Daily Record (Baltimore, MD) articles from July 2006

Daily Record (Baltimore, MD) archives from July 2006

Commentary: Lightening safety on the golf course.
July 1, 2006... Byline: Joe Rahnis With the recent weather pattern we've been experiencing and during summertime in general, thunderstorms are increasingly common. While watching nature's fury from the safety of your own home can be interesting and awe...

News Summary.
July 1, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff and Wire Reports Beware of con artists Maryland Attorney General J. Joseph Curran Jr. is warning Maryland residents to be wary of home repair scams and other consumer fraud that often follow major thunderstorms...

Museum funds approved by MD Senate committee.
July 1, 2006... Byline: The Daily Record Staff The Senate Appropriations Committee approved $300,000, as part of the Save America's Treasures program, to help stabilize and preserve the historic Lloyd Street Synagogue in Baltimore. The funding was...

Maryland increasing police presence on waterways and at parks over holiday weekend.
July 1, 2006... Byline: The Daily Record Staff July has historically been the month in which the greatest number of boating accidents occur, both in Maryland and nationwide. In an effort to keep the boating public safe, the Maryland Natural Resources...

Bowie Baysox stadium to reserve section for people with food allergies.
July 1, 2006... Byline: The Daily Record Staff The Bowie Baysox, Class "AA" affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, in partnership with The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network, announced that Section 124 of Prince George's Stadium will be made exclusively...

Maryland Attorney General warning residents of home repair scams.
July 1, 2006... Byline: The Daily Record Staff Maryland Attorney General J. Joseph Curran Jr. is warning Maryland residents to be wary of home repair scams and other consumer fraud that often follow major thunderstorms such as hit the Northeast over the...

News Summary.
July 3, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff and Wire Reports Wegmans product recall Wegmans Food Markets Inc., a supermarket chain with a store in Hunt Valley, said it is voluntarily recalling Wegmans 37.5 lb Super Premium Adult Dog Food in the lamb and...

Route 1 is the key to Howard's future growth.
July 3, 2006... Byline: Jen Degregorio Developers broke ground Friday on a mixed-use development in Elkridge, the first of many new projects set for U.S. Route 1 in Howard County that promise to transform the now-sparse corridor into a dense residential...

Modern city planners use transit to make plans go.
July 3, 2006... Byline: Dori Berman The typical picture of a transit station includes work-weary people waiting for crowded trains during rush hour. But modern city planners and smart-growth advocates see opportunities for vibrant neighborhoods where...

MD Legal Briefs: July 3, 2006.
July 3, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff and Wire Reports EEOC files suit The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission office in Baltimore said it filed a lawsuit Friday in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt against Central Wholesalers Inc., of Laurel,...

MD companies form core of new biotech endeavor.
July 3, 2006... Byline: Joe Bacchus Two Maryland companies have become the most recent pieces in North Carolina-based Pelican Life Sciences' quest to build an all-purpose biotechnology company from scratch. The addition of PGC Scientifics Corp. and Kemp...

Baltimore County may buy former gas station for a park.
July 3, 2006... Byline: James Mosher Baltimore County government officials are in talks to buy a former gasoline station with an eye toward turning the highly visible Towson site into a park. The county is negotiating to buy the Towson Circle parcel from...

Quitters get a shot in the arm.
July 3, 2006... Byline: Karen Buckelew Elbert Glover quit smoking 40 years ago, but he remembers with vivid clarity the culmination of his tobacco dependence. He was in his early 20s, on a surfing trip with friends on a lonely island off the coast of...

MD Court of Special Appeals reverses win for law firm's landlord.
July 3, 2006... Byline: Cynthia Di Pasquale The landlord of a Prince George's County law firm was not entitled to summary judgment awarding him possession of leased office space and unpaid rent because factual disputes remained about the state of the...

MD Court of Special Appeals rules travel time isn't work time until it exceeds normal commute.
July 3, 2006... Byline: Caryn Tamber A state employee who was sent to work at a remote site should be compensated for travel time that is beyond her normal commute, not for the entire trip, the state's intermediate appellate court has held. An...

MD Court of Appeals revives Clark's suit against mayor.
July 3, 2006... Byline: Ann W. Parks Former Baltimore City Police Commissioner Kevin P. Clark, who sued Mayor Martin O'Malley and the city council six days after he was fired from his job in November 2004, has convinced the Court of Special Appeals to...

Wegmans Food Markets Inc. announces product recall.
July 3, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff Wegmans Food Markets Inc., a supermarket chain with a store in Hunt Valley, said it is voluntarily recalling Wegmans 37.5 lb Super Premium Adult Dog Food in the lamb and rice flavor, with the product code...

