Rose Haven

From: Quentin Silone ProctorRose Haven on the BayNorth BeachMay I take this means of thanking you and your staff for the excellent article in the Wednesday, April 10, 1991, issue of The Anne Arundel County Sun on our little community of Rose Haven on the Bay, down here in "South County."It was a pleasure discussing the problems and pleasures of living in the community of Rose Haven on the Bay with your news reporter, Elise Armacost.The professionalism of your photographer, Kim Hairston, in capturing the environs of our community -- including the Marina, the Bayside, and the people -- was excellent.

A woman was injured in a shooting overnight in the Rose Haven area of Anne Arundel County, officials said Friday. At about 2:16 a.m., officers were called to the 7000 block of Charleston Ave. They found a 26-year-old woman who had a gunshot wound on her upper body, according to Anne Arundel Fire Division Chief Michael Cox . Her injuries were serious but not life-threatening, and she was transported to a Prince George's County hospital for...

"Up through the mid-reaches of the Great Bay runs a roadway to ecstasy . . . an enchanted thoroughfare where storm petrels fly in the twilight before morning and great, majestic waves roll in a seafarer's hornpipe to the cadence of the cloud-scud above in an eternal testimonial to the sanctity of Truth and the constant chastity of the Chesapeake Lady!"An excerpt from a romance novel? One of those pulpy reads with a soft cover featuring some gorgeous young thing in the arms of a swashbuckling hero?

In Anne Arundel Calvert Co. man dies in crash in Rose Haven ROSE HAVEN - A Huntingtown man died about 2 a.m. yesterday after his car hit a telephone pole off Walnut Avenue in Rose Haven, Anne Arundel County police said. Michael Allen Gaetano, 21, of the 400 block of Carla Drive suffered a broken neck and was pronounced dead at the scene. He had been southbound on Walnut Avenue when his black 1993 Honda Del Sol spun out of control and went off the road. He was not wearing a seat belt, police said.

The state Board of Public Works approved yesterday the $326,000 purchase of waterfront land in Rose Haven for a park.The owner, who had wanted to build homes on the property, decided in late 1994 to sell it for open space after residents opposed his development plans."

Since the community of Rose Haven took charge of the small, overgrown patch of land along Herring Bay several years ago, longtime resident Bentley Tyler has dutifully mowed the grass -- weekly from spring to fall -- and worked to turn it into a community park.The 74-year-old retired television technician hasn't minded riding five hours on his lawn mower under the glaring sun or building another picnic table after the first was destroyed by vandals. He has plans for a second table, a swing set and a bench for the 1.7-acre lot, off Route 261 near Anne Arundel County's southern tip."

In Tom Gill's eyes, the county and state are throwing their money down the sewer in Galesville.Gill, president of the Rose Haven Civic Association, said Rose Haven and nearby Holland Point, two of Anne Arundel's southernmost communities, desperately want public sewers but may not be able to afford them. Why, he wonders, are county and state officials seemingly determined to put public sewers in Galesville when that community isn't even sure it wants them?The county Utilities and Health departments have tried enticing Galesville residents to accept a $5.3 million sewer system.

A wedding celebration brought us to our latest discovery -- Anne Arundel's southernmost restaurant.The party was held at the Herrington Harbor Marina Resort, on the Chesapeake Bay in Rose Haven. Many of the guests were lingering around the large, heated serving trays of crab dip, which also got our attention.Intrigued by the dip and the subsequent wedding buffet, we checked out the menu in the adjoining Herrington on the Bay restaurant and found it -- with careful ordering -- to qualify in our $50-and-under range.

A woman was injured in a shooting overnight in the Rose Haven area of Anne Arundel County, officials said Friday. At about 2:16 a.m., officers were called to the 7000 block of Charleston Ave. They found a 26-year-old woman who had a gunshot wound on her upper body, according to Anne Arundel Fire Division Chief Michael Cox . Her injuries were serious but not life-threatening, and she was transported to a Prince George's County hospital for...

POLICE LOG* Rose Haven: County sheriff's deputies have arrested Anthony Pruitt, 24, of Alabama Avenue on charges of failure to appear in court on a breaking and entering charge.* Annapolis: A thief stole $390 worth of boating equipment from a boat in the 1300 block of East Bayview Drive Tuesday and left behind some candy. Two life jackets, an eight-foot dingy and a fender were stolen from the boat, police said.

