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The small but heavy package arrived in Baton Rouge on Tuesday and was delivered around lunchtime. Cam Cameron ripped open the package and gazed at his championship ring from Super Bowl XLVII, the one the Ravens went on to win after relieving him of his duties in December. The dazzling ring weighed 380 grams, was encrusted with 243 round-cut diamonds and crafted in 10-karat white gold with yellow highlights. Without a hint of resentment, the team's former offensive coordinator who was at times the most-scrutinized man in the Baltimore area, said he appreciated the gesture from the Ravens and their owner, Steve Bisciotti.

The old low-income Hilltop Housing project in Ellicott City has given way to another world: new apartments with facades of soft-colored siding and stone, and a recreation center with the latest in exercise gear, including a retractable-roof indoor swimming pool. Gone are the brick low-rise buildings put up around 1970 that were not aging gracefully, along with the public housing policy that made them possible. The county is moving away from the practice of building apartment complexes strictly for low-income people, in part because of the lack of government money to support projects that cannot be sustained by people paying below market-rate rents.

The worst home record in the NHL led to the end of Andy Murray's tenure as Blues coach. The franchise replaced the 58-year-old Murray on Saturday, hoping a younger man can better motivate a youthful roster that's underachieved. Davis Payne , 40, coach of the Blues' AHL affiliate in Peoria, was appointed interim head coach and was to coach St. Louis at home Saturday. "We really need to get our young people to be better players," team president John Davidson said.

A new urban park is bringing a patch of green to a once-blighted corner of Broadway East, a project organizers hope can be a model for improving the quality of life and reducing pollution in other distressed Baltimore neighborhoods. Trees are to be planted today at the corner of Gay and Federal streets, on a third of an acre where until a few years ago 18 mostly dilapidated rowhouses had stood. Community and nonprofit leaders, elected officials and others who live, worship and work in the area are expected to be on hand to help with landscaping the New Broadway East Community Park.

The Maryland GreenHawks of the Premier Basketball League promoted Chad Warren to head coach, replacing Otis Hailey , who died of kidney failure Saturday. "This opportunity is bittersweet," Warren said. "No one wants to get a chance from an injury or even more serious a death. My prayers are with Otis and his family. However, I'm going to make the best of this situation and continue where Otis left off." Capitals: The Washington Capitals recalled defenseman Karl Alzner from the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League.

The city's Department of Public Works was forced to replace 16 missing manhole covers from East Lombard Street after they were stolen earlier this week, officials said. The manhole covers, ranging from 12 to 30 inch in diameter, were taken from the 5900 to 6300 blocks of East Lombard, department of public works officials said. They were reported missing before noon on Tuesday. Anyone with information on the missing manhole covers is asked to call 911. jkanderson@baltsun.

The State Highway Administration has replaced more than half of the 520 acres of woodland it cleared within the Severn River watershed for new roads and interchanges.Charles Adams, director for environmental design for the SHA, said the agency is to reforest and landscape another 250 acres within the next year.But are the trees being planted in the right place? And should mature forests be replaced with seedlings?Lina Vlavianos, a member of the Severn River Commission, is not so sure. She wants the commission, an advisory panel appointed by the county executive and Annapolis mayor, to review SHA policies and the 1989 law that requires state agencies to reforest.

Here's the deal for Glen Burnie homeowners whose sidewalks look like gravel pits: You pay one-fourth of the bill, you get a new sidewalk.People whose homes fall within the Glen Burnie Improvement Association boundaries will be eligible for sidewalk replacements under a pilot program the county is eyeing as a potential model for other areas.The program will repave $50,000 worth, about 1,600 to 2,000 linear feet, of broken sidewalks in Glen Burnie. The county will pay half, the community group one-quarter and the homeowner the remaining quarter.

Parents and teachers concerned about student drinking will have a voice on Carroll County's liquor board with the appointment of John P. Buchheister Jr., county commissioners said this week."

I work for a major heating and air-conditioning company. I had to buy $3,000 worth of tools, including drills and torches, to perform my job. The tools were stolen, and the company refuses to replace them. Is this legal? This answer's going to hurt. The company can legally refuse to replace the tools. On the flip side, if the tools had belonged to the company, and you lost them or they were stolen, the company couldn't legally ask you for replacement money. It's not unheard of for companies to require employees to have their own tools, especially if they are common ones.

With three days until Maryland's return to the Big 33 Football Classic for the first time since 1992, five replacement players for the team's roster were announced Wednesday. Three Gilman defensive standouts -- lineman Henry Poggi, and linebackers Micah Kiser and Miles Norris -- won't play in the game. Neither will Severna Park's Mike Minter and Potomac's Marcus Pickens, according to a news release from the Big 33 Scholarship Foundation, Inc. Poggi and Kiser were selected as co-All-Metro Defensive Players of the Year last fall after leading the Greyhounds to the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference championship, while Norris made the All-Metro first team.