Department of Natural Resources to continue monitoring MD's major waterways.
July 3, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff The Department of Natural Resources said additional water monitoring cruises along the state's major waterways will be conducted to accurately gauge the impact of the recent record-setting rains on water quality,...

Baltimore-based Stanton Communications chosen by K. Hovnanian Homes.
July 3, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff Stanton Communications Inc., of Baltimore, a national public relations firm, said it has been retained by K. Hovnanian Homes, a national real estate developer based in Red Bank, N.J., to manage public relations...

Study ranks Baltimore/Washington Airport.
July 3, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is ranked third-highest in overall passenger satisfaction among medium-size airports serving 10 million to 30 million passengers annually, according to...

Free wireless Internet coming to Ocean City hot spot.
July 3, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff Free wireless Internet access is coming to Ocean City -- even on parts of the beach. Somerset Plaza will be the Internet hot spot, with service possibly reaching parts of the beach, said Ocean City Public...

Brother could cancel land installment contract, says MD Court of Special Appeals.
July 5, 2006... Byline: Ann W. Parks An agreement between a brother and a sister to purchase a home was a land installment contract -- meaning that under Maryland law, the brother had a right to cancel the deal and receive a refund of the payments he...

Baltimore's Inner Harbor cornerstone, Hyatt Regency, gets $20 million makeover.
July 5, 2006... Byline: Jen Degregorio Baltimore's 25-year-old Hyatt Regency is wrapping up a $20 million, year-long renovation that officials say will re-establish it as one of the city's most important tourism assets. But the Hyatt's position has not...

MD Legal Briefs: July 5, 2006.
July 5, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff and Wire Reports Misleading? The Maryland Judicial Campaign Conduct Committee Inc. has concluded that the campaign materials of Arthur Frank, Esq. -- a candidate for election to the Baltimore County Circuit Court...

Small business looks to build new store at old Towson bowling alley site.
July 5, 2006... Byline: James Mosher A Catonsville-based lawn, forest and construction equipment rental company is looking to branch out by building a new store at the site of a former bowling alley in East Towson. The store is likely to open early next...

News Summary.
July 5, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff and Wire Reports RegeneRx patent RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals Inc. said Mexico had issued a notice of allowance for the patent application: Thymosin beta 4 (TB4), which promotes wound repair. The original patent...

NASA enlists three Maryland firms for mission.
July 5, 2006... Byline: Joe Bacchus Though some days it may seem as if the entire future of American space exploration is in doubt, several Maryland organizations are still helping NASA to prepare for possible trips to Mars and beyond. Three Maryland...

Sentence wasn't cruel and unusual, rules MD Court of Special Appeals.
July 5, 2006... Byline: Cynthia Di Pasquale The life sentence that a Prince George's County man received for holding his ex-girlfriend against her will after beating her does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment where the sentence was reduced to 10...

Fells Point office building to go up, starting soon.
July 5, 2006... Byline: Jen Degregorio Baltimore-based Union Box Co. plans to break ground this summer on a waterfront office building in the city's Fells Point neighborhood, the first step in the company's long-awaited Union Wharf project. Union Wharf...

MarylandTax Court judge approves phone fee.
July 5, 2006... Byline: Daniel Ostrovsky A Maryland Tax Court judge has upheld a controversial cell phone tax imposed by Baltimore City and Montgomery County, allowing the two jurisdictions to continue collecting millions from wireless carriers. In...

RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals says Mexico has issued a notice of allowance for patent application.
July 5, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff & Wire Reports RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals Inc. said Mexico had issued a notice of allowance for the patent application: Thymosin beta 4 (TB4), which promotes wound repair. The original patent application filed by...

Bethesda-based Iridium Satellite to provide satellite data links for new system of ocean buoys.
July 5, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff & Wire Reports Bethesda-based Iridium Satellite LLC is providing satellite data links for a new system of 31 ocean buoys that the U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)...

Bethesda-based Lockheed Martin Corp. completes its acquisition of ISX Corp.
July 5, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff & Wire Reports Bethesda-based Lockheed Martin Corp. completed its acquisition of ISX Corp. ISX is a provider of military decision systems and other information technology solutions for government customers....

Washington-area Metro to create 'express lanes' at toll gates for passengers who use SmarTrip.
July 5, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff & Wire Reports The Washington-area Metro hopes to duplicate the success of EZ Pass toll lanes by creating "express lanes" at toll gates for passengers who use SmarTrip -- the microchip embedded cards used to pay...

