News 2008-08-05 Andanh.com

Seagirt slips to competition Tue, 5 Aug 2008 20:17:00 -0400
Operating less than half capacity amid location, rail limits

Eighteen years after its opening was hailed as the beginning of a renaissance for the port of Baltimore, the Seagirt Marine Terminal is operating at less than half capacity. Port officials are now working to implement improvements to preserve business and spur growth. Above, a tug boat holds a barge stationary as a crane off-loads containers suspended from cables.

Kidnap suspect investigated in Calif. homicide Tue, 5 Aug 2008 20:58:00 -0400
L.A. police detectives to interview Rockefeller in Boston about case from 1990s

Rockefeller to be questioned by L.A. police about case from 1990s

FBI tactics in anthrax probe heavy-handed, friend says Tue, 5 Aug 2008 19:46:00 -0400
Before killing himself last week, Army scientist Bruce Ivins told friends that government agents had stalked him and his family for months, offered his son $2.5 million to rat him out and tried to turn his hospitalized daughter against him with photographs of dead anthrax victims.

Feds will seek death penalty in killing of Balto. Co. witness Tue, 5 Aug 2008 21:08:00 -0400
Federal prosecutors announced today that they will seek the death penalty against a man accused of ordering the killing of a witness in a murder case -- a hit that authorities said was carried out in Baltimore County last year in exchange for $2,500.

Loss of Boscov's may prove a tough blow to area malls Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Three Baltimore-area regional malls could be left with gaping holes for years or even fail when they lose Boscov's department store as an anchor, real estate and retail analysts said yesterday.

O's place Jones on disabled list with fractured foot Tue, 5 Aug 2008 18:59:00 -0400
Center fielder goes on 15-day disabled list; Montanez called up from Bowie

The Orioles have placed center fielder Adam Jones on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to August 3, with a fractured left foot and have selected the contract of outfielder Lou Montanez from Double-A Bowie. To make room for Montanez on the 40-man roster, the Orioles have transferred left-handed pitcher Adam Loewen (left elbow fracture) from the 15-day to the 60-day disabled list.

Ravens' Boller will start at QB in preseason opener vs. Pats Tue, 5 Aug 2008 16:12:00 -0400
QB gets nod over Smith, Flacco for Thursday's game at New England

After being named the Ravens' starting quarterback for Thursday's preseason opener, Kyle Boller greeted the news with excitement but with little surprise.

Survivors, relatives wonder if scientist was anthrax culprit Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Survivors, relatives wonder if dead scientist was truly the culprit

Survivors of the 2001 anthrax attacks and relatives of those killed by the deadly powder said yesterday that they want a full accounting from the FBI of its investigation to date, and they are not yet convinced that Bruce Ivins, the government scientist who killed himself last week, was responsible.

Angels spoil Orioles' attempt at ninth-inning comeback Tue, 5 Aug 2008 07:40:00 -0400
O's rally to tie with four runs in ninth, but L.A. wins on bases-loaded walk in bottom half

When Orioles manager Dave Trembley summoned George Sherrill from the bullpen in the bottom of the eighth inning, his goal was for his closer to get some work in. After all, the Orioles trailed the best team in the major leagues by four runs and Sherrill hadn't pitched in five days.

Currie talked to Cabinet aides on behalf of Shoppers Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Papers show actions on behalf of Shoppers under 2 administrations

Papers show actions on behalf of Shoppers under 2 administrations

Loss may hit Md. malls hard Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Boscov's said yesterday it will shut its stores in White Marsh Mall, Marley Station and Owings Mills Mall in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. The closures come at a time when the malls may not be able to convert the hole left by the anchor store into usable space for restaurants or entertainment, analysts said.

Fugitive father taken from Baltimore jail to Boston Tue, 5 Aug 2008 20:58:00 -0400
L.A. police detectives to interview Rockefeller in Boston about case from 1990s

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department confirmed today it was sending two homicide detectives to Boston to interview a mysterious father accused of kidnapping his 7-year-old daughter during a visit in Boston.

Midshipman sentenced to 5 years in child porn case Tue, 5 Aug 2008 19:22:00 -0400
Images of children were found on computer at Naval Academy dorm

A midshipman was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to storing child pornography on a computer in his Naval Academy dormitory.

18-year-old victim of fatal Woodlawn shooting identified Tue, 5 Aug 2008 11:55:00 -0400
18-year-old was shot near Gwynn Oak Park on Monday night

Baltimore County police have released the identity of a man who was fatally shoot Monday night near Gwynn Oak Park in the Woodlawn community.

