Section: CCR

Trial begins in shooting of pregnant Crofton woman

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00

The man confessed to friends last year that he tried to kill a pregnant woman in Crofton to clear a $400 drug debt with her boyfriend.

He not only told four separate people that he pulled the trigger, but divulged many details that only detectives and the shooter would have known, according to prosecutors.

But a defense attorney for Jerold Raymond Burks told a jury yesterday in county Circuit Court in Annapolis that his client is ...

Around Crofton: Crofton celebrates Halloween with the annual Kiwanis parade

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00

In spite of the soggy weather, costumed kids of all ages came out for the 33rd annual Crofton Kiwanis Halloween Parade on Saturday. Leading the parade with sirens blaring were county police and emergency vehicles from the Arundel Volunteer Fire Department followed by a color guard troop from the U.S. Army Reserve.

Local business Turning Leaf Landscaping put together a festive and frightful float for the occasion and students from Vuong's T...

Crofton community center forges ahead

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:00

Advocates of a 32,000-square-foot community center at the edge of Crofton are still pushing full speed ahead for the facility even though it is nearly five years ahead of schedule.

Supporters of the Crofton Regional Community Center said they would deliver a business plan to County Council members next week.

Ten days ago, members of the Greater Crofton Council, a group of neighborhood associations, voted to withhold support for th...