Frederick Road

As of 9 a.m. Friday, traffic was slow on the outer loop of I-695 near Frederick Road, due to an accident. Accidents were slowing traffic at Northern Parkway and Reisterstown Road in Baltimore City, Route 543 and Church Creek Road in Harford County, and Hamilton Avenue and 34th Street in Baltimore City. Traffic was slow on I-895 at the Steel Bridge, due to construction activity. Light rail service is suspended between the Timonium and Hunt Valley stations due to construction work.

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. Information: 410-313-1425. English conversation The Miller branch of the Howard County Public Library, 9421 Frederick Road, offers "Let's Get Together: English Conversation Club," a chance for those for whom English is a second language to practice speaking and understanding English in a group setting.

SHA closing Beltway ramp to Frederick Road for a month The Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) closed the ramp from I-695 South (Beltway outer loop) to Route 144 (Frederick Road) on Sept. 9.  The temporary ramp closure is expected to last approximately one month and is part of SHA's $16.5 million project to replace the Frederick Road bridge over the Baltimore Beltway and improve safety and traffic operations at the interchange. The new bridge will be slightly taller, to accommodate truck traffic, and that requires the ramp to be raised slightly.  The ramp will re-open in mid- October, weather permitting.

Tickets are now available for the Catonsville Historical Society's 16th Heritage Homes Tour to be held on May 4, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Owners of eight local residences will showcase a variety of interesting architectures, modernizations, decors and furnishings, as well as springtime gardens and landscape treatments at the 19th and 20th century homes on the tour. Tickets for the tour will be informational brochures and cost $25. Send check payable to the Catonsville Historical Society to: Catonsville Historical Society, c/o The Wilderness B&B, 2 Thistle Road, Catonsville, Md. 21228.

Henry J. Knott Sr.: An obituary yesterday misnamed the place of burial, New Cathedral Cemetery, 4300 Old Frederick Road, Baltimore.

Tickets are now available for the Catonsville Historical Society's 16th Heritage Homes Tour to be held on May 4, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Owners of eight local residences will showcase a variety of interesting architectures, modernizations, decors and furnishings, as well as springtime gardens and landscape treatments at the 19th and 20th century homes on the tour. Tickets for the tour will be informational brochures and cost $25. Send check payable to the Catonsville Historical Society to: Catonsville Historical Society, c/o The Wilderness B&B, 2 Thistle Road, Catonsville, Md. 21228.

On December 21, 2003, A. MARVIN WEBB, JR.; beloved son of Miriam R. Webb and the late A. Marvin Webb, Sr.; loving brother of Richard T. Webb; uncle of Christina L. Webb and Corbett D. Webb. The family will receive friends Friday, 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M., at McNabb Funeral Home, 301 Frederick Road, Catonsville (at beltway exit 13). A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, 11 A.M., at Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 6517 Frederick Road, Catonsville. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Gilchrist Center, 6601 N. Charles St., Towson, MD 21204.

Genealogical help desk The Howard County Genealogical Society offers a free help desk at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 15, at the Howard County Library's Miller branch, 9421 Frederick Road. Help is available for research in all areas of the U.S., Europe and other countries. Information: 410-480-3250. 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.

On May 24, 2007, MR. BAGWELL. Visitation at 2140 N. Fulton Avenue, on Wednesday 3 to 8 P.M. The family will receive friends at Evergreen A.M.E. Church, 3342 Old Frederick Road, on Thursday at 11 A.M. Funeral at 11:30 A.M.

Family will receive friends at the family owned Wylie Funeral Home, P.A., 638 N. Gilmor Street, on Wednesday from 5-8 p.m. Services will be held Thursday, July 30, at the New Psalmist Baptist Church, 4501 Old Frederick Road. Wake 10 a.m. Funeral 10:30 a.m. Interment to follow.

Master gardeners will answer questions about plants and gardening 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Mondays and 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays at the Miller branch of the Howard County Library, 9421 Frederick Road, Ellicott City. Information: 410-313-1950.