SP Holiday Gift Guide: Side Street Framers
Looking for the perfect gift for someone on your shopping list this holiday season? Patch can help. For the past few weeks, Severna Park Patch has been visiting local shops and business to find out...
View ArticleMillersville Women Finds Home in Edgewater Bakery
Millersville resident Andrea Galdi spent years making her scones simply for fun and for others to enjoy. She made them for her kids' teachers at Shipley’s Choice, Severna Park Middle and Severna Park...
View ArticleFive Questions with SP Basketball's Hannah Carroll
Patch stopped by the Severna Park varsity basketball practice and spoke with senior Hannah Carroll, 17, about her basketball career, life at SPHS and her plans for the future. Severna Park Patch: What...
View ArticleCooking in Real Time: Praline Pecans, Spiced Almonds
These crunchy, slightly sweet nuts are wonderful munchies to offer your Christmas guests. Both kinds of nuts keep well in the freezer for several months, or you can serve them right away. They won’t...
View ArticleChatting with the Owner of Kirsten’s Cakery
The town of Severna Park is full of local businesses that provide great services for the community. In order to get a better sense of the owners and managers behind the businesses, Patch is introducing...
View ArticleLocal Nutrition Class Yields Results, Companionship
Severna Park resident Dorothy Franchak has lost 35 pounds in the last two years and she didn’t appear on a reality show, have surgery or experiment with a new diet. Instead, Franchak learned about the...
View ArticleSame-Sex Couples Eligible for Joint Tax Returns
Same-sex married couples in Maryland will be able to file joint tax returns but they'll have to wait a year to do so. Comptroller Peter Franchot said Wednesday in a statement that "same-sex couples in...
View ArticleHonor Roll: St. John the Evangelist School
St. John the Evangelist School has released the names of students named to the honor roll for the first trimester. Principal’s List (straight A's) Grade 5: Donny Borum, Trevor Davis, Kyle Hansen, Emma...
View ArticleOpen Thread: How Would You Rate Media Coverage of the Newtown Shooting?
In the immediate aftermath of the shootings at an elementary school in Newtown, CT some people thought the news media coverage of the event was overkill, if not completely invasive. There was criticism...
View ArticleSPHS Student Stars in 'Legally Blonde'
Severna Park High School’s Austin Heemstra will play a lead role in the Children’s Theatre of Annapolis' production of Legally Blonde: The Musical in January. Heemstra recently gave a tremendous...
View ArticlePolice Call School Shooting Threats Unfounded
Police said at a news conference Wednesday that rumors spreading on social media of planned school shootings on Friday have all been investigated and found to be not credible. Lt. J.D. Batten, who is...
View ArticleLeaders Call for Increased Gun Control
In the aftermath of the shooting at an elementary school in Connecticut last week, leaders from Baltimore City and Montgomery County are calling for stricter gun laws in the state of Maryland. Mayor...
View ArticleHere Are Your 2012 Christmas Shipping Deadlines
If you're the type to put off holiday shopping until the last minute, not to worry—there are plenty of speedy ways to ship your items nationwide and ensure that they'll arrive before Dec. 25. Below is...
View ArticleSeverna Park Death Notices, Through Dec. 20
Patch has rounded up local death notices. To read the full obituary, click on the name. Conrad Biddinger, 81, a 52-year resident of Severna Park, died Dec. 18 at his residence. (From The Capital)...
View ArticleLocal Doctor Named Young Optometrist of the Year
From the moment Dr. Kevin Johnson put on his first eyeglasses as a kid he knew he wanted to be an optometrist. “I was honestly inspired by my first eye exam as a child,” Johnson said. “I put the...
View ArticleWoman Sentenced in Cat Cruelty Case
A woman was sentenced on Tuesday in the September 2011 Cool Cats Rescue animal cruelty case in which more than 60 cats were seized from the center on Benfield Road. Deanna Lusko faced more than 140...
View ArticlePhoto: Kohl's in Severna Park Evacuated
Customers hoping to get some holiday shopping done at Kohl's on Thursday afternoon had a slight interruption. The store was evacuated around 1:30 p.m. Anne Arundel County fire spokesman Lt. Keith...
View ArticleDwyer Charged in August Boat Accident
UPDATE (4:15 p.m.)—Two people, including Delegate Don Dwyer (R-Pasadena), will face charges in the Aug. 22 boat accident on the Magothy River, according to the Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP)....
View ArticleSP Holiday Gift Guide: Treasures
Looking for the perfect gift for someone on your shopping list this holiday season? Patch can help. For the past few weeks, Severna Park Patch has been visiting local shops and business to find out...
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