The Daily Record (Baltimore) back issues from April 2009:
The Daily Record News Briefs: April 1, 2009
Apr 01, 2009; ... BP Solar layoffs British energy company BP PLC said it will lay off 140 workers atits BP Solar plant in Frederick in November. The Frederick News-Post reported that the company informed workers of the decisionTuesday. The layoffs amount to a 23 percent cutback in the ...
House bill aims to protect Maryland seniors age 68 and older
Apr 01, 2009; ... The House Judiciary Committee appears poised to approvelegislation to prohibit individuals from using deception,intimidation or undue influence to deprive people age 68 and olderof their money and property, despite concerns from the state publicdefender's office that the measure is ...
Power re-regulation bill facing uncertain path in Maryland House
Apr 01, 2009; ... The Senate is scheduled to take its final vote Wednesday on ameasure that would begin re-regulating the state's power supplybusiness, though the controversial proposal continues to draw firefrom industry supporters and faces an uncertain path through theHouse of Delegates. The ...
University of Baltimore picks Southern Maine geography professor as new provost
Apr 01, 2009; ... Curriculum building tops the list of tasks for the University ofBaltimore's new provost and senior vice president of academicaffairs. The university said Tuesday that it had chosen Joseph S. Wood, ageography professor and provost at the University of Southern Mainesince 2000, to ...
Sub wars: Fast-food chains reaching out on price
Apr 01, 2009; ... Long known as the pricier sandwich chain, Quiznos has its answerto Subway's $5 foot-long -- but it's got a long way to go if itwants to catch the sandwich giant. Launched last week, Quiznos' new sandwiches are one inch longer,$1 less and noticeably narrower than their Subway ...
Lipscomb files poll at center of bribery case in Baltimore City Circuit Court
Apr 01, 2009; ... In the lead-up to the fall 2007 Baltimore elections, CityCouncilwoman Helen L. Holton was in a "very strong position to be re-elected" due, in large part, to her pro-development efforts and herpopularity among both blacks and whites, according to the poll atthe center of the bribery case ...
After Baltimore County jury award of $150M, Exxon lawyers file post- trial motions in leak lawsuit
Apr 01, 2009; ... Lawyers for ExxonMobil Corp. have filed six post-trial motionsfollowing a Baltimore County jury's award last month of $150 millionin compensatory damages based on a 2006 gasoline leak. The motions, filed Monday, seek a new trial on two issues relatedto property damages and two ...
Baltimore City Council considers change to live entertainment regulations
Apr 01, 2009; ... A proposal being floated by Baltimore City Council that wouldchange where promoters and club owners can host events with liveentertainment or dancing has met opposition from some small venueowners. Council President Stephanie Rawlings-Blake made the rounds oflocal television and ...
Maryland Court of Special Appeals rules home security system could be medical treatment
Apr 02, 2009; ... A home security system can be considered medical treatment underthe state's Workers' Compensation Act, the Court of Special Appealshas held. The decision could mean the Comfort Suites hotel in Chestertownwill have to pay to install a home alarm system for Carol Simmons,who was ...
Oriole Baseball Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore complete HD transition for video boards
Apr 02, 2009; ... If you thought there was something a little off last year withthe footage on the high definition video board at Oriole Park atCamden Yards, you were right -- the project was only half finished. On Tuesday, after two off-seasons of work and an investment ofapproximately $9.1 million ...
News Briefs - 4/2
Apr 02, 2009 ... Group: City could buy theater The Senator Theatre Strategy Group has recommended that Baltimoreofficials purchase the historic Senator Theatre. The theater, whichstopped showing first-run movies last month after nearly 70 yearsbecause its owner was unable to meet payroll, owes $1.2 ...
Expansion of hate-crimes law proposed in Maryland Senate
Apr 02, 2009; ... The Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee on Wednesday consideredlegislation to ban the placement of swastikas and nooses on publicor private property without the owner's permission and with theintent to threaten or intimidate a person or a group. The committee's hearing on the ...
Baltimore developer looks at buying two of the Inner Harbor's most visible retail properties
Apr 02, 2009; ... Baltimore developer David Cordish has expressed interest inbuying Harborplace and the Gallery, two of the Inner Harbor's mostvisible retail properties, which were put on the block in Decemberby troubled mall owner General Growth Properties. "We're looking at it and think it would ...
