Whiteford

William R. Garrett, a retired motorcycle dealer, died of a heart attack May 17 at the Hart Heritage nursing home in Street. The Whiteford resident was 84. Born in Street, he attended the old one-room Mount Vernon School and was a 1941 graduate of the old Highland High School. As a young man, Mr. Garrett worked on his family's farm and later opened the Prospect Store, where he sold chain saws and lawn mowers. He later sold Harley-Davidson motorcycles and won awards for his service and sales achievements.

On September 14, 2007, DR. MALCOLM "Dudley" PHILLIPS of Fort Myers, FL, formerly of Darlington, MD. Beloved husband of Margaret "Peggy" Anderson Phillips. Devoted father of Diane Dudley Stevens, Neal W. Phillips, Cheryl Daughaday Ledford, Jay M. Phillips, Rachel Phillips Muenzer and the late Paul Marlin Phillips and Marcia Louise Phillips. Loving brother of Virginia Phillips Slechta. Also survived by ten grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services will be held at the Evangelical Methodist Church, 1736 Whiteford Rd., Darlington, MD on Monday, September 17, 2007 at 1 p.m. Interment will be in Darlington Cemetery, Darlington, MD. Friends may call at the family owned McComas Funeral Home, P.A., Abingdon, MD, on Sunday, September 16, 2007, from 1 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. and at the church in Darlington on Monday from 12 to 1 p.m. prior to the service.

On July 1, 2007, F. LOURENE COOPER of Whiteford, MD, beloved wife of the late Eugene R. Cooper, loving mother of Douglas Cooper, Diane Rinaca and Donna Rinaca, dear sister of Jean Lentz and Lowell Garrett, loving grandmother and dear friend. Visitation on Thursday, July 5, from 2-4 and 7-9 P.m., at Harkins Funeral Home, 600 Main Street, Delta, PA. Funeral service on Friday, July 6 at 11 A.M., at Mt. Vernon UM Church, 1510 Deep Run Road, Whiteford, MD, with interment in adjoining church cemetery.

Moving to mesh legal and lobbying practices, the Baltimore law firm Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP and former Baltimore County Executive Dennis Rasmussen said yesterday that they will form a government relations joint venture.By creating the Rasmussen Whiteford Public Affairs Group LLC, the law firm and the Towson-based Rasmussen Group said they would be able to offer a broader array of services to clients of both firms."We do lobbying work, but it is a tremendously difficult task," said Albert J. Mezzanotte Jr., a member of Whiteford, Taylor's management committee.

Baltimore officials have approved $555,000 in fees and expenses to two law firms to defend the city in separate suits, one seeking to desegregate public housing projects and the other to obtain overtime pay for police sergeants and lieutenants.The Board of Estimates unanimously approved the payment of $225,000 Wednesday to the Baltimore firm Whiteford, Taylor & Preston to defend the city in a federal class-action suit asking that steps be taken to ensure that black public housing families be given a chance to live in integrated areas.

About 100 residents of Whiteford and Cardiff are learning a hard fact about getting public sewers in their community: It's going to cost them all a lot of money.Residents of the two north Harford County towns and their environs have been dealing with poor or inadequate septic systems, cesspools and a system of underground slate-lined ditches for decades. Raw sewage sometimes runs through the towns' shared Main Street. Raw sewage also is polluting nearby Scott Creek.At best, the least expensive deal for getting public sewers would cost each property owner $1,300 a year for 30 years, said Hayden J. Anthony, a management assistant with the Harford County department of water and sewers.

About 100 residents of Whiteford and Cardiff are learning a hard fact about getting public sewers in their community: It's going to cost them all a lot of money.Residents of the two north Harford County towns and their environs have been dealing with poor or inadequate septic systems, cesspools and a system of underground slate-lined ditches for decades.Raw sewage sometimes runs through the towns' Main Street. Raw sewage also is polluting nearby Scott Creek.At best, the least expensive deal for getting public sewers would cost each property owner $1,300 a year for 30 years, said Hayden J. Anthony, a management assistant with the Harford County department of water and sewers.

With a blizzard in the forecast a few winters past, the Graceton Shurfine Market in northern Harford County was crowded with shoppers.Lines of buyers extended from the cash registers at the front past the frozen food section and all the way to the rear of the store. There were no empty shopping carts available when drivers pulled into the parking lot off Route 136.But as general manager Charles Tarbert surveyed the scene, he didn't see angry, impatient faces.Instead, customers waiting in line were chatting.

The Harford County Crime Solvers, a group of concerned residents, is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the indictment of whoever broke into three Whiteford houses on March 10 between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. and stole money, jewelry and a motorcycle.Witnesses told police they had seen a late 1970s or early 1980s dark-colored, full-sized pickup with a loud modified exhaust and roll bar or ladder rack pulling away from one of the homes.Two homes on Whiteford Road and one on Tillye Drive were damaged, and the combined loss for all three homeowners was estimated at $3,000, police said.

Sometimes, it stinks in Cardiff.It stinks in Whiteford, too. And in Delta, Pa.The three tiny towns once shared fame for the rich lode of Peach Bottom Slate in the ridge that stretches from Harford County into Pennsylvania.Now, they share an odor."You can walk the sidewalk in Cardiff sometimes," said Delta resident Ruth Ann Robinson, "and the odor is just about enough to make you sick to your stomach."The smell is no mystery. Raw sewage runs through the streets of the Whiteford and Cardiff.

