same school. [...]
VIDEO: Polar Bear Plunge 2012
Photos alone can’t adequately convey the electricity and excitement of the MSP Polar Bear Plunge. Here, you can experience the sights and the sounds–and the screams of “pain” as more than 14,000 people take a dip into the chilly Chesapeake Bay. The event, sponsored by the Maryland State Police is a fundraiser for Special Olympics [...]
More Polar Bear Plunge Photos
Photographer, Kevin Carroll was on the beach for Eye On Annapolis yesterday taking photos for us. And with these, you can certainly tell the difference between a professional photographer and an amateur. Which ones are your favorites? Please take a moment and leave a comment. To view more of Kevin’s work, please visit his Flickr [...]
Polar Bear Plunge 2012 : Photos
Preliminary reports are saying that nearly 15,000 people jumped into the chilly Chesapeake Bay in Sandy Point State Park between Friday and Saturday. This year, the temperatures cooperated. The sun shone and the water was a somewhat tolerable 39 degrees. On Friday, a squall that came through the area blew down the Rams Head Ice [...]
Guy Kawasaki And Howard Putnam To Speak At USNA Leadership Conference
The U.S. Naval Academy will host its annual Leadership Conference Jan. 29-Feb. 1. This year’s conference theme is “Visionary Leadership: Navigating through Unchartered Waters.” The conference will feature keynote addresses from some of the best minds in the practice and study of leadership to exchange ideas, experiences and methodologies with both military and civilian undergraduate [...]
Police Report: Route 50 Quadruple Fatal Accident
The Maryland State Police has released the following statement regarding the accident this morning on Route 50 East which claimed the lives of four people. Maryland State Troopers continue an investigation into an early morning fatal crash in Anne Arundel County. The crash claimed the lives of four individuals. Three were pronounced dead at the [...]
Update: Police Report On Pasadena Crash
The Anne Arundel County Police Department has released the following information regarding the fatal crash last night on Ft. Smallwood Road in Pasadena. On January 28, 2012 at approximately 0046 hours, officers from the Eastern District responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision at Fort Smallwood Road near Devere Drive in Pasadena 21122. [...]
Annapolis Civitan Grants $15K To Bello Machre
The Annapolis Civitan #177 presented Bello Machre with a grant check for $15,000. The purpose of the $15,000 grant is to purchase and install an overhead barrier-free lift system and automatic self-opening doors in a brand new Bello Machre home located on Spencer Drive in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Dr. Robert T. Ireland, President and Chief [...]
Fatal Accident In Pasadena Claims Life Of Popuar Facebook Page Founder
One of the founders of the popular Anne Arundel County Breaking News And Events facebook page was killed in a head on collision early this morning in Pasadena. We spoke with co-founder John Williams this morning who told us the accident occurred just after midnight. Brian D. McDevitt, 32, was traveling on Ft. Smallwood Road [...]
4 Killed In Early Morning Accident On Route 50
4 People were killed early this morning on Route 50 westbound at the Davidsonville (Route 424) Exit. Fire crews were dispatched for a multi-vehicle collision shortly after 3am this morning. This photo of the wreckage was taken for Eye On Annapolis by photographer Glenn Miller. Fire dispatch initially reported three fatalities and it was increased [...]
Missing Crofton Woman
<–Please share this information with frinds on Facebook, followers on Twitter and google by clicking the icons to the left! UPDATE: On January 26, 2012, at approximately 10:40 p.m., a citizen in Montgomery County Maryland observed Ms. Bucy driving the above 1997 Chevrolet Van. The citizen recognized the van from the Silver Alert posted through [...]
Baltimore Sun: Kirby Represents Annapolis Without A Home
Since Annapolis Alderman Kenny Kirby was involved in a no-knock warrant earlier this month, everyone has wanted to get to the bottom of the story. Kirby has denied interviews to most everyone and referred the to his attorney. However, in a story just released by the Baltimore Sun, reporter Nicole Fuller sat down with Kirby [...]
Car Crashes Into Home On Central Avenue
A vehicle crashed into a vacant house at 673 W. Central Avenue in Davidsonville early this morning. From reports on the scene, the home was vacant. The crash was on eastbound 214 just east of Homestead Gardens near Miller’s Service Station. Unofficial reports are indicating that there were no injuries and the car was trying [...]