Former Maryland Gov. William Donald Schaefer gives two homes to charity
Apr 02, 2009; ... Just as he did as mayor of Baltimore, former Gov. William DonaldSchaefer is giving back to the community. Schaefer's side-by-side homes in Chestnut Hill Cove will go onthe market Thursday and proceeds from the sales will go towardendowing the William Donald Schaefer Civic Fund, a ...
Maryland's heritage tax credit moves to House floor
Apr 02, 2009; ... A key House panel signed off Wednesday on Gov. Martin O'Malley'sproposal to extend the state's Heritage Structure Rehabilitation TaxCredit, moving a bill to the floor with less than two weeks left inthe legislative session. The House Ways and Means Committee approved the ...
Senator Theatre Strategy Group recommends that city of Baltimore purchase historic theatre
Apr 02, 2009 ... The Senator Theatre Strategy Group has recommended that Baltimoreofficials purchase the historic Senator Theatre. The theater, whichstopped showing first-run movies last month after nearly 70 yearsbecause its owner was unable to meet payroll, owes $1.2 million to1st Mariner Bank. A ...
Maryland-based Telkonet Inc. reports $11.8 million fourth-quarter net loss
Apr 02, 2009 ... Telkonet Inc., of Germantown, which develops and manufacturesproprietary energy management and SmartGrid networking technology,reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $11.8 million, or 14 cents perdiluted share. That compares to a net loss of $5.4 million, or 8cents per diluted share, in ...
University of Maryland to replace failing equipment with eco- friendly technology
Apr 02, 2009 ... The University of Maryland, College Park, said it will replacefailing equipment in nine campus buildings with eco-friendlytechnology that will save nearly $30 million in energy costs andeliminate over 50,000 tons of carbon emissions over the next 15years. The Board of Public Works on ...
Jemicy School to partner with Baltimore-based Calvert School to create Verticy Learning Academy
Apr 02, 2009 ... Jemicy School, of Owings Mills and Towson, said it will partnerwith the Baltimore-based Calvert School to create Verticy LearningAcademy, a home school curriculum for college-bound students withdyslexia/language-based learning differences. The new venture willbenefit children who are ...
Choice Hotels International Inc. launches iPhone application
Apr 02, 2009 ... Choice Hotels International Inc., of Silver Spring, a hotelfranchise chain, announced the launch of the Choice Hotels LocatoriPhone application. This free application allows users to book ...
Baltimore-based PinnacleCare Inc. selected as the exclusive medical referral provider
Apr 02, 2009 ... PinnacleCare Inc., of Baltimore, a private health advisory firm,announced it has been selected as the exclusive medical referralprovider by the Young Presidents' Organization, and its graduateorganization, the World Presidents' Organization. Together, theyrepresent a global network ...
ACM Global Central Laboratory to provide lab services at hospitals in China
Apr 02, 2009 ... ACM Global Central Laboratory, of Rochester, N.Y., a full-service testing laboratory with operations in more than 60countries, announced it will provide central lab services at UnitedFamily Hospitals, Beijing, China. The hospital is owned by ...
Baltimore County to replace public safety radio communications network
Apr 02, 2009 ... Baltimore County and state public safety officials have scheduledan announcement for Thursday on a plan to totally replace thecounty's aging public safety radio communications network. The $57million, three-year capital project will increase the number oftransmission towers ...
Maryland-based Hughes Communications Inc. sees stimulus benefit
Apr 02, 2009 ... Hughes Communications Inc., whose satellites deliver high-speedInternet service to remote areas, may match last year's 14 percentsubscriber growth with the help of the Obama administration'seconomic stimulus, its chief executive officer said. "We don't giveout guidance but ...
Harford County Executive David Craig proposes employees take unpaid furlough days to cut budget
Apr 02, 2009 ... Harford County Executive David Craig's proposed budget would havemany county workers take five unpaid furlough days. Craig said theproposed $811.6 million overall budget released Tuesday includes thelargest cuts in the general fund in more than 25 years. The countyexecutive said it's a 9 ...
Howard County in Maryland unveils improved web-based tool
Apr 02, 2009 ... The Howard County Department of Planning and Zoning unveiled animproved Web-based tool to make it easier to track developmentprojects in the county. The new system, designed to be more user-friendly, tracks data for current and previous (back to 2000)development activity, including ...
