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Samuel L. Silber, a retired attorney and certified public accountant, died Jan. 10 at Northwest Hospital Center of complications from old age. The Pikesville resident was 93. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, he earned a bachelor's degree at Duquesne University and served in the Navy in the Pacific during World War II. Mr. Silber then took a job with the Internal Revenue Service in Washington and moved to Baltimore, where he earned a degree from the University...

Shana R. Hall and Edward Graves, II were married on August 18, 2007 at Grey Rock Mansion in Pikesville, Maryland. The bride is the daughter of Arthur L. Hall of Baltimore and The Rev. Jaki Hall of Pikesville, Maryland, and the groom is the son of Edward Graves, I and Margaret Graves of Philadelphia. The Maid of Honor was Keonne P. Sullivan, cousin of the bride. Bridesmaids were Sariyah S. Buchanan, Crystal M. Russell, Terron A. King, Toni V. Barrett, and Larissa C. Walters. Flower Girls were Tyler Zeigler and Ella Zeigler, cousins of the bride.

Sylvan Ribakow, a certified public accountant and former partner in a Baltimore accounting firm, died Wednesday of heart failure at Sinai Hospital. The former Pikesville resident was 90. Mr. Ribakow was born in Baltimore and raised near Easterwood Park in Northwest Baltimore. He was a 1935 graduate of City College and earned a degree in accounting from the Baltimore College of Commerce, now the University of Baltimore. During World War II, Mr. Ribakow, who was classified 4-F by the Selective Service System because of a bad back, was an accountant at Austin Baking Co. in Baltimore.

Evacuated residents return to complex Residents who were evacuated from their apartments in the Virginia Towers complex in Towson were able to return yesterday. About 150 senior and disabled residents who live in the 15-story high-rise were evacuated Wednesday morning after firefighters detected carbon monoxide in some parts of the building. An underground electrical cable burned - for reasons unknown - and caused the odorless, dangerous gas to seep into the complex, fire officials said.

The girls from the Pikesville field hockey team began dancing to the music of Kanye West and Soulja Boy in the minutes after last night's Class 1A state semifinal matchup against Pocomoke. There was laughter, giggling, screaming and a whole lot of happy faces - not much sadness. Pikesville wasn't expecting to win against the four-time defending state champion, and Pocomoke's 14-0 rout of the Panthers at Broadneck was a truly dominating performance for the Worcester County school. The Warriors broke it open with five goals in nine minutes midway through the first half en route to an 8-0 halftime lead.

Lillian R. Nichols, former co-owner of a Pikesville restaurant that had been popular with entertainers performing at the old Painters Mill Music Fair, died of pneumonia Sunday at Northwest Hospital Center. The Reisterstown resident was 94. Lillian Roby was born in Baltimore and raised in South Baltimore. She graduated from Eastern High School in 1931 and, five years later, married James A. Nichols. A gifted soprano, she sang with her church choir as a young woman. "She was noticed by Lily Pons' singing coach, and was offered a singing career but turned it down because she had already met the love of her life and didn't want to leave her Jamie," said a daughter, Dale N. Bernarding of Reisterstown.

After losing both regular-season meetings with Hereford, Pikesville played one of its best games in last night's third meeting for the Class 1A, North Region title.But the final result was the same, as host Hereford held off the Panthers, 41-36.The Bulls (20-7) advance to the state semifinals at UMBC where they will face Allegany on Friday afternoon.It will be Hereford's first state semifinal appearance since 1982.The Bulls had defeated Pikesville by 70-45 and 43-28 in the regular season, but last night's contest wasn't decided until the waning moments.

Mary Louise Cox, a personnel director and former department store manager, died Wednesday of a heart attack at her Pikesville home. She was 58.Formerly manager of Stewart's Westview department store, Bradlee's in Columbia and Hamburger's in downtown Baltimore, she was director of human relations for Genesis ElderCare Center in Randallstown. She also was a 4-H member for more than 48 years.Known as "Coxie," she possessed a strong personality and a sense of humor."She had her own opinion and it was always right," said her sister, Joan Lancos, who lives in Columbia.

Stifled by visiting Towson's defense since early in the first quarter, the Pikesville offense had one last chance to make amends last night.That's when quarterback Steve Watson decided it was his time.The senior scored on a 2-yard plunge, running behind center Alex Koffler with 1: 41 left in the game to cap a 13-play, 75-yard drive that gave the Panthers a 14-7 win over the Generals.Trailing 7-6 at the time, Watson called his own number five times in the pivotal series, running behind a re-energized offensive line for 40 yards.

No. 6 McDonogh (7-0) at St. Paul's (5-2)When: 3: 45 p.m. todayOutlook: The visiting Eagles (6-0 in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association B Conference) and the Crusaders (5-0 league) battle for the conference title, as the two-time defending champion Eagles try to extend their league winning streak to 21 games. The contest will serve a showcase for two of the area's best linebackers. The Eagles boast second-team All-Metro T. C. Cosby (6-2, 225), who is bound for Penn State on a full football scholarship, and the Crusaders' second-team All-Metro Jon Berrier (6-1, 240)

When Ferd H. Reuwer served in Maryland's 110th Field Artillery in the early 1930s, they still used horses to haul cannons around the unit's training site in Pikesville. The horses were phased out in 1935, but the National Guard unit carried on, storming Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944, turning out for the riots in Baltimore after the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968 and guarding Washington after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The proud history of the 110th, which traces its roots back to the Revolutionary War, came to an end on Saturday morning when members rolled up their red and gold flags and sheathed them for good.

