Reisterstown

John Houser III reviews Reter's in Reisterstown, where the crabs arrive "rocket-hot. " Here's that review , in which you can learn how to make your own McGyver-like vinaigrette and raises the possibility of under-bloomed gelatin.

As of 9 a.m. Thursday, traffic was slow on the inner loop of I-695 near Reisterstown Road, due to an accident. Accidents were slowing traffic on I-695 at the Curtis Creek Drawbridge in Baltimore County, Oliver Street and Milton Avenue in Baltimore City, and Darien Drive and Parkland Place in Glen Burnie. A disabled vehicle was blocking traffic on U.S. 50 westbound at the Bay Bridge. Debris in the road was blocking traffic on I-95 northbound at Route 100 in Howard County.

Three pharmacies, Burke's, in Reisterstown, Burke's, in Parkville, and Chestnut AID Pharmacy, in Hampden, are closing. It's not the economy, said Pat Burke, who owns all three. "It's just time," said Burke, 47. "I'm tired. " He said it is hard to keep up with government and insurance regulations that change and get tougher every year, and that insurance companies are increasingly pushing customers toward mail order pharmacies or chains "that they're in bed with. " He's not selling the three stores because, "It's hard to sell independent drugstores, especially three.

Leaders of a Reisterstown synagogue facing foreclosure said Tuesday that they had reached an agreement with lender Susquehanna Bank to allow the sale of the building on Cockeys Mill Road. "We were able to achieve the goal of allowing the congregation to emerge on a stronger financial foundation for future growth," Arthur Wolf, president of the Synagogue Adat Chaim, said in a statement. The congregation is exploring options for a new location, Wolf said. Members plan to gather in late June to remove the Torah scrolls from the building and install them in an interim home.

It appears as though Reisterstown has dodged a bullet in the proposed construction of a 2 million gallon water tower at the bend of Bond Avenue and Timbergrove Road. At a meeting on Oct. 27 spearheaded by residents and Stop the Water Tower, there were over 150 in attendance. Outgoing Reisterstown-Owings Mills-Glyndon Coordinating Council President Mary Molinaro commended community members at the Thursday night meeting for working together, rather than taking the stance of "not in my backyard.

Leaders of a Reisterstown synagogue facing foreclosure said Tuesday that they had reached an agreement with lender Susquehanna Bank to allow the sale of the building on Cockeys Mill Road. "We were able to achieve the goal of allowing the congregation to emerge on a stronger financial foundation for future growth," Arthur Wolf, president of the Synagogue Adat Chaim, said in a statement. The congregation is exploring options for a new location, Wolf said. Members plan to gather in late June to remove the Torah scrolls from the building and install them in an interim home.

A two-alarm fire early Friday morning at an apartment complex in Reisterstown displaced residents of 11 units, Baltimore County fire officials said. Firefighters responded to an apartment building at The Preserve at Owings Crossing, located in the unit block of Caraway Road, shortly after 2 a.m. Friday and observed flames going through the roof, according to officials. The fire was brought under control around 5:30 a.m., officials said. Two people required medical attention at the scene and were transported to Northwest Hospital - one by ambulance and one by a family member, officials said.

Baltimore County Police are searching for several suspects in connection with a shooting in Reisterstown yesterday afternoon that sent a man to Maryland Shock Trauma Center. The incident occurred at 3:53 p.m. on the front porch of a home located in the first block of Brookshire Drive, police said. The man, who police said is in his 20s, was shot at least two times in the shoulder. His condition is unknown. "It wasn't random," said Baltimore County Police Cpl. Patrick Wilhelm, who added that he did not know a motive for the shooting.

A Reisterstown man suffered severe burns to his back and legs yesterday after he was shocked at a Baltimore Gas and Electric substation while deer hunting in Owings Mills, authorities said.Jim Byers, 34, of the 700 block of Main St., who was bow-hunting, had climbed an electrical tower near Owings Mills Boulevard and Crondall Lane shortly before 5 p.m. when he was hit by 110,000 volts of electricity.Byers was being treated last night at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center burn unit.Pub Date: 10/06/96

Services for Josephine N. Cotton, a native of Baltimor County, will be held at 2 p.m. today at St. Andrews Episcopal Church in New Castle, Maine.Mrs. Cotton, who was 85, died Oct. 7 at her home in Medomak, Maine, after a brief illness.Born in Reisterstown, she attended the Bryn Mawr School and was a graduate of Chatham Episcopal Institute in Virginia. She studied piano at the Peabody Institute, and after her debut in Baltimore she studied piano and French at the Sorbonne.She was a 1930 graduate of the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and later studied Italian in Rome.

