Haskins

On September 11, 2003 SHIRLEY N. CORNISH; loving mother of Kathleen Parker; devoted sister of Gloria Haskins and Jerome Kelly, Jr. and other family and friends. Friends may call at the JOSEPH L. RUSS FUNERAL HOME, 2222 W. North Ave. on Sunday from 2 to 6 P.M. Family hour Monday 10 A.M. with funeral to follow at 10:30 A.M.

Fueled by a growing number of home and commercial loans, Harbor Bank of Maryland's profit jumped 45 percent in the second quarter, the company said yesterday. The Baltimore-based bank made $451,947, in the quarter that ended June 30, up from $311,647, a year earlier. "I am pleased," said Joseph Haskins Jr., president and chief executive of Harbor Bank. "It has continued a positive trend. Our first two quarters have exceeded our budget expectations." For the first six months of the year, Harbor's earnings rose 34.3 percent to $830,763.

On May 23, 2003, ANITA LEWIS HASKINS, beloved wife of Embress L. Haskins. Remains will lie instate on Friday at 9 A.M. at Sharon Baptist Church, 1373 N. Stricker St. Family will receive friends at 11 A.M., Funeral Services at 11:30 A.M. Interment King Memorial Park. Friends may call at the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST, 4300 Wabash Ave. on Thursday after 8:30 A.M. See www.marchfh.com

On May 16, 2003 DOROTHY (nee Fegelein) beloved wife of Frank Haskins, Sr. loving mother of Sharon Gilroy and Frank Haskins, Jr. Also survived by many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Visitation will be held at Kaczorowski Funeral Home P.A. 1201 Dundalk Ave. on Monday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 P.M. Mass of Christian burial will take place on Tuesday at St Brigid's Church at 10 A.M. Interment to follow at Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery.

On March 11, 2003, BERNARD W. HASKINS; beloved husband of Ruth W. Haskins (nee Wyche); dear godfather of Kim & Buddy. Also survived by many other relatives and friends. Visitation Friday, 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M., at the CVACH/ROSEDALE FUNERAL HOME, 1211 Chesaco Avenue. Funeral Service Saturday, 10 A.M. Interment Cedar Hill Cemetery.

Harbor Bankshares Corp., for two decades a key lender within the region's minority business community, has formed two subsidiaries that its leaders say will help it spur economic development in and around Baltimore. Bank officials said the new subsidiaries - one a not-for-profit and the other a for-profit entity - will make it easier for Harbor and some partners to finance community projects. "We're much more than just a bank," said Joseph Haskins Jr., Harbor Bank's chairman and chief executive officer.

From a makeshift stage on a vacant lot in the heart of East Baltimore, officials stressed two themes yesterday at a celebratory announcement of key agreements to make a proposed biotech park a reality. One was the promise of the project - which could create 8,000 jobs and hundreds of units of new and rehabilitated housing - to transform the disintegrated area around the Johns Hopkins medical complex into a vibrant community that is an asset to the entire city. The other was the difficulty in forging agreements on the makeup of a board to oversee the park's development, to fairly compensate residents who will have to be relocated and to ensure that the mostly poor, black community benefits from the project.

Former West Baltimore basketball standouts Carmelo Anthony and Daevon Haskins plan to return to Baltimore this weekend to sign their national letters of intent for colleges next fall. Anthony, the 2001 All-Metro Player of the Year at Towson Catholic and now, Oak Hill Academy in Wilson, Va., plans to sign with Syracuse. Haskins, a 2001 All-Metro guard at Walbrook and now at Notre Dame Academy in Middleburg, Va., will sign with Rutgers. Other basketball signings: Maryland: The Terps signed four women's basketball players to letters of intent: Charmaine Carris, the leading rebounder in Gwynn Park history and a Top 20 power forward in All Star Report; forward Chrissy Fisher of Rumson, N.J.; power forward/center Angel Ross of Midlothian, Va.; and center Vanessa Ruffin of Hagerstown, who played at Broadfording Christian Academy.

Fewer than 100 middle school children will be held back this fall under the Howard County school district's stricter new middle school promotion and retention policy. School board members received confirmation at their meeting last night that their year-old standards for middle school promotion were tough, but that careful preparation for the new policy prevented even more children from staying back. "I think it sent a strong message," said the district's middle school director, Alice Haskins.