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A waterspout zipped across Baltimore harbor Monday afternoon, tossing pieces of a warehouse roof into the air, and at least one other tornado was reported in the area as storms brought heavy downpours and flooding. In Fells Point, cars sat in standing water and sandbags were placed at doors to prevent water from entering businesses. In the Inner Harbor, 1.74 inches of rain had fallen by 5 p.m. - all but a half-inch of it in the span of an hour before 4 p.m. Steve Fogleman, a Glen Burnie attorney and chairman of the Baltimore liquor board, was driving north on Interstate 95 just south of the Fort McHenry tunnel a little before 4 p.m. when he noticed a rotating cloud and something whipping through the air near Silo Point.

For the second straight game, the Bayhawks needed more than 60 minutes to decide an outcome. And for the second straight game Saturday, the Bayhawks lost in overtime - this time to the Hamilton Nationals before an announced 9,157 fans at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Nationals midfielder Jordan Hall rifled a shot past Bayhawks goalie Kip Turner (Severn) 1:55 into overtime to give Hamilton a 12-11 victory in a game that was tied eight times. Attackman Matt Mackrides had a hat trick and sparked Chesapeake (3-2)

Starting today, the city Department of Recreation and Parks plans to provide free summer camps for some Baltimore youths for the first time in nearly two decades, officials said. "Budget cuts forced many of these programs to stop in the late 1970s, so this will be the first time in 20 years that a lot of these playgrounds will host free summer programs," said Lynn Baker, assistant to the director of Recreation and Parks. Offered through a grant from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program received through the Department of Social Services, the "Playground Program" will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays through Aug. 11. Children ages 5 to 12 will participate in sports, take nature classes, produce arts and crafts, and work on fitness.

The Chesapeake Bayhawks' 15-14 overtime loss to the previously winless Boston Cannons on May 18 has lingered on Dave Cottle's mind for the past two weeks. And for the Bayhawks' coach, that's long enough. Because Major League Lacrosse teams don't play on Memorial Day weekend, Cottle's squad has waited 13 days between games after what he called a disappointing loss in Boston. So when the Bayhawks (3-1) host the Hamilton Nationals (4-0) Saturday night, not only will they get to test themselves against one of two undefeated teams left in the league, they'll also finally have the chance to erase the one-goal loss to the Cannons from their memory.

On August 3, 2009 LORRAINE ROBINSON HAMILTON devoted wife of Thomas Hamilton. On Friday, friends may call Vaughn C. Greene Funeral Services (East), 4905 York Road where the family will receive friends from 4:00 to 8:00 P.M. On Saturday, Mrs. Hamilton will lie in state at Israel Baptist Church, 1220 North Chester Street where the family will receive friends from 10:00 to 11:00 A.M. with services to follow. Inquiries to (410) 433-7500.

On January 6, 2004, MR. HEATH HAMILTON. On Sunday, friends may call at VAUGHN C. GREENE Funeral Services (EAST), 4905 York Road from 3 to 8 P.M. On Monday, Mr. Hamilton will lie instate at Mt. Zion Hill Baptist Church, 4800 Harford Road, where the family will receive friends from 11 to 11:30 A.M., with services to follow. Inquiries to 410-433-7500.

Domino's Pizza still delivers. But more and more, customers want to stop in and pick up a pizza to go. It's those "pick up" customers - whose orders now make up about a third of the delivery chain's $7.4 billion in sales - that Domino's wants to appeal to with a new store format, the "Pizza Theater. " The first one in the Baltimore area opened this week in the city's Hamilton neighborhood on Harford Road. All Domino's new stores will feature the concept, built around additional seating for those placing or waiting for orders.

The Orioles made the Nate McLouth signing official on Thursday and, technically, that counts as a fairly important move for the club this offseason. Yes, the Orioles picked McLouth off the scrap heap last year and there is no guarantee that he has a 2013 similar to the final two months of last year. That said, a $2 million (with $500,000 more available in plate appearance bonuses), one-year commitment certainly seems reasonable with minimal risk. But shortly before the Orioles announced that move Thursday, news broke that the Los Angeles Angels had agreed to a five-year, $125 million deal with outfielder Josh Hamilton.

The news broke this afternoon that the Los Angeles Angels have agreed to a five-year, $125 million deal, pending a physical, with talented but troubled slugger Josh Hamilton. As a baseball writer, my first reaction was this: Maybe commissioner Bud Selig should enact a new realignment that creates a division just for the Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers. They play each other 162 times a year (it would cut down on travel expenses, which would help pay the enormous salaries) and the winner gets a playoff spot.

My parents gave me a few things: a good start in life, a gray suitcase with plastic, stick-on initials for the DIY monogram (though we spelled out do-it-yourself in 1972), and an electric Timex Dynabeat wristwatch that I haven't worn in more than 30 years. I'm not proud of that. My parents never had much in the way of disposable income, and 40 years ago, they spent precious money on a watch for me. I should have treated it with more respect. Instead, I stopped wearing it after the second or third wristband busted.

Every offseason this happens. Sometimes it happens three, four, five times in the winter. A reporter attaches the Orioles to a star free agent's name. And then those of us who cover the team locally will get inundated with questions about whether the Orioles will land that player. Right now, it is Texas outfielder Josh Hamilton. After Fox Sports wrote Wednesday that the Orioles plan to pursue Hamilton, MLB Network did several minutes on whether Hamilton would be a fit in Baltimore.

Depositors of Towson-based Hamilton Bank have approved the conversion of the bank to a publicly traded holding company, to be called Hamilton Bancorp, the company announced Thursday. Hamilton Bank currently is a mutual company owned by its depositors. The conversion is expected to be completed Wednesday, when shares will begin trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the HBK symbol. Hamilton plans to sell 3.7 million shares at $10 per share. The bank, with assets reaching nearly $316 million at the end of June, has five branches in Baltimore City and Baltimore and Anne Arundel counties.

Catherine N. Hamilton, a homemaker and doll collector, died Thursday from lung cancer at Seasons Hospice at Northwest Hospital in Randallstown. She was 75. The daughter of a coal miner and a seamstress, the former Catherine Norris Jones was born and raised in Williamsburg, Ky., where she attended public schools. Mrs. Hamilton came to Baltimore as a teenager and later worked for several years during the 1950s as a secretary for the Rowan Controller Co. in Westminster, manufacturers of electrical motor controls.

The Ravens announced that they have filled five of their eight practice squad spots, bringing back five players who they cut yesterday, including preseason standout Omar Brown . Brown, an undrafted rookie safety out of Marshall, played himself onto the roster bubble by recovering three fumbles and intercepting a pass in the span of two preseason games. According to industry sources, the Ravens are also planning to fill two more spots by signing outside linebacker Adrian Hamilton and safety Anthony Levine , who were but cut recently by their respective teams.  Hamilton who was cut earlier this week by the Dallas Cowboys, is viewed as an intriguing developmental player.