Route 10

A single lane of northbound Route 10, from Marley Creek to Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard, will be closed today while workers make emergency repairs to the roadway.Weather permitting, crews will be working on the quarter mile of roadway from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Electronic arrow boards, cones and variable message signs will alert motorists to the closures.The roadway is slated to be resurfaced in the spring.

No. 4 Notre Dame scored the first six goals and never looked back in a 13-5 season-opening win over host No. 10 Duke on Saturday in men's lacrosse. Jim Marlatt led the Irish attack with a career-high five goals, and freshman Matt Kavanagh scored four for Notre Dame (1-0). Sean Rogers and Steve Murphy each scored twice for the Fighting Irish. The Notre Dame defense, which led the nation last season in goals-against average, stymied a Duke offense that averaged 16.5 goals in its first two games this season.

The commute to Baltimore from Pasadena eases tomorrow, when the State Highway Administration opens the final leg of Route 10.The four-lane, 2.65-mile extension links Route 2 north of Pasadena Road to Route 100 south of Mountain Road. Drivers headed for the Beltway can either merge onto Route 10 or follow Route 100 to Route 3.Either way, they will save time and aggravation by avoiding bottlenecks on routes 2 and 3.Commuters who now enter Route 100 north of Jumpers Hole Road will avoid the congested stretch of Route 2 fromSeverna Park to Pasadena.

No. 13 Lake Clifton was down by two after the first quarter, so a defensive switch was coming. The Lakers defenders targeted No. 10 Poly's No. 1 scoring threat, John Crosby, denying him opportunities. And the Lakers (13-7, 5-3 Baltimore City) won the next three quarters and the game, 67-51, to upset the Engineers (14-5, 5-2) in boys basketball Tuesday night. Stephen Brown led Lake Clifton with 17 points, and Crosby had 16 for Poly. No. 3 Dunbar 81, Forest Park 59: The visiting Foresters (10-5, 3-5 city)

A man was killed yesterday evening when he lost control of a motorcycle while attempting to negotiate a curve on Route 10 in Glen Burnie and crashed into a guardrail, state police said.Police said the 26-year-old county resident, whose name was withheld pending notification of family members, was driving a Suzuki motorcycle north on Route 10 south of Route 648 about 7 p.m. when he failed to make a curve, left the roadway and crashed into the guardrail.Police said the man was pronounced dead at the scene and that speed appears to have contributed to the accident.

County police have identified the body of a man found last week along Route 10 as Martin Raymond Young, 48, whose last known address was in the 1600 block of Church St. in Brooklyn Park.Mr. Young died of a heart attack about a week before his body was found by a Glen Burnie man, an autopsy showed.3 16-year-old boys arrested on burglary, drug chargesThree 16-year-old Glen Burnie boys were arrested on burglary and drug charges Friday after officers found them in an office building in the 1900 block of S. Crain Highway with marijuana and drug paraphernalia, county police said.

Commuters will have a straight shot to the Baltimore Beltway from Pasadena beginning next month, when the State Highway Administration opens the final leg of Route 10.The four-lane, 2.65-mile extension will link Route 2 north of Pasadena Road to Route 100 south of Mountain Road. Drivers headed for the Beltway will then have the choice of merging onto Route 10 or following Route 100 to Route 3.Either way, they will save time and aggravation by avoiding bottlenecks on routes 2 and 3 when Route 10 opens, tentatively scheduled for March 2.Commuters who now enter Route 100 north of Jumpers Hole Road will avoid the congested stretch of Route 2 from Severna Park to Pasadena.

The "Road to Nowhere" will turn into the "Road to Pasadena" and it could happen soon -- a year earlier than state highway officials had predicted.If the weather cooperates, the State Highway Administration could open the four-lane, 2.65-mile final leg of Route 10 -- from Route 100 south of Mountain Road to Ritchie Highway north of Pasadena Road -- by November.The extension will give motorists a direct route from Ritchie Highway to the Baltimore Beltway, shaving time off commuters' drives and thinning traffic in one of the county's most congested areas.

Two Baltimore men were killed and two Anne Arundel County men were injured early yesterday when the car they were in skidded off Route 10 south of the Baltimore Beltway and slammed into several trees, state police said.The four apparently were returning home from a club in Glen Burnie about 1: 45 a.m. when the driver, John M. Schouster, 20, of the 8000 block of Catherine Ave., Pasadena, lost control of his 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse as he headed north on Route 10, police said.The back-seat passengers, Michael M. Crews, 23, of the 4200 block of McDowell Lane and Jason E. Jamison, 25, of the 1900 block of Letitia Ave., both in Baltimore, were pronounced dead at the scene.

Two months after its completion, Route 10 is still waiting for the commuters projected to fill its lanes.State traffic engineers are waiting for the traffic "to find its level" before conducting any formal studies, but their "eyeball" estimates are that 20,000 to 25,000 cars use the 7.2-mile-long road daily.Those numbers are well short of the 65,000 trips a day predicted before the last leg of Route 10 opened in March."Traffic is sort of like water: It eventually seeks its own level," Baltimore RegionalTraffic Planner Robert Lambdin said.