It should be crystal clear that the city of Baltimore and the state of Maryland should ratchet up the discussion over replacing the 1stt Mariner Arena, a venue that has clearly outlived its usefulness. An observation made by Mark Turgeon, head basketball coach at the University of Maryland College Park, pointed out the problem: In discussing his willingness to foster stronger ties with the Baltimore region, Mr. Turgeon said his major obstacle was 1st Mariner. "We tried, and I don't see our playing up here in the foreseeable future," he said.

Baltimore Fire Chief James S. Clack announced Friday that he will step down, ending a five-year tenure in which he oversaw historic lows in fire deaths but implemented budget cuts that critics said compromised safety. Clack, 52, the first chief hired from outside the department's ranks, said in an interview that he is resigning in July to be closer to family in Minnesota. He said this year's budget is the first he's had without substantial cuts, and he wants to leave on a high note.

Worried about your air conditioner getting through the summer? See if Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. rebates could help with a tune-up or replacement. BGE said today that customers buying new heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems can qualify for a rebate of as much as $1,150 if they choose high-efficiency options. BGE says it also offers a $100 rebate for residents bringing in a contractor to ensure their AC is operating as well as it can. The contractor must participate in the BGE Cooling Efficiency Improvement Program . The utility offers rebates for other items , too, including refrigerators and washers.

Nine people have applied to be the next state's attorney for Anne Arundel County, according to a news release from the county's Circuit Court. Frank R. Weathersbee is retiring effective June 11 to accept a gubernatorial appointment to the state Parole Commission. The county's Circuit Court judges will select a replacement to serve the remainder of Weathersbee's term, which expires in 2014. Weathersbee has said he would like to see his deputy Thomas J. Fleckenstein replace him, drawing fire from county Republicans, who have alleged he is "interfering" in the judges' decision.

Exelon Corp. said Tuesday that it has promoted the head of its Baltimore-based Constellation arm and named a new chief executive for the local operation. Kenneth W. Cornew, who had been Constellation's chief executive, is now CEO of Exelon Generation in Kennett Square, Pa. Exelon said Joseph Nigro, Constellation's former senior vice president of portfolio management and strategy, has stepped into the CEO job at the Baltimore business unit. Before working at Constellation, Nigro was a senior vice president for Exelon Power Team.

NEW YORK -- Jeff Lewis, an obscure quarterback from Northern Arizona, one day could be thrust into one of the toughest situations in sports: trying to replace a legend.As the NFL wrapped up the final four rounds of its draft yesterday, Lewis was a most intriguing pick.Lewis, who passed for 2,426 yards before breaking his right collarbone last year, was selected on the fourth round by the Denver Broncos and will be groomed to replace John Elway.Elway, 35, who recently signed a record five-year, $29.5 million deal, may only play three more years, and the Broncos must begin to think about replacing him.Nobody suggests Lewis is another Elway.

A replacement for Maryland's top prison official likely will be named within a week from within the state's law enforcement community, Gov. Parris N. Glendening said yesterday.While the governor refused to discuss specific candidates to replace Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services Bishop L. Robinson, speculation among legislative leaders and others familiar with the state prison system yesterday focused on Col. David B. Mitchell, superintendent of Maryland State Police.Other possible replacements mentioned yesterday include Stuart O. Simms, state secretary of juvenile justice; Richard A. Lanham Sr., commissioner of the state Division of Correction; LaMont W. Flanagan, commissioner of the state Division of Pretrial Detention and Services; and Patricia Kushwa, chairwoman of the Maryland Parole Commission.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's press secretary is leaving the mayor's office to become the spokesman for the city's fire department. Ian Brennan, who also served as a spokesman for former Mayor Sheila Dixon, will replace Kevin Cartwright, who retired earlier this year, as the department's Public Information Officer. He will earn $92,000 annually. “I am excited that Mr. Brennan is joining our team,” Fire Chief James Clack said in a statement. “His public communications experience will be an asset as we work to further reduce fire deaths and improve public safety throughout Baltimore.” A passionate defender of Rawlings-Blake's policies, Brennan, 38, also served in the administrations of three New Jersey Governors, James E. McGreevey, Richard J. Codey and John S. Corzine.

“You don't replace Anquan” Boldin. Those are the words of Tandon Doss, the man who is expected to be one of the leading combatants in the offseason royal rumble to replace the veteran receiver who was traded to the San Francisco 49ers in March. In fact, the Ravens selected Doss in the fourth round of the 2011 draft -- two rounds after fellow wide receiver Torrey Smith -- with an eye toward this very moment, when the Ravens would be moving on without Boldin. The story goes that in the months leading up to the 2011 draft, quarterback Joe Flacco scribbled his name on a list of the wide receivers he would like the Ravens to draft.