Church Road

MARY FRANCES GUGERTY COCHRAN, age 82, passed away peacefully at her home in Greenville, DE on January 29, 2007. Mary is survived by her husband John, her eight children, Kathleen, Mary Carol, John, Anne, Lawrence, Rosemary, Michael and James, 21 grandchildren and eight great grandsons. Also survived by brothers Leo J. Gurgerty, Jr., Thomas J. Gugerty and Bernard F. Gugerty, and sister Ann Lynch. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the Doherty Funeral Home, 3200 Limestone Road, Wilmington, DE on Friday February 2 from 5-8 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Saturday, February 3 at 12 noon at St. Joseph on the Brandywine Church, 10 Old Church Road, Greenville, DE. Interment will be private.

After nearly four years of planning, focus groups and workshops, the State Highway Administration is prepared to endorse widening a nine-mile stretch of Route 32 in rural western Howard County.Although state highway officials said they have not given up on a no-build alternative, they are expected to inform residents at tonight'spublic hearing at Glenelg High School that expanding the highway is necessary to accommodate an expected increase in traffic over the next 20 years.The decision is likely to anger members of a grass-roots organization called Citizens Alliance for Rural Preservation, which is opposed to the widening project.

A 24-year-old former Finksburg man received a 10-year prison sentence yesterday after pleading guilty to burglarizing two homes in Upperco and Finksburg last summer.Dennis B. Jennings, who was already imprisoned, told Carroll Circuit Judge Francis M. Arnold that he had a drug habit, and he apologized in court to his victims. He has several previous convictions for drug possession and burglary.The judge ordered that Jennings pay $625 restitution for damage from the break-in at the Carroll County home near Upperco.

Rev. William E. Ticknor, 90, served 2 city churchesThe Rev. William Ephraim Ticknor, the former rector of an Episcopal church on the Eastern Shore who served at two Baltimore churches in the 1950s and 1960s, died Wednesday at a Florida retirement home. He was 90. A cause of death was unknown. Before leading St. Luke's Church in Church Hill from 1971 to 1978, Mr. Ticknor served as an associate pastor at Grace & St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 707 Park Ave. in Baltimore and at the now-closed Church of Our Savior on Broadway in East Baltimore.

FireYork County, Pa.: Firefighters from Manchester and Lineboro assisted York County, Pa., on a basement fire at Baltimore Pike and Sherman Church Road at 8: 54 a.m. Thursday. Units were out six minutes.Manchester: Firefighters responded to an auto fire on Route 30 at Manchester Baptist Church Road at 12: 55 p.m. Thursday. Units were out 45 minutes.Hampstead: Firefighters responded to an investigation in the 1200 block of Main St. at 8: 50 p.m. Thursday. Units were out 15 minutes.Pub Date: 3/02/98

FiresLineboro: Firefighters responded at 4: 33 a.m. yesterday to a brush fire on Glenville Road. Units were out 26 minutes.Hampstead: Firefighters responded at 12: 57 a.m. yesterday to a brush fire in the 4100 block of Double Tree Lane. Units were out 48 minutes.Hampstead: Firefighters responded at 11: 52 p.m. Sunday to a brush fire in the 18000 block of Upper Beckleysville Road. Units were out 23 minutes.Harney: Firefighters responded at 8: 06 p.m. Sunday to a mountain fire in the 900 block of Old Waynesboro Road, Pa. Units were out more than 10 hours.

New Windsor Mayor Jack A. Gullo Jr. recently presented the first Mayor's Award to resident Jack Coe.Coe, the town's planning committee chairman and town plumber, was recognized for his dedication to the town.The town presented Coe with a plaque.FireNew Windsor: Firefighters responded at 7: 34 a.m. Thursday to burning electrical wires on Route 31 at Church Road. Units were out 12 minutes.Pub Date: 10/12/98

IN REISTERSTOWN, at Franklin Boulevard and Church Road, traffic engineers have just resurfaced and reconfigured the stretch, and added an "S" curve on Church.But at least four accidents -- and countless frayed nerves -- later, this little bit of alphabetical creativity by road designers now stands for snarled.The confusion at rush hour here, where commuters from northwestern neighborhoods head toward and away from the nearby Interstate 795 ramp, has taken on legendary proportions.It's even attracted the ire of Baltimore County Councilman T. Bryan McIntire, whose office helped set up a public meeting on the mess at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Franklin High School so drivers can vent their frustration at county road bureaucrats.

Expect traffic delays along Route 32 between Linden Church Road and Route 108 this summer while road resurfacing takes place. Lanes will be closed along Route 32 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, and weekend work may be necessary.The $820,000 project, which began yesterday, also includes the installation of guardrails and a left-turn lane at Linden Church Road.The project is expected to be completed by late summer, according to the State Highway Administration.Pub Date: 6/10/97

It never was designed for heavy traffic, but studies show that a stretch of Littlestown Pike just north of Westminster carries too many vehicles through too many inadequate intersections -- with sometimes fatal results.As a result, Carroll County wants to make changes along this 2-mile section of Route 97, said J. Michael Evans, director of the Department of Public Works.The study area runs from the ramp off Route 140 and Krider's Church Road north to Bachman's Valley Road."We'd like to close some dangerous intersections and bring people out on a safer intersection," Evans said.