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sues Upper Marlboro company
Apr 02, 2009 ... The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing aMaryland insulation company for discriminating against andultimately firing four African-American workers. The suit filedWednesday in U.S. District Court alleges that a senior manager atAccurate Insulation LLC in Upper Marlboro ...
Bankrupt Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. sues mortgage brokers
Apr 02, 2009 ... Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., the global financial servicescompany that declared bankruptcy in September, filed breach ofcontract lawsuits in U.S. District Court in Baltimore and Greenbelton Tuesday. The five suits seek to compel the defendant mortgagebankers to buy back 54 bad loans, ...
Dutch citizen held at Baltimore-Washington Thurgood Marshall Airport for swallowing heroin
Apr 02, 2009 ... Federal authorities said a man who arrived at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport had swallowed 100packets of heroin in an attempt to smuggle in more than 2 pounds ofthe drug. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said FrankAidoo, a Dutch citizen born ...
Md. Senate's re-regulation proposal makes it to House
Apr 03, 2009; ... The House of Delegates introduced the Senate's proposal to re-regulate power supply markets in Maryland Thursday, and the chamberis likely to begin its discussion of the issue this week. The bill (SB 844) passed the Senate Wednesday evening, but stillfaces a tough climb if it is ...
Baltimore Mayor Sheila A. Dixon's lawyers move to dismiss criminal indictment
Apr 03, 2009; ... Baltimore Mayor Sheila A. Dixon moved to dismiss the 12-countcriminal indictment against her Thursday, arguing State ProsecutorRobert A. Rohrbaugh deprived Dixon of due process of law bymisleading the grand jury and contending that the charging documentis internally ...
Maryland Court of Special Appeals: Doctor's license properly revoked
Apr 03, 2009; ... The license of a doctor who entered an Alford plea to a second-degree assault charge arising from allegations he inappropriatelyrubbed himself against a female patient was properly revoked --without a hearing -- by the State Board of Physicians, the Court ofSpecial Appeals has held ....
Commentary: Tech Talk: Google strikes again, this time with CADIE
Apr 03, 2009; ... On April 1, Google unveiled Cadie, the world's first CognitiveAutoheuristic Distributed-Intelligence Entity (CADIE). There are two ways to learn more about CADIE. The first is tovisit www.google.com and click on the link on the homepage, and thesecond is to go directly to CADIE's ...
Commentary: Charitable Giving: National Volunteer Month creates new opportunities to help nonprofits
Apr 03, 2009; ... April is National Volunteer Month, and volunteering is beingembraced from the top levels of government to the smallest nonprofitorganizations. Our country watched in February as President Obama spoke to ajoint session of Congress and called for a renewed spirit ofservice, ...
Commentary: Rocky, Vinny and who pays the health bill
Apr 03, 2009; ... Welcome, faithful readers, to another installment in The Balladof Rocky and Vinny. For longevity of feuds, perhaps only the Hatfields and McCoys arecompetitive. The dramatis personae: Vincent DeMarco of Health Care For All andR.O.C. "Rocky" Worcester of the political action ...
On the Move - Business Edition
Apr 03, 2009 ... ACCOUNTING Clifton Gunderson has added Brian Lyman and Kathryn Glos to thefirm as senior managers in the Newark, Del., and Timonium, Md.offices, respectively. Lyman brings more than 10 years of relatedexperience to his new role as senior manager. Glos joins thecommercial practice ...
Week in Review
Apr 03, 2009 ... Stem cell funding gap The House and Senate have two widely different proposals abouthow much to spend on stem cell research, as the General Assemblyprepares to complete the state budget within the next few weeks. TheSenate continues to work on a budget proposal that included ...
Commentary: Mortgage Matters: Time to refinance if your home's value has plunged
Apr 03, 2009; ... For those people who believe or have been told that refinancingwould be futile because their home's value has plunged in the lasttwo years -- your time has arrived. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the now government-owned agenciesthat dominate the mortgage market, have retooled their ...
The Daily Record News Briefs: April 3, 2009
Apr 03, 2009 ... TVI files for Chapter 11 TVI Corp., of Glenn Dale, a maker of equipment and portablebuildings for use in disasters, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcyprotection Wednesday in Greenbelt. The petition listed assets of$23.3 million and debt totaling $37.3 million. The reorganizationwill ...
