Forest Hill

Editor: I'm so tired of sitting for three or four lights just to get from Colgate Drive in Forest Hill to entrance to the Bel Air by-pass near McDonald's. There are signs that say right lane closed merge left, but no one adheres to it. They will wait to get all the way down to the light at the old C Mart and try and squeeze into the left lane, while those who adhere to getting into the left lane when directed have to sit for light after light. If you don't let them in, they will get right at your bumper so you have no choice; either let them in or you have a fender bender.

Following yet another tax increase shoved down our throats by the spend-then-tax trio of the Gov.Martin O'Malley, Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller and House SpeakerMichael E. Busch("General Assembly raises income tax on top 14 percent," May 17), there is one positive aspect: At least they didn't scurry about in the middle of the night like cockroaches as they did when passing a record tax hike in 2007. When will Maryland voters learn? Gary Sulin, Forest Hill

Harford County sheriff's deputies and Maryland State Police report: Aberdeen Latoya Sharie Epps, 26, who has addresses in the 500 block of Plaza Court and the 300 block of Mayberry Drive, was arrested on a bench warrant Tuesday in a case in which she was charged with possession of a drug other than marijuana. There was a possible break-in Tuesday in the 400 block of Aldino Stepney Road. A drug deal occurred in front of a house Wednesday in the 1500 block of Maple Avenue.

Editor: This letter is written with regard to The Aegis article on April 6 about the PNC Bank at 140 N. Main St. in Bel Air closing this summer. The article mentions that this bank, which was originally a branch of the Forest Hill State Bank, was Forest Hill's "first expansion beyond its namesake community. " This is definitely not the case. The Forest Hill State Bank first ventured outside of Forest Hill when they opened the original Jarrettsville branch in, I believe, 1964.

More details have emerged this week regarding the reported theft of a Super Bowl ring from a Harford County home sometime in August or September. The theft was reported after a credit card company alerted Charles Scipioni on Sept. 30 about suspicious activity, according to the Harford County sheriff's deputy's report. The credit card company contacted Scipioni, of the 900 block of Yvette Drive, about activity on his mother's account. He has power of attorney for the card, according to the police report.

Lambdin Development Co. has announced plans to construct a new commercial building with office and retail space for lease at the Forest Hill Business Center in Harford County. Known as One Newport Drive, the project at Routes 24 and 23 and Newport Drive will be the third building on Lambdin's commercial project. Tenants include Wachovia Bank, Vision Associates, Edward Jones Investors and other retail and service enterprises. The two-story, 8,600-square-foot brick building is expected to be completed early next year.

What appeared to be a human leg bone and partially attached foot were found about 3 p.m. yesterday at the bank of Friend Pond near Route 24 and Jarrettsville Pike in Forest Hill, a spokesman for the Harford County sheriff's office said. The amount of moss and detritus covering the bones suggested they had been in the water for at least several months, spokesman Edward Hopkins said. He said that strong winds from Tropical Storm Isabel could have dislodged the bones. Police were awaiting test results of the bones' age, Hopkins said.

Services for Grace W. Heaps, a resident of Forest Hill formany years, will be held at 11 a.m. today at the Centre United Methodist Church there.Mrs. Heaps, who was 86, died of kidney failure Monday at Stella Maris Hospice.The former Grace Warner was born in Baltimore and reared in Forest Hill. She graduated from the Bel Air High School, attended Hood College and graduated in 1927 from the University of Maryland.She taught home economics at the Bel Air High School as a young woman and later was an organist and Sunday school teacher at the Centre United Methodist Church, where she also was a member of what is now the United Methodist Women.

The summer Wednesday night league at Forest Hill Lanes has met the sizzling summer heat with some heat of its own.Skippy Crowl fired a 760 set; Bud Bower and Ron Hill had 625 and 689 sets, respectively. Eric Lundeen fired a 647, and Brenda Lundeen posted a 655 series. All on one night.Eric Lundeen lives in Street with his mother, Brenda, and is the night manager at Forest Hill Lanes. He began bowling more than half his lifetime ago, when he was 10 years old."It was something he started on his own," Brenda Lundeen said.

A Forest Hill business that sold CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield health insurance policies orchestrated a scheme to overcharge policyholders and pocket the money, according to the Maryland Insurance Administration. The agency yesterday revoked licenses for Hofmann Benefit Solutions and its owner Cullen D. Hofmann and ordered them to pay $60,000 in fines. P. Todd Cioni, associate commissioner at the insurance administration, said that as many as 50 small employers were snared in the scheme in which consumers overpaid for insurance by an estimated tens of thousands of dollars.

Wasn't this country founded out of the pursuit of religious freedom? If so, why is that basic right under constant attack, especially from the radical left? The birth of our country and the pursuit of religious freedom are indelibly entwined in the very fabric of this great nation. While the U.S. was and maybe still is predominantly Christian, we have first and foremost been the sanctuary for all religions and belief systems. The Founding Fathers were extremely tolerant and protective of the rights of others.

