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More than 6,000 people attended the sixth annual St. Matthew's Multi-Cultural Festival at the Kings Contrivance village center this weekend to celebrate the church, and Columbia's, rich diversity. -
- John N. Proakis, a veteran TV repairman who was a co-founder of Lane TV and was known as "The TV Man," died Friday of congestive heart failure at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. He was 90.
- Former Baltimore City Circuit Judge Basil A. Thomas whose legal career spanned more than seven decades, died Friday of congestive heart failure at the Blakehurst retirement community in Towson. He was 98.
- Petro Kosmides, a retired quality control engineer who also taught at the Community College of Baltimore County, died of brain tumor complications Sept. 20 at his home in the Chapelgate section of Timonium. He was 83.
- Lou Panos, a heralded journalist and author who covered state and national politics during a career that spanned 67 years, died of complications from heart disease at Johns Hopkins Hospital early Sunday.
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- Six people were taken to a hospital Tuesday night after being overcome by foul odors at a Jarrettsville camp, the Harford County Department of Emergency Services said.
- Ilias "Louis" Sabracos, a fixture in Baltimore's Greek community who owned several successful businesses including a barber shop and diner, died Wednesday at St. Joseph Hospital after suffering a stroke. He was 81.
- Michael G. Athas, who during a more than 30-year career established some of the Baltimore area's most memorable night clubs, died Monday from a glioblastoma at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. He was one day shy of his 87th birthday.
- Bethesda-born author uses real-life facts to portray six future dictators at a crossroads
- Demetra Annos Kanaras, matriarch of the family behind the Red Fox Restaurant in Bel Air and the Box Hill Pizzeria in Abingdon, died on Monday, July 1 of breast cancer at her Bel Air home. She was 74.
- Timonium resident and former pediatrician Dr. Robert Yim has just published a book, "Sleeping with Mae West and Other Stories."
- Daily guide to fun -- and some new things to do in Ocean City.
- Nearly 300 people visited the Bel Air Reckord Armory May 4 to explore the 4th Annual Celebration of Cultures, sponsored by the Harford County Human Relations Commission in partnership with LASOS Inc. (Linking All So Other Succeed), the Town of Bel Air and the Harford County Cultural Arts Board
- Manuel M. Nicolaides, an attorney who sat for many years on the Baltimore County property tax appeals board, died of congestive heart failure Monday at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Timonium resident was 92.
- The members of the Bel Air Board of Town Commissioners honored two Harford Day School students Monday for their dedication to the arts, their studies and the community.
- This year, the Eastern Orthodox church celebrates Easter a month after the Western Christian observance, capping 40 days of fasting and a week of services marking different stages of the paschal narrative.
- When Nancy Aiken talks to students in Baltimore's Orthodox Jewish community about domestic violence and sexual assaults, she asks the boys a simple question: How many of you want to grow up to be a perpetrator of violence?
- How are those resolutions going? Same here. But there's help. January is packed with events designed to promote healthy-eating habits.
- Ner Tamid Congregation, founded in 1958, installs third rabbi in its history. He's in his late 20s, reflecting the so-called "modern Orthodox" synagogue's desire for new blood in keeping with a broader acceptance of science and social culture. Installation is Sunday at the synagogue in Mount Washington.
- Chef, journalist and author Diane Kochilas will lead a master class in Greek country cooking at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation in Baltimore.
- Betty Christine Jackovitz, a retired Baltimore County home economics teacher and Perry Hall activist, died of dementia Dec. 1 at the Oak Crest Village. She was 81.
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- State officials are investigating complaints about long lines at polls that left some voters waiting for two hours on Election Day despite lower than expected turnout.
- Christ may love repentant sinner but he wouldn't love same-sex marriage
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- A group of Johns Hopkins ethicists have written a letter to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg supporting a proposed amendment to require written consent for circumcisions that include an orthodox Jewish practice some say leads to to herpes.
- Harry Tsakalos, 93, the co-founder of H&S Bakery who was recalled as a "pillar in the Greek community," died Thursday afternoon at his Harbor East residence.
- It started here in Timonium, and ended up at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
- West should save its sympathy for those more deserving of it
- The Russian punk band Pussy Riot deserved to be prosecuted for its antics in a church.
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- James Karas, a retired Bethlehem Steel Corp. welder who also owned and operated a Northeast Market lunch counter, died Friday of prostate cancer at his Baldwin home. He was 88.
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