Since the community of Rose Haven took charge of the small, overgrown patch of land along Herring Bay several years ago, longtime resident Bentley Tyler has dutifully mowed the grass -- weekly from spring to fall -- and worked to turn it into a community park.The 74-year-old retired television technician hasn't minded riding five hours on his lawn mower under the glaring sun or building another picnic table after the first was destroyed by vandals. He has plans for a second table, a swing set and a bench for the 1.7-acre lot, off Route 261 near Anne Arundel County's southern tip."

A wedding celebration brought us to our latest discovery -- Anne Arundel's southernmost restaurant.The party was held at the Herrington Harbor Marina Resort, on the Chesapeake Bay in Rose Haven. Many of the guests were lingering around the large, heated serving trays of crab dip, which also got our attention.Intrigued by the dip and the subsequent wedding buffet, we checked out the menu in the adjoining Herrington on the Bay restaurant and found it -- with careful ordering -- to qualify in our $50-and-under range.

THE DAFFODILS are coming up, the trees are thinking very seriously about budding, and my crab grass is becoming quite lusciously green. With the sap rising and the angle of the sun changing noticeably, and shirtsleeve weather an occasional reality instead of a memory, one is reminded that "in the spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love."Quiet Waters Park is stealing a jump on those thoughts with its second Bridal Celebration Open House March 23.The open house will provide information on bridal clothes, catering, flowers, horse and buggy or limousine service, music, photography, equipment and local accommodations for wedding parties and guests.

The state Board of Public Works approved yesterday the $326,000 purchase of waterfront land in Rose Haven for a park.The owner, who had wanted to build homes on the property, decided in late 1994 to sell it for open space after residents opposed his development plans."

South County marina owner E. Steuart Chaney has decided to end a rift with the Rose Haven residents who objected to his plan to build on waterfront property -- seeking to sell the land instead to a trust that will keep it as open space.Mr. Chaney is taking the action despite being cleared by the Army Corps of Engineers of allegations made by the residents that he illegally filled in wetlands to create buildable lots at the site.Mr. Chaney said he has approached the Trust for Public Lands, a nonprofit organization dedicated to acquiring land for open space, to find a buyer.

POLICE LOG* Rose Haven: County sheriff's deputies have arrested Anthony Pruitt, 24, of Alabama Avenue on charges of failure to appear in court on a breaking and entering charge.* Annapolis: A thief stole $390 worth of boating equipment from a boat in the 1300 block of East Bayview Drive Tuesday and left behind some candy. Two life jackets, an eight-foot dingy and a fender were stolen from the boat, police said.

In Anne Arundel Calvert Co. man dies in crash in Rose Haven ROSE HAVEN - A Huntingtown man died about 2 a.m. yesterday after his car hit a telephone pole off Walnut Avenue in Rose Haven, Anne Arundel County police said. Michael Allen Gaetano, 21, of the 400 block of Carla Drive suffered a broken neck and was pronounced dead at the scene. He had been southbound on Walnut Avenue when his black 1993 Honda Del Sol spun out of control and went off the road. He was not wearing a seat belt, police said.

Pack all your troubles into a NEALL zoneFrom: Robert H. McKaySevernThere are certain things that nobody wants near to their homes, yet which county officials believe are necessary for the public good. This seemed to be an insurmountable problem until now: announcing the New Environmentally Adapted Land Layout (NEALL) park.Under this plan, the county would buy up additional land surrounding the Millersville Landfill and consolidate all the necessary, but disliked, operations into one dedicated land area surrounded by a quarter-mile natural buffer.

Pack all your troubles into a NEALL zoneFrom: Robert H. McKaySevernThere are certain things that nobody wants near to their homes, yet which county officials believe are necessary for the public good. This seemed to be an insurmountable problem until now: announcing the New Environmentally Adapted Land Layout (NEALL) park.Under this plan, the county would buy up additional land surrounding the Millersville Landfill and consolidate all the necessary, but disliked, operations into one dedicated land area surrounded by a quarter-mile natural buffer.

In Tom Gill's eyes, the county and state are throwing their money down the sewer in Galesville.Gill, president of the Rose Haven Civic Association, said Rose Haven and nearby Holland Point, two of Anne Arundel's southernmost communities, desperately want public sewers but may not be able to afford them. Why, he wonders, are county and state officials seemingly determined to put public sewers in Galesville when that community isn't even sure it wants them?The county Utilities and Health departments have tried enticing Galesville residents to accept a $5.3 million sewer system.