A DCRTV source tells us that there were more cuts at the Baltimore Sun on Friday. And, we’re told that some of the Tribune paper’s online ad sales reps won’t be getting paid in December. More soon…..
Related posts:Clear Channel [...]
A DCRTV source tells us that there were more cuts at the Baltimore Sun on Friday. And, we’re told that some of the Tribune paper’s online ad sales reps won’t be getting paid in December. More soon…..
Related posts:Clear Channel [...]
WMAR reports that a woman who is apparently the girlfriend of Ravens’ player Terrell Suggs has gotten a restraining order against the linebacker:
Details of the incident are not known. City police say they do not have an arrest record for Suggs, meaning his girlfriend could have gone straight to [...]
Downtown for the Holidays
December 5 and 6
More than 15 Downtown museums and attractions offer admission for $1 or less.
American Visionary Art Museum, $1 admission Sunday
Babe Ruth Birthplace & Museum, $1 admission both days [...]
Congressman Frank Kratovil Kicks off “Holiday Cards for Our Troops,” Campaign
12/01/09
Will work with local schools to send holiday greetings to service men and women away from their families; urges community involvement in effort.
Rep. Frank Kratovil announced that his inaugural âHoliday Cards for Our Troops,â campaign will kick [...]
For Immediate Release
December 1, 2009
Contact:
Patrick Bourckel, Office Manager
(410) 554-8644
patrick@marylandstateboychoir.org
The Maryland State Boychoir Announces Auditions For New Members
Baltimore, MD – Boys, between the ages of 7 and 17, who like to sing may qualify for membership in The Maryland State Boychoir. The Boychoir is currently accepting applicants for the training choir, [...]
CBO: Stimulus Has Generated Between 600,000 and 1.6 Million New Jobs
12/01/09
In a report released yesterday, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office stated that the $787 billion stimulus package approved in February has created or saved between 600,000 and 1.6 million American jobs, reduced unemployment and increased the Gross [...]
For Immediate Release
Media Contact:
Raquel Guillory, 410-576-6357
rguillory@oag.state.md.us
Woodlawn Business Owner Convicted of Felony Theft
BALTIMORE, MD ( December 1, 2009) – Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler announced today that Herlen Bess, 59, owner of an elevator repair business in Woodlawn, was convicted in the Circuit Court for Baltimore [...]
Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards: Military Force Not Key to Success in Afghanistan
12/01/09
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 1, 2009
Washington, D.C. â Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards (D-MD) released the following statement after President Obamaâs speech on Afghanistan. The President announced that he will send an additional 30,000 U.S. service members [...]
Youâre cordially invited to join Downtown Partnership of Baltimore for networking in the new Legg Mason Building. Take in panoramic views of the city while enjoying food and drinks provided by your favorite Harbor East restaurants.
It all happens on Tuesday, December 8th [...]
For Immediate Release
Media Contact:
Raquel Guillory, 410-576-6357
rguillory@oag.state.md.us
Baltimore Lead Inspector Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Lead Inspection Certificates
BALTIMORE, MD ( December 1, 2009) – Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler announced today that Alphonso D. White, 33, of Baltimore, was convicted in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City with [...]
MAC HIRES NEW GENERAL MANAGER FOR HARBOR EAST LOCATION
(Baltimore) – The Maryland Athletic Club & Wellness Center (MAC) has announced the hiring of Jay Shiner as General Manager of MAC at Harbor East, located on the circle at President Street.
Shiner joins MAC [...]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
AUSA VICKIE E. LEDUC or
MARCIA MURPHY at 410-209-4885
December 2, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/md
GLEN BURNIE MAN SENTENCED TO OVER 8 YEARS IN PRISON FOR DISTRIBUTING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
Over 1400 Images and 136 Movies of Child Pornography Found on His Computer
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District [...]
Mikulski release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
30-Nov-2009
CONTACT: Press Office
202-228-1122
Mikulski, Cardin, Kratovil: Queen Anne’s County is Preferred Site for 1,200-Acre, Job-Rich Diplomatic Training Facility
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Barbara A. Mikulski and Benjamin L. Cardin and Congressman Frank Kratovil (all D-Md.), today applauded the announcement by the General Services Administration (GSA) [...]
