Deadline

The deadline for nominating Maryland-sired foals for lifetime participation in Maryland Million racing events is tomorrow. For yearlings not previously nominated as weanlings, a fee of $600 is required. For yearlings whose provisional fee was paid in 1994, a final payment of $200 is due.Also, stallions must be nominated before each breeding season for the foals conceived in that season to be eligible. The stallion nomination fee due by tomorrow is equal to the advertised stud fee, with a $500 minimum.

The deadline for applications to join the Bel Air Independence Day Parade has been extended to June 20, the Bel Air Independence Day Committee announced Monday. Committee members said in a press release it is still seeking more floats, marching units, antique cars and comic/novelty acts to join "the area's biggest and best Fourth of July celebration. " The press release notes that "local businesses and organizations can be part of the fun as well, with their own entry appearing in front of tens of thousands lining the parade route through downtown Bel Air. " The parade theme for 2011 is "Three Cheers for the Red, White and Blue.

The state has given Anne Arundel County another 24 days to open an environmentally safe disposal area at the Millersville Landfill.The county asked for the extension because this summer's heavy rains made it impossible to meet the state's original Sept. 12 deadline. Friday's decision extends that deadline to Oct. 6.The Maryland Department of the Environment cracked down on the 567-acre landfill in April after county officials fell nearly three years behind in complying with environmental rules.

WASHINGTON -- When the Florida Supreme Court ruled last week that the ballot recount in selected Democratic counties should continue and the results certified, the Gore campaign was euphoric. It wasn't pleased with the deadline set by the court, but at least the process was going forward. The euphoria, however, turned out to be short-lived, for the most ironic of reasons. The good justices, in ordering that the three counties doing the recounting complete their work and report their numbers in five days, did basically what their decision was supposed to undo.

The deadlines came and went yesterday with no new scrimmages in the takeover battle between Martin Marietta Corp. and Northrop Corp. for control of Grumman Corp.Grumman declined to say if either of its suitors submitted a new bid before the 5 p.m. EST deadline that it set earlier this week for the competitors to submit their "best and highest offer."On Wednesday, Northrop announced that it was prepared to up its bid to $62 a share, or $2.11 billion, but only if it reached a merger agreement with Grumman by 3 p.m. yesterday.

With a June 19 deadline looming, Bel Air officials are scrambling to save a historic schoolhouse from the wrecking ball. The Harford County Board of Education has given the Bel Air Academy and Graded School a brief reprieve while the town tries to come up with a plan to save it. "It is a really emotional issue, and we all want to save the building," said Mayor Terrence O. Hanley. "But the town is not even close to having its ducks in order. We need a plan, funding and a solid use for the building.

NEW YORK -- Three days of furious maneuvering bred hope that a settlement might be near in baseball's labor dispute, but a players union proposal to end the 30-day strike was rejected yesterday just hours before a management-imposed deadline to save the rest of the 1994 season.Acting commissioner Bud Selig traveled to New York to join the negotiations, but a meeting between the union and management bargaining units lasted only long enough for the owners to dismiss a compromise revenue-sharing proposal that had been hastily devised by the players.

The inclement weather that forced the closing of Annapolis City Hall also has led to an amended deadline for special election for Ward 1 alderman.The deadline for filing candidacy papers or change of registration has been extended to tomorrow at 9 p.m.The Democratic and Republican primaries will be held Feb. 8. The general election is March 8.The vacancy on the board of aldermen occurred when Republican John Hammond resigned last month to accept the position...

People interested in running for state and county offices had until 9 o'clock last night to file for candidacy. The deadline appeared to bring few additional office seekers for county positions, with no new candidates for Anne Arundel County executive by 6 p.m.A handful of Republicans decided to run for state office, with two filing for House of Delegates in District 30, one for House of Delegates in District 31 and another Republican filing for Senate in...

Maryland junior receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey has a deadline looming: Jan. 15. That's the early entry deadline for underclassmen to declare for the NFL draft. Heyward-Bey might not have had huge numbers this season - he finished only honorable mention All-Atlantic Coast Conference - but he's the real deal. He's speedy, he's tall enough (6 feet 2), and he has shown a Santana Moss-like ability to go up and pull deep balls away from defenders. And he has an outsized, NFL-style personality.