1st Mariner Bank Thursday said it had hired a new president, Daniel E. McKew, the former president of SunTrust Equipment Finance and Leasing Corp. in Towson. McKew replaces George H. Mantakos, who will remain on the board of directors of ...

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A former Towson lawyer’s initial appearance on charges that he stole money from four of his clients was postponed last week. Peter M. Callegary was indicted last month on four counts of felony theft and four counts of misdemeanor misappropriation ...

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TOWSON — Baltimore County Councilman Kevin Kamenetz has defeated fellow Councilman Joe Bartenfelder in a highly competitive Democratic primary for county executive. With 94 percent of precincts reporting, Kamenetz had 52 percent of the vote to Bartenfelder’s 44 percent. Bartenfelder ...

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Among a flurry of endorsement e-mails I received yesterday from the campaign of Baltimore County executive candidate Joe Bartenfelder, one stood out. “BARTENFELDER’S RUN FOR COUNTY EXECUTIVE ENDORSED BY SUZANNE MENSH, LONG-STANDING ELECTED OFFICIAL,” the headline read. The press release ...

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A water main break has closed Baltimore County Circuit Court today. WBAL is reporting the break happened on the fourth floor, which is where construction crews are building three new courtrooms. I’m still trying to determine if the two are ...

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I was walking through the clerk’s office in Baltimore County Circuit Court on Monday when I heard music playing softly. I knew some people played the radio at their desks, but this time it sounded like Nelly Furtado was floating ...

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The sentencing of a Baltimore County lawyer and his wife on animal cruelty charges, set for Tuesday, has been postponed. Hilton and Donna Silver were found guilty in April in circuit court of neglecting one of their horses, which was ...

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Earlier this week, I presented in this space details about a jury trial in a case concerning a mailman and a dog. The letter carrier, Mary Jo Davis, had sued Charles and Karen Cheelsman after their dog, Lucky, allegedly attacked ...

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WASHINGTON — Apple Inc.’s newest iPhone was selling briskly Thursday as thousands lined up outside stores around the world to become among the first to own the device amid concerns of supply shortages. The iPhone 4’s launch began in Japan ...

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The often-contentious relationship between dogs and mailmen is part of popular lore and sometimes covered in bar exams. And with the bar exam about a month away, we’ve decided to present the following case and let you predict the outcome, ...

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