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Fairfax Savings Bank has quietly settled a punitive damages claim with the developers of a Westminster shopping center who claimed that the Baltimore thrift and its downtown law firm committed fraud in a real estate deal.The developers' lawsuit had sparked an embarrassing showdown this summer with Fairfax's longtime law firm, Weinberg and Green.Terms of the punitive damages settlement were not disclosed. But they come in addition to $7.5 million in compensation to the developers -- $2.65 million for their emotional distress, plus cancellation of the developers' $4.85 million debt to Fairfax -- awarded earlier by a trial jury.

The Maryland State Board of Education wants to make sure school districts don't have zero-tolerance disciplinary policies similar to the one that may have contributed to the suicide of a Fairfax County, Va., teenager after he was suspended and subsequently transferred to a different school. Nick Stuban, a football player and Boy Scout, spent two months out of school after he admitted to buying one capsule of a legal substance and was then transferred to a new school where he had no support or friends.

Baltimore-based Fairfax Savings said yesterday that it has settled its long-running legal battle with the remains of the Rev. Jim Bakker's PTL Ministries with an agreement by the the evangelist who bought Bakker's Heritage USA complex from a bankruptcy trustee to repay a $12 million loan from Fairfax to PTL.Fairfax said San Diego evangelist Morris Cerullo agreed Friday to pay $11.9 million in principal and $1.2 million in delinquent interest on the loan.The...

The guys of the Grammy-nominated Killers perform at the Patriot Center tonight. Rock out to such hit songs as "When You Were Young." Doors open at 6:30 tonight, and the show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $39.50. The Patriot Center is at 4400 University Drive in Fairfax, Va. Call 410-547-SEAT or go to ticketmaster.com.

A Baltimore County jury awarded two former owners of Sherwood Squaremall in Westminster $8.6 million in damages Friday, saying a Baltimore bank had defrauded them.After a 4 1/2-week trial, the jury found that Fairfax Savings Association defrauded Charles Ellerin of BocaRaton, Fla., and Louis Seidel of Baltimore, by inserting provisions into loan documents without the partners' knowledge.An attorney for the bank said Fairfax will appeal the decision.The case has been in court since 1985 and had been tried three times, said David Freishtat of Baltimore, attorney for Ellerin and Seidel.

Fairfax, VA MAMIE CAROLYN HALLJACKSON, 54, departed this life on Wednesday, October 22, 2003, at the Inova Fairfax Hospital in Fairfax, VA. Services will be held on Thursday, October 30, 2003, 2PM at Bethel AME Church (Cambridge). Interment Bethel Cemetery. Viewing Wednesday 7 to 9 PM at the Henry Funeral Home, PA (Cambridge) and one hour prior to services.

A prestigious Baltimore law firm pads its bills to one of its best clients by more than $100,000. Is it fraud or a feud?That's one of the chief questions in a $70 million trial that has pitted Weinberg and Green's top litigators against a hard-nosed executive who says the firm ripped off his bank."

On October 27, 2006, at Chester River Hospital Center, KATHARINE ADELE COCKEY CARTER, (90), Chestertown, MD. Survived by her loving husband of 64 years, James Butler Carter; a son, James Butler Carter, Jr. and his wife Marie Webb Carter, of Fairfax, VA; a daughter, Katharine Carter Goodling, of Virginia Beach; four granddaughters, Katharine Marie Carter, of Fairfax, VA, Rebekah Miriam Carter, of San Diego, CA, Ashley Elizabeth Carter, of Fairfax, VA,...

On May 31, 2003 in Towson, MD. GLENN R. MUNCH, survived by his mother Yvonne M. Munch, two brothers William R. Munch of Vienna, VA. and Richard A. Munch of Clifton, VA. He is also survived by his sister-in-law Marty Clark (Munch), two nieces Katie and Jenna Munch and two nephews Robbie and Ricky Munch, all of Clifton, VA. Friends may call at Everly Funeral Home, 10565 Main Street (Rt. 236), Fairfax, VA., on Thursday, June 5 from 2-4 and 6-8 P.M. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Leo's Catholic Church, Fairfax, VA., on Friday, June 6 at 11 A.M. Interment at Fairfax City Cemetery.

