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Historic Savage Mill, Maryland Public Television and MIX 107.3 FM will hold a "GreenLife Festival" May 2 and 3 to celebrate and instruct participants on going "green" and to raise money for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Events will feature a visit from a MIX 107.3 FM personality, live music, beer tasting by Rams Head Tavern, speakers and exhibitors, "green" offers by merchants at the mill, zip-line rides offered by Terrapin Adventures and a "GreeenScape" art exhibit and auction. An auction and reception are planned May 3 at the Savage Mill Cotton Shed Gallery.

Events scheduled at Patuxent center The Friends of Patuxent will present the 20th annual Patuxent Wildlife Art Show and Sale from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. March 29 at the recently reopened National Wildlife Visitor Center, 10901 Scarlet Tanager Loop, Laurel. An artists' reception, with hors d'oeuvres, live music and a silent auction fundraiser, will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $40 in advance; $45 at the door. Information or to order tickets: 301-497-5789 or www.friendspwrc.

The Arlington-based Mills Corp. announced yesterday that it plans to open its more than 200-store Arundel Mills mall by the fall of 2000 near Baltimore-Washington International Airport.County Executive Janet S. Owens will follow through with a commitment made by former County Executive John G. Gary and borrow $28 million this year, starting July 1, to build roads and sewers for the development, said Ron McGuirk, co-leader of Owens' transition team.McGuirk said an analysis of the arrangement shows it is a good deal for the county because the mall will generate millions in tax revenue.

After years of paying fines because of the condition of Oak Hill, the maximum security youth jail near Laurel, juvenile justice officials in the District of Columbia say they are getting serious about fixing up the place.They are painting, have hired a chef, and are adding 45 guards and counselors, social workers, clerks and a drug-sniffing dog as part of their plan to make the jail livable.But even those changes are designed only to improve basic standards at the 16-acre compound, which is part of a larger federal tract at Route 198 and the Baltimore-Washington Parkway near the National Security Agency, while District officials decide what to do about it.They say they want a new, state-of-the-art jail for youths, but aren't sure whether to build it on the 1,000 acres that the District acquired from Fort Meade in 1923.

WASHINGTON -- Under legislation in the House, Maryland would receive $386 million annually on bridges and roads over the next six years. Under the Senate proposal, Maryland would receive $380 million. Maryland now receives $307 million a year for transportation, including public transit.Here are some projects requested by Maryland's lawmakers and their expected costs:Widen U.S. 113 on the Eastern Shore to four lanes from north of U.S. 50 near the Delaware state line, to Route 589 at Snow Hill.

An Anne Arundel County councilman has proposed zoning changes and taxing districts to help pave the way for a megamall to be built in Hanover near the Baltimore-Washington Parkway.The county would establish taxing districts at the proposed mall site that would raise an estimated $28 million for road and other improvements. It would also change zoning laws to allow "regional commercial complexes" without additional public hearings, under the legislation introduced last night by Councilman George F. Bachman of Linthicum Heights.

The word somata refers to the body or the physical part of an organism as distinguished from the mind or the soul. "Somata" is also the title of a show of works by Maria Anasazi at Montpelier Cultural Arts Center, but the description of her work makes it sound as much about the mind as the body.She takes old books and folds and adds to them to create new works that combine the books and aspects of her own history. She calls her works "containers of memory of some sensual feeling that has long been forgotten."

Route 100 ramps to close next week for constructionBeginning May 18, the westbound ramp from Route 100 to northbound Interstate 95 will close for one week and the ramp to southbound I-95 will shut down for about six weeks, according to the State Highway Administration.The closures are part of a project to extend Route 100 west of Snowden River Parkway to I-95. The interchange ramps already in place will be rebuilt.Westbound Route 100 traffic will be rerouted to northbound Route 295 -- the Baltimore-Washington Parkway -- to westbound Interstate 195 and then to I-95.

After years of paying fines because of the condition of Oak Hill, the maximum security youth jail near Laurel, juvenile justice officials in the District of Columbia say they are getting serious about fixing up the place.They are painting, have hired a chef, and are adding 45 guards and counselors, social workers, clerks and a drug-sniffing dog as part of their plan to make the jail livable.But even those changes are designed only to improve basic standards at the 16-acre compound, which is part of a larger federal tract at Route 198 and the Baltimore-Washington Parkway near the National Security Agency, while District officials decide what to do about it.They say they want a new, state-of-the-art jail for youths, but aren't sure whether to build it on the 1,000 acres that the District acquired from Fort Meade in 1923.

Someone in a red sports car fired two rounds from a BB gun at a Baltimore teen-ager Saturday as she drove north on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, county police said.Lori Lee Cornwell, 17, was near the Baltimore Beltway about 9: 15 p.m. when she saw the sports car, with tinted windows, pull up beside her.When she looked at the car again, she noticed that the window was rolled down and saw a gun being pointed at her. She pulled away from the car, and just as she did, she heard two rounds being fired from the gun. A BB hit the rear driver's side of her 1990 Ford Festiva.

