Hardesty

Constance Coyne Hardesty, a retired dietitian who headed the Baltimore City schools' food services department for 10 years, died Friday of cancer at Johns Hopkins Hospital. She was 70 and lived for almost 40 years on Rockleigh Drive in Arbutus.Born in Bangor, Maine, she was a 1947 graduate of the University of Maine, earning a bachelor of science degree in nutrition.She served an internship at the Staten Island (N.Y.) Public Health Hospital, then at Johns Hopkins Hospital from 1947 to 1948.

Fran O'Brien's Steak and Seafood House, one of Annapolis' most popular watering holes among the State House crowd, moved a step closer to changing hands yesterday as the city's Alcoholic Beverage Control Board unanimously approved the transfer of its liquor license to new owners.Jerry Hardesty, owner of the Middleton Tavern at City Dock, is buying Fran O'Brien's from its founder, Sike Sharigan. Mr. Hardesty, who has owned the Middleton since 1968, will serve as a consultant to the business.

Jerry Hardesty, owner of the Middleton Tavern near the City Dock in Annapolis, has maintained control of the Mid-Atlantic Wine Festival, designed to promote Maryland wines and microbrews, despite a contentious battle that 10 Maryland wineries waged to oust him.On Monday, the three-member Anne Arundel County liquor board gave Hardesty the license he needs to operate the June 1998 festival, usually held at the Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds in Crownsville.The...

In the days since armed IRS agents raided two Annapolis landmark taverns last week, confiscating computers and business files and turning away loyal customers at the doors, there have been more questions than answers about what prompted the high-profile search and seizure.Business owners in the Annapolis historic district -- where picturesque views of Colonial storefronts, uniformed midshipmen and high-priced sailboats are much more common than federal investigations -- said they have never seen anything like it.Because the raids at Middleton Tavern and O'Brien's Oyster Bar were so visible -- boxes of files and whole computers were carted out of the taverns in the middle of the day and federal agents were seen turning away food delivery trucks -- tongues are wagging in the state's capital.

A lawyer for Annapolis businessman Jerome Hardesty spoke out for the first time yesterday, saying his client is "cooperating fully" with federal officials investigating operations at his two prominent restaurants."

Sally McKenzie surprised defending champion April Hardesty, 2-up, and three collegians produced solid victories as play moved through the first round of the Amateur championship of the Maryland State Golf Association Women's Division at the Country Club of Maryland yesterday.Medalist Jenny Chuasiriporn (Duke) birdied the 14th and 15th holes to thwart a stubborn upset bid by Sandi Terrill, 4 and 2; Julie Russum (James Madison) put out Cindy Peterka, 6 and 5; and Mallory Crosland (Vanderbilt)

A federal grand jury hearing evidence against Annapolis restaurateur Jerome Hardesty, suspected in a 10-year tax evasion scheme, has called in several people familiar with his record-keeping in recent weeks, including his bookkeeper, who regards herself as almost a daughter to him.Christina L. Nokes, Hardesty's longtime assistant who has worked at his Middleton Tavern for almost 20 years since graduating from high school, testified Monday before a federal...

Federal officials are investigating whether hundreds of thousands of unreported dollars have been siphoned from two prominent Annapolis restaurants and the Maryland Wine Festival and funneled into real estate investments in Costa Rica, say sources familiar with the investigation.Internal Revenue Service agents are looking at records of daily food and beverage sales at Middleton Tavern and O'Brien's Oyster Bar and Restaurant -- both owned by Annapolis businessman Jerome Hardesty -- say the sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

On March 9, 2003 MARY DOLORES HARDESTY GORE (nee Sturm) beloved wife of the late Gregory Hardesty and Wesley Gore; devoted mother of Gregory, Michael, Allen and John Hardesty, Patricia (nee Gilbert) Sommers, Frances Schreiber, Joan Adams and the late Teresa Mangione; dear grandmother of Felicia Wynn, Paula Hoffman, Nicholas Mangione, Michelle Pouncy, Scott Hardesty, Susan Baldwin, Helen Hardesty, John, Stephen and Joseph Gilbert, Kenneth and Teresa Schreiber, Sara and Amanda Hardesty, Craig Hardesty, Beverly Osterbur, Lisa Lee and the late Michael Hardesty, Jr. She is also survived by 17 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild; dear stepmother of Thomas and Joan Gore; dear sister of Francis Sturm of Las Vegas, NV, Joseph and Hubert Sturm of Baltimore, Brother Norbert Sturm S.M. of Dayton, OH and the late Gerard Sturm.

On October 15, 2003 CHARLES W. MARTIN, SR., of Joppa, MD. Beloved husband of Barbara Ann Martin. Devoted father of Charles W. Martin, Jr., Darlina L. Martin and Diana L. Martin. Loving brother of Harvey D. Hardesty, Robert L. Hardesty, Leonard L. Hardesty, William L. Hardesty, Rose Marie Blair, Gertrude Paschall and the late Henry E. Hardesty. Also survived by a step-son, Robert H. Shepard and step-daughter Melissa A. Shepard. Two grandchldren, Darius L. Martin and Silas A. Mercer. A service will be held at the family owned McComas Funeral Home, P.A., Abingdon, MD, on Monday, October 20, 2003 at 9 AM. Interment will be in Bel Air Memorial Gardens, Bel Air, MD. Friends may call at the funeral home in Abingdon on Sunday from 2 to 4 & 7 to 9 PM.