Hill Road

Carroll County Department Of Public Works has announced road construction projects for this week. For information on the projects below, contact Carroll County Bureau of Engineering, 410-386-2171. Pipe work: Buckhorn Road from Route 97 to Woodbine Road; Gillis Road from Woodbine Road to Route 27; Hoods Mill Road from Route 97 to Woodbine Road; Old Kays Mill Road from Kays Mill Road to Hughes Road. Road widening: Gorsuch Road from Route 140 to Center Street. Bridge painting: Linton Road bridge.

A Hampstead woman was killed when the car she was driving collided with a pickup truck Saturday night at Band Hall Hill and Deep Run roads, about a mile from the Pennsylvania border. Authorities pronounced Amelia Faye Frock, 74, of the 3700 block of Shiloh Road dead at the scene. Police said early findings indicated that her car, traveling on Band Hall Hill Road, failed to yield the right of way at the intersection to the westbound truck of Richard Austin Airing, 24, of the 3300 block of Littlestown Pike in Westminster.

Now that the weather is warming up, it's time to start thinking about weekends in Ocean City. For a diversion beyond sun and sand, consider the area's 10 his- toric museums (www.octhebeach.com / museum), all within easy reach of the beach: Ocean City Life Saving Station (above): Once home to the U.S. Coast Guard, the building now houses shipwreck items, old-style bathing suits and sea creatures. Boardwalk at the Inlet; 410-289-4991. Girdletree Barnes Bank: Built in 1902, the bank is one of the country's smallest and features antique teller cages and counters.

Police continued yesterday to seek a suspect and motive for the fatal shooting of a Cherry Hill man Monday night. William Wilson, 25, had ordered food at Cherry Hill Carry Out in the 600 block of Cherry Hill Road and was waiting outside about 9:10 p.m. when a man approached him, shot him several times in the upper body and fled, police said. Wilson, of the nearby 600 block of Cheraton Road, died at 9:46 p.m. in the emergency room at Maryland Shock Trauma Center, police said. Anyone with information is urged to call Detectives Darren Sanders or Robert Cherry at 410-396-2100.

The county unveiled a traffic study yesterday that shows dense truck and train traffic at an intersection to be built in Carroll's smallest town as part of a $5.5 million project to divert heavy trucks from downtown Union Bridge. At peak morning and evening hours, the crossing of Shepherd's Mill Road and Route 75 could see as many as 143 trucks, 42 cars and six trains, according to a $1,400 county-funded traffic study. Buses from three area schools also have twice-daily runs along those roads.

The Carroll County commissioners approved yesterday a $5.5 million road-and-rail construction project that will divert heavy truck traffic from downtown Union Bridge once Lehigh Portland Cement Co.'s $265 million expansion is completed. Acting on a recommendation from the county planning commission, the board unanimously voted to move forward with construction of Shepherd's Mill Road, a 6,500-foot segment that will intersect Route 75 east of town. The road and a parallel railroad spur will become part of the comprehensive plan for growth in the town, which is Carroll's smallest.

Traffic safety and truck noise topped the concerns of a group of residents who live opposite the site of a proposed Carroll County road on the outskirts of Union Bridge that is intended to get heavy cement trucks off the town's Main Street. Because of their concerns and because the projected number of trucks has doubled since 1999, Robert L. Fisher, the State Highway Administration engineer for District 7 in Frederick, said yesterday the state would require a traffic analysis before allowing the new Shepherd's Mill Road to connect to Route 75. The road would be built to intersect Ladiesburg Road bridge where it crosses Little Pipe Creek and connects with Route 75. It would run 6,500 feet from Quaker Hill Road - where Lehigh Portland Cement Co. is installing a kiln to double its output - and connect to Green Valley Road (Route 75)

JARRETTSVILLE -- An 85-year-old man died Monday night after the car he was driving ran off the road into a grove of trees, the Harford County Sheriff's Office said. According to witnesses, Richard Eugene Everett of the 1400 block of Chrome Hill Road was traveling east on Chrome Hill Road about 7:45 p.m. in a 1992 Dodge Caravan when he crossed the center line. He swerved back into the eastbound lane to avoid an oncoming car, but lost control of the car, which ended up in the woods at the intersection with Rocks Road.

Howard County police have made 24 arrests in swimming pool break-ins this summer in Columbia. While warm weather often results in a slight increase in vandalism and burglary at swimming pools, this year the break-ins were much more abundant than in previous years, police said. During the peak in June, 10 of the Columbia Association's 23 pools were burglarized. "It raised a red flag, and the department wanted to respond quickly to prevent additional events from occurring throughout the summer," said Sherry Llewellyn, spokeswoman for the Police Department.

County police are searching for burglars who have broken into 10 of the Columbia Association's 23 swimming pools in the last two weeks and have taken petty cash from offices and snack bars. The break-ins started at Dasher Green Pool on Cradlerock Way on June 7. The most recent occurred Monday night when someone broke in and took money from Thunderhill Pool, 5100 Thunderhill Road. Burglars also broke into the pool office of Orchard Club Apartments in Elkridge on June 11 or 12. While every summer brings some vandalism and trespassing at the county pools, police say, the rash of break-ins and thefts is unusual.