Category: NEWS
Six AACC Professors Win National Teaching Awards
Six faculty members at Anne Arundel Community College will receive teaching excellence awards at the 34th annual International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence set for May 27-30 in Austin, Texas. Recipients are: Thomas W. Edison, Ph.D., of Baltimore, associate professor and department chair of world languages; Susan M. Fox, R.N., of Annapolis, associate professor [...]
ImPACT Workshop Held By Righttime Medical Care
HeadFirst Sports Injury and Concussion Care, a program of Righttime Medical Care, hosted its first ImPACT Workshop on Saturday, May 5, at the Severn School in Severna Park, Md. Jamie Pardini, Ph.D., (pictured at left with Robert G. Graw, Jr., Righttime’s chief executive officer) neuropsychologist at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, discussed the ImPACT [...]
Odenton First Grader Struck By Car, Critically Injured
A six-year-old boy was struck by a car in Odenton early this morning. The accident occurred at 745am at Roff Point Drive and Blue Water Boulevard. The injuries were considered critical and life-threatening and he was flown to to the trauma center at Johns Hopkins University. The boy is a first grader at Seven Oaks [...]
Regional Recap, May 16, 2012
Job Fair To Host 87 Employers. A statewide database indicates Anne Arundel County is home to 13,000 job openings, some of which may be filled at a job fair.The Anne Arundel Workforce Development Corp. has announced the dates for Back-to-Work Week, an event intended to help residents find work. Beginning Wednesday and lasting through May 22, [...]
US Naval Academy Sea Trials (Photos)
The end of the year for 4th Class Midshipmen at the US Naval Academy truly begins with Sea Trials to test their mettle in trying circumstances. Rain or shine, these future officers must prevail. Kevin Carroll was on site for Eye On Annapolis and captured these images. All images © 2012, Kevin Carroll.
Regional Recap, May 15, 2012
Murderer To testify Against Cousin In Murder For Hire Plot. A convicted murderer will testify against her cousin Tuesday to describe his part in an alleged murder-for-hire plot against a Glen Burnie dentist. Shontay Joyner-Hickman pleaded guilty in February to murdering her boss, Dr. Albert Ro, in 2006. Prosecutors said Joyner-Hickman enlisted her cousin, Dante Jeter, and two [...]
County Executive Leopold Seeks New Members For Severn River Commission
County Executive John R. Leopold is seeking citizens interested in environmental issues to become members of the Severn River Commission. The Commission provides counsel and advice on policies, laws, rules, and regulations that may have an impact on the Severn River watershed. Meetings are held the first Thursday of each month in the Severn Room [...]
Elementary School Student Arrested For Trying To Stab A Classmate
The Capital has recently reported that a second grade student has been arrested for bringing a knife into school and attempting to stab another student. When questioned why he brought a knife to school, the student said that he wanted to stab his intended victim, because that student “keeps messing with him.” Is this another [...]
A Tale Of Bullying At Southern High School
After our last article on bullying, several parents have contacted us to relay their experiences with bullying in our schools. We will be highlighting their stories periodically over the next few weeks. Hopefully, parents and school administrators can finally come together and address this ever growing problem. One thing that has become clear from the [...]
Regional Recap, May 14, 2012
Rabies Clinic To Offer Pet Immunizations. A planned rabies clinic in Anne Arundel County will offer free vaccinations for pets who belong to low-income residents.The free rabies clinic is scheduled for May 20 at the Owensville Primary Care Health Center’s parking lot (134 Owensville Road in West River). Pickup Truck Driver Veers Off Route 10, [...]
Annapolis Arts Alliance; Business Of Art Seminar, May 17th
The Annapolis Arts Alliance and Quiet Waters Park will co-sponsor another in the series of seminars on the business of art. The event takes place on May 17, 2012, 5:00-7:30 P.M. in the gallery at Quiet Waters Park. The seminar, “Creating Income,” will feature three l ocal artists speaking on how they do it: Mike [...]
Plebes To Participate In Sea Trials
The Naval Academy freshman class will endure 14 hours of rigorous physical and mental challenges during the academy’s annual Sea Trials training exercise, Tuesday, May 15 as part of the culmination of their plebe (freshman) year. This event is NOT open to the public. Sea Trials is modeled after the Marine Corps’ Crucible and the [...]
Funeral Arrangements Made For Severna Park Teen
Funeral arrangements have been finalized for the teenager who died in Severna Park earlier this week. The Barranco Funeral Home will be handling the arrangements for Tracy Beth Vander Kolk. Respects can be paid on Monday, with burial on Tuesday. From their website: Tracy Beth Vander Kolk, 16, a resident of Severna Park, died on [...]
Suicide Rocks Severna Park High School
UPDATE: The spokesperson from the Anne Arundel County Schools has sent numerous emails (and a comment) asking for a correction that they did indeed respond to our inquiry for a statement. When we updated the story that the schools had indeed responded with a letter on the school’s website, we felt it was redundant to [...]
French Schooners To Visit USNA
Two French Navy Schooners will dock at the U.S. Naval Academy Saturday, May 12 through Wednesday, May 16 as a part of the 200thanniversary celebration for the War of 1812. The schooners will be open to the public Sunday, May 13 and Tuesday, May 15 from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. – [...]
Home Invasion In Annapolis
Yesterday morning, two suspects kicked in a door on Julianna Circle in Annapolis and robbed a woman of her cell phone at gunpoint. The following is from the police report which classified it as a robbery. Burglary – 201200002423 – Unit block of Julianna Cir E – 05/10 at 8:05am: Two suspects kicked open the front [...]
Regional Recap, May 11, 2012
Woman Arrested For Prostitution At BWI Hotel. Special detectives in Anne Arundel County said they uncovered a prostitution business working out of the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport hotel district. Queen Shykylia Samuel and Fiona Danae Simms face prostitution charges in addition to charges related to using the hotel room for sex. Officers arrested them [...]
South River High School Senior Wins $20K Scholarship From Dell Foundation
South River High School senior Caitlin Byrnes was recently honored by the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation with $20,000 in addition to a laptop computer and printer as one of the winners in the Dell Scholars Program. The Dell Foundation awards 300 scholarships annually. Since 2004, the Foundation has provided students with $31 million in [...]
Farmers Market To Open At Clock Tower Place
Local growers will be selling their products directly to the public in an open air setting. This market will be held every Friday from 4 – 7 pm until the end of October. “Buying from local growers guarantees that you are getting the freshest possible fruits, vegetables, and food products. It is also a “green” [...]
USNA Commissioning Week 2012 Information
For the convenience of family, friends and visitors during the traditional Herndon Climb, May 22, and Commissioning Week, May 23-29, the Naval Academy will provide free, daily shuttle buses; a dedicated phone number for schedule of events information; weather-related updates; television broadcast; and webcasting of the graduation and commissioning ceremony. You can print out a pocket [...]
Police Taze Two Suspects In South County
From the Anne Arundel County Police Department: Shady Side On May 7, 2012, at approximately 2:01 p.m., officers from the Southern District responded to the 5200 block of Nick Road near Scott Town Road for a report of an Armed Subject with a knife. The homeowner called 911 reported a person was in the living [...]
Regional Recap, May 10, 2012
Man Killed In Glen Burnie Crash. A car crash has killed a man in Anne Arundel County. Police said the man lost control and struck a tree near the intersection of Route 10 and Furnace Branch Road in the Glen Burnie area about 1:45 a.m. Thursday. Officials said the driver was the only person in [...]
