Eldersburg

Board of County Commissioners President Doug Howard will host an open meeting Oct. 27 to discuss bicycle paths and walking trails in the Freedom Area. The meeting will start at 7 p.m. at the South Carroll Senior Center, 5928 Mineral Hill Road, Eldersburg. County staff will be on hand to discuss the trails presently available in the area, proposed trails and the processes by which trails are designed, developed and implemented.

Dante Liberatore works a room in a way that few restaurateurs care to, or dare to, these days. We saw him compel a sour patron to concede that her wait for a table had been exactly as long as he said it would be. She wasn't thrilled, but her husband was. Later we heard him tell a diner at a nearby table that if she still didn't like a pasta dish the kitchen remade for her, he would eat it himself. She didn't like it, and he ate it. That's part of the fun at Liberatore's of Eldersburg.

Salvatore Joseph Cameron, a retired mason and Air Force veteran, died Tuesday at Maryland Shock Trauma Center after suffering a fall in his Eldersburg home. He was 73. Born in Hazleton, Pa., Mr. Cameron moved with his family to Baltimore's Lakeland neighborhood. He attended city public schools. He earned his General Educational Development certificate after joining the Air Force in 1955. He was a communications specialist and teletype operator until his discharge in 1963.

Carroll County Sheriff's Office reported on Saturday, Sept. 10, that it was aiding in the investigation of a Baltimore City man who went missing early on Friday, Sept. 9. Just before 11 a.m. Saturday, a Maryland State Trooper patrolling Route 26 near the Carroll and Baltimore county line found an unattended 2002 Honda Accord parked along the shoulder at the Liberty Reservoir bridge near Eldersburg Police said the vehicle was owned by 44-year-old Christopher Anthony White of Baltimore.

There's nothing quite like the feeling of seeing a robot you've created take its first step. At least that's what Joey Skura, a rising senior at Liberty High School, thinks. "When it first moves, everyone watching it just goes crazy cheering," Skura said with growing excitement. "When it keeps walking, …it's a great feeling. " As a member of Liberty High School's First Robotics team, the RoboLions, Skura and his fellow teammates captured the top trophy at the Battle o' Baltimore Championship, held Aug. 13 at Woodlawn High School inBaltimore County.

The following students earned Bachelor of Arts in May from St. Mary's College of Maryland: Bradley Dodson , of Sykesville, earned a degree in biology and a minor in political science; Thomas Barnes , of Sykesville earned a degree in economics and a minor in political science; James O'Keefe , of Eldersburg, earned a degree in English and a minor in philosophy; Keith Brown , of Eldersburg, earned a degree in mathematics and...

What started as one page of events and participants three years ago is now 14 pages and growing, say organizers of Eldersburg's National Night Out, schedule for Aug. 2 at Carrolltown Center. And while that means a lot more work and budgeting, the members of Freedom Area Citizens' Council couldn't be more excited. "We thought about it and decided it would be a good thing to do," said Ellen Dix, president of FACC, of the decision to hold the first National Night Out three years ago. "There was a time we only did political issues," she said, "but our motto is to educate and advocate, and this falls under that.

Merritt Athletic Club, in Eldersburg, recently launched a series of program "Rock the Pool" summer events for preteens and teens. Over the course of the summer, the Eldersburg location will host four events at the outdoor pool area and multi-purpose gym on Progress Way. Two events are geared for children ages 7 to 12 and two events will be for teens ages 13 to17. The first of the events was a Preteen Night, for ages 7 to 12. Future dates are: July 30 and Aug. 13 for Teen Nights, geared toward ages 13 to 17; and Aug. 6 for the Preteen Night.

State police say they have arrested two boys in connection with vandalism and thefts in the Eldersburg area that left a swath of vehicles, homes and road signs damaged by spray paint. The Maryland State Police's Westminster barrack received calls early Saturday morning about the crimes and said they arrested the boys later that day, charging them with malicious destruction of property, possession of a controlled dangerous substance and theft. Police recovered about $300 in property stolen from the spray-painted vehicles.