On May 27, 2009 IRENE O. "RENE" (nee Olney) of Malvern, PA, formerly of N. Linthicum, MD. Beloved wife of the late Robert Lee; loving mother of Philip S., Charles J. (Carole) and the late Robert L.; sister of Lucille Kernick of FL. She is also survived by five adoring grandchildren and 6 great- grandchildren. Relatives and friends are invited to her Viewing on Saturday morning 10:00 AM followed by her Funeral Service 11:00 AM at the D'ANJOLELL MEMORIAL HOME OF MALVERN/FRAZER, 392 Lancaster Ave. (entrance at Church Road and Rte 30)

It's time to pile into the car, head to a farm and pick out a Christmas tree. There are an abundance of places near Baltimore to find the perfect pine, fir or spruce - some organic, some already cut and some you can cut yourself. Some places also offer seasonal food, crafts and tractor rides. A few spots are offering discounts, matching last year's prices or posting coupons on their Web sites. Here's a partial list, researched by Rebecca Hyler, a features producer at baltimoresun.com, with help from the Maryland Department of Agriculture (mda.

On August 15, 2008, Hugh Herbert Brown Services will be held at St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Abingdon, MD on Monday, August 18, 2008 at 11 A.M. Interment will be in the adjoining church cemetery. Friends may call at the family owned McComas Funeral Home, P.A., Bel Air, MD on Sunday, August 17 from 2-5 P.M. Those who desire may contribute to St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 1 St. Mary's Church Road, Abingdon, MD 21009. Memory tributes may be sent to the family at: mccomasfuneralhome.com

On February 13, 2007, CHARLOTTE W. DOXZEN, from Orrtanna, PA; beloved wife of Daniel H. Sr.; loving mother of four children, Carol Borowski, Raymond, Robert, Deborah, Anne Dolan and Daniel H. Jr.; dear grandmother or ten, great-grandmother of ten and great-great-grandmother of five. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, at 2 pm at St. Ignatius Catholic Church, Church Road, Orrtanna, PA. Viewing 12:30 to 2pm at the church. Memorials may be directed to: Hospice of the Good Shepherd, 1075 Old Harrisburg Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325.

MARY FRANCES GUGERTY COCHRAN, age 82, passed away peacefully at her home in Greenville, DE on January 29, 2007. Mary is survived by her husband John, her eight children, Kathleen, Mary Carol, John, Anne, Lawrence, Rosemary, Michael and James, 21 grandchildren and eight great grandsons. Also survived by brothers Leo J. Gurgerty, Jr., Thomas J. Gugerty and Bernard F. Gugerty, and sister Ann Lynch. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the Doherty Funeral Home, 3200 Limestone Road, Wilmington, DE on Friday February 2 from 5-8 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Saturday, February 3 at 12 noon at St. Joseph on the Brandywine Church, 10 Old Church Road, Greenville, DE. Interment will be private.

On January 19, 2007, RUTH Z. BROWN, of Bel Air, MD; beloved wife of Hugh Herbert Brown; devoted mother of David H. Brown and wife Donna, Jean I. Brown and Janet B. Webster and husband Francis; loving sister of Jean L. Frederick. Also survived by six grandchildren, Lauren M. Brown, Justin D. Brown, Ryan D. Brown, Rebekah I. Webster, Taylor R. Webster and Ellie N. Webster. Services will be held at St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Abingdon, MD, on Tuesday, January 23, 2007, at 10 A.M. Interment will be in the adjoining church cemetery.

Suddenly, on May 11, 2006, TIMOTHY JOHN BARRANCO; beloved son of Sandra and Salvatore Barranco; loving brother of Todd J., Mary L., Andrew R., Joseph P. and Joanna L. Barranco; cherished grandson of Bena and Roland Mason; dear nephew of Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Maranto, Frank Barranco, Debbie and Don Sorandes and Wayne Howard. A Funeral Service will be held at the Grace Community Church, 11611 Belair Road, Kingsville, MD, on Thursday 11 A.M. Interment Gardens of Faith Cemetery. Friends may call the family owned Leonard J. Ruck, Inc. Funeral Home, 5305 Harford Road (at Echodale)

On August 9, 2004, ROBERT E. TAVAREZ, 78, beloved husband of Dolores M. (nee Hare) Tavarez; devoted father of Tracie L. Kalb of Elkridge and Kathy E. Healy of Hampstead; son of Antone and Stella Belle (Morris) Tavarez; brother of Howard M. Tavarez of Long Neck, DE; and brother-in-law of Mildred L. Mc Nulty of Baltimore. He is also survived by three grandchildren. Mr. Tavarez was a member of Holtzschwamm Paradise Lutheran Church, Thomasville and Hanover VFW. He served in the US Army Air Corps during WWII and retired from the Baltimore City Fire Dept.

Theater group offers children's acting class Theatreworks ... Live! Inc., a nonprofit children's theater program, is offering summer acting workshops for ages 5 through 18. Classes will be held at the St. Mary's Episcopal Church activity building, 1 St. Mary's Church Road, Abingdon. Ages 5 to 8 will meet from 9 a.m. to noon June 28 to July 15; ages 9 to 13 will meet from 9:15 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. June 28 to July 16; ages 14 to 18 will meet from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. June 28 to July 16. All age groups will offer a public performance on the last day of class.

The Howard County Historic District Commission left developer Michael L. Pfau with few options after its members delivered strongly worded critiques of the fourth set of designs he submitted for his 15-home development in Ellicott City's historic district. Although panel members said the designs showed improvement over the plans they reviewed in October, they told Pfau at a hearing last week that they were still incompatible with the century-old homes that line upper Church Road. "I tend to think these are tract homes; I see the deck and the sliding door," said commission member Robert Williams after three hours of testimony.