Mayor Dixon Celebrates Community Support of the Police Departments Mounted Unit
Baltimore, MD (December 2, 2009) â Mayor Sheila Dixon was joined by City Councilman Edward Reisinger and Baltimore City Police Commissioner Frederick Bealefeld to accept a donation to support the Police Departmentâs Mounted Unit.
Members of [...]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
AUSA VICKIE E. LEDUC or
MARCIA MURPHY at 410-209-4885
December 1, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/md
FORMER MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER SENTENCED TO 9 YEARS IN PRISON FOR RECEIVING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
Federal Investigation of Subscriber to Internet Child Pornography Website Leads to Discovery of Teacher Who Was Surreptitiously [...]
Press Release of Senator Cardin
SENATOR CARDIN PRAISES EPA FOR ITS DECISION TO CONTINUE TESTING ETHANOL BLENDS
Senator Calls Decision in Interest of Environment and Safety
Contact: Susan Sullam: 410-962-4436
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Click here for a PDF Document
WASHINGTON â U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD, a member of the [...]
Governor Martin O’Malley Launches Initiative to Support, Enhance Minority and Women-Owned Businesses in Maryland
Governor to address the state of minority business enterprises in Maryland
GREENBELT, MD (December 1, 2009) âToday, Governor Martin OâMalley and Lt. Governor Anthony Brown launched âMBE University,â an initiative to support Marylandâs minority- and [...]
Mikulski Puts Women First in Health Care Reform Debate
Senator introduces first amendment to Senate health care reform bill to guarantee women access to preventive health screenings and care at no cost
WASHINGTON, D.C. â U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.), a senior member of the Health, Education, Labor and [...]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
AUSA VICKIE E. LEDUC or
MARCIA MURPHY at 410-209-4885
December 1, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/md
FORMER POSTAL EMPLOYEE SENTENCED TO MORE THAN TWO YEARS IN PRISON FOR STEALING STAMPS WORTH OVER $682,000
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced former postal employee Marvin [...]
PRESS RELEASE
The Baltimore Playwrights Festival XXIX will hold its first public reading of plays selected for staged readings on Saturday, December 5 at Fells Point Corner Theatre (251 South Ann Street, Baltimore, MD 21231).
The first staged reading at 12 noon is Hammarskjold by Ronald McKinney. It is a psychological murder [...]
Baltimore attorney Paul W. Gardner II, who has made headlines as counsel for alleged White House party-crashers Tareq and Michaele Salahi, has now himself retained a lawyer.
The lawyer, Mark R. Dycio of Fairfax, Virginia, tells me that when the Salahis told the Today show that Gardner had invited [...]
Towson, Md. (December 2, 2009) â Today, Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith, Police Chief Jim Johnson and Information Technology Director Rob Stradling held a press conference to announce the installation of a wireless broadband network in 350 County police vehicles. The officials [...]
RelayRides release
*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*
*RelayRides Secures Seed Financing*
/Funds Will Bring First Peer-to-Peer Carsharing Service to Baltimore/
Baltimore, MD â December 1, 2009 â RelayRides announced today that is has raised a seed round of financing to take the company through a Baltimore market pilot of the worldâs first person-to-person carsharing service. The [...]
Governor O’Malley Appoints Two Judges to the Baltimore County Circuit Court
ANNAPOLIS, MD (December 2, 2009) âGovernor OâMalley announced today the appointment of S. Ann Brobst and John J. Nagle III to the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. Ms. Brobst will fill a vacancy created by the retirement of [...]
Candlelight Vigil to Remember Victims of Drunk Driving
Baltimore County, Md. (December 1, 2009) – On Thursday, December 3, at 7 p.m., County leaders will join members of the community in a candlelight vigil to remember those who died because of a drunk or drugged driver.
The ceremony will [...]
A link to this post with pictures of Lil’ Kim and Lula Luv was on Twitter last night. Let us know if you have any more details to go with the picture.
Related posts:Pictures from TEDxMidAtlantic yesterday[...]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
AUSA VICKIE E. LEDUC or
MARCIA MURPHY at 410-209-4885
December 2, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/md
MVA EMPLOYEE PLEADS GUILTY IN SCHEME TO SELL
FRAUDULENTLY ISSUED MARYLAND DRIVERâS LICENSES
Baltimore, Maryland – April Bell, age 35, of Parkville, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to produce and [...]
