Howard County should add more buses to the county's busiest routes and expand service to future high-growth areas, particularly Columbia Town Center and Fort Meade, according to a consultant's report presented Tuesday.

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The Columbia Orchestra will have auditions 1 to 5 p.m. Aug. 17 and 7 to 10 p.m. Aug. 18 at Christ Episcopal Church, 6800 Oakland Mills Rd., Columbia.

Howard County students continue to outperform their peers on statewide exams, making gains in reading and mathematics, according to data released by the Maryland State Department of Education this month.

CARILLON DR., 9928-Katherine M. Schooley to Lynne J. Neal, $495,000.

ADULTS: Baseball league for age 27 and older seeks players. Information: mmiller@comso.com .

O.A.R -- 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Merriweather Post Pavilion, 10475 Little Patuxent Pkwy., Columbia. $30-$38. 410-715-5550.

SENIORS EXERCISE, drop-in classes. 8:30-9:20 a.m. Thursdays and Tuesdays, Elkridge Senior Center, 6540 Washington Blvd., Elkridge. $2. 410-313-5192.

The following events are open for registration. They are sponsored by the Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks unless otherwise noted.

GUILFORD RD., 10800 block, 5 p.m. July 9 to 6:53 a.m. July 10. A glass front door at a post office, which is usually left unlocked, was smashed. Nothing was taken.

The following organizations are seeking volunteers: