Reisinger

On July 5, 2004, ROWLAND H. REISINGER beloved husband of the late Margaret M. Reisinger, devoted father of John R. Reisinger and his wife Barbara and Carol J. Duffy and her husband Michael, loving grandfather of Karen R. Ketterman and her husband H. P., great-grandfather of Alexandra Brooke and Kristin Paige Ketterman. Family will receive friends Thursday 10 A. M to 12 P. M with funeral service following at HARRY H. FAMILY WITZKE'S FUNERAL HOME INC., 4112 Old Columbia Pike, Ellicott City.

The 89-year-old father of Baltimore City Council Vice President Edward L. Reisinger III, who had been missing since last week, resurfaced Tuesday night after seeing news reports about his disappearance. Edward L. Reisinger Jr. called his girlfriend after spotting his photograph on TV, his son said. "'He called her up and said, 'Why am I on TV?' " the councilman said. The elder Reisinger, a retired Sparrows Point steelworker, had been staying in a hotel since he left the Morrell Park house he shares with his son and daughter-in-law Friday afternoon, the councilman said.

On FEBRUARY 24, 2003, ARTHUR ALLEN REISINGER JR.; beloved husband of Elisa Reisinger and former wife Antoinette Vera Robertson; devoted father of Dr. A. Alan Reisinger III and his wife Rachelle, Robert Lanciotti and Victor Lanciotti; loving brother of Doris Moyer and the late Evelyn Criswell; adored grandfather of Jamie, Eric, and Anthony Reisinger and Christopher, Elizabeth, Daniel, Maria, Steven, Jason and Nicole Lanciotti. Also survived by many nieces, nephews, and a host of friends.

The four members of Girl Scout Troop 913 in Anne Arundel County have washed cars and appealed to local businesses to raise money. They've baked cookies and, of course, sold them. And now the efforts of the girls - all high school juniors - have culminated in the groundbreaking of a new building for a Crownsville drug treatment center. Over the past four years, the troop has worked to raise close to $100,000 in funding and in-kind donations to construct a thrift store and job training center on the grounds of the Chrysalis House, a drug treatment center for women.

John C. Reisinger, who ran a business renovating and renting rowhouses in East Baltimore, died of a massive stroke Sept. 25 at Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Canton resident was 89. Mr. Reisinger was born and raised on North Streeper Street. He was a ubiquitous presence in East Baltimore, where he roamed the streets in his sports car, always sporting baseball or other caps and chewing a toothpick. He left school after eighth grade and went to work at a local pajama factory. He worked as a cutter at the factory and an ironworker at the old Rustless Iron & Steel Co. in East Baltimore.

The Sixth District extends from Curtis Bay to Edmondson Village. It includes some of the city's poorest neighborhoods. Alienation runs so deep that people in Brooklyn make no secret of their desire to secede and join Anne Arundel County.A district like this needs quality representation. Alas, this Southwest Baltimore district was long known as the "Silent Sixth" because its councilmen seldom opened their mouths.This year's election gives residents of the Sixth a chance to upgrade their representation.

Barbs are flying in the 10th District City Council race where three candidates are criticizing incumbent Edward L. Reisinger's relationship with area business owners. "The incumbent claims to be there for the people," said Terry F. Hickey, one of the Democrats campaigning for the South Baltimore seat in the Sept. 11 primary election. "What I see him doing is creating a rift and slowing the process of real conversation between community and developers. He obviously has close ties to developers, builders and fund raising companies."

A controversial City Council proposal that would prohibit shipping hazardous materials through Baltimore was stripped off the city's calendar days before this week's scheduled hearing, an unusual move that prompted an outcry from supporters. Councilman Kenneth N. Harris Sr., who introduced the measure in February, blamed the decision to cancel Wednesday's hearing on last-minute lobbying by transportation and chemical companies opposed to regulation. Others faulted a procedural mix-up. The proposal, which could still be considered by the council this year, comes four years after a CSX freight train carrying hazardous chemicals partially derailed in the Howard Street Tunnel, igniting a fire that tied up downtown for days.

Two Baltimore men have been charged with assaulting City Councilman Edward L. Reisinger late Tuesday outside the bar he owns in Morrell Park. Reisinger said he had stepped outside Good Times, at 2522 Washington Blvd., about 11 p.m. Tuesday to take a call on his cell phone when he noticed a man who lives two doors down throwing trash in the street. "I just said to him, `Are you going to pick this stuff up? We're trying to keep this neighborhood clean,'" Reisinger, 54, said yesterday. "He laughed and said something to me. And I have a hearing aid, and it was on low. And I went up to him and said, `What you say?

The head of a South Baltimore political club says he has filed a misdemeanor assault charge against Councilman Edward I. Reisinger, who he says punched him in the mouth after an argument last Saturday.James M. Goble, president of the Universal Democratic Club, said he filed the summons against Reisinger yesterday in District Court. A Sept. 17 trial date has been set in Westside District Court, 5800 Wabash Ave., Goble said.Goble, whose group is the largest Democratic organization in the councilmanic 6th District, said Reisinger punched him in the mouth outside the Purple Goose tavern on Washington Boulevard.

Mayor Sheila Dixon plans to announce today that the city is spending $150,000 to design and build a dog park in Latrobe Park, a grassy field wedged between Fort Avenue and Interstate 95 in Locust Point. The site for the new park is already a destination for dog owners from nearby neighborhoods, many of whom have been clamoring for a fenced-in area to exercise their pets. "You have a lot of young professional people moving in who don't have children," said City Councilman Edward L. Reisinger, who represents the area.

Three members of the Baltimore City Council yesterday agreed to sign a boycott commitment against a downtown hotel that has been involved in a long-standing battle with the union representing its employees. City Council Vice President Edward L. Reisinger and city Councilmen Bill Henry and William H. Cole IV were expected to sign boycott pledge cards against the Sheraton Baltimore City Center because of the labor dispute. This month marked two years that doormen, housekeepers and other staff have worked without a contract, according to United Here.

Barbs are flying in the 10th District City Council race where three candidates are criticizing incumbent Edward L. Reisinger's relationship with area business owners. "The incumbent claims to be there for the people," said Terry F. Hickey, one of the Democrats campaigning for the South Baltimore seat in the Sept. 11 primary election. "What I see him doing is creating a rift and slowing the process of real conversation between community and developers. He obviously has close ties to developers, builders and fund raising companies."

In the back of the Morrell Park bar owned by City Council member Edward L. Reisinger and his family are four video gambling machines. The machines, not surprisingly, have names commonly associated with slot machines. There are two "cherry masters," one "fruit bonus" and one "draw poker" machine. Last week, the City Council reached a breathtaking ethical low point when its Land Use and Transportation Committee - chaired by Reisinger - voted to send a bill to the full council that would increase the number of these illegal gambling machines allowed in the Reisingers' Good Times Tavern and hundreds of other Baltimore businesses.

A City Council committee is expected to vote today on a bill that would allow Baltimore bars and restaurants to increase - in some cases to double - the number of video poker machines and other amusement devices they operate. The bill also would eliminate the rights of neighbors to protest the addition of the devices, some of which have been linked to illegal gambling. If the committee approves the measure, it will move to the full council. The bill was introduced last year at the request of the Baltimore Licensed Beverage Association, and is under consideration by the Land Use and Transportation Committee, which is chaired by Councilman Edward L. Reisinger.

John C. Reisinger, who ran a business renovating and renting rowhouses in East Baltimore, died of a massive stroke Sept. 25 at Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Canton resident was 89. Mr. Reisinger was born and raised on North Streeper Street. He was a ubiquitous presence in East Baltimore, where he roamed the streets in his sports car, always sporting baseball or other caps and chewing a toothpick. He left school after eighth grade and went to work at a local pajama factory. He worked as a cutter at the factory and an ironworker at the old Rustless Iron & Steel Co. in East Baltimore.

Campaigns are stressful for the most even-tempered politicians. But Councilman Edward L. Reisinger III, in the midst of a heated re-election campaign, says he would never vent that stress by throwing a punch.Last Saturday, Mr. Reisinger, D-6th, was accused of punching and boodying the lip of the president of a Southwest Baltimore political club during an argument outside the Purple Goose tavern on Washington Boulevard.James M. Goble, president of the Universal Democratic Club and a former city police officer, told police that he and Mr. Reisinger were having a dispute over campaign lawn signs when the attack occurred.

On September 25, 2006, JOHN CARL REISINGER beloved husband of Rose Reisinger (nee Rapazzo) loving father of Virginia Deardorff and John S. Reisinger, cherished grandfather of Philip and Julie Deardorff, Kimberly Edwards and Christopher Reisinger, devoted brother of Freida Domm and the late Evelyn Houston. The family will receive friends at the family owned David J. Weber Funeral Homes, P.A., 401 S. Chester St. on Saturday from 1 to 4 P.M. Memorial service will be held at 4 P.M. PLEASE OMIT FLOWERS.

A waterfront developer who defied a city order to stop work on million-dollar homes that violated height restrictions should pay the price, city leaders and community residents said yesterday. City Councilman Edward L. Reisinger, who represents South Baltimore, where HarborView developer Richard Swirnow is building, said yesterday that the developer shouldn't get away with building the first 30 townhouses too tall or with ignoring the city's stop-work order for two days last week. Swirnow is building an exclusive cluster of 88 townhouses on piers that jut into the Inner Harbor.