OFFICE OF THE STATEâS ATTORNEY
FOR
BALTIMORE CITY
208 THE CLARENCE M. MITCHELL, JR. COURTHOUSE
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21202
Patricia C. Jessamy
Stateâs Attorney
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For Information Contact: Margaret T. Burns
Chief, Communications & Governmental Affairs
Office (443) 984-1121 or Cell Phone (443) 474-7479
Or
Joseph Sviatko, Deputy Division Chief
Office (443) 984-1122 or Cell (410) [...]
For Immediate Release
Media Contact:
Raquel Guillory, 410-576-6357
rguillory@oag.state.md.us
Baltimore Police Officer Convicted of Attempted Theft
BALTIMORE, MD ( December 1, 2009) – Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler announced today that Hikeem Dennis Crampton, Sr., 30, of Rosedale, was sentenced on a single count of attempted felony theft. Judge G. [...]
Thursday, December 3
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Mount Vernon Square
Don’t miss the 38th Annual Lighting of the Washington Monument. Enjoy holiday entertainment, fireworks finale, and this year’s celebrity lighter, Baltimore Orioles’ Nick Markakis.
Entertainment includes City College Choir, Handel Choir, Institute of Notre Dame, and a special performance by the BSO’s Holiday [...]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
AUSA VICKIE E. LEDUC or
MARCIA MURPHY at 410-209-4885
December 1, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/md
FORMER NASA SCIENTIST SENTENCED FOR PARTICIPATING IN AWARD OF CONTRACTS TO HIS WIFE
Defendant Directed NASA Contracts to Wifeâs Small Business
and Failed to Disclose Financial Conflict of Interest
Greenbelt, Maryland – [...]
These expenditures â culled from thousands of line items released Monday by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House â are just a fraction of the $300 million spent last quarter by House offices. But while the bulk of congressional office spending goes to salaries and routine office expenses, [...]
Pat McDonough email
Dear Friend,
I will be hosting a Seasonâs Greetings Dinner Reception on Thursday, December 17, 2009 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Towson United Methodist Church. The event will feature a hot buffet. Our special guest will be Ed Norris, talk show host on 105.7 FM, [...]
Downtown Diane reported via Twitter today that Rosedale native Stacy Keibler, of Dancing with the Stars and WWE fame, was spotted Friday evening sharing sushi with actor Geoff Stults at RA Sushi in Harbor East.
Stults is most known for playing Ben Kinkirk in the series 7th [...]
Sankofa release
THIS JUST IN!!!!
Master Drummer Mamady Keita is coming to Baltimore/Washington Area!
This is MAJOR! Please see the flier for Mamady Keita’s workshop at the link below for more details about the workshop:
http://www.holygoat.com/TTMWashingtonDC/Tam%20Tam%20MandingueWashingtonDC8×11Mamady2009.pdf
Weekend Classes:
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Sankofa Studio
(Home of the Sankofa Dance Thetaer)
2901 Druid [...]
Media Advisory & Calendar Listing
December 2, 2009
Cardin School to Host Lecture and Exhibit by Renowned Israeli Artist Tamar Messer
Tamar Messer to Lecture and Present an Artistic Representation of Illustrations on the 5 [...]
Police Ask For Help Locating Missing 23-Year-Old Woman in Precinct 7/Cockeysville
Baltimore County, Md. (November 30, 2009) – Baltimore County Police are asking for the publicâs help in locating a missing 23-year-old woman from her home in the unit-block [...]
McDonough newsletter
SPECIAL THANKSGIVING WISHES
Of all the many things for which I am thankful, I want you to know that your support is deeply appreciated.
Happy Thanksgiving To You And Your Families!
Pat McDonough
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Pat McDonough Testing the Waters for Governor, Part II
Earlier in the week, I attended the Maryland Republican Party convention [...]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
AUSA VICKIE E. LEDUC or
MARCIA MURPHY at 410-209-4885
November 24, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/md
MISSOURI MAN SENTENCED TO EIGHT YEARS IN PRISON FOR SENDING SEXUALLY EXPLICIT IMAGES TO AN 11 YEAR OLD GIRL
Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte sentenced Anthony Thomas [...]