President Obama nominates U.S. District Judge Andre M. Davis for 4th Circuit seat
Apr 03, 2009; ... The first time U.S. District Judge Andre M. Davis was nominatedto the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals happened at the end of aDemocratic president's term and with a Republican majority in theU.S. Senate. Davis' second nomination, announced Thursday, ishappening at the start of a ...
The big drop in Baltimore Oriole baseball park's attendance doesn't lend itself to a quick fix
Apr 03, 2009; ... Come Monday, the streets around Oriole Park at Camden Yards willbe alive with baseball fans coming out of their winter hibernation -- a guaranteed swirl of black and orange, mixed with visiting Yankeeblue -- and filled with anticipation, predictions and for some,maybe a little ...
Bringing the Oriole baseball player Nick Markakis brand to Baltimore and beyond
Apr 03, 2009; ... When the Orioles signed 25-year-old Nick Markakis to a six-year,$66.1 million contract extension in February, the team brought homeits top priority in the offseason. His future in Baltimore no longer a question mark, Markakis hashired a local firm to build his brand and catapult ...
Baltimore race tracks draw interest from two prominent Baltimoreans
Apr 03, 2009; ... With another Baltimorean showing interest in rescuing Laurel Parkand Pimlico Race Course, keeping the Preakness Stakes from leavingthe state may be easier than solving the long-term problems of theMaryland racing industry. "The state is going to have to come to grips with how to ...
Federal judge finds Maryland's strip club law unconstitutional
Apr 03, 2009; ... Bars in Prince George's County that serve alcohol and featureexotic dancers can keep operating after a federal judge struck down,on free speech and equal protection grounds, a state law enablingthe county's licensing board to revoke liquor licenses issued toestablishments that have such ...
Baltimore accounting firm announces staffing changes: April 3, 2009
Apr 03, 2009 ... Clifton Gunderson has added Brian Lyman and Kathryn Glos to thefirm as senior managers in the Newark, Del., and Timonium, Md.offices, respectively. Lyman ...
Roger Yeager joins Md.-based Tomorrow and Palmer-Vohrer Enterprises Inc. as account executive
Apr 03, 2009 ... Signs By Tomorrow and Palmer-Vohrer Enterprises Inc. announcedthat Roger Yeager has joined them as an account executive. Signs ...
Baltimore businesses announce awards: April 3, 2009
Apr 03, 2009 ... Jeannette Kendall, president and founder of Success In Style, wasselected as the first-place winner of the Soroptimist, SouthAtlantic Region, Making a Difference for Women Award. The awardhonors women who, through their professional and/or personalefforts, are making extraordinary ...
Maryland banks announce staffing changes: April 3, 2009
Apr 03, 2009 ... Chandra Klein has joined Howard Bank as assistant manager of itsnew Centennial Place branch. She joins the locally owned bank fromPNC Bank where she was a branch officer/assistant manager. HowardBank opened in August 2004. BlueRidge Bank, a community bank serving Frederick, ...
Baltimore Community Foundation announces staffing changes: April 3, 2009
Apr 03, 2009 ... The Baltimore Community Foundation has elected Louis R. Cestelloand Mark R. Fetting to its board of trustees. Retiring trusteeRedmond C.S. Finney was named an honorary ...
Betsy Charlow joins Pinnacle Communications as senior public relations account executive
Apr 03, 2009 ... Betsy Charlow has joined Pinnacle Communications as senior publicrelations account executive. Charlow was previously senior ...
Maryland universities announce staffing changes: April 3, 2009
Apr 03, 2009 ... College of Notre Dame of Maryland senior international relationsmajor Cassandra Bales has been named a Fulbright Teaching Assistant.She will teach English in Indonesia during the next academic year.Bales received the Jeanne Hackley Stevenson Award for academicexcellence from the ...
Baltimore-based T.A. Gorman Inc. announces staffing changes: April 3, 2009
Apr 03, 2009 ... T.A. Gorman Inc., a Baltimore-based mechanical contracting andengineering company, has named Barry K. Fahr president, and promotedDeborah Dunkes to secretary and treasurer. Fahr has ...
AARP in Maryland appoints Jennie Z. Rothschild as state president
Apr 03, 2009 ... AARP in Maryland has appointed Jennie Z. Rothschild statepresident. As state president, Rothschild will provide leadershipand counsel to AARP's advocacy, outreach and education work ....