This night belonged to McDonogh. McDonogh's top-ranked girls cruised to victory in the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland championship meet Friday night. The No. 1 McDonogh boys completed the school's sweep of the private school title meets with their win in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association competition at the Prince George's Sports and Learning Complex. This was McDonogh's first championship sweep since 2010, and the girls now have won five straight titles.

A 24-year-old man who was partially ejected from a vehicle on Route 10 near Interstate 695 in Glen Burnie Jan. 1 is listed in critical but stable condition at Maryland Shock Trauma Center, Anne Arundel County police officials said. A statement issued by the police office department Wednesday said that the driver, Daniel Alan Leitner, 24, of 4005 Washington Street in Baltimore, was traveling north on Route 10 and approaching the I-695 interchange when he did not negotiate a curve in the roadway.

As of 8:30 a.m. Thursday, traffic was slow on Route 100 eastbound at Route 10, due to an accident. Accidents were slowing traffic on I-83 southbound at Mount Carmel Road in Baltimore County, U.S. 50 eastbound at the Severn River Bridge in Anne Arundel County, Woodbine Road near Ivy Way in Woodbine, 64th Street near Pulaski Highway in Rosedale and McCormick Road and International Circle in Baltimore County. Traffic was slow on I-895 at the Steel Bridge, due to construction activity.

There are few times when a visiting player comes to Camden Yards and puts on such a spectacular show that he turns the fans in his favor. But Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton, the 1999 No. 1 overall pick who overcame the depths of drug and alcohol abuse to become one of the game's top sluggers, orchestrated one of the most magnificent power displays in baseball history in the Rangers' 10-3 win over the Orioles on Tuesday night. He gained a share of fans along the way. When Hamilton rounded the bases in the eighth inning -- becoming the 16th player in major league history to hit four home runs in one game -- those who remained of the announced 11,263 on hand at Oriole Park offered their appreciation by giving Hamilton a standing ovation.

Lansdowne coach Jamie Izdebski has seen junior Maude McCourry slowly grow as a leader since making the team as a freshman and playing a vital in the Vikings' run to the state finals. McCourry has continued to be a spark for Lansdowne all season, and she pitched a complete game and had four RBIs in the Vikings' 10-7 victory over McDonough in the Class 2A state semifinals Tuesday at Bachman Softball Park in Glen Burnie. Lansdowne will play Easton, which beat No. 5 North Carroll, 1-0, on Saturday at Maryland in search of its first title.

Host Johns Hopkins got two goals and one assist each from John Ranagan and John Greeley and Matt Dolente won 13 of 14 faceoffs to lead the No. 14 Blue Jays to a 10-3 win over visiting Manhattan at Homewood Field on Wednesday night. Johns Hopkins (4-1) got goals from eight players. The Blue Jays needed just 72 seconds to open the scoring as sophomore attackman Zach Palmer dodged from behind the goal and scored from in tight to give the Blue Jays the early lead. The lead remained at one for nearly the entire first quarter before sophomore Lee Coppersmith blew home his second goal of the year off a feed from Palmer with 31seconds remaining.

State officials and politicians presiding at a ceremony marking the completion of Route 10 took a decidedly pro-tax stance Saturday, praising previous tax plans that helped build the road and complaining about budget cuts that might stall additional projects.Saying a gasoline tax enacted four years ago helped pay for the 2.27 miles of asphalt extending Route 10 from Route 100 to Ritchie Highway, officials said a new fuel tax is needed to keep future transportation projects viable."None of us likes to dig into our pockets," said O. James Lighthizer, secretary of the State Department of Transportation and former county executive.

County police said yesterday a heart attack killed the man whose body was found by a pedestrian along Route 10 at Furnace Branch Road this week. He still has not been identified.Autopsy results from the state medical examiner's office in Baltimore revealed that the man suffered cardiac arrest and had died about a week and a half before his body was found Tuesday. There were no signs of foul play."We tend to think he was a homeless person taking a shortcut on his way somewhere," said lead investigator Det. Daniel L. Boone, who said that the man had no wallet or keys.

Tim Desko scored two of the last three goals by top-ranked Syracuse to give it the lead for good as the Orange (3-0) handed No. 2 Virginia its first loss of the seaon, 12-10, Friday at the Carrier Dome. Desko finished with a game-high five goals. The loss broke the three-game wining streak for the Cavaliers (3-1). Virginia's Shamel Bratton scored the first of his four goals at the 12:44 mark to give Virginia a 1-0 lead. Desko answered 18 seconds later to even the score. There were five ties in the game, but Virginia took a 8-7 lead at the half.

John Carroll coach Krystin Porcella believed her team could use a quick-paced offense to offset host Archbishop Spalding's zone defense. Her plan worked to perfection and resulted in an easier-than-expected 16-4 victory yesterday. Ally Carey (six goals) and Casey Ancarrow (four goals) paced the top-ranked Patriots' offense and used their speed to get down the field before the No. 10 Cavaliers could set up their defense. John Carroll improved to 14-0. Boys Dunbar 5, Digital Harbor 4, OT -- Freshman attackman Leo Eades scored three goals -- including the game-winner -- to lead the Poets (4-2)