Smith Opposes Panel Recommendation for Salary Increase
Council Chair Bartenfelder Says Council Also Rejects Increase
Towson, Md. (November 24, 2009) – Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith and Baltimore County Council Chair Joe Bartenfelder both indicated that no legislation will be introduced to change the salary for either the [...]
Staff Sgt. Matthew A. Pucino, 34, of Cockeysville, Md., died Nov. 23 in Pashay Kala, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group of the Maryland Army National Guard in Glen [...]
Holiday Collection Schedule – Thanksgiving Week
RECYCLING AND TRASH FACILITIES CLOSED, NO CURBSIDE COLLECTION ON THURSDAY
Annapolis (November 20, 2009) – The Department of Public Works, Waste Management Services will close the Millersville Landfill and Resource Recovery Facility, the Glen Burnie Convenience Center and Sudley Convenience Center on Thursday, [...]
County’s Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on December 1
Towson, Md. (November 20, 2009) âBaltimore County’s Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony will take place on Tuesday, December 1 at 6 p.m. It will be held in the downtown Towson shopping district at Olympian Park, located at the corner of [...]
County Offices, Facilities Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
Normal Schedules on Friday, November 27
Towson, Md. (November 23, 2009) â Baltimore County government offices, and the District and Circuit Courts, will be closed on Thursday, November 26, in recognition of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Closings
On that day, there will be no [...]
OFFICE OF THE STATEâS ATTORNEY
FOR
BALTIMORE CITY
208 THE CLARENCE M. MITCHELL, JR. COURTHOUSE
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21202
Patricia C. Jessamy
Stateâs Attorney
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For Information Contact: Margaret T. Burns
Chief, Communications & Governmental Affairs
Office (443) 984-1121 or Cell Phone (443) 474-7479
Or
Joseph Sviatko, Deputy Division Chief
Office (443) 984-1122 or [...]
Statement from Governor Martin O’Malley Supporting Proposed Negro League Baseball Museum in Baltimore
BALTIMORE, MD (November 20, 2009) âGovernor Martin OâMalley issued this statement today in support of a proposed Negro League Baseball Museum along the Pennsylvania Avenue corridor in Baltimore.
âEstablishing the Negro League Baseball Museum along Pennsylvania [...]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
AUSA VICKIE E. LEDUC or
MARCIA MURPHY at 410-209-4885
November 23, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/md
FOUR-TIME FELON EXILED TO 15 YEARS ON GUN CHARGES
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Andre Kirby, age 29, of Baltimore, today to 15 years in prison, [...]
Press Release of Senator Cardin
WE HAVE A HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY TO ENACT HEALTH CARE REFORM
Contact: Sue Walitsky: 202-224-4524
Monday, November 23, 2009
Click here for associated multimedia.
Access to affordable, quality health care should be a right of all Americans. Yet today, millions of middle-class Americans [...]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
AUSA VICKIE E. LEDUC or
MARCIA MURPHY at 410-209-4885
November 23, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/md
ANNAPOLIS CRACK DEALER SENTENCED TO 14 YEARS IN PRISON
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Santino Tubaya, age 24, of Annapolis, Maryland, today to 14 years in [...]
Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley Proclaims November 20th Special Day of Tribute to the Honorable Donna Edwards
11/20/09
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 20, 2009
Washington, D.C. â Maryland Governor Martin OâMalley proclaimed Friday, November 20, 2009, a “special day of Tribute to the Honorable Donna Edwards” for her successful efforts to [...]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
AUSA VICKIE E. LEDUC or
MARCIA MURPHY at 410-209-4885
November 23, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/md
TWO SOUTHERN MARYLAND DRUG DEALERS EACH SENTENCED TO MORE THAN 18 YEARS IN PRISON
Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus sentenced Otis Renaldo Harris, age 36 of Washington, [...]
