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Political, business and community leaders turned out Monday to mark progress toward building a trash-burning power plant at a former chemical plant in the southern part of Baltimore — though legal challenges remain that could delay its construction. Gov. Martin O'Malley and Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, D-Md., attended the kickoff ceremony for the Fairfield "renewable energy" project, which is planned for a 90-acre tract bordering Curtis Bay where FMC Corp. once manufactured agricultural chemicals.

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A New York company's proposal to bring 200 badly needed "green jobs" to Baltimore by building a "renewable-energy" plant in the Fairfield area is drawing heat from — of all people — environmentalists. That's because the 120-megawatt power plant planned by Energy Answers International of Albany would burn shredded municipal waste, tire chips, auto parts and demolition debris for fuel. Company officials argue the nearly $1 billion project will generate electricity and steam from waste that otherwise would fill up landfills.

— If third-ranked Maryland was out to prove its lack of a post-ACC tournament hangover Saturday, mission accomplished. Looking as sharp as they have all season, the host Terrapins bounced back from last weekend's loss to Virginia with a dominant performance against Fairfield, scoring the game's first eight goals and holding the Stags without so much as a shot for the first 11:21 in a 17-4 victory. "We really wanted to boost our confidence again," sophomore Joe Cummings said.

COLLEGE PARK -- Maryland was trailing Fairfield by five points on its home court Tuesday night. With 12 minutes left in the first half, the 25th-ranked Terps had converted three of 11 shots - they missed their first five - and made zero trips to the foul line. The Comcast Center crowd seemed edgy at the unsightly early score, perhaps recalling losses to other nonconference opponents - Morgan State, American, Ohio University - in the past several years. But just like that, Landon Milbourne hit a jumper and Maryland (2-0)

Maryland was trailing Fairfield by five points on its home court Tuesday night. With 12 minutes left in the first half, the 25th-ranked Terps had converted three of 11 shots - they missed their first five - and made zero trips to the foul line. The Comcast Center crowd seemed edgy at the unsightly early score, perhaps recalling losses to other nonconference opponents - Morgan State, American, Ohio University - in the past several years. But just like that, Landon Milbourne hit a jumper and Maryland (2-0)

- Maryland men's basketball coach Gary Williams certainly knows something about playing with a small lineup. His Terps will need to do just that against Fairfield tonight because their frontcourt depth has suddenly thinned. "I think having coached at American University [from 1978 to 1982], we were always able to have very good guards there, and it was tough to get a good big man. So we know how to play that way," Williams said Monday. Williams frequently went with three guards on the floor last season.

COLLEGE PARK - - Maryland men's basketball coach Gary Williams certainly knows something about playing with a small lineup. His Terps will need to do just that against Fairfield tonight because their frontcourt depth has suddenly thinned. "I think having coached at American University [from 1978 to 1982], we were always able to have very good guards there, and it was tough to get a good big man. So we know how to play that way," Williams said Monday. Williams frequently went with three guards on the floor last season.

On Saturday, October 31, 2009 at his home, LEONARD J. GRABOWSKI, 85, of Gettysburg, PA (formerly of Dundalk, MD). Born November 6, 1923 in Monogah, WVA, he was the son of the late Joseph and Anna (Murzyn) Grabowski. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Fairfield, PA. Veteran of WW II serving with the U.S. Navy. Retired in 1985 after serving for 44 years with Bethlehem Steel at Sparrows Point, MD. Life member of the American Legion. Mr. Grabowski is survived by his 2nd wife, Phyllis (Janishefski)

COLLEGE PARK -- The college recruiters had arrived at Fairfield (Conn.) Prep to recruit Garrett Brown, a solid defensive line prospect. But what about the other kid? The scouts couldn't help but notice Masengo Kabongo, a 6-foot-1, 280-pound defensive lineman who speaks four languages, reads "Beowulf" and possesses quickness that belies his bulk. Two years younger than Brown, Kabongo - a redshirt freshman expected to be a key addition to Maryland's defensive line this season - had left the war-ravaged Democratic Republic of Congo with his mother, a physician, when he was 12, settling in Connecticut.