Week in Review: Surrogacy, Backpack Drives and Celebrations

It’s been a relatively slow summer for news, but we still had plenty of things to write about last week.

On Monday, we covered the Independence Day celebrations at Fort Meade with a and .

We took a look at some of the best bargains in the area with our weekly

We got some local reaction to the

The MOMS Club of Piney Orchard kicked off its to help needy students in the area.

We profiled a local mom who has dedicated her time to

The county council gave early approval to , over the objection of county planners.

The police department was active, looking into a off Charter Oaks Boulevard and a car theft in Seven Oaks, which led to a State police, meanwhile, are looking for a man who they say wielded a gun at a

A landowner in North Odenton has that once included a vacant Chinese restaurant, possibly paving the way for a new tenant there.

We updated readers on the Gambrills Athletic Club’s in 15-and-under baseball.

The installed new officers.

A highlighted Saturday’s “Bands by the Pond” event in Piney Orchard, and we finished up the week by offering a great recipe for a