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Hate Crime, Lockdown, Construction: Columbia News
Ice storm, fire warning, food drive and more from the week on Columbia Patch.

Take a look at the week in headlines on Columbia Patch:
- Long Reach on Lockdown After Bathroom Threat: Principal
- Hate Crime and 41 Other Charges Lodged Against Clarksville Man
- Construction Project on Columbia Sewer Mains to Begin Dec. 19
- Troopers Responded to 377 Crashes in Maryland Saturday: Police
- After 3 Fires in One Day, Howard County Public Safety Officials Ask Community for Help
- Columbia TCC Store Among Nearly 600 Collecting Food for Local Food Banks
- Town Center Burglaries, Hickory Ridge Egg Throwing: Columbia Crime
- Howard County Public Schools Cancels Saturday Activities
- Symphony of Lights Returns to Columbia for 2016
- Medevac Responding to Crash on US 1: Howard County Emergency Officials
- Howard County to Hold Preschool and Child Care Information Fair
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Pictured, firefighters from the Rivers Park station assisted a disabled motorist during the ice storm on Saturday, Dec. 17. Photo courtesy of the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services.
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