Anne Arundel County

A Baltimore man has been charged with repeatedly raping a former Annapolis woman over five years, starting when she was 12, fathering two children by her, Annapolis police said yesterday. The 59-year-old man, whose name was not released to protect the woman's identity, was arrested Tuesday at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport. The woman, now 28, told police that the rapes began in 1991, when she was living with the man and her mother on Newtowne Drive, and continued until 1996. She had two children as a result, police said.

The issue: The state has scrapped its quest to build an equestrian park in Anne Arundel County amid new, daunting local opposition: a competing bid from the county to turn the former Naval Academy Dairy Farm into a working farm for the public, community gardens and a botanical garden. J. Robert Burk, executive director of the Maryland Horse Industry Board, said the county's move eliminated any chance for the state to muster the necessary political support - specifically from County Executive John R. Leopold - for the estimated $114.

The area's first winter storm of the season left much of Anne Arundel County at a standstill. Above, just north of Harwood on Route 2, high tension power lines cut through an ice-covered valley. The icing caused significant power outages. Below, Emma Cole sprinkles salt on the sidewalk in front of the Arundel Center in Annapolis.

The Sun will publish fall high school sports preview special sections on Thursday.There will be separate editions for Anne Arundel County, Carroll County and Howard County, as well as an edition for Baltimore City, Baltimore County and Harford County. The sections will feature in-depth looks at football, boys and girls soccer, field hockey, volleyball, cross country and golf.Coverage will include team capsules, schedules, preseason polls, players to watch, games to watch, and more.Pub Date: 8/31/99

The Sun will publish fall high school sports preview special sections on Thursday, Sept. 2.There will be separate editions for Anne Arundel County, Carroll County and Howard County, as well as an edition for Baltimore City, Baltimore County and Harford County. The sections will feature in-depth looks at football, boys and girls soccer, field hockey, volleyball, cross country and golf.Coverage will include team capsules, schedules, preseason polls, players to watch, games you won't want to miss, and more.

Monitoring of water quality to end week of Aug. 30The Anne Arundel County Department of Health will end its summer water-quality monitoring program for fecal coliform bacteria the week of Aug. 30.The water-quality phone line at 410-222-7999, installed for access to the results, will remain in operation through Sept. 6.The program and phone line will be activated again next year during the Memorial Day weekend.Information: www.health.co. anne-arundel.md.us.

When the Anne Arundel County Council approved legislation a year ago giving developers the go-ahead on a 1.4 million-square-foot shopping complex on 400 acres in Hanover, no one spoke against it.Now, critics of the Arundel Mills mall have found their voices and intend to speak out tonight at a public hearing before the Maryland Department of the Environment and the Army Corps of Engineers.Worried about the environmental, economic and aesthetic impact of the mall, they have been preparing for weeks to testify before the agencies whose approval is needed for the developer to build on regulated wetlands and forests.

THE DECAMPMENT of the Ryland Group Inc. for California hits Columbia and Howard County harder than many might perceive. Contributions to charitable and civic works, the involvement of corporate talent on task forces and the presence of a talented work force cannot be replaced immediately.The county's collective bruises were eased a bit with immediate news of various new concerns deciding to settle in Howard, drawn to its good schools, central location and amenities for families. One of the newcomers, Orbital Sciences Corp.

Exhausted by lengthy debate during its Monday night hearing, the Anne Arundel County Council voted to postpone voting on a plan that would direct changes to the county's water and sewer system during the next two decades.The highly technical plan could have major implications on where houses, shopping malls and businesses are built between now and 2020.Most council members initially said they were opposed to the administration's plan, but heavy lobbying by County Executive Janet S. Owens has won the measure some support.

A Pasadena man will be sentenced May 21 on manslaughter charges stemming from an April 1998 drunken-driving accident in which his car spun out of control and slammed into a tree, killing his passenger.Joseph H. Schneider, 26, of the 7800 block of Catherine Ave. was indicted on 10 counts stemming from the accident on Marley Neck Road near Harundale.The car's owner, Michelle L. Moore, 25, of the 1700 block of Hilyard Road in the Hillendale area of Baltimore County, died in the accident. Schneider was treated at the Maryland Shock Trauma Center for a broken leg and other injuries.