Crestline Hotels & Resorts Inc. appoints Jean-Pierre Lamarre to general manager
Apr 03, 2009 ... Crestline Hotels & Resorts Inc. has appointed Jean-Pierre Lamarreto general manager for the Courtyard by Marriott Baltimore InnerHarbor. Lamarre joins Crestline Hotels & ...
Fuel Fund of Maryland Inc. Executive Director Mary Ellen Vanni selected for Leadership Maryland Class of 2009
Apr 03, 2009 ... Mary Ellen Vanni, executive director of the Fuel Fund of MarylandInc., has been selected for the Leadership Maryland Class of ...
Hogan Companies announce staffing changes: April 3, 2009
Apr 03, 2009 ... The Hogan Companies announced the addition of two new associates,Ray Richard Jr. and Charles P. Smith IV. Richard previously workedin Georgia with Cajun Properties as ...
Maryland technology firms announce staffing changes: April 3, 2009
Apr 03, 2009 ... MNS Group has added Edwin Tharp to their staff of Internettechnology and management information systems professionals. Tharpwill handle a number of accounting and management responsibilitiesfor the recently formed MNS Group. He most recently served as thepresident and CEO of IDK ...
US District Court, Maryland: Carney v. United States of America
Apr 06, 2009 ... Maritime Negligence under the Jones Act BOTTOM LINE: District court determined that protective guardmissing from a fan rendered Navy vessel unseaworthy, allowingengineer to recover for injuries sustained to his hand, shoulder andneck as a result of an accident with the ...
US District Court, Maryland: Parts Inc., et al. v. Utica Mutual Ins. Co.
Apr 06, 2009 ... Insurance Duty to defend BOTTOM LINE: District court granted summary judgment whereinsurer did not have a duty to defend employee accused of sexualharassment since alleged actions were not related to the conduct ofbusiness as required by the insurance policy. CASE: ...
US District Court, Maryland: Western Maryland Wireless v. Zini, et al.
Apr 06, 2009 ... Civil Procedure Res judicata BOTTOM LINE: District court granted summary judgment whereplaintiff's claims were barred under res judicata, collateralestoppel, and arbitration and award, and plaintiff has failed tocreate a dispute of material fact. CASE: Western ...
US District Court, Maryland: Jones v. Murphy
Apr 06, 2009 ... Evidence Privilege BOTTOM LINE: Defendants' motion for protective order was deniedsince neither the attorney-client privilege nor the executiveprivilege applied to the documents they sought to protect. CASE: Jones v. Murphy, USDMD No. 05-1287 (decided Nov. 26, ...
US District Court, Md: Alpha Const. and Engineering, et al. v. Insurance Co of the State of Penn
Apr 06, 2009 ... Torts Indemnification BOTTOM LINE: District court denied motions for summary judgmentwhere contractors sought declaratory judgment that they wereinsureds under general liability policy, but policy did not indicateany duty to defend or indemnify contractors. CASE: ...
Office of Admin Hearings: In Matter of the Claim of C.S. Against Md Home Improvement Commission
Apr 06, 2009 ... Home Improvement Commission Guaranty Fund Claim In the Matter of the Claim of Claimant C. S. Against the MarylandHome Improvement Commission Guaranty Fund for the Violations ofPhilip Edward Long, T/A D.C. Floors, Inc. OAH No. : DLR-HIC-02-08-07618 Opinion By: ...
Office of Administrative Hearings: Grievant v. The Maryland Division of Correction
Apr 06, 2009 ... Inmate Grievance Office Excessive Disciplinary Sanction Grievant v. The Maryland Division of Correction OAH No.: DPSC-IGO-001V-08-34193 Opinion by: ALJ Arthur J. Novotny Issued: Dec. 2, 2008 Affirmed: Dec. 22, 2008 RecordFax No.: ...
Office of Adminstrative Hearings: Appellant v. Talbot County Department of Health
Apr 06, 2009 ... Medical Assistance - Maryland Children's Health Program Self-Employment Income Determination Appellant v. Talbot County Department of Health OAH No.: DHMH-TALB-64-08-27705 Opinion by: ALJ Lorraine Ebert Fraser Issued: Oct. 15, 2008 RecordFax No.: ...