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A prominent Ellicott City blogger and businessman was stabbed to death by his daughter's 19-year-old boyfriend, who plotted with the 14-year-old girl to kill him so the two could run away together, Howard County police said Friday. Dennis Lane, 58, was found before dawn in his Winding Ross Way home. Police charged Jason Anthony Bulmer and Morgan Lane Arnold, both students at Mount Hebron High School, as adults in his killing; they both face conspiracy and murder counts. Both were held without bail, according to online court records.

The nation's debt to men and women who serve in uniform can never be fully repaid. But Jane Kramer believes every little bit helps. She said that's why the Howard County Garden Club undertook the project to install a Blue Star Memorial marker, honoring present and former armed forces members, in the heart of Ellicott City. At the Howard County Welcome Center at 8267 Main St. in Ellicott City, a formal dedication is scheduled for Friday at 10 a.m., with live music, military ceremonies, presentations and comments from local elected officials.

Always, there were those lovely old country estates and gracious manor taverns with roaring fireplaces, but in the old days fine dining was associated with the city. Not so anymore. Now, there are more compelling reasons than ever for diners to cross county lines for a good meal. The 50 best county restaurants in Howard County, Anne Arundel County and Baltimore County is a mix of the old and the new, destinations for special occasions and joints for Monday night suppers, the chef-driven and crowd-pleasing.

A prominent Ellicott City blogger and businessman was stabbed to death by his daughter's 19-year-old boyfriend, who plotted with the 14-year-old girl to kill him so the two could run away together, Howard County police said Friday. Dennis Lane, 58, was found before dawn in his Winding Ross Way home. Police charged Jason Anthony Bulmer and Morgan Lane Arnold, both students at Mount Hebron High School, as adults in his killing; they both face conspiracy and murder counts. Both were held without bail, according to online court records.

The 19-year-old man charged with fatally stabbing Dennis Lane allegedly told investigators that his girlfriend had instructed him to kill her father and his fiancee, specifying the number of times each was to be stabbed in the throat - 10 for him and 15 for her. Jason Anthony Bulmer charging documents In a conversation at school hours before the Ellicott City blogger and businessman was killed, Jason Anthony Bulmer said, 14-year-old Morgan...

Unlike Britain, America isn't known as a country of needlepoint mavens. But a new mail-order business in Ellicott City is launching an effort to change that.Ehrman Tapestry -- an 18-year-old needlepoint kit company based in London -- opened an office earlier this month on Dorsey Hall Drive, its first office outside London.The office -- and the six Howard County residents who work there -- are key to the company's plan to market its kits in the United States, officials said."The market in America is a very good one," said Marjorie Adams, Ehrman's U.S. branch president.

The criminal and civil cases filed by an Ellicott City man who alleged that Ravens defensive line coach Rex Ryan beat him up will go away as part of a settlement between the two sides, lawyers said yesterday. Attorneys for Ryan and Robert Wheatley confirmed yesterday that a misdemeanor assault charge filed against Ryan has already been dismissed in Howard District Court. A civil lawsuit alleging assault, battery and emotional distress - and seeking $3.6 million - will also be dismissed in Howard Circuit Court, the lawyers said.

Vincent Hughes Stafford, retired owner and president of Stafford Brothers Furniture Corp., died of cancer Saturday at his Ellicott City home. He was 86. Born in Baltimore and raised in Catonsville, he attended St. Mark's Parochial School and graduated in 1937 from Mount St. Joseph High School. That year, he became a salesman in the business at 1700 W. Pratt St. that had been founded by his father in 1900. After his father's death in 1950, Mr. Stafford took over the business with his two brothers, James Stafford and Francis E. Stafford.

POLICE LOG* Elkridge: 6600 block of Hunter Rd.: Someone entered through an unlocked rear sliding-glass door between 9:30 a.m. on June 29 and 9:30 p.m. Wednesday and stole a coin collection and jewelry. The victims had been away from the residence for several days, police said.* Ellicott City: 9100 block of Baltimore National Pike: Someone stole a radar detector, a 15-club golf set and other equipment from a black 1993 Chevy Blazer between 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on June 29. The property was valued at $890.

Church celebration A service to celebrate St Peter's Episcopal Church's 172 years of service to the community and give thanks for the lives and ministries of the late Rev. Dr. Mary-Marguerite Kohn and Brenda Brewington will be held at 5 p.m. Sunday, May 5, at 3695 Rogers Ave. An ice cream social takes place prior to the service from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Open to all. Information: 410-465-2273. Around town Blood pressure screenings Stop in from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays at the Ellicott City Senior Center, 9401 Frederick Road, for free blood pressure readings by a registered nurse.

An Ellicott City seventh-grader has a shot at having her artwork grace Google's homepage. Lauren Shen, who attends Burleigh Manor Middle School, found out this week that her drawing will represent Maryland in the sixth annual Doodle 4 Google contest . More than 130,000 students from across the country in kindergarten through 12th grade entered. The theme was “My Best Day Ever...” “My doodle expresses the theme because the day I arrived in Taiwan was my best day ever,” Lauren told Google.

Jason Kalirai doesn't just reach for the stars. He pulls them close and studies them — and encourages others to do so as well. Kalirai, 35, is an award-winning astrophysicist at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore. For two years, he worked with the Hubble Space Telescope, the most powerful telescope in history, and for the past 2 1/2 years has been the deputy project scientist developing Hubble's successor, the James Webb Space Telescope, which will be 100 times more powerful than Hubble.

An Ellicott City man died over the weekend after an accident on the Tough Mudder obstacle course in West Virginia, the first such death in the three-year history of the outdoor run that bills itself as "probably the toughest event on the planet. " Avishek Sengupta, 28, was with a half-dozen friends on the course Saturday when he encountered the "Walk the Plank" obstacle, in which participants jump into a deep pool of muddy water 15 feet below a wooden platform. Sengupta jumped in but did not resurface and was later flown to Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Va., where he was taken off life support Sunday.

The following is compiled from police reports.  Ellicott City Town and Country Boulevard, 8700 block, 11 p.m. April 9. While making delivery, pizza delivery person was approached by two men. One blocked pathway driver was walking on that led to building. Men stole portion of food order and walked away. Elkridge/Jessup Washington Boulevard, 6300 block, 4:21 a.m. April 14. Rock used to smash front glass door of Nail Salon. Cash from desk drawer and nail polish bottles, which were mounted on the wall, were stolen.

Main Street is finding its inner peace. After opening Gogo Guru, a women's yoga and fitness clothing shop, in Historic Ellicott City in November 2012, Hilary Brich expanded her operation with a yoga studio in February. Brich's original plan was to simply provide the shop's patrons with information about where in the neighborhood they could practice yoga. But with most of the studios being more than a few miles away, she noticed a problem. “People kept asking where to do yoga but didn't want to go farther away than they had to,” says Brich.