Aberdeen

On February 22, 2007, BETTY JANE "BJ" PIERCE; devoted wife of the late Brigadier General John R. Pierce; beloved mother of John B. Pierce, David Pierce and Jeffrey R. Pierce, Kathryn P. Smith and Janet P. Stinchcomb. Also survived by five grandchildren. Private funeral services will be held at Arlington National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to The PEO Foundation, Attn/Beth Carroll, 219 Ferndale Road, Aberdeen, MD 21001 or to the Army Emergency Relief Fund AERHQ, 200 Stovall Street, 5-N-13 Alexandria, VA 22332, Attn/Donations, c/o Mrs. John R. Pierce.

0 Goals the Fallston boys and girls soccer teams gave up in sweeping the Upper Chesapeake Bay Athletic Conference championships last week. The boys edged Aberdeen, 1-0, and the girls beat Harford Tech, 5-0. 4 Rushing touchdowns for North Harford quarterback Dan Griffin in the Hawks' 35-7 victory over Aberdeen 10 days ago. 141 The score recorded by Brandon Powers of Bel Air in the 36-hole state golf tournament at the University of Maryland last week....

Each week, they cram into a dark, hazy cinderblock gym in Aberdeen, bobbing their heads to hip-hop beats and exchanging high-fives. Amid machine-made fog and the frenetic flickering of strobe lights, a blur of limbs and dreadlocks flies in all directions as dancers shake and shimmy the night away, climaxing in a midnight krump showdown. Patrons pay $6 to enter through a garage door into the dingy building, which has no bathrooms, no bar and no drinks. Most of them aren't old enough to buy alcohol anyway.

John F. Hennessy Jr., a former Baltimore County school teacher and weapons analyst for the Army, died of complications from colon cancer Wednesday at Good Samaritan Hospital. He was 64. Mr. Hennessy grew up in Parkville a few doors away from a boy who would become a lifelong friend. "We did all kinds of things together," said John A. Meyers. "We collected animals -- tadpoles and frogs, and brought them home." Mr. Meyers recalled the pair deciding to run away from home at age 9. The boys packed sandwiches, an ax and a saw, and set off in the morning.

The outlines of a possible deal between Cal Ripken Jr. and his hometown of Aberdeen on the sale of Ripken Stadium began to emerge yesterday, one in which the retired ballplayer's company could take possession of the stadium but avoid paying annual property taxes. The city owns the 6,000-seat minor league baseball stadium and rents it to Ripken for his Aberdeen IronBirds games. If Ripken purchases the stadium and the land it occupies, he would also acquire tens of thousands of dollars in annual property taxes on top of the millions still owed on the stadium debt.

For years, minority population increases have transformed Baltimore's inner suburbs. Now, that growth is reaching into such extended areas as Harford County, diversifying a relatively homogeneous jurisdiction. Between 2000 and 2006, Harford County's minority population increased quickly while the rate of growth of its white population slowed, according to data released today by the U.S. Census. The trend is true for the entire Baltimore region, whose growth is being fueled by minorities.

Several state lawmakers urged Ripken Baseball yesterday to renegotiate deals with the city of Aberdeen and help the small community as it struggles with debts it took on to build a minor league baseball complex. Three state officials whose districts include Aberdeen said yesterday that the Ripken organization should revisit the deals, which were the subject of a special report published Saturday in The Sun. "I don't think the Ripkens should get blamed, but I would hope out of goodwill that they renegotiate some of the deals that they made, to relieve some of the city's problems," said Del. B. Daniel Riley, a Democrat whose district includes Aberdeen.

Bel Air's Victor Bustamante is considered an above-average junior varsity performer, having won three of four bouts on that level, being pinned once. But put the second-year wrestler into a varsity uniform, and he transforms into "super sophomore." That was the case in last night's interdivisional, 39-20 Upper Chesapeake Bay Athletic Conference win over visiting 13th-ranked Aberdeen, when his three near-fall points in the final six seconds secured a 4-2 victory over Eddie Saddler. "I was tired, he was strong, but coach [Craig]

Aversatile senior guard-forward, Edgewood's Octavia Brown averages 10 points, five rebounds and 2.5 assists for the Rams (5-12). A third-year player, Brown also has outstanding ball-handling skills and can shoot the three-pointer, said her coach, Fred Hammett. Brown, 5 feet 8, carries a 3.8 grade point average and has decided to attend Division III Bridgewater College in Virginia, where she will continue to play basketball. What do you think you do the best on the court? Ball-handling.

A federal judge in Baltimore sentenced a former Aberdeen school administrative aide yesterday to five months of home detention for helping to steal more than $84,000 in funds allocated to pay for educational programs. U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Wanda O. Quarles, 38, of Upper Marlboro, a former administrative aide at the Freestate ChalleNGe Academy, to three years of probation for theft from programs receiving federal funds. The first five months of the probation time will be served on home detention.