Howard residents mistakenly get water shut-off notices Tue, 5 Aug 2008 15:37:00 -0400
Carleen Grossman of Ellicott City was startled Monday to read a postcard from Howard County government saying the water would be turned off Friday to the home she shares with her husband, Robert. The card wrongly said the Grossmans had not paid their bill, even though they hadn't received one for the current period.

State panel hears case for, against death penalty Tue, 5 Aug 2008 19:37:00 -0400
Correct flaws, don't end capital sentence, says victims' daughter

The daughter of a murdered elderly couple told a commission studying Maryland's death penalty Tuesday to fix flaws in capital punishment -- not to repeal it -- while critics argued that capital cases are susceptible to legal errors.

2 Arundel golf course owners deny access to worker data Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Police requested immigrant forms

The company that manages two Anne Arundel County-owned golf courses did not provide police yesterday with personnel records sought after the county government began looking into the possibility that the firm might be employing illegal immigrants, officials said.

Medical experts call for more health data through registries Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Cancer registry extensive, but less information about other illnesses

A state auditor's finding that a private contractor tampered with the numbers in the Family Health Administration's cancer registry has cast a new spotlight on the disease registries used to identify and address emerging threats to public health.

Bowling Brook owner seeks license for juvenile program Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Bowling Brook's owner seeks license, troubling some advocates

A Nevada company that recently purchased the grounds of the Bowling Brook Preparatory School - a Carroll County youth lockup that was shuttered last year after a Baltimore boy died there - has applied for a state license to operate a juvenile program.

Rocks, explosives to be removed from Arundel shore Tue, 5 Aug 2008 19:17:00 -0400
A contractor agreed to remove 200 tons of rocks deposited along an Anne Arundel County shoreline that were found to contain several pounds of undetonated explosives, the property owner said today.

Golf worker data is denied Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Police requested immigrant forms

The company that manages two Anne Arundel County-owned golf courses did not provide police yesterday with personnel records sought after the county government began looking into the possibility that the firm might be employing illegal immigrants, officials said.

Mid gets 5 years in porn case Tue, 5 Aug 2008 19:22:00 -0400
Images of children were found on computer at Naval Academy dorm

A midshipman was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to storing child pornography on a computer in his Naval Academy dormitory.

State trying to find source of explosives Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Unexploded materials discovered in rocks near Arundel home

State environmental officials said yesterday that they are trying to determine the source of several pounds of undetonated explosives found last month embedded in rocks that were deposited along a private shoreline in Anne Arundel County.

Feds will seek death penalty in killing of witness Tue, 5 Aug 2008 21:08:00 -0400
Federal prosecutors announced today that they will seek the death penalty against a man accused of ordering the killing of a witness in a murder case -- a hit that authorities said was carried out in Baltimore County last year in exchange for $2,500.

Victim of fatal Woodlawn shooting identified Tue, 5 Aug 2008 11:55:00 -0400
18-year-old was shot near Gwynn Oak Park on Monday night

18-year-old was shot near Gwynn Oak Park on Monday night

Man shot to death near Gwynn Oak Park Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Baltimore County detectives are investigating the fatal shooting last night of a man near Gwynn Oak Park in the Woodlawn community.

Landlords given extra time to meet safety standards Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
County Council extends safety compliance deadline till Jan. 1

With Baltimore County landlords struggling to comply with new rental-property safety requirements, the County Council voted last night to give them another six months, after turning back a bid to repeal the new law.

Fire company plans annual golf tourney Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The Cockeysville Volunteer Fire Company will hold its 17th annual golf tournament Monday at the Hunt Valley Golf Club.

Children's center to hold open house Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The Children's Learning Center at the Community College of Baltimore County, Dundalk campus, will hold an open house for parents to learn about the center and register their children for fall programs.

Meeting to address CO concerns Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Concerned about a series of carbon monoxide-related calls this summer, Baltimore County fire officials will hold a town meeting at 7 p.m. today in the Cove Village area to educate residents on how to prevent CO poisoning.

Beth Tfiloh to mark donation to camp Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Beth Tfiloh will unveil a new sign for the donation of 9 acres to the Beth Tfiloh Camp at noon tomorrow at Delight Meadows Road in Reisterstown.

Sessions set for prospective students Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The Community College of Baltimore County will hold two-hour information sessions for prospective students at its three campuses.

Dozens of patients evacuated in fire Mon, 4 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
An electrical fire Saturday night in the basement of a nursing facility in Rossville forced the evacuation or relocation of more than 100 patients, a county Fire Department spokesman said. There were no injuries.

