News Headlines for Aberdeen, Maryland

First parts of Hanna to hit Maryland this afternoon (Baltimore Sun)
Krista Jarvis, on vacation from Jasper, N.J. looks up the coastline in Ocean City this morning. Tropical Storm Hanna was moving north out of North Carolina as of mid-morning, and it is likely to hit Maryland this afternoon, bringing the possibility of up to 10 inches of rain in some spots. First game of O's doubleheader rained out generateDate('Sept. 6, 2008 10:39 -0400', '10:39 AM');

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Strenge commits to Maryland (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Holy Ghost Prep senior pitcher Andrew Strenge has orally committed to play baseball at Maryland. The 6-foot-1, 175-pound Strenge, of Yardley, struck out 61 batters in 43 innings last season for the Firebirds. Doubling as a shortstop, he batted .375 with seven extra-base hits, including a pair of home runs.

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MARYLAND BRIEFING (Washington Post)
A legislative panel yesterday questioned whether Maryland taxpayers are getting their money's worth from the state's police helicopter fleet, which transports 4,500 patients a year to trauma centers that release half of them within 24 hours.

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Terps today: Maryland at Middle Tennessee State (Baltimore Sun)
Matchup: Maryland (1-0, 0-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) at Middle Tennessee State (0-1, 0-1 Sun Belt Conference)

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MARYLAND: Wind warning in effect on Chesapeake Bay Bridge (The Daily Times)
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland Transportation Authority officials say wind warnings are now in effect on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.

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Red Robin Continues Maryland Expansion (Display & Design Ideas)
Greenwood Village, Colo.-based Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc. will open its eighth Maryland restaurant in Bel Air on Sept. 22. The 6,114-sq.-ft. Bel Air Red Robin restaurant will seat 206 guests.

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Maryland to examine bridge inspection program (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Gov. Martin O'Malley is directing state officials to form an independent panel of experts to review Maryland's tunnel and bridge inspection program.

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'Blue' Maryland Gives Bit of Green to McCain (The Capital)
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Maryland's political hue may be cool Democratic blue, but it's still helping to keep Sen. John McCain's campaign in the green. Maryland government is dominated by Democrats, yet seven of its residents are in the top echelons of McCain's fundraising team.

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MARYLAND HEIGHTS: Residents oppose development plan for farmland (West County Journal)
For weeks, frustrated residents have packed Maryland Heights Planning and Zoning Commission meetings to protest the potential rezoning of more than 200 acres of farmland to commercial property for retail development.

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MARYLAND HEIGHTS: Residents worry about Howard Bend proposal (West County Journal)
Discussion continued on the Howard Bend redevelopment proposal at Tuesday night's Maryland Heights Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, after the city heard a presentation on the conceptual development of the plan.

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