11/20/09
Today, Rep. Frank Kratovil joined Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan and other City officials for a tour of the erosion and damage done to the cityâs beaches and shoreline as a result of last weekâs Norâeaster and [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Steve Appel/Lee Whitehead
410-962-8248
stevenouveau@earthlink.net
Stephanie Gamble
410-464-1440
thehousedowntown@aol.com
Vicki Aversa
410-338-0318
Vicki@aversacommunications.com
CALENDAR NOTICE
âNAUGHTY AND NICEâ HOLIDAY SHOPPING NIGHT
- Belvedere Squareâs Nouveau, The House Downtown plan Black Friday celebration -
WHAT:
You donât have to watch out for other shoppers. You donât have to cry. And, thereâs no [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
WASHINGTON, D.C. â U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski, Governor Martin OâMalley, Comptroller Peter Franchot and Larry E. Walton, President and Chief [...]
Media Contact:
Amy Larimore / Amy Elias
Profiles, Inc.
410.243.3790
alarimore@profilespr.com
Calendar Listing
January 16, 2010
Italian Photographer Simona Monnati Presents Eyes Wide Shut
Exhibition to Showcase the Magic of Photographic Art in Capturing the Human Aesthetic
(Baltimore, MD) – Italian photographer [...]
For Immediate Release
November 20, 2009
Contact Information
Heather Moeder Molino
202-225-3061
From the Office of Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger
Maryland’s 2nd District
Ruppersberger and Lyons to Announce Money for National Security STEM Initiative in Anne Arundel County
(Annapolis, MD) – Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) and Maryland Secretary of [...]
The new Miss California Nicole Johnson has been reported to have dated Michael Phelps in fall of 2008. It made the tabloid/entertainment shows last night as well as other sites online.
This morning on WMMX (106.5) Reagan Warfield reported on the news in his entertainment report. He mentioned that [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Sarah Fait, Communications Manager, (202) 778-8439, sfait@zuckerman.com
ZUCKERMAN SPAEDER LLP PARTNER GREGG L. BERNSTEIN NAMED BALTIMORE WHITE-COLLAR âLAWYER OF THE YEARâ
Baltimore, MDâZuckerman Spaeder LLP is pleased to announce that partner Gregg L. Bernstein has been named âBaltimore [...]
Meade TV presents Meade Week every week for the Ft. Meade community. This week’s edition is below.
Related posts:Ft. Meade supply specialist charged with Human Trafficking[...]
Esquire’s Monday Morning Cheerleader feature includes an analysis of yesterday’s Ravens-Colts game from Ravens’ cheerleader Abbie M. (More on Abbie here.)
Related posts:Ravens lose 27-13Ravens Cheerleader Swimsuit Calendar[...]
Two students face possible misdemeanor charges after Baltimore County police broke up a fight in a hallway this past hour at Overlea High School.
County police said two students were held and sent home after the disturbance in which officers used pepper spray to control the crowd.
County school spokesman Charles [...]
According to a tax lien filed last year — which is still active — the Golden Boy owes the State of California $23,289.16 for tax returns back in 2005 and 2006.
Related posts:Michael Phelps and Miss California?[...]
Maryland lost its sixth straight game at Florida State yesterday. A loss next week would result in the first 10-loss season in program history.
Also, the University of Maryland is meeting with reps of Ralph Friedgen to discuss a possible buyout of his contract.
Testudo Times speculates that [...]
WBAL.com reports on a Daily Record report
Reporters covering Mayor Sheila Dixon’s theft trial have been twittering away from the courtroom all week long.
But no more.
The Daily Record reports Judge Dennis Sweeney is threatening to eject any reporter who lets his fingers do the talking while court is in session.
[...]A Maryland lobbyist with seven drunken-driving convictions has been let out of jail after spending a little more than a month there for his latest arrest.
Fifty-three-year-old David A. Jacobs had been in jail since pleading guilty Oct. 13 in connection with an April crash. Jacobs, of Mitchellville, was drunk [...]
MARC Riders: Wednesday-Before-Thanksgiving MARC Schedule
In anticipation of early departures on Wednesday, November 25, 2009, for the Thanksgiving Holiday, MARC will operate amended services on each line.
PENN LINE
There will be an extra train departing Washington at 2:50 PM, making ALL stops to Baltimore.
CAMDEN LINE
Train 852 will be canceled. There [...]
Man Murdered Inside Convenience Store in Precinct 1/Wilkens is Identified
Baltimore County, Md. (November 18, 2009) – Baltimore County Police have identified the man who was shot and killed in a robbery inside the Yours Convenience Store in the 700-block of Frederick Road, 21228. He is identified as [...]