Apparently President Barack Obama is now telling the justices of the Supreme Court how they can vote. He made a statement at a White House meeting on Monday, with the Canadian prime minister and the Mexican president, that they need to find Obamacare constitutional just because it is. And if they should dare to strike it down, it would amount to "judicial activism. " When in the history of the United States has the president had the audacity to tell the Supreme Court how they are to vote on any matter brought before them?

Kristy and Tony Elkins, of Joppa, announce the birth of their first child, Adriana. Adriana was born at 5:21 p.m. March 5 at Franklin Square Hospital. She weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces and was 20 1/4 inches long. Paternal grandparents include Lynda and Larry Hodges, of Forest Hill, and Gerald Elkins, of Ocean Pines. Maternal grandparents include Glenda Ripka and Jay Witmer, of Bellefonte, Pa.

A Forest Hill man died Friday morning in a three-car crash on Route 543 near Goat Hill Road in Creswell, under circumstances similar to a crash almost two weeks ago in which three siblings died. The accident comes following one of the deadliest months on Harford roads in several years. Seven people died in motor vehicle crashes in February. Nine have died in a little more than two months this year. In addition, Maryland State Police said they will step up traffic law enforcement along Route 543 from the Bel Air area south to I-95, as the highway is becoming one of the most deadly in the county, if not the entire state.

Harford County sheriff's deputies and Maryland State Police report: Aberdeen Latoya Sharie Epps, 26, who has addresses in the 500 block of Plaza Court and the 300 block of Mayberry Drive, was arrested on a bench warrant Tuesday in a case in which she was charged with possession of a drug other than marijuana. There was a possible break-in Tuesday in the 400 block of Aldino Stepney Road. A drug deal occurred in front of a house Wednesday in the 1500 block of Maple Avenue.

With the latest revelations regarding insider trading by members of Congress and their apathetic lack of responsibility and accountability, the Occupy Wall Street protesters should vent their collective angst at them. These pious, unregulated egotists should be the focus of their collective anger and grief. These "lawmakers" who write the laws of the land for everyone (themselves excluded) should have the pleasure of the protesters front and center. So break camp and set up on the Capitol Hill and 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Occupiers!

Hilda Alverta Isennock, a former Realtor and active churchwoman, died of heart failure Tuesday at Ware Presbyterian Village in Oxford, Pa. She was 94 and had been a Harford County resident for most of her life.A Forest Hill resident, she established Forest Hill Realty in the early 1960s and retired in 1991. She had been former president of the Harford County Board of Realtors and the Harford chapter of the National Association of the Real Estate Boards.She was active for over 50 years in the affairs of Centre United Methodist Church.

(TC A Forest Hill woman was killed yesterday when her car spun out of control in Glen Burnie, hit an embankment and a large tree then overturned, county police said.Mary Kathleen Lackl, 33, of the 1300 block of W. Jarrettsville Road received massive head injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.Lackl was northbound on Marley Neck Road in a 1993 Nissan Sentra shortly after 3 a.m. when she lost control of the car near the intersection of Woodhaven Court. Lackl tried to regain control of the car, but she oversteered and the car began spinning as it slid off the right shoulder, struck an embankment, a utility pole and a large tree, police said.

Editor: I'm so tired of sitting for three or four lights just to get from Colgate Drive in Forest Hill to entrance to the Bel Air by-pass near McDonald's. There are signs that say right lane closed merge left, but no one adheres to it. They will wait to get all the way down to the light at the old C Mart and try and squeeze into the left lane, while those who adhere to getting into the left lane when directed have to sit for light after light. If you don't let them in, they will get right at your bumper so you have no choice; either let them in or you have a fender bender.

Editor:  On Nov. 18, the Forest Hill Elementary School PTA sponsored our 11th annual PTA bingo fundraiser. It was a wonderful success and a great deal of fun. Funds raised are going to student materials and activities that will enhance their educational experience. Thank you so very much to the local businesses that helped us as well as our community families. We hope you will support these businesses that showed their support of our community and our students.  THANK YOU! Businesses that donated: 4 Paws Spa and Training Center, A Country Setting, Amazing Glaze, Applebee's, The Arena Club, Austin and Greig Masonry, Baltimore Ravens Football, Bel Air Athletic Club, Bradley Atlantic Ins. Management, Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar, Charm City Run, Chopstix, Chung's Martial Arts, Classic Image, Duclaw Brewing Co-Restaurant and Microbrewery, Edible Arrangements, Five Guys Burgers & Fries, Forest Hill Automotive, Forest Hill Framing, Freaky Pets, Geneva Farms, Goddard School, Harford Sports Training Academy, Italian Sensations, Jarrettsville Creamery and Deli, Jiffy Lube, Jim's Bottleworks, Jonathan's Florist, Kiddie Academy, Kids First Swim School, Liberty Ski Resort, Mountain Branch Grill & Pub, My Gym, NutraMax Laboratories, Papa John's Pizza, Portrait Innovations, Rapid Refill, Ronnies Fine Wine & Spirits, Round Top Ski Resort, Safelite Auto Glass, Saxon's Diamond Centers, Snap Fitness, Target, TCBY, The St. Paul Group, Tiddlywinks, Tim Dippel Lawncare,...