Offices Open

Piper Rudnick LLP, the burgeoning law firm whose Maryland roots pre-date the Civil War, announced yesterday that it has opened a 33-lawyer office in Boston, calling it the first step in an aggressive expansion into New England. The partners in Piper Rudnick's offices around the country voted this week to absorb the real estate, litigation and energy practices of the former Hill & Barlow LLP, a 107-year-old Boston firm that dissolved last month when the lawyers elected to leave the firm.

In the race for Baltimore County sheriff, Norman M. Pepersack Jr. would like to go back to the future. His opponent, R. Jay Fisher, just wants to step into the future. Pepersack, a Republican who was sheriff from 1990 to 1998, said he would like to restore discipline to the office while completing plans to allow take-home cars for deputies. Fisher, a Democrat and a Baltimore City Police Department lieutenant with 30 years' experience in law enforcement, said he wants to be sheriff "to re-establish professionalism and public trust, both of which suffered greatly for the past 12 years" - a period that includes Pepersack's two terms.

Six of the state comptroller's branch offices will remain open until midnight tomorrow, the last day of the tax amnesty period. The amnesty program includes personal income taxes, employer withholding taxes, corporate income taxes, sales and use taxes, and admissions and amusement taxes. Sites of the offices and tax amnesty applications are available online, or by calling 410-260-7980 in Central Maryland or 800-MD- TAXES elsewhere.

This schedule will be in effect in the Baltimore area for today: Anne Arundel County County offices open Courts open Libraries open Public schools closed Trash removal curbside pickup Annapolis City offices open Parking meters feed Trash removal regular pickup Baltimore City offices open Courts open Libraries open Parking meters feed Public schools closed Trash removal regular pickup, stations open Baltimore County County offices open...

The new Sykesville/Eldersburg post office is set to open June 19 on Route 32 near Londontown Boulevard, and the old building in downtown Sykesville has been sold to a small computer company. "We have taken occupancy of the building and will be moving in equipment soon," said Bryan Landry, acting manager of postal operations in Frederick. "It looked good on our walk-through last week. All we need is some phone work and wiring for computers." The 25-year-old building on Village Road had long ago become too small.

This schedule will be in effect in the Baltimore area today for the primary election: Anne Arundel County County offices open Courts open Libraries open Public schools closed Trash removal pickup Annapolis City offices open Courts open Parking meters feed Trash removal pickup Baltimore City offices open Courts open Libraries open Parking meters feed Public schools closed Trash removal pickup Baltimore County County offices open ...

This schedule will be in effect in the Baltimore area today for the Columbus Day holiday:Anne Arundel CountyCounty offices openCourts closedLibraries openPublic schools openTrash removal pickupAnnapolisCity offices openCourts closedParking meters feedTrash removal pickupBaltimoreCity offices closedCourts closedLibraries closedParking meters feedPublic schools openTrash removal no pickup; landfills and transfer stations closed.Baltimore CountyCounty offices closedCourts closedLibraries closedParking meters feedPublic schools openTrash removal trash and recyclables pickup; refuse and recycling facilities open.