MATTHEW JOHN ANDERSON, formerly of Towson, MD died on Monday, November 10, 2003 at his residence in Fairfax, VA; beloved husband of Cathy Anderson; devoted father of Chris, age 6, Connor, age 4 and Scott, age 1; son of Myrna Anderson of Towson, MD and the late Dr. Norman Anderson; brother of Dr. Stephen Anderson, St. Petersburg, FL, Bruce Anderson, Allentown, PA and Dr. Eric Anderson, Arlington, VA; grandson of Myrtle Wilson of Chinook, MT. Friends may...

On October 27, 2006, at Chester River Hospital Center, KATHARINE ADELE COCKEY CARTER, (90), Chestertown, MD. Survived by her loving husband of 64 years, James Butler Carter; a son, James Butler Carter, Jr. and his wife Marie Webb Carter, of Fairfax, VA; a daughter, Katharine Carter Goodling, of Virginia Beach; four granddaughters, Katharine Marie Carter, of Fairfax, VA, Rebekah Miriam Carter, of San Diego, CA, Ashley Elizabeth Carter, of Fairfax, VA,...

Sandy Spring Bancorp of Olney said yesterday that it was entering the Virginia banking market with the acquisition of Potomac Bank in a deal worth $64.7 million. Sandy Spring's acquisition comes on the heels of a proposed acquisition of Mercantile Bankshares Corp. of Baltimore by a Pittsburgh bank as institutions seek to grow in an increasingly competitive market. After Mercantile's deal with PNC Financial is completed, Sandy Spring would become the second-largest, publicly traded independent bank based in Maryland.

On May 19, 2006, ELIZABETH TALBOT NICKLES (age 83) of Springfield, VA. Beloved wife of the late Charles M. Nickles. Pre-deceased in death by son John Francis Nickles. Loving mother of Charles William Nickles (Patricia M.), Robert Talbot Nickles, Elizabeth Ann Nickles, Nancy J. Nickles-Dawson (James W.) Kevin A. Nickles and Brian Nickles (Kathleen L.). Also survived by 11 grandchildren, Joanne, Samuel, Erin, Bryan, Kyle, Brian, Shawn, Michael, Matthew, Jack and the late Janet, two greatgrandchildren, Cordelia and Miranda.

FAIRFAX, Va. -- After being evicted from his apartment last year, Larry Chaney lived in his car for five months in Erie, Pa. As he passed the time at local cafes, he always put a ring of old house keys and several envelopes with bills on the table to give the impression that he had a home like everyone else. While Michelle Kennedy was living in her car with her three children in Belfast, Maine, she parked someplace different each night so no one would notice them, and she instructed the children to tell anyone who asked that they were "staying with friends."

Chocolate Lovers Festival It's a chocolate lover's dream. A chocolate lover's paradise. A chocolate lover's utopia. It's the Chocolate Lovers Festival, taking place Saturday and Feb. 5 in Fairfax, Va. The annual festival features the "Taste of Chocolate" event with chocolate vendors offering taste samples and selling their treats at Old Town Hall, 3999 University Drive; the "Chocolate Challenge" event in which folks can create works of art from chocolate...

Alfred Tolins, a retired structural engineer and former Columbia resident, died from complications of Alzheimer's disease Saturday at Keswick Multi-Care Center. The Guilford resident was 81. Mr. Tolins was born in Philadelphia and raised there and in Brooklyn, N.Y. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees in engineering from City College of New York, and later earned a master's degree in administration from George Washington University. During World War II, Mr. Tolins enlisted in the Army and served as a rifleman under 3rd Army Gen. George S. Patton Jr. Wounded at the Battle of the Bulge, he was decorated with the Purple Heart and Bronze Star.

The Foo Fighters released its fifth studio album, the double CD titled In Your Honor, in June. Join the band as it celebrates this release with a stop in Fairfax, Va., on a nationwide tour. Rock group Weezer is also scheduled to perform. The concert will take place Monday in the Patriot Center at George Mason University in Fairfax. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the music starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $45 and can be purchased at 410-547-SEAT or ticketmaster.com.

Alternative pop-rock master Beck plays the Patriot Center, 4400 University Drive in Fairfax, Va., tonight at 8. Tickets are $40 and are available through Ticketmaster by calling 410-547-SEAT or visiting ticketmaster.com.