Foster care in Maryland is brought into sharp focus tonight on MPT through a documentary produced by Academy Award-winning filmmaker William A. Whiteford. Foster Care Stories: A Place to Be will air in conjunction with a live phone bank that viewers can call (800-222-1292) to get more information about the state's foster care resources. Whiteford, who shares an Oscar and Peabody Award with Susan Hannah Hadary for their 1999 HBO film, King Gimp, is one of the most sensitive storytellers working in film.

Louis G. Close Jr., a prominent trial attorney and former managing partner of the law firm of Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, died Sunday of complications from Alzheimer's disease at his home. The longtime resident of Homeland was 73. Mr. Close was born in Muskegon, Mich., and moved to East Joppa Road in Towson with his family in 1941. He was a 1953 graduate of Loyola High School and earned a bachelor's degree in economics from what is now Washington and Lee University in 1957. During his college years, he met Mary Nice, and they were married in 1957.

The Whiteford Volunteer Fire Department in northern Harford County has received $231,088 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. The money will allow the fire company, which includes 150 volunteers - about 90 of whom are active in fire and emergency services - to purchase 100 sets of protective or "turnout" gear and face masks. "We are ecstatic," said Whiteford assistant chief John Williamson. "This means we can replace all our turnout gear and upgrade equipment.

On October 25, 2007, JOAN ROBERTA MCMAHON of Pocomoke, MD., born February 21, 1944. She is survived by her husband Charles Herbert "Mac" McMahon of Pocomoke, MD, her daughter, Lorrie Lea Jachelski RN, of Whiteford, MD, 2 grandchildren Brian Michael and Sarah Jessica Jachelski both of Whiteford, MD, 1 step-daughter, Terry Lynn Jensen of Medfield, MD and her sister Jean Patricia Teague of White Marsh MD. Memorial services to be held at 4PM Monday October 29,...

On September 14, 2007, DR. MALCOLM "Dudley" PHILLIPS of Fort Myers, FL, formerly of Darlington, MD. Beloved husband of Margaret "Peggy" Anderson Phillips. Devoted father of Diane Dudley Stevens, Neal W. Phillips, Cheryl Daughaday Ledford, Jay M. Phillips, Rachel Phillips Muenzer and the late Paul Marlin Phillips and Marcia Louise Phillips. Loving brother of Virginia Phillips Slechta. Also survived by ten grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services will be held at the Evangelical Methodist Church, 1736 Whiteford Rd., Darlington, MD on Monday, September 17, 2007 at 1 p.m. Interment will be in Darlington Cemetery, Darlington, MD. Friends may call at the family owned McComas Funeral Home, P.A., Abingdon, MD, on Sunday, September 16, 2007, from 1 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. and at the church in Darlington on Monday from 12 to 1 p.m. prior to the service.

Suddenly on June 16, 2007, JEROME "JERRY" F., of Jarrettsville; husband of Sharon Zielinski Bianca; father of Daniel and Laura Bianca, and brother of Salvatore Bianca, Jacqueline Cassel, and Adeline Dashiell. Also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Memorial service will be held Sunday, July 22 at 3 P.M. from Mt. Vernon United Methodist, 1510 Deep Run Road, Whiteford, MD. In lieu of flowers, donation may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058-5216.

On July 1, 2007, F. LOURENE COOPER of Whiteford, MD, beloved wife of the late Eugene R. Cooper, loving mother of Douglas Cooper, Diane Rinaca and Donna Rinaca, dear sister of Jean Lentz and Lowell Garrett, loving grandmother and dear friend. Visitation on Thursday, July 5, from 2-4 and 7-9 P.m., at Harkins Funeral Home, 600 Main Street, Delta, PA. Funeral service on Friday, July 6 at 11 A.M., at Mt. Vernon UM Church, 1510 Deep Run Road, Whiteford, MD, with interment in adjoining church cemetery.

William R. Garrett, a retired motorcycle dealer, died of a heart attack May 17 at the Hart Heritage nursing home in Street. The Whiteford resident was 84. Born in Street, he attended the old one-room Mount Vernon School and was a 1941 graduate of the old Highland High School. As a young man, Mr. Garrett worked on his family's farm and later opened the Prospect Store, where he sold chain saws and lawn mowers. He later sold Harley-Davidson motorcycles and won awards for his service and sales achievements.

On May 17, 2007, WILLIAM R. GARRETT of Whiteford, MD, loving husband of Margaret (nee Jones) Garrett, dear brother of F. Lourene Cooper, Jean Lentz and Lowell Garrett, loving uncle and dear friend. Funeral Services Tuesday May 22, at 11 A.M. at Mt. Vernon UM Church, 1510 Deep Run Road, Whiteford, MD 21160. Interment in church cemetery. Viewing on Monday 7 to 9 at Harkins Funeral Home, 600 Main Steet, Delta, PA. Memorial contributions may be made to the church at the above address. www.harkinsfuneralhome.

Author and graduate gemologist Vincent Lash will talk about the real and perceived value of jewelry at Harford County Public Library. Participants will learn how to buy, sell and protect jewelry and silver and find the worth of their treasures, whether purchased at a flea market or inherited. Presentations will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Whiteford branch, 2407 Whiteford Road, 410-638-3608; at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Bel Air branch, 100 E. Pennsylvania Ave., 410-638-3151; and 6 p.m. April 18 at the Abingdon branch, 2510 Tollgate Road, 410-638-3990.