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Tax deadline looms Maryland Comptroller William Donald Schaefer urged Maryland taxpayers who received a six-month extension on their 2005 personal income tax returns in April to file electronically by the Oct. 16 deadline. Schaefer said the filing is free to all state taxpayers who use iFile at www.marylandtaxes.com. About 75,000 extension returns are expected to be filed.

Judge Can Weigh Parole Date When Setting Sentence, Rules Md Court of Special Appeals

A Montgomery County man who bludgeoned his mother to death will not get a new sentence, the Court of Special Appeals has decided. Peter H. Reiger argued it was improper for the sentencing judge to announce, before imposing the maximum 30-year term for second- degree murder, that he was taking into account Reiger's eligibility for parole.

Games for Health Project Helps Health Care Progress

It might seem a little farfetched that the same technology used to create shoot-'em-up games or car-racing simulators could also help reduce the pain of a sick child or assist a public health official in choreographing a disaster response. Or, maybe it isn't. Strengthening the strange marriage of video games and health care is the job of the Games for Health Project, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation initiative that points to video games as the new patient information source, or even the new t...

Md Court of Special Appeals Rules Unexpired Urban Renewal Plan Prohibits Rent-to-Own Stores

Rent-to-own? Not in the Hamilton business area. That was the conclusion of the Court of Special Appeals last week, when it reversed a judgment that would have allowed Ed Knox - a property owner on Harford Road in the Baltimore neighborhood - to continue to operate his store specializing in the sale and rental of electronics, appliances and furniture.

Md Legal Briefs: September 26, 2006

Where's Bernie? Former WorldCom Corp. chief Bernard Ebbers is to report to prison today, but federal officials won't say where he'll serve his 25- year sentence. A federal judge has recommended that Ebbers serve time on fraud and conspiracy charges at a facility in central Mississippi, but there is no guarantee that's where he'll end up. Ebbers, 65, was sentenced last July for his role in the $11 billion accounting fraud that toppled WorldCom. The former high school basketball coach had take...

Management Offers Buyout for Baltimore-Based Educate Inc

A proposed management buyout could give Educate Inc. stockholders a chance to cut their losses while also giving the struggling company the opportunity to finally turn itself around. "We think it's a great deal for investors," said Matrix USA analyst Ivan Feinseth. "It kind of puts them out of their misery."

Baltimore-Based Vertis Communications to Launch Direct-Mail Campaign Aimed at Hispanic Market.

Mega-marketing firm Vertis Communications Inc. said it plans to launch a direct-mail campaign aimed at the $600 billion-a-year-and- growing Hispanic market. The Baltimore-based company said it will start with a 12-page glossy advertising-only book to be mailed to 2.1 million Hispanic households across the country during the Thanksgiving weekend. Future books will be sent on other holidays, including Christmas, Cinco de Mayo, Mother's Day and Mexican Independence Day.

Baltimore-Based Solo Practitioner Obtains Ruling for Republic of the Ivory Coast in Federal Court

A Baltimore-based solo practitioner obtained a ruling for the Republic of the Ivory Coast in federal court in Washington, D.C., yesterday, in a breach of contract suit by a disappointed would-be buyer of a jet from the presidential fleet. A federal magistrate judge granted the African country summary judgment in a dispute with New Jersey-based Stellar Aviation International Inc., which alleged that it agreed to purchase the luxury Gulfstream III for $7.2 million in 2001.

Baltimore Advocacy Group Voices Concern About Need to Upgrade Transit to Meet Brac Needs

As state and local agencies prepare to accommodate the growth that will accompany the military base realignment, a local transit advocacy group is voicing concern that the state has focused too heavily on highway projects. The Baltimore Transit Alliance, an affiliate of the Greater Baltimore Committee, is calling for improvements to the region's MARC train service and bus systems to help accommodate a projected influx of people in and around Fort George G. Meade in Anne Arundel County and Abe...

Nat. Assn. Of Realtors Data Shows Parts of Md Defying National Condo Sales Downturn

National home prices slipped this month for the first time in 11 years, with condominium sales faring worse than single-family units, according to new data from the National Association of Realtors. Parts of Maryland defy the national trend while others fall in line, analysts said yesterday.

Maryland Comptroller Urges State Taxpayers to File Returns by Oct. 16 Deadline

Xcel Energy Inc. Of Minneapolis Selects Baltimore-Based Sunedison Llc

Passfaces Llc of Annapolis Selected by Austin, Texas-Based Contactworks Llc

Ciena Corporation's Reverse Stock Split Reduces Its Outstanding Shares From 980m to 140m

Nation's First Littoral Combat Ship Launched in Marinette, Wisconsin

Worldspace Inc. Of Silver Spring Signs Agreement with Espn Star Sports for Cricket Coverage

Phh Arval of Sparks Unveils New Fleet Safety Program

Volvo Powertrain of Hagerstown Wins Award Presented by Businesses for the Bay

Constellation Energy Group of Baltimore Named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index

Martek Biosciences Corp. Of Columbia Announces New Hire, Changes in Job Titles for Execs