Jaycees facing decline Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Carroll's last chapter closing as group loses members nationwide

Barbara Keith joined the Mount Airy Jaycees just six years ago, but a dwindling membership is prompting Carroll County's last chapter of the United States Junior Chamber to disband. "It was just hard to get the members," said Keith, the chapter president.

Howard residents mistakenly receive water shut-off notices Tue, 5 Aug 2008 15:37:00 -0400
Carleen Grossman of Ellicott City was startled Monday to read a postcard from Howard County government saying the water would be turned off Friday to the home she shares with her husband, Robert. The card wrongly said the Grossmans had not paid their bill, even though they hadn't received one for the current period.

Dismissal of sex abuse charges rejected Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
A judge yesterday rejected a motion to dismiss the charges against a former Howard County teacher accused of having inappropriate sexual contact with several students.

Man charged in dual attack Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
A 53-year-old Baltimore man faces attempted murder charges in an attack on two women in North Laurel, Howard County police said yesterday.

Panel advises prostate screening change Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Stop routine testing at age 75, group says

Doctors should stop routine prostate cancer screening of men over 75 because there is more evidence of harm than benefit, a federal task force advised yesterday in a new blow to a much scrutinized medical test.

Report finds kids' meals too fattening Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Few good choices at chain restaurants

Healthy kids' meals at top restaurant chains are slim pickings, according to a report by a nonprofit public health group.

Immigrant children exercise less Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
CHICAGO Many immigrant children get even less vigorous exercise than their U.S.-born counterparts, the largest study of its kind suggests. Plenty of earlier evidence shows that U.S. children are pretty inactive. The new study of nearly 70,000 children found even lower levels of activity among immigrants. Almost 18 percent of foreign-born children with immigrant parents got no vigorous exercise on any days of the week, and 56 percent didn't participate in organized sports. By contrast, 11 percent of U.S.-born children with American parents got no vigorous exercise, and 41 percent didn't participate in sports. The study appeared in yesterday's Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine .

School suspensions drop Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
CEO Alonso urged applying penalty only for violence

Baltimore school officials reported yesterday that suspensions dropped significantly last academic year after city schools chief Andres Alonso discouraged principals from sending students home for nonviolent offenses.

Malcolm H. Nevin, 78 Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Bank executive

Malcolm Hugh Nevin, a retired savings and loan executive who loved to restore custom cars and built an experimental plane after retirement, died of colon cancer Thursday at the Presbyterian Home of Maryland in Towson. He was 78.

A. Wayne Ballard Jr. Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Age 78 Bethlehem Steel foreman was an accomplished photographer specializing in Baltimore scenes.

A. Wayne Ballard Jr., a retired Bethlehem Steel Corp. foreman and photographer who specialized in Baltimore scenes, died Wednesday from complications after surgery at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. He was 78.

C. John Ciekot Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Age 88 World War II Navy veteran owned a filling station in Essex.

C. John Ciekot, a former Essex gas station owner and World War II veteran, died of cancer Sunday at his Cambridge home. He was 88.

Walter Raymond Wallace Sr. Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Age 85 He was commander of Maryland Toll Facilities Police

Walter Raymond Wallace Sr., former commander of what was then called the Maryland Toll Facilities Police, died of a stroke Saturday at his Westminster home. He was 85.

Deaths elsewhere Mon, 4 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
PEREZ CELIS, 69

Joseph Blackwell, 82 Mon, 4 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Social Security employee

Joseph M. Blackwell Sr., a lover of jazz and a longtime employee of the Social Security Administration in Baltimore, died of heart failure Wednesday at St. Agnes Hospital. The former Forest Park resident was 82.

Alice Smyser Raphel Mon, 4 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Age 80 Longtime elementary school teacher also served as an election judge.

Alice Smyser Raphel, a retired Baltimore County elementary school teacher, died July 28 of cancer at her longtime home in Monkton. She was 80.

Dr. Joseph LiPira Mon, 4 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Age 85 Physician who practiced in Towson area for nearly 50 years was a fan of horse racing and the Colts.

Dr. Joseph LiPira, who worked as a physician in the Towson area for almost 50 years, died of congestive heart failure Wednesday at the Gilchrest Hospice in Towson. He was 85.

Currie contacted Cabinet members Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Papers show actions on behalf of Shoppers under 2 administrations

State Sen. Ulysses Currie, the subject of a federal investigation into alleged influence-peddling, acted as a liaison between top-ranking Cabinet members of the past two administrations and Shoppers Food Warehouse, newly released documents show.

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