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The warden's position at the Carroll County Detention Center could remain vacant until the end of next year, Sheriff John Brown said Friday."I hate to do it, but I may wait until this time next year to fill it," Brown said. "There's no money in the coffers right now. I hate to let that important position go unfilled, but it saves us (morethan) $37,000."The sheriff said he initially planned to fill the post within a few months after former warden John E. "Jack" Hinton of Westminster resigned in September.

For the vast majority of yesterday's game, Frederick pitcher Candy Warden used her blazing fastball and precise location to overmatch host North Carroll. But with just one swing of the bat, sophomore Allie Honkofsky made Warden's two-hit, 13-strikeout performance go for naught, doubling to the gap in right-center and two batters later scoring the game's only run in a 1-0 victory. "I just waited for my pitch and I went for it," Honkofsky said. "One mistake ... what can you do?" said Frederick coach Randy Steiner.

Carroll Sheriff Kenneth L. Tregoning fired county jail warden Mason Waters yesterday, citing differences over such issues as stopping contraband and implementing home detention. Waters, who was hired as the warden of the Carroll County Detention Center in Westminster in 1994 by former Sheriff John Brown, was given the option of resigning or being terminated, Tregoning said. "He accepted termination." "I do not feel I had the total support and cooperation of the warden to achieve what I think is good for the citizens and taxpayers of Carroll County," Tregoning said yesterday during an afternoon news conference at his office.

From The Sun, July 11, 1906: "ELLICOTT CITY - At the meeting of the County Commissioners here ... the question arose, `Can the dog of the jail warden be taxed by Ellicott City?' The Commissioners differed from the city authorities, who wanted to tax the dog. They held that the warden was a county official and lived on county property, which could not be taxed by the city, and notified the Council to that effect." [ Sun staff researcher Paul McCardell contributed to this item.]

On December 29, 2003, MARYBERNADINE BAILEY, of Severna Park, MD, beloved wife of the late Warden Bailey Sr., devoted mother of Warden W. Bailey Jr., loving mother-in-law of Lynn H. Bailey; dear grandmother of Mark Christopher, Kevin James, Stephen Warfield and Joann Patricia Bailey. Friends may call at the BARRANCO & SONS, P.A. SEVERNA PARK FUNERAL HOME, Ritchie Hywy at Robinson Rd., today from 9 to 10:45 AM with services to follow at 10:45 AM. Burial private. In lieu of flowers, contributions to First Baptist Church, 3801 Fifth St. Brooklyn, MD 21225.

HOLLYWOOD LOVES sequels, updated to take current events and trends into account. I can't wait to see "From Here to Eternity II."Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, 1990. First Sgt Milt Warden is talking to the men of Compny G."Awright, you dogfaces, we got an alert here! Were shippin out to Saudi Arabia any day now! Sos you better start havin fun tonight! Dismiss!"Pvt Angelo Maggio sez to his buddy Pvt Robert E. Lee Prewitt, "I dont like the sound of this, Prew."Prewitt sez to Warden, "Wait a minute, Top Sargint, what are we gonna be doin in Saudi Arabia?

City police reported two men were shot in separate incidents last night, one of them fatally as he apparently was turning away from his killer during a confrontation in the 2200 block of Booth St.The other shooting victim was listed today in good condition at the University of Maryland Medical Center with gunshot wounds in the chest and right arm.In the fatal shooting, homicide detective Donald Warden said the body of an unidentified man in his 20s was...

If function follows form, the Baltimore Ravens should be in good shape to again reach professional football's mountaintop. Work will begin in March on the team's $20 million headquarters and training facilities in Owings Mills, where attention to the tiniest details will translate into comfort for the large men who play the sport. Kirk Warden, project executive for Clayco Construction Co. in St. Louis, said the complex will blend modern sports design with natural stone, brick masonry, wood paneling, large stone fireplaces, pitched roofs and Tudor styling.

WASHINGTON -- Stinging from the government's opening statement, a defiant Microsoft Corp. forcefully defended its chairman, Bill Gates, in federal court yesterday, asserting that the no-holds-barred tactics of his company are not only common in the computer industry but also good for the economy.Microsoft's opening salvo in the sweeping antitrust lawsuit was crafted as much for public opinion as for the court. The company faces weeks of being portrayed as an alleged commercial predator.The government's case, which opened Monday in U.S. District Court in Washington, amounts to a litany of episodes of Microsoft's having used its market power to bully and bend competitors, partners and customers to its will.

All the trappings of the modern jail were on show at the Howard County Detention Center yesterday -- the $2 million electronic control center; the 28-bed substance abuse facility; the clean, modern cells and lack of crowding.But state inspectors touring the Jessup facility as part of a routine audit were a day too late to witness a darker side of jail life: a struggle with an inmate that sent a 37-year-old correctional officer to the hospital, where he was later treated and released.That incident went unmentioned as jail officials touted the benefits of the facility's $12 million renovations completed last fall, including a modernized security system and expanded recreational facilities.