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Approximately 500 job hopefuls attended an employment fair at Howard Community College earlier this month. The attendees learned about jobs from 56 employers in fields that include health care, education, law enforcement and retail. There were also career counselors on hand to critique resumes of hopefuls. The free job fair, which was open to the public, was held Nov. 13 at Burrill Galleria on the college campus. It was sponsored by the school in conjunction with the Howard County Chamber of Commerce.

The five candidates for Howard County Circuit Court judgeships and five candidates for seats on the county school board will appear at forums and meetings this week.The candidates in the March 5 judicial primary are Circuit Judges Donna Hill Staton and Diane Leasure, District Judge Lenore R. Gelfman and attorneys Jay Fred Cohen and Jonathan Scott Smith.Candidates for school board are Virginia Charles, Jane Schuchardt, Vincent Pugliese, Arthur Neal Willoughby and Francine Wishnick.The forums are:* Tuesday, 12:30 p.m.: Judicial candidates at the Republican Women's Club meeting, Hunan Manor Restaurant, 7091 Deepage Drive, Columbia.

The presidents of Howard Community College and the Johns Hopkins University have announced the establishment of the James W. Rouse Scholars Program, which will ease the transfer of students from the two-year school to the university.Named for Columbia's founder, the program will enroll selected high school graduates for their first two years at Howard Community College. Then, depending on their achievements, they will be able to complete bachelor's degrees at Hopkins.This new level of interaction between two-year and four-year schools was spurred by a shift in college enrollment patterns in Maryland.

Visitors from as far away as New Jersey and Pennsylvania packed the streets of historic Ellicott City over the weekend, thanks to sunny skies and the second "Dawg Daze of Summer Sale."Despite little advertising, many business owners are calling the weekend a success."The sidewalk sale definitely helped," said Sun Pacylowski, owner of Precious Gifts in the Banker's Galleria."There [were] a lot of people."Some stores, like Maxine's Antiques and Collectables on Main Street, reported higher sales than last year.

Greenbelt Lake Village is honored by builders groupGreenbelt Lake Village, one of the Maryland's fastest growing condominium communities, has been selected by National Association of Homebuilders as the "Best New Affordable Home Community in the United States."The developer, Greenbelt Properties LLC., of Timonium, was among 700 entrants vying for the honor. It also received a Silver Award for the "Best Interior Merchandising" for Greenbelt Lake Village.The Prince George's County village was recognized for its "designer" community atmosphere, while offering residences with prices beginning in the $90,000 range.

Science fair set for this weekend at Long Reach High The annual Howard County Mathematics, Science and Technology Fair for middle and high school students, sponsored in cooperation with Shimadzu Scientific Laboratories, will be held Friday and Saturday at Long Reach High School, 6101 Old Dobbin Lane, Columbia. Judging for middle school projects will be held from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday; for high school projects, from 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday. An open house is scheduled from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, and the awards ceremony will be held at 4 p.m. in the school auditorium.

Hi, I'm Abraham Lincoln Name recognition during elections is crucial, often giving incumbent candidates an advantage. However, a few newcomers in Baltimore's Sept. 9 primary may be riding such nomenclatorial coattails to the benefit of their City Council races. The most notable is Nicholle O'Malley - no relation to Mayor Martin O'Malley. She did at one time work for his administration, but is now a 1st District council candidate. Don't confuse the signs. A few others: Three Currans (not related)

European trendies adapting good old American stylesMILAN - Forget that nonsense you've maybe heard about how European women wouldn't be caught dead wearing jeans on the street. Blue jeans almost always faded, as opposed to acid-washed or straight-from-the-store indigo and a snazzy, blazer-style jacket is the uniform of choice among shoppers of all ages in the Milan Galleria.And virtually every woman who isn't wearing jeans is wearing a short skirt and fishnet stockings.(Incidentally, the Rizzoli bookstore in the Galleria devotes an entire window to "Rossella," by Alexandra Ripley.

John Charles Thomas was part Enrico Caruso, part Bing Crosby.A Peabody Conservatory student from 1909 to 1912 and a sometime Eastern Shore resident, the renowned baritone was as adept singing spirituals and folk songs, which he did on such now-golden radio programs as the "Bell Telephone Hour" and the "Westinghouse Program," as he was singing opera.Now, the Peabody has mounted two exhibitions on the life and career of Thomas, who died in 1960, marking the centenary of his birth in Meyersdale, Pa. The exhibits, "John Charles Thomas: An American Classic," are running simultaneously at Peabody's Galleria Piccola and the Historical Society of Talbot County in Easton through Oct. 17 before traveling to the San Francisco Performing Arts Library and Museum in January.