Old-timers in Baltimore may recall a storm that dropped 6 inches on Nov. 6-7, 1953 - the earliest heavy snowstorm on record here. Snow froze on the streets, snarling traffic for up to five hours. Three busloads of Towson High students didn't get home until 10 p.m. Cars, buses and trolleys were stranded amid a scarcity of cinder and sand trucks. Robert Larabee Jr., 8, died in a wreck on the new Baltimore-Washington Parkway.

Historic Savage Mill, Maryland Public Television and MIX 107.3 FM will hold a "GreenLife Festival" May 2 and 3 to celebrate and instruct participants on going "green" and to raise money for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Events will feature a visit from a MIX 107.3 FM personality, live music, beer tasting by Rams Head Tavern, speakers and exhibitors, "green" offers by merchants at the mill, zip-line rides offered by Terrapin Adventures and a "GreeenScape" art exhibit and auction. An auction and reception are planned May 3 at the Savage Mill Cotton Shed Gallery.

Events scheduled at Patuxent center The Friends of Patuxent will present the 20th annual Patuxent Wildlife Art Show and Sale from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. March 29 at the recently reopened National Wildlife Visitor Center, 10901 Scarlet Tanager Loop, Laurel. An artists' reception, with hors d'oeuvres, live music and a silent auction fundraiser, will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $40 in advance; $45 at the door. Information or to order tickets: 301-497-5789 or www.friendspwrc.

The South Laurel Recreation Council Inc. will present its 33rd holiday craft fair from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at Deerfield Run Community Center, 13000 Laurel-Bowie Road (Route 197) in South Laurel. Artists and artisans will display and sell their work, demonstrate their crafts and accept commissions. Lunch, beverages and snacks will be served all day. Bake sales by community organizations will offer treats and holiday baked goods. Door prizes and refreshments will be available. Those who attend can register for holiday workshops for children, teens, adults and families from noon to 4 p.m. Holiday workshops for ages 6 to 12 begin Nov. 23 with "Countdown to Christmas."

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's Patuxent Research Refuge will offer a Bird Walk for all ages from 8:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Nov. 9 at the refuge's North Tract, on Route 198 between the Baltimore-Washington Parkway and Route 32, south of Laurel. Field guides and binoculars are recommended. An Owl Prowl for all ages is planned from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 9. Participants will look and listen for owls and other nocturnal animals on the guided walk. Bird walks for ages 16 and older are planned at the National Wildlife Visitor Center from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Nov. 12, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Nov. 14, 8 a.m. to 1 a.m. Nov. 18 and 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Nov. 19. Field guides and binoculars are recommended.

Two dead, one injured in five-vehicle accident The Baltimore-Washington Parkway was snarled yesterday by a major early-morning accident in which two motorists died. All lanes of the parkway in the area of the Powder Mill Road exit in Prince George's County were blocked until about 10:30 a.m, according to authorities. The accident happened shortly after 5 a.m. and involved five vehicles, including one motorcycle, according to Maj. Erroll George, spokesman for the Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department.

The Savage Boys & Girls Club is accepting spring registration for recreational baseball and softball. The club holds evaluations in order to create balanced teams, but players of all skill levels are welcome. Registration is available online. The club is also seeking volunteer coaches. Information: www.SavageBGC.org. Turkey hunt at refuge open to public The Patuxent Research Refuge in Laurel will be the venue for a spring wild turkey hunting season in April and May. The hunt, which is being conducted in partnership with the National Wild Turkey Federation, Wheelin' Sportsmen and Meade Natural Heritage Association, is open to youth, the disabled, those whose mobility is impaired, and the general public.

Laurel College Center, a partnership between Howard Community College and Prince George's Community College, will hold a free, no-obligation information session from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Jan. 9 on the Laurel College Center campus, 312 Marshall Ave., Suite 205, Laurel. Those who attend will have a chance to learn about the college center's credit and noncredit courses, weekend classes and options for associate's and bachelor's degrees. Information: 866-228-6110, or www.laurelcollegecenter.

A motorist was killed last night when his car struck the side of a bridge on the northbound Baltimore-Washington Parkway at Route 32, U.S. Park Police said. Battalion Chief Matt Tobia of the Anne Arundel County Fire Department said details were not available; emergency crews were trying to remove the unidentified motorist from the vehicle after the 10 p.m. accident. The accident closed the parkway's northbound off-ramp at Route 32 East, Tobia said.

Maryland State Police and city police officers arrested a second suspect last night in the killing of a man whose body was found in the trunk of a burning car Wednesday in Linthicum. Robert Edward Speake, 18, of the 4900 block of Brookwood Road in Brooklyn was arrested about 7 p.m. after barricading himself in a house on the property of the McLean Construction Co. in the 2000 block of Benhill Ave. in Curtis Bay, state police said. A tip led to Speake's arrest. Speake and a second man, Michael P. Smith, 28, of Glen Burnie, who was arrested earlier, are charged with first-degree murder in the death of Philliip Airey, 36, of Glen Burnie.