Hampstead NewsLocal news for Hampstead, MD continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Detectives on pets' tails- June 25, 2008 Here were the facts: Subject had fled in panic two days earlier. Unresponsive to repeated calls. Known to fear men - and Styrofoam packing peanuts.No question, it was a case for Laura Totis and her trusty sidekick, Chewy, she of the neon sense of smell. If these pros couldn't solve this case, maybe no one could.Pet detective and German shepherd pulled into a Reisterstown cul-de-sac at the back end of dusk. There stood Namha Corbin, frowning owner of the missing subject, one freshly shorn...http://www.topix.net/city/hampstead-md/2008/06/detectives-on-pets-tails?fromrss=1 In Carroll County, a different place to cool off- June 23, 2008 Photos by Jed Kirschbaum Sun photographer June 23, 2008 It is officially summer, and Marylanders not headed to the Eastern Shore or Deep Creek Lake have several swimming choices.http://www.topix.net/city/hampstead-md/2008/06/in-carroll-county-a-different-place-to-cool... Short sales mystify clothier- June 21, 2008 Scott Taylor bought suits from a Jos. A. Bank men's store in Baltimore in 2001 and was so impressed with the service that when he got home, after doing some research, he bought shares in the Hampstead-based company.He's been happy with his investment, which has grown sixfold. He bought his first shares at about $5. Yesterday the company's shares closed at $30.10.What puzzles Taylor is why so many investors are betting against Bank by shorting its stock - a bet that the share price will fall....http://www.topix.net/city/hampstead-md/2008/06/short-sales-mystify-clothier?fromrss=1 Writing chops are really a set of fangs- June 19, 2008 Posing on Friday the 13th at the cemetery behind the Westminster Library is local fantasy writer Jeri Smith-Ready, who recently released her new book, "Wicked Game." Staff photo by Inge.http://www.topix.net/city/hampstead-md/2008/06/writing-chops-are-really-a-set-of-fangs?fro... School ends, longtime employees retire, students ponder next year- June 17, 2008 Teachers and administrators from Francis Scott Key High School blow bubbles and wave as students leave on the bus on their last day of school Tuesday afternoon in Uniontown.http://www.topix.net/city/hampstead-md/2008/06/school-ends-longtime-employees-retire-stude... Carroll officials begin effort to conserve water- June 15, 2008 The Carroll County commissioners and mayors signed a voluntary water conservation resolution yesterday, the latest step in a continuing effort to guard against shortages.The resolution calls for a 'Voluntary Water Conservation Stage' between April 1 and Oct. 1, during which measures would be taken such as reducing outdoor water use; limiting the washing of paved surfaces and vehicles; and installing water-saving devices on faucets, showers and toilets. 'Carroll County again is taking the lead...http://www.topix.net/city/hampstead-md/2008/06/carroll-officials-begin-effort-to-conserve-... Albert Dedrick Mooney Sr.- June 13, 2008 SALISBURY -- Albert Dedrick Mooney Sr., 85, of Salisbury died Thursday, June 5, 2008, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury.http://www.topix.net/city/hampstead-md/2008/06/albert-dedrick-mooney-sr?fromrss=1 Hampstead OKs higher salaries- June 11, 2008 Despite the recent downturn in the economy, the Hampstead Town Council voted 3-2 to increase the amount of money budgeted for town salaries and benefits by 5 percent.http://www.topix.net/city/hampstead-md/2008/06/hampstead-oks-higher-salaries?fromrss=1 |