Baltimore County Police are investigating a shooting at a Catonsville convenience store that has left one person dead.
Police responded to the Your Convenience store in the 700 block of Frederick Rd. in Catonsville at around 7 p.m. Tuesday.
They arrived to find two people shot inside. One of the victims [...]
News from
Senator
Kathy Klausmeier
8th Legislative District
IF YOU RECEIVE THIS MESSAGE MORE THAN ONCE, PLEASE PARDON THE INCONVENIENCE. THE EMAIL SYSTEM EXPERIENCED AN ERROR WHEN IT WAS INITIALLY SENT OUT.
This is a reminder for you or your Medicare Part D eligible loved ones that the open enrollment period where [...]
Contact:
Paula Bragg
(410) 243-4000 x236
MEDIA ADVISORY
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Maryland Presents
The 2nd Annual Holiday Wine Tasting & Silent Auction
WHAT: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Maryland will be hosting the 2nd Annual Holiday Wine [...]
âHeck yeah it was a cheap shot,â Lewis said after the Ravens’ 16-0 win. âWhen youâre running down and youâre looking at the quarterback going at somebodyâs knees who doesnât even have the ball. I want to see if he gets the same fine I got or even [...]
Threatening words or protected speech?
When Walter Carl Abbott Jr. posted comments last year on a Maryland government Web site saying he would “strangle” Gov. Martin O’Malley, he learned there’s a difference.
The 45-year-old Pikesville construction worker was found guilty of threatening a public official. He is serving two years’ [...]
For Immediate Release
Media Contact:
Amy Burke
Profiles, Inc.
410-243-3790
COALITION FOR A HEALTHY MARYLAND GIFTS
15 STATE-OF-THE-ART FITNESS MACHINES
(Columbia, MD) â The Coalition for a Healthy Maryland recently advanced its mission to promote prevention and improve the health of the residents of the State of Maryland by giving away 15 [...]
Warrant Obtained for Man in October 21 Shooting in Precinct 1/Wilkens
Baltimore County, Md. (November 16, 2009) – Baltimore County Police have obtained an arrest warrant for Damon Dameo Gray, 17, who was recently [...]
Spotlighters Theatre presents Rodgers and Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA
opening Friday, November 27 at 8pm and running through Sunday, December 20.
Performances are Friday and Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 2pm, with a Thursday performance on December 17 at 8pm.
There will also be three special one hours children’s performances on Saturday, [...]
For Immediate Release Contact: Paulette Pettit-Austrich
November 9, 2009 410-323-0500 ext. 304
ppettit-austrich@leagueforpeople.org
Day of: (202) 257-7527
CALENDAR NOTICE
ANNUAL FUR SALE TO BENEFIT THE LEAGUE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
- Gently worn fur coats to be recycled to raise funds to help residents with disabilities -
WHAT: The recycling of gently worn fur coats and jackets [...]
Outside the courtroom, efforts are under way to counter critical articles and columns about the mayor. Rachel Rice, Dixon’s campaign consultant, said she distributed an e-mail to “a couple hundred” of the mayor’s closest supporters asking them to post positive comments on the Web site for The Baltimore [...]
An Army Reservist from Baltimore has died in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan.
The family of Specialist Christopher Coffland told WBAL-TV that Coffland was killed Friday in a roadside bombing in the Sayed Abud region. Two other Marines died in the attack.
The Pentagon has not released any information on Coffland’s [...]
Looking to spice up your Saturday evening? From 9PM – Midnight, come to Nolan’s for a guaranteed sexy night. Enjoy FREE pizza and win sex toys in a raffle. Play Family Planning Feud with your friends to earn prizes and find out what your classmates answered on the [...]
On Saturday the Roy Rogers on Buckeystown Road in Frederick, MD (locals call it Fred) will play host to the first ever real roast beef sandwich eating contest – the Roy Rogers Roast Beef Slider Eating World Championship.
The event, which features a $2,500 cash purse, filled up quickly and [...]
Freeman Hrabowski has a problem. The president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), has been so successful at cultivating his school’s reputation for steering African-American students toward science and engineering â fields in which they have been traditionally under-represented â that he fears the university will [...]