It is sad to hear about another religious institution facing foreclosure ("Reisterstown synagogue joins victims of slump," May 1). That particular building and the surrounding nine or so acres are quite nice and would adapt well to becoming an interfaith center such as those in Columbia. As our communities grow and become more diverse, the model of a multi-use building should be considered in the planning of future spiritual communities. Patty Koch, Reisterstown

Ice, salt and rigorous shaking can turn an ounce of nondairy creamer into a frozen treat. "It's simple, sweet and a little silly," Garrett Seidman, a junior at the Hannah More School in Reisterstown, said as he sampled a dab of ice-solid French vanilla cream. "But I like it. " Ice cream making was among the demonstrations during the second annual Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) Fair, held last week at the private school for children with autism and other emotional and learning disabilities.

A two-alarm fire early Friday morning at an apartment complex in Reisterstown displaced residents of 11 units, Baltimore County fire officials said. Firefighters responded to an apartment building at The Preserve at Owings Crossing, located in the unit block of Caraway Road, shortly after 2 a.m. Friday and observed flames going through the roof, according to officials. The fire was brought under control around 5:30 a.m., officials said. Two people required medical attention at the scene and were transported to Northwest Hospital - one by ambulance and one by a family member, officials said.

Two men in their 20s are dead after a single-vehicle accident in upper Reisterstown at 10 p.m. Saturday, officials said Sunday. Justin Stambaugh, 22, of the 3800 block of Rockdale Road, was driving a 1994 Honda Civic southbound on Falls Road at a high rate of speed when he lost control and the car left the roadway and rolled over, Baltimore County Police said. Stambaugh and his passenger, Willie Green Jr., 21, of the 19600 block of Old York Road, were both ejected and died from their injuries, police said.

Some things I've been wondering about: When willRobert L. Ehrlich Jr.write a coherent column without offending even the widow of the late Ron Smith? What is the difference between asking a bunch of questions and writing a thoughtful column? Does Robert Ehrlich wonder why he was a one-term governor? Paul Douglas, Reisterstown

Reisterstown mourns the passing of Charles Edward Nevin Murray, who died Feb. 27 at age 78. Mr. Murray, known to all as "Silk," joins the ranks of others who have served their community and made a difference in so doing. . Silk's father, Charles Henry Stanley Murray, was the town's first dry cleaner in the 1940s, and its only dry cleaner for many years. The business, Silk's Cleaners, was located on Main Street, where the Wawa now stands. The family lived behind the store.

Folks who live out Reisterstown way have an alternative to Harryman House or driving down to Baltimore if they want a fine dining experience. That's the purpose behind Reisterstown's newest addition to the eating-out scene, Micho's. Locals may recognize the name of one the new restaurant's owners, Jesse Issa, who has owned the popular pizzeria Tonino's for years. "I'm 44 years old, and I wanted to have a place for 25-, 26-year-olds and up. I wanted to bring a little bit of downtown here," Issa says.

A Reisterstown financial advisor pleaded guilty in federal court in Baltimore on Wednesday to mail fraud in connection with the theft of more than $800,000 from accounts he managed for a child suffering from cerebral palsy and for an elderly client with dementia. Ralph Edward Thomas Jr., 52, a former vice president in a subsidiary of Harbor Bank, used more than $100,000 in stolen money from the child's trust fund to buy a home, the U.S. Attorney's office said. Thomas also obtained three mortgages valued at $205,000 on the home of the child's mother, using her name without her knowledge, authorities said.

Dream Team coach Rick Faby was warned that it was going to be difficult to compete in the Presidents Cup Lightning indoor tournament for 9-10 girls in Hampstead. As it turned out, their rivals in the tourney were the ones to be fearful of the Dream Team - a group of Lutherville and Reisterstown neighborhood friends coached by Faby and Dan Hammerschlag. The Dream Team waltzed through the tourney bracket, steamrolling Valley Girls, Red Shirts, Valley Girls 2 and South Carroll before beating Severna Park's Flash, 8-4, in the championship.