Men's college basketball Terps to meet Chaminade in Maui Invitational first round Maryland will face host Chaminade in the first round of the EA Sports Maui Invitational on Nov. 23 at 9:30 p.m. The game will be televised by ESPNU. Maryland is in the same half of the bracket with Vanderbilt and Cincinnati, which features freshman Lance Stephenson, who was recruited by the Terps. The other four teams in the tournament are Colorado, Gonzaga, Arizona and Wisconsin. Swimming Loyola junior Scholz wins four Paralympic medals Loyola College junior Philip Scholz won two gold and two silver medals at last weekend's Speedo CanAm Paralympic Swimming Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, and earned a place on the United States' 2009 IPC swimming short-course world championships team, which will compete Nov. 25-Dec.

On July 30, 2009, Leo Kahan, Services at SOL LEVINSON & BROS., INC., 8900 Reisterstown Road at Mount Wilson Lane on Sunday, August 2 at 12 noon. Interment Baltimore Hebrew Cemetery, Berrymans Lane. In lieu of flowers contributions in his name may be made to U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, S.W., Washington, D.C., 20024-2126 or Johns Hopkins Myeloma Research, One Charles Center, 100 North Charles Street, Suite 234, Baltimore, MD 21201, or the charity of one's choice.

The matzo ball soup orders will just have to wait, along with the pastrami sandwiches, the house special "coddies" and the camaraderie that were all parts of the Suburban House Restaurant on Reisterstown Road. A fire there late Wednesday shut down the restaurant and with it a chunk of Pikesville's social life. "This was like the neighborhood 'Cheers'," said Connie Benny, who has been working there as a server for about 10 years. "Everybody knew everybody else. It was like a big social gathering."

On May 13, 2009, DOROTHY LEVIN. A memorial service will be held Sunday, June 21, 2009, 6:30 P.M at the Pikesville Hilton. For more information contact 410-517-1178.

The Pikesville boys lacrosse team stuck to a familiar pattern Tuesday in claiming the program's third state championship: start out fast on offense and protect the lead with possession and quality play in goal from senior Erick Zarzecki. Scoring the game's first three goals against Queen Anne's and watching Zarzecki turn away 17 shots, the No. 15 Panthers claimed a 6-5 win over the Lions and the Class 2A-1A state championship. Senior midfielder Jordan Parker scored two goals and won his share of important draws, junior attackman Alfonzo Timmons sparked the fast start with two goals and an assist in the first half, and Zarzecki showed poise throughout as Pikesville finished the season with a 15-3 mark.

Body found in Inner Harbor near Maryland Science Center 2 Baltimore police found a man's body Tuesday morning in the Inner Harbor near the Maryland Science Center. Police said there were no visible signs of foul play on the body, which was discovered about 5:45 a.m. and is the latest in a string of bodies surfacing in the Inner and Northwest harbors this year, including a man found near the paddle boat pier off the Pratt Street Pavilion on March 19. Police also found the body of a 26-year-old bartender near the Broadway Pier in Fells Point on March 9, a body near Thames Street in Fells Point on March 22 and a body near Fort McHenry on March 27. A police spokeswoman said Tuesday that none of those cases had been ruled a homicide.

At UMBC Stadium Boys Class 2A-1A NO. 15 PIKESVILLE (14-3) VS. QUEEN ANNE'S (13-3) Time: 6 p.m. Outlook: The Panthers stunned defending state champ Glenelg, 8-7, in the semifinal round, with Eric Bass scoring the game-winning goal with 31 seconds left. Bass (47 goals, 20 assists) and Ned Scher (40, 28) lead the Pikesville attack, while goalie Erick Zarzecki (11 saves against Glenelg) anchors the team's defense with a .697 save percentage. Pikesville will have to contend with a versatile Queen Anne's attack that features four players with 30 or more goals.

At least eight people were injured in an accident Tuesday morning in Pikesville involving eight vehicles, including a school bus headed to Pikesville Middle School, according to Baltimore County authorities. Sgt. Vickie Warehime, a county police spokeswoman, said the chain-reaction collision was reported about 7:45 a.m. at Park Heights Avenue and Brooks Robinson Drive south of Interstate 695. Six of the vehicles were waiting in the left-turn lane on southbound Park Heights Avenue to go onto Brooks Robinson Drive when they were struck by the bus, according to Warehime.

Danelle England-Dansicker, Baltimore County's first career female firefighter, died Tuesday of complications from autoimmune disease at Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Pikesville resident was 52. "She blazed a trail for a lot of people," said Baltimore County Fire Chief John Hohman. "She earned the respect of those you would have never expected to accept a woman. She made it easier for us to diversify this department." Anida Danelle England was born in Baltimore and raised on Milford Mill Road.