November 2011 Articles (6)

Howard County Library System (HCLS) has received $100,000 in federal grant funding to launch iTech, a STEM digital learning initiative for middle and…

         An accidental cross dresser, a witty butler, and two love-struck Yale undergraduates are only just the building blocks to the farcical comedy that is Charley’s Aunt, which performed at Marriotts Ridge on November 18^th.

          The show opens in the 1920’s on two Yale undergraduates, Charley Wyckham and Jack Chesney, who cannot wait to see their two lovebirds, Amy and Kitty. When the girls refuse to stay without a chaperone, Jack and Charley must convince…

Glen Mar United Methoidst Church will share the glorious news of Jesus' birth with the community at its fourth annual Walk to Bethlehem Saturday, December 3 and Sunday, December 4 at the church, 4701 New Cut Road in Ellicott City.  Come anytime between 4 and 8 p.m. and allow about an hour to…

Columbia, Maryland…Economic difficulties continue to affect Howard County residents according to the 2011 Self Sufficiency Indicators Report released by the Policy Analysis Center, a joint project of the Association of Communication Services and The Horizon Foundation. The report was released at the Association of Community Services General Meeting November 16, 2011.

A variety of key economic indicators reveal clear and continuing strains on households from FY2010 to FY2011…

The Community Action Council of Howard County is pleased to announce that it has been named a Baltimore Sun “Top Workplace” for 2011.  The contest was open to all for-profit or not-for-profit public and private companies with no less than 50 employees.   

“We are very excited about this honor,” said Bita Dayhoff, a 20-plus year veteran of the Community Action Council and its President.  “We have extremely dedicated employees who are tireless advocates for the needs of Howard County’s…

More than 320 people attended Community Action Council of Howard County’s Holland Awards Dinner on October 19th at the Turf Valley Country Club in Ellicott City. The event raised funds for CAC which provides programs and emergency services for the low-income population of Howard County.  The Sanford…