Study to be released about impact of ferry crossing between Crisfield and Reedville, Va.
July 5, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff & Wire Reports A consulting firm will release the findings of a study this month about the economic impact of a ferry crossing between Crisfield and Reedville, Va. The $70,000 study will be submitted to a...

MD Legal Briefs: July 6, 2006.
July 6, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff Alford plea in rape case An Elkton man faces 12 years in prison after deciding not to contest rape charges against him. Delvin Keith Permenter, 38, will be sentenced Aug. 22 for the 2004 rape of a woman he met at...

News Summary.
July 6, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff and Wire Reports Boost for NeoReach Bethesda-based MobilePro Corp., a provider of wireless technology and broadband telecommunications services, announced that its subsidiary, NeoReach Inc., closed its previously...

Reach of promising STD vaccine likely to grow, Md. experts say.
July 6, 2006... Byline: Karen Buckelew The recently approved vaccine for the virus that causes cervical cancer could make a huge dent in the number of cases of the deadly disease, but experts believe there is plenty of work left for researchers, and...

GOP won't field candidate in 25% of races.
July 6, 2006... Byline: Dori Berman While Maryland Republicans have pegged this year as the one in which they would gain traction in the General Assembly by reducing the Democratic majority, the GOP failed to field candidates for 15 Senate and 31 House...

Murder convict entitled to new trial, CSA affirms.
July 6, 2006... Byline: Cynthia Di Pasquale A man convicted of murder in Baltimore 14 years ago is entitled to a new trial because his attorney never objected when the original trial judge incorrectly instructed jurors on the reasonable doubt standard,...

Baltimore virtual technology developer finds real money.
July 6, 2006... Byline: Joe Bacchus The floor of the Roman senate. The cockpit of a U.S. Navy transport plane. The lecturer's podium in a classroom at the University of Michigan. Sensics Inc. can take you to all these places and more -- and all without...

'Known loss' is no help to insurer in lead-paint case.
July 6, 2006... Byline: Ann W. Parks The insurer of a landlord and property management company may be held liable under six separate policies for lead paint injuries claimed by two children, despite policy language stating that injuries resulting from...

Franklin Graham Metro Maryland Festival expected to pack city's Oriole Park.
July 6, 2006... Byline: Ben Mook More rock concert than old-school Christian evangelical revival, the Franklin Graham Metro Maryland Festival coming to Oriole Park at Camden Yards tomorrow is expected to draw an estimated 35,000 people per day to the...

Dispute brews among Baltimore jury workers.
July 6, 2006... Byline: Daniel Ostrovsky Nine of the 10 employees of Baltimore City Circuit Court's Jury Division have filed grievances and requested a transfer, according to the union representing them. The two grievances, signed by the nine employees...

Baltimore City gives Weinberg Foundation a superblock ultimatum.
July 6, 2006... Byline: Jen DeGregorio In a June 30 letter to the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc., Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley called the standstill at a downtown development project "simply unacceptable," ordering the $2 billion charity to...

Total Biz Fulfillment announces expansion of Garrett County operations.
July 6, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff Total Biz Fulfillment, which provides back-office and support services to other businesses, said an expansion of its Garrett County operations will create 25 to 100 jobs near Oakland. Total Biz, a division of...

Eastern Shore residents affected by floods to meet to discuss repairs.
July 6, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff Residents hurt by recent floods on the Eastern Shore will meet today to discuss obtaining money to help with repairs. Though flooded areas of the Eastern Shore were granted federal disaster assistance by...

Lockheed Martin close to approval to sell personal ID smart cards to federal agencies.
July 6, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff Lockheed Martin Corp., of Bethesda, the largest supplier of computers and services to the U.S. government, may win approval as early as this week to sell federal agencies a new personal identity smart card for...

Legg Mason buys 3.3% stake in Malaysian wireless infrastructure provider.
July 6, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff Legg Mason Inc., of Baltimore, the fifth-largest U.S. money manager, bought a 3.3 percent stake in Green Packet Bhd., a Malaysian wireless infrastructure provider, according to a statement released by Green...

Northrop Grumman signs lease at Washington Technology Park II.
July 6, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff Corporate Office Properties Trust, of Columbia, a suburban office real estate investment trust, announced it has signed a long-term lease with Northrop Grumman Corp. at the Washington Technology Park II, where...

GSE Systems Inc. lands contracts worth more than $2M.
July 6, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff GSE Systems Inc., of Baltimore, which makes real-time simulation and training software for the power, process, manufacturing and government sectors, said it has been awarded contracts valued at more than $2...

