Takoma Park (Montgomery, Maryland)

Lee Richardson is a pioneer of sorts in taking a new look at a very old energy source. The Wicomico County poultry farmer just finished installing a commercial-sized wood pellet stove to heat one of his chicken houses in Willards, east of Salisbury. When...

There were no tornado warnings last Friday night, when I muted the Nationals game around 11 p.m. I listened intently through my living-room window. A train, I thought. Definitely a train. I should have known better. The warnings have been building for...

For many shoppers and retailers, Black Friday now begins in the early evening hours on Thursday. This was evident Thursday at the Walmart store on Garland Groh Boulevard where a steady stream of shoppers started arriving by 7 p.m. Metal barricades had...

Dr. Alice Heisler Hissey, medical director of the University of Maryland Medical Center's Behavioral Pediatrics Clinic who also was a consultant to city public schools, died Oct. 18 of pancreatic cancer at her Columbia home. The former Catonsville and...

The federal Food and Drug Administration identified 89 medical facilities in Maryland that bought drugs from the Massachusetts manufacturer being investigated for a national fungal meningitis outbreak. The facilities are among more than 3,000 in numerous...

RHOADS William (Bill) Rhoads, 93, Silver Spring, Md., an electronics technician, retired from the Naval Ordinance Laboratory, died at Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring, from colon cancer complications on Sept. 3, 2012. A native of Pine Hill, Somerset...

During this presidential election season, we Americans may not agree on everything. But one thing we do agree on is this: Only through democracy and open debate can we hope to solve our toughest challenges as a nation. Unfortunately, here in Maryland,...

The sign proclaiming his little urban yard a "wildlife habitat" became more than a label the day Dirk Geratz found the nest of baby rabbits. He'd hoped for robins and butterflies as he checked off the ground cover, the bird baths and the berry bushes...

Thanks for entering the Montgomery County Fair Prize Giveaway Contest! *Winners* (You have 24hrs from the date listed to claim your prize by calling 202-298-1650) August 24 Scott Mohnkran, Germantown, MD, Vampire Diaries Season 2 on Blu Ray Jenni...

Lena Garcia Plakotaris, 94, of Hagerstown, Md., passed Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, at Williamsport Nursing Home in Williamsport, Md. Born Jan. 29, 1918, in Clarksburg, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Maria Dolores Fernandez Garcia. She was...

Knob Hall Winery CLEAR SPRING — Knob Hall Winery in Clear Spring won two gold medals and two “best in class” awards at the eighth annual Atlantic Seaboard Wine Competition July 14 and 15 in Haymarket, Va. The winery won the top...

Erik A. Bergman, M.D., 59, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away after a short battle with cancer, Saturday, June 9, 2012. Born Sunday, Aug. 17, 1952, in Takoma Park, Md., he was the son of Arthur Bergman, M.D., and the late Liliane Brennwald. Dr. Erik...