Maryland Gazette

Owen's Appetite Whet Over Gb Market

A juiced-up county executive is salivating over a plan to sell fresh fruits and vegetables at a north county farmers' market this summer. Herbs and flowers, cider and jams will be sold alongside locally grown produce at the Glen Burnie Town Center Wednesdays starting July 6 at the first county farmers' market to crop up in Glen Burnie.

Worms Dine On Pasadena Trees

You've heard of Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds," but what about "The Worms?" Hungry creepy crawlies are attacking Pasadena, eating up droves of hardwood tree leaves along the way, but the Maryland Department of Agriculture says the little buggers are just about full and should be gone very soon, if not already.

New Driving Laws Call for Focus

Riding the yellow bus to high school may not be cool, but more teens will be climbing aboard anyway next fall. Among the 171 bills the governor signed into law recently are a half-dozen aimed at rookie drivers. Starting Oct. 1, they won't be able to shuttle their friends around town for their first five months on a provisional license. Nor will they be allowed to use cell phones while driving, even with hands-free accessories.

News in Brief

Blaze destroys Pasadena home A Pasadena woman called firefighters from inside her burning home Monday afternoon and quickly left the building before they arrived, a county fire spokesman said.

Jessup Man Faces Charges in Stabbing Death

A Jessup man is facing a second-degree murder charge after county police found another man dead in his mobile home early Saturday morning and the victim's wife is calling for the death penalty. Police received a 911 call at the trailer at the 7810 Clark Road, Lot C-58, around 4:10 a.m. The home is located in the Holiday Mobile Estates community southwest of Arundel Mills mall and north of Fort George G. Meade.

Security Camera Bill Vote Delayed

The County Council Monday night delayed voting on a bill requiring shopping centers with at least 15 retailers to install security cameras in their parking lots, after critics said buying and installing the cameras could hurt businesses. While saying malls care about their customers' well-being, Walt Townshend, president and CEO of the Baltimore Washington Corridor Chamber of Commerce, worried the bill could force mall tenants to sacrifice space for security equipment.

Man Gets 30 Years in Kidnappings, Chase

After being sentenced to 30 years in prison Monday for kidnapping two children and leading police on a 200-mile high-speed chase in 2003, Carl E. Jones Jr. had one more thing to say. "You're a disgrace - that's why you're in a wheelchair!" Jones shouted at Circuit Court Judge Paul G. Goetzke as sheriff's deputies dragged him from the courtroom.