Hughes Communications applies to list common stock on Nasdaq Global Market.
July 6, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff Hughes Communications Inc., of Germantown, the parent company of Hughes Network Systems LLC, a provider of broadband satellite networks and services, said it has applied to list its common stock on the Nasdaq...

Provident Bankshares Corp.'s stock being listed in Nasdaq Global Select Market.
July 6, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff Provident Bankshares Corp., of Baltimore, the parent company of Provident Bank, announced that its stock is being listed in the Nasdaq Global Select Market, a step up from its former listing in the Nasdaq...

Bethesda-based MobilePro Corp. subsidiary closes on $2M in lease financing.
July 6, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff Bethesda-based MobilePro Corp., a provider of wireless technology and broadband telecommunications services, announced that its subsidiary, NeoReach Inc., closed its previously announced agreement to obtain $2...

Baltimore County thoroughbred breeder wants MD racetracks to be turned into "full-blown" casinos.
July 7, 2006... Byline: James Mosher A prominent Baltimore County thoroughbred breeder is calling for Maryland racetracks to be turned into "full-blown" casinos to boost the state's horse and tourism businesses. "I say, 'Why only get a little bit...

Washington broker and developer plans to build Baltimore's tallest skyscraper -- not once but twice.
July 7, 2006... Byline: Jen Degregorio Investors once afraid to dip so much as a toe into the Baltimore real estate market are now plunging in with millions of dollars, betting on a prosperous future for the city. Among them is Richard W. Naing, a...

Growing HIV institute to join Maryland medical school.
July 7, 2006... Byline: Karen Buckelew It is official, at least in concept: The Institute of Human Virology is moving. It's not moving far -- in fact, physically it may be a long time before it moves at all -- but having received the blessing of the...

Commentary: Can Music Gremlin top the iPod?
July 7, 2006... Byline: Larry Fiorino Many companies have tried to take out the king of all MP3 players, Apple's wildly popular iPod. Companies have focused on offering features that the current iPod generation lacks, but even corporate giants like...

Commentary: A weapon of mass construction awaits deployment.
July 7, 2006... Byline: Satish B. Parekh June 25, 2006, will be remembered as a good day, the day when a new and powerful weapon of mass construction was launched to make the world a better place for everybody. That is the day the two richest men on this...

Commentary: We want you, the private sector.
July 7, 2006... Byline: J. Tom Sadowski While local economic development officials have been buzzing about the anticipated impact Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) will have on greater Baltimore, many in the area's private sector have wondered aloud...

Maryland banks announce staffing changes: July 7, 2006.
July 7, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff and Wire Reports Chesapeake Bank of Maryland Assistant Vice President Rose Marie Kirshner recently celebrated 25 years of service at the bank. Kirshner started as a temporary teller at the Patterson Park branch,...

Maryland boards announce staffing changes: July 7, 2006.
July 7, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff and Wire Reports Baltimore Reads Inc. has elected Robert L. Waldman as president and chair of its board of directors. Waldman is a tax partner at the Baltimore-based law firm Venable LLP and chairs the firm's Tax...

Charlene Templeton named new executive director by Anne Arundel Community College.
July 7, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff and Wire Reports Charlene Templeton is the new executive director of community and professional programs in the School of Continuing and Professional Studies at Anne Arundel Community College. Formerly the...

Maryland health care facilities announce staffing changes: July 7, 2006.
July 7, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff and Wire Reports Medical oncologist Dr. Nancy E. Davidson has been elected president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology for a one-year term beginning in 2007. Davidson holds the Breast Cancer Research...

Aon Consulting promotes Joyce Guerrieri to assistant vice president.
July 7, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff and Wire Reports Aon Consulting has promoted Joyce Guerrieri to assistant vice president. She has over 10 years of experience working with clients on the design of their defined benefit pension plans. In addition...

Maryland law firms announce staffing changes: July 7, 2006.
July 7, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff and Wire Reports The 2006 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business recognized Katrina C. Kamantauskas-Holder of Towson-based Holder Law Group as one of the attorneys who are "Leaders in...

YMCA of Central Maryland names John K. Hoey as its new president and CEO.
July 7, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff and Wire Reports The YMCA of Central Maryland has made John K. Hoey its new president and CEO after the retirement of the organization's longtime CEO, Lee Jensen. Hoey will take the helm of the 150-year-old, $34...