November 12, 2009
TO: THE CITIZENS OF LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 32
MAKING GANG LAW TOUGHER SHOULD BE PRIORITY IN 2010
During the 2007 session, I was a co-sponsor of the Maryland Gang Protection Act of 2007. The measure, which became law with overwhelming Assembly approval, had the support of the Governor, law [...]
From the Facebook page for the local event
On November 17th from 12PM until 7PM EST, Jim Cronin of the Real Estate Tomato will be holding the first of its kind, Virtual Real Estate BarCamp (http://www.vrebc.com). VREBC will be a “virtual” or online experience driven by various webinars presented during [...]
The odd couple of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and the Rev. Al Sharpton will bring their quest for education reform to Baltimore on Friday.
Gingrich and Sharpton are on a three-city “listening and learning” tour to find out which school strategies are working and why.
[...]
Gingrich and Sharpton will be [...]
LaShawn Barber via Smitty
It seems the Naval Academy performed some real-life photoshopping. Academy leaders removed two white men from the color guard line-up for a performance at the recent World Series and replaced them with a ânon-whiteâ man and a white woman for purposes of diversity.
[...]
But hereâs the [...]
The mayor made the comments to a group of reporters and photographers who were waiting at her SUV parked outside of City Hall today. In a brief exchange she also admonished her deputy press secretary Ian Brennan for allowing photographers to surround her.
“Ian if you don’t get these [...]
11/11/2009
Northwest Hospital’s Domestic Violence Program Marks Five Years of Service
Holly Hosler
410-601-8678
Release
For Immediate Release
Description Five years ago, Northwest Hospital initiated its Domestic Violence Program to help women, children and men who face emotionally, verbally or physically abusive situations.
âOver these five years, we have helped nearly [...]
For Immediate Release:
November 11, 2009
Media Contact:
Jamie Watt/Jessie Benson
Profiles, Inc.
(410) 243-3790
SAINT AGNES HOSPITAL TO INDUCT FOUNDING MEMBERS INTO THE HEALING HANDS SOCIETY
Physicians honored for dedication to clinical excellence and hospital mission
(Baltimore, MD)â Clinical excellence, innovation, [...]
Death Penalty for Maryland Murders
Statement of Senate Minority Leader Allan Kittleman
Maryland State Senate
Our neighboring state of Virginia offers a stark contrast to Maryland in its criminal justice policy that provides for swift punishment of those who commit the most heinous crimes.
No one relishes the finality of a [...]
It looks like a state ordered policy on pornographic movies on university system campuses won’t happen.
Chancellor Brit Kirwan is recommending that the Board of Regents turn down a film policy at their meeting today.
The university system came under fire earlier this year after a screening of the x-rated Pirates [...]
Despite WBAL.com’s headline that a Maryland “Soldier” was killed in Afghanistan, the below excerpt from their piece is about a Marine:
The Pentagon says a Marine from Maryland has been killed while supporting combat operations in Afghanistan.
Twenty-six-year-old Sgt. Charles I. Cartwright of Union Bridge died Saturday in Farah province in [...]
Media Contact:
Amy Larimore Garman
Profiles, Inc.
410.243.3790
NATIONAL AWARD PRESENTED TO CARDIN SCHOOL DEAN OF JUDAIC STUDIES
Rabbi Stuart Seltzer One of Three Honored in the Nation with 2009 Covenant Award
(Baltimore, MD) â Rabbi Stuart Seltzer, Dean of Judaic Studies at [...]
McDonough newsletter
McDONOUGH CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR PICKS UP STEAM
One Republican candidate for Governor has fallen by the wayside, another remains undecided on the sidelines, but Delegate Pat McDonough and his “testing the waters” campaign for Governor keeps gaining ground and moving forward.
The three term legislator kicked off his campaign in August [...]
For the second weekend in a row, some northbound lanes of the Jones Falls Expressway will be closed to traffic on Saturday.
The Baltimore City Department of Transportation says single and double lane closures are possible between Fayette Street and Northern Parkway from 6 a.m. until 3 p.m.
[...] Organizers of the Star Wars Celebration V rejected the city because its convention center doesnât have enough room, said Tom Noonan, who heads the city tourist bureau. The four-day gathering could have attracted 35,000 visitors and filled 12,000 hotel room nights â a larger impact than any [...]