George C. Wilson, a retired railroad worker and longtime volunteer at the Wilmer Eye Institute, died of cancer Sept. 28 at his Aberdeen home. He was 86. Mr. Wilson, the son of a Pennsylvania Railroad office worker and a homemaker, was born and raised in Philadelphia. A graduate of city public schools, Mr. Wilson attended the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. During World War II, he enlisted in the Army and served with the 55th Armored Infantry Battalion and fought at the Battle of the Bulge.

Anne Arundel to start swine flu vaccinations 1 The Anne Arundel County Department of Health will distribute its first batch of H1N1 vaccinations free of charge to county residents today and Friday. The Health Department has received about 1,400 doses of the nasal spray vaccine for the H1N1 virus, commonly referred to as swine flu, for distribution to county residents. The vaccines will be available at the Annapolis Health Center, 3 Harry S. Truman Parkway, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. each day. Call 410-222-4896 for an appointment, which is required.

Harford officials announced Monday that the county will provide the city of Aberdeen with the additional water needed to meet its development. The city is growing rapidly along with Aberdeen Proving Ground, which will add about 10,000 jobs in the next two years as a result of BRAC, the nationwide military expansion. The city will require more water to meet the demands of commercial and residential development associated with the Army post's expansion. The new contract will allow Aberdeen to draw as much as 600,000 gallons a day from the county water supply, with an option to increase that amount by another 300,000 gallons in the future.

On August 13, 2009, Joan Carol LaCasse Brannan A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Margaret Catholic Church, Bel Air, MD on Monday, August 17, 2009 at 10 a.m. Interment will be in Harford Memorial Gardens, Aberdeen, MD. Friends may call at McComas Funeral Home, P.A., Abingdon, MD on Sunday, August 16, 2009 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Memory tributes may be sent to the family at mccomasfuneralhome.com

On Thursday July 16, 2009, THERESA A. LEWIS, age 82 of Aberdeen, formerly of Baltimore, died peacefully at her residence. Beloved wife of the late William F. Lewis, Sr. for 50 years. Daughter of the late Henry Hiebler and Anna (nee Ertel) Hiebler. Loving mother of Kenneth F. Lewis and wife Mary Ellen of Baltimore, Theresa Pozaniak and husband Ken of Aberdeen (children: Karen and late Kevin), William F. Lewis, Jr. and wife Karen of Baltimore, Michael H. Lewis of Aberdeen, Robert E. Lewis and wife Luisa of Virginia Beach, VA (children: Brittany, Matthew and Carolina)

As it rumbled down a steep hill at the Aberdeen Test Center, the huge armored troop carrier hit a bump and briefly caught air. Thanks to a modified suspension, the 22-ton truck did not land with a bone-jarring clatter. Instead, its knobby front tires seemed to glide back to the dirt road. "That speed would almost definitely bend the axles on the original suspension," automotive engineer Adam Vittum shouted over the engine noise. "We would all be in a lot of pain and very possibly have broken something on the vehicle."

ROSALIND CARROLL LANDERS (nee O'Leary), age 84 of Aberdeen, peacefully on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at Harford Memorial Hospital. Born in Baltimore to the late Dennis D. and Adelaide O'Leary (nee Egner). Predeceased by loving husband William H. Landers in 1987 and dear friend William H. Duncan in 2008. Beloved mother of Denise Maranto of Baltimore, Carol Chatham of Rising Sun, Philip Peciulis of Aberdeen and the late Vincent Peciulis. Caring grandmother of granddaughters Megan and Katie Peciulis of New Orleans, LA, Amy V. Maranto of Baltimore, Charlotte Grabowski of Rising Sun and great-grandchildren Rebecca Grabowski and Vincent Thomas.

On April 20, 2009, AGNES T. BROWN, of Aberdeen, MD. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on April 25, 2009 at 10 a.m. at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church in Aberdeen. Friends may call at the Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home, P.A., 333 S. Parke Street, Aberdeen, MD 21001, on April 24 from 5-8 p.m. Interment Union United Methodist Church Cemetery.

On Monday, March 30, 2009, JACK, age 86, of Aberdeen; formerly of Baltimore. Beloved husband of Marlene Bergerson; son of the late Samuel and Lena Bergerson; loving father of Eugene Bergerson and wife Donna of San Diego, CA, Elizabeth Caudill-Ryan and life partner Tara Ryan of Frederick, MD, Sandra Bent and husband Raymond of Churchville, MD, and Nancy Roach and husband Bill of Street, MD. Also survived by 12 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and...

2 men slain in city in separate shootings Two men were fatally shot in the city Thursday, several hours apart at separate locations in apparently unrelated incidents. No arrests had been made and the victims' names have not been released. The latest homicide occurred shortly before 5 p.m., when a man in his late teens or early 20s was gunned down in front of a Reservoir Hill carryout and died a short time later at Maryland Shock Trauma Center. Central District police responding to a man shot in front of Friendly Carryout, in the 700 block of W. North Ave. near Linden Avenue about 4:47 p.m., found the victim lying in front of the store bleeding from multiple gunshot wounds.