Maryland real estate firms announce staffing changes: July 7, 2006.
July 7, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff and Wire Reports Gina D'Angelo is the new regional manager of Brightview Senior Living. D'Angelo will be responsible for overseeing five Brightview independent living and assisted living communities: Brightview...

TSS Software announces appointment of Richard Sochor as VP and chief technology officer.
July 7, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff & Wire Reports TSS Software Corp., the nation's largest independent provider of settlement services software, announced the appointment of Richard Sochor as vice president and chief technology officer. As a member...

7 State Circle in Annapolis to get old yet modern look.
July 7, 2006... Byline: Mark R. Smith It was in early December of 1997 that two 19th-century structures in downtown Annapolis burned to the ground -- an event that was followed by years of controversy about the rebirth of the area's pricey real estate and...

Howard County Fire Department to consider making sprinkler system installation a mandate.
July 7, 2006... Byline: Christine Hansen "Eighty percent of Maryland's fire fatalities occur in residential properties and most of those are single-family homes," says Deputy State Fire Marshal W. Faron Taylor. It is little wonder, then, that several...

Ocean City's single-family inventory at the highest level in recent years.
July 7, 2006... Byline: Mary Medland While 2005 saw Ocean City setting a record for home sales, the scenario this year is distinctly different. As of April 2006, according to the Coastal Association of Realtors, "Single-family inventory [in Worcester...

MD state and local officials prepare for inundation of families and individuals looking for housing.
July 7, 2006... Byline: Alan Dessoff It has been only a trickle so far, but real estate agents and state and local officials in several counties are preparing for an inundation of families and individuals who will be moving to Maryland and looking for...

Stanford R. Britt makes working-class housing available and better for everyday people.
July 7, 2006... Byline: Laura Fick When Stanford R. Britt was a small child growing up in Philadelphia, his mother used to ship him away in the summer to keep him out of trouble. He'd spend his vacations alternating between North Carolina and Virginia,...

Commentary: Green please.
July 7, 2006... Byline: Betsy Boykin At some point in their career, almost every college and university president wrestles with these basic but critical questions: How do you make your campus unique, functional and attractive? How do you make your campus...

Commentary: MDLC defends civil rights of people with disabilities.
July 7, 2006... Byline: Joe Surkiewicz After one of the fastest wheelchair racers in the world today -- a silver and bronze medallist in the 2004 U.S. Paralymics -- was refused permission to participate with other high school students in interscholastic...

Baltimore-area apartment hunters out of luck as fewer vacancies raise rents.
July 7, 2006... Byline: Jen Degregorio As vacancy rates dip and rent prices rise, apartments in the Baltimore region are becoming increasingly hard to come by. According to second-quarter statistics from Delta Associates, a real estate market research...

Should knowingly exposing another individual to HIV be a felony?
July 7, 2006... Byline: Daniel Ostrovsky Attempted murder. When Baltimore City Police Detective Lisa Robinson filled out her application for a statement of charges in April, that was the lead charge. To Julie A. Drake, chief of the Felony Family Violence...

Stephen Miles to break with conventional methods in race for Baltimore County state's attorney.
July 7, 2006... Byline: Caryn Tamber A county that hasn't had a contested race for state's attorney in over two decades will have an unorthodox one this year. The third and final candidate to enter the race for Baltimore County state's attorney before...

MD Court of Special Appeals upholds gun possession conviction.
July 7, 2006... Byline: Cynthia Di Pasquale A Montgomery County court was correct to convict a man of possession of a firearm when he was already convicted of a misdemeanor carrying a sentence of more than two years, the state's intermediate appellate...

Md. stem cell commission announced.
July 7, 2006... Byline: Karen Buckelew Members of the 15-person commission that will develop guidelines for and administer the Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund made their debut together yesterday as their names were announced publicly for the first time....

Attorney Stephan W. Fogleman files to run for Baltimore City state's attorney.
July 7, 2006... Byline: Daniel Ostrovsky Patricia C. Jessamy won't be running unopposed to keep her seat as the Baltimore City state's attorney after all. Stephan W. "Steve" Fogleman, who lives in Canton and practices in Glen Burnie and on the Eastern...

American Lung Association of Maryland offers help for families battling asthma.
July 8, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff The American Lung Association of Maryland is offering free Asthma Action Plans for Maryland families that have a member who suffers from asthma. The plan helps create a written strategy on managing the disease,...

Maryland blood supply falls to critical low.
July 8, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff After the July 4 weekend, blood donations have fallen to critical status, and the current community blood supply levels are not enough to meet the needs of local hospitals. In response, the Greater Chesapeake...