Baltimore's population continues to drop, losing 3,231 people during the year that ended July 1, 2008, according to new census estimates released Wednesday. Except for a small uptick in 2006, the city's population has been on a half-century decline. The most recent census figures put Baltimore's population at 636,919. The number is an estimate, calculated by using data from the 2000 census and taking into account births, deaths and immigration. City leaders have annually disputed the census' initial estimates, arguing the numbers are too low. The preliminary count for 2007 was 637,455, but the bureau readjusted the figure to 640,150.

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Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold has asked the county's General Assembly delegation to introduce five bills that he said would promote public health and the environment and preserve revenue. The legislation will be sponsored by Delegation Chairs Del. Mary Ann Love and Sen. John C. Astle, both Democrats, according to Leopold's office. "While our primary goal is to mitigate the budget pain that will come from reductions in state aid to counties, there are other important gains that can be made through these initiatives," Leopold said in a statement.

Anne Arundel County lawmakers got their first look in more than a year this week at plans for a $475 million project with four upscale hotels, an indoor aquatic park and a conference center on 31 acres near BWI Marshall Airport. Mitch Weber, president of project manager Heffner & Weber, laid out details in a County Council work session Tuesday, telling officials that developers will seek $48.5 million in 30-year county bonds as part of a financing package for the Crosswinds Resort Hotel.

A 10-year-old Anne Arundel County boy suffered a serious eye injury yesterday at the Maryland Renaissance Festival in Crownsville when he accidentally stuck a wooden skewer in his eye, a county Fire Department spokesman said. The boy, whose name was not released, was with his father at a food concession called "Steak on a Stake" about 5 p.m. when he pulled the wooden skewer from his mouth and accidentally stuck it in his eye, Lt. Frank Fennell said. Fennell said the father immediately took his son to a nearby first-aid station.

A 19-year-old man was critically injured last night when his car overturned on U.S. 50 in Anne Arundel County, a Fire Department spokesman said. The driver's car flipped against a guard rail on eastbound U.S. 50 between Route 424 and the Prince George's County line, said Battalion Chief Matthew Tobia. He was flown by state police helicopter to Maryland Shock Trauma Center in critical and unstable condition, he said. The accident happened about 5:30 p.m. The man's name was not available from state police.

Woman faked abduction, police say A Baltimore County woman who police said faked her own kidnapping was found in the trunk of her car in a Forest Hill park, a spokesman for the Harford County sheriff's office said. The woman was taken to a hospital with minor injuries. Deputies said they were not sure whether the wounds were self-inflicted. Fatal shooting stemmed from robbery The shootings on Interstate 95 that left one Harford County man dead and another man wounded were the result of a robbery attempt, according to officials.

Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold is seeking state aid to defray the cost of environmental and food testing as part of a modest legislative agenda he has laid out at the State House. Among the most noteworthy initiatives, Leopold is seeking a $100,000 reimbursement to cover the county's testing of at least 83 wells in West County in connection with fly-ash contamination of well water. Leopold is also seeking permission to charge an impact fee on power plants, to administer polygraph tests to correctional officers and to boost matching stipends for teachers with advanced degrees.

A 20-year-old Prince George's County man has been charged with killing a Baltimore man parked last week in front of a home near Arundel Mills mall. Anne Arundel County police said yesterday that Marvin Craig Little of Capital Heights spoke with the victim, Derrin Davon Thomas, 27, on a cell phone before his death. Investigators said they matched Little's fingerprints on the phone with those recovered from the victim's pickup truck. Thomas was found Jan. 10 suffering from gunshot wounds in the driver's seat of his Ford F-150 in the 7700 block of Rotherham Drive, an upscale community in Hanover.

3 Rebounds needed by Broadneck's Kevin Hunt when the week started to become the Bruins' all-time leader. The record is 666. 6 Three-pointers by South River junior Amanda Lawrence in the Seahawks' 75-66 victory over Annapolis on Friday. 18 Consecutive losses in the Anne Arundel County league by the Southern boys basketball team before the Bulldogs defeated North County, 57-54, on Dec. 11.