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A woman's body found Saturday afternoon along the Kent Island shoreline has been identified as that of a local woman who had been missing for three weeks, the Maryland State Police said Sunday. Police said doctors at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore identified the body through dental records. The cause and manner of death are still under investigation. A man who was fishing off a pier saw the body in the water near the shoreline and called police about 3:30 p.m. Saturday, according to state police.

Island View Waterfront Cafe is the kind of place that's made for summer. But that doesn't mean a wintertime visit is a bad idea. On a recent Friday night - cold and rainy - the summertime crowds were nowhere to be found. But the service was personable and efficient, the food comforting, and the space, with its Chesapeake tchotchkes and antique decoys, as charming as a seaside cottage. Located at the end of a long road in Essex, on a tip of land jutting out into the Chesapeake Bay near Hart-Miller Island, Island View Waterfront Cafe was built in 1920, originally as a dance hall and picnic spot for people escaping the city in the summer.

Major Indoor Soccer League Blast starts fast, routs Silver Knights, 27-13 Lucio Gonzaga scored three goals and Machel Millwood and Adriano Dos Santos each had two, helping the Blast defeat the Syracuse Silver Knights, 27-13, on Sunday. Eight players scored for Baltimore (14-4), which used goals by Mike Lookingland , Millwood, Ptah Myers and Gonzaga in the first four minutes to take an 8-0 lead and extended it to 10-0 on a goal by J.T. Noone before Syracuse got onto the board with a 3-point goal 9:34 into the game.

Lewis R. "Lew" Bush, a photography director whose career at The Baltimore Sun spanned nearly two decades, died Friday of complications from dementia at his home in Palm Coast, Fla. He was 80. "Lew was skilled at his trade and knew cameras and film back in the days when we didn't have what we now have today," said John H. Plunkett, a retired Baltimore Sun assistant managing editor. "His job was not easy. He was up early and stayed late into the night. " Lewis Richard Bush was born in Miami and raised there and in Asheville, N.C. His family eventually returned to Jacksonville, Fla., where he graduated from Robert E. Lee High School.

- Hazel Cropper, for years the fastest crab picker in this city built on its seafood industry, worries about the storm drain a few feet from her living room. As volunteers assessed the damage Superstorm Sandy caused to her home, the 74-year-old noted that the drain backs up whenever it rains, flooding the street. She wondered if it would put her home back under water in the next big storm. "I try to not even think about it," said Cropper, who worked in crab houses most of her life and earned the nickname "Hurricane Hazel" for the speed at which she dismantled blue crabs at annual competitions she inevitably won. "I'm leaving it in God's hands.

For Towson, the path is now clear. One more win, and the Tigers all but assure themselves a spot in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. A loss, and it's most likely wait till next year. No. 17 Towson helped shed some clarity on what had been a murky playoff scenario Saturday by taking care of business against winless Rhode Island, surviving an uneven first half to pull away for a 41-10 win before an announced 7,263 at Johnny Unitas Stadium. Quarterback Grant Enders tied a career high with four touchdown passes and backup running back Dominique Booker, playing in his final regular-season home game, gained a career-best 181 yards on just seven carries, including an 83-yard touchdown run on the opening play of the second half.

No. 17 Towson (5-4, 4-2 CAA) vs. Rhode Island (0-9, 0-6 CAA) Time: 3:30 p.m. Site: Johnny Unitas Stadium Radio: http://www.TowsonTigers.com Series: Tied at 6-6 What's at stake: After pulling off "must-win" games against two ranked opponents on the road, Towson is back in the running to defend its CAA championship and return to the playoffs. The Tigers sit behind James Madison (5-1, 3-0 CAA) and New Hampshire (6-1, 3-0 CAA) in the standings.

Big Lots announced it is opening a new store at the Kent Towne Market in Chester on Friday, Nov. 16th. The opening will kick-off with a ribbon cutting at 9 a.m. at the new store at 24 Kent Towne Market.  The Ohio-based retailer said it would also be donating $2,500 to Bayside Elementary School. Big Lots, which sells deeply discounted merchandise, has more than 1,450 stores nationwide.  

This week starts with Kalabaw coming back from Tribal Council, and Denise realizes she has been to every Tribal Council this season. And Katie's vote for Jonathan has made Jonathan realize that he's not the only one lying in this game. Which, duh, it's "Survivor. " At Tangdang, Mike points out that this day is the same point in the game in "Survivor Australia" that he fell in the fire. I'm sure most of his team is thinking that it might be a good day for him to go home for this season as well.

Johns Hopkins University students scramble to sign up for a coveted spot in the acting and directing classes taught by John Astin. After all, who wouldn't want to study theatrical techniques with a famous actor? Internationally known for his role as Gomez Addams in the 1960s television show "The Addams Family," the Baltimore-born Astin has received Academy Award and Emmy nominations for his work in front of the camera, and also for writing and directing. Perhaps the most meaningful recognition came last December, when it was announced that the university's renovated Merrick Barn theater would now bear his name: The John Astin Theatre.