http://www.explorehoward.com/ Recent news from ExploreHoward.com en-us 2010 The Baltimore Sun Media Group, All Rights Reserved. technical@baltimoresun.com (Technical Help) http://www.explorehoward.com/news/74577/columbia-association-scrambles-cover-soaring-dredging-costs/ http://www.explorehoward.com/news/74577/columbia-association-scrambles-cover-soaring-dredging-costs/ The Columbia Association is combing its budget to come up with funding to pay for the greater-than-anticipated costs of cleaning its lakes, and also plans to approach state and county officials for greater contributions toward lake maintenance.After agreeing last week to spend an extra $1.2 million to dredge... Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:02:51 EST http://www.explorehoward.com/news/74584/girls-soccer-long-reach-oakland-mills-river-hill-go-undefeated-weekend-tournament-play-updated/ http://www.explorehoward.com/news/74584/girls-soccer-long-reach-oakland-mills-river-hill-go-undefeated-weekend-tournament-play-updated/ A year ago, Long Reach's girls soccer team won a total of three games. One day into this season, the Lightning is one game away from equaling... Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:41:28 EST http://www.explorehoward.com/news/74585/boys-soccer-county-teams-off-quick-starts/ http://www.explorehoward.com/news/74585/boys-soccer-county-teams-off-quick-starts/ Several county teams got their first tests of the season Saturday and passed with flying colors.River Hill, Reservoir and Marriotts Ridge each walked away with tournament titles, while Centennial earned a shutout victory over Bel Air.Playing in a tournament at Watkins Mill, both River Hill and... Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:06:39 EST http://www.explorehoward.com/sports/74581/tennis-capra-exits-us-open/ http://www.explorehoward.com/sports/74581/tennis-capra-exits-us-open/ Trice Capra's exit from the U.S. Open was nearly as sudden as her introduction earlier in the week as one of tennis' brightest new stars.On Saturday afternoon, Capra succumbed to gusting winds and 14th-seeded Maria Sharapova in a 6-0, 6-0 third-round loss at Arthur Ashe Stadium.Capra,... Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:11:28 EST http://www.explorehoward.com/news/74583/field-hockey-centennial-reservoir-win-weekend-tournaments/ http://www.explorehoward.com/news/74583/field-hockey-centennial-reservoir-win-weekend-tournaments/ Centennial and Reservoir claimed tournament championships Saturday.Centennial Tournament Centennial needed overtime to beat Franklin, 1-0, in its opening game. The Eagles then toppled Towson, 2-0,  in the title contest. "After two... Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:17:15 EST http://www.explorehoward.com/sports/74580/football-wilde-lake-tops-glenelg-tale-two-halves/ http://www.explorehoward.com/sports/74580/football-wilde-lake-tops-glenelg-tale-two-halves/ It's hard to expect everything to go perfect in the first week of the season, so Wilde Lake coach Mike Harrison will take what he got in his team's 26-19 win at Glenelg Friday night. What he got was one half of nearly flawless football, and one half of... Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:51:24 EST http://www.explorehoward.com/sports/74571/field-hockey-atholton-marriotts-ridge-reservoir-river-hill-win-season-openers/ http://www.explorehoward.com/sports/74571/field-hockey-atholton-marriotts-ridge-reservoir-river-hill-win-season-openers/ With the exception of River Hill's Jordan Levy, who made 12 saves, Howard County goalkeepers did not get many opportunities to shine... Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:14:58 EST http://www.explorehoward.com/sports/74546/girls-soccer-tuscarora-stops-reservoir-again/ http://www.explorehoward.com/sports/74546/girls-soccer-tuscarora-stops-reservoir-again/ Reservoir's girls soccer team began its season Friday night the same way it ended last season in the state Class 3A championship game.Tuscarora scored goals in both halves en route to... Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:03:16 EST http://www.explorehoward.com/news/74423/laurel-not-immune-locksmith-scams/ http://www.explorehoward.com/news/74423/laurel-not-immune-locksmith-scams/ When Donald Dalphonse needed a locksmith, he went online to find one that was close to his home in Old Town Laurel. He located a company listed at 914 Montgomery St., but when he drove to the address to check out the company, he didn't find a locksmith shop but... Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:43:46 EST http://www.explorehoward.com/news/74578/light-turnout-marks-early-voting-debut-several-counties/ http://www.explorehoward.com/news/74578/light-turnout-marks-early-voting-debut-several-counties/ The first day of early voting in Maryland Friday was sparsely attended, featuring mostly retired citizens trickling into early voting stations amid criticism that the new service hadn't gotten enough publicity.While most voters, campaigners and politicians are not expecting voter turnout to increase significantly, they are hopeful that... Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:43:11 EST