Maryland on Tuesday October 27, 2009

MD: O'Malley urging mediation before foreclosures
By Laura Smitherman , The Sun (Baltimore)
BALTIMORE -- More than a year after Maryland officials set out to quell the foreclosure crisis with some of the most aggressive prevention programs in the nation, the number of homeowners on the brink is again on the rise.
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MD: Health experts address H1N1 questions, concerns
By Shantee Woodards, The Capital (Annapolis)
More than 30 cases of H1N1, or swine flu, have been confirmed in Anne Arundel County. Currently, the county Health Department does not have any more appointments available to administer the vaccine.
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MD: Security checks set Friday at commuter train stations
By Michael Dresser, The Sun (Baltimore)
BALTIMORE -- The Maryland Transit Administration Police will launch a program of random security checks at MARC commuter train stations Friday, using bomb-sniffing dogs to screen passengers' luggage and packages to detect explosives.
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WV: Ex-asbestos official gets 1 year for helping rig bids
By Andrew Clevenger, Charleston Gazette
A former head of the West Virginia Capitol's asbestos abatement program was sentenced to a year in prison in federal court in Maryland last week. Paul Prendergast, 47, of Gaithersburg, Md., pleaded guilty in October 2007 to violating the federal Travel Act by leaking confidential bidding information to a company in Maryland.
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MD: Advocates claim success for Medicaid outreach
By Joe Burris, The Sun (Baltimore)
BALTIMORE -- Health care advocates said Monday that they had met their goal of adding 10,000 Baltimore residents to Medicaid rolls since the state expanded coverage and lowered eligibility requirements last year.
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MD: Substance abuse assessment provides clues, raises questions
By Megan G. Gustafson, The Capital (Annapolis)
More than 7,000 people across Maryland who struggle with substance abuse aren't receiving publicly funded treatment for it, according to the results of a recently completed county-by-county treatment needs assessment.
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MD: Winter heating worries ratepayer advocates
By Elisha Sauers, The Capital (Annapolis)
Nearly 19,000 Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. customers who are trying to pay off last winter's soaring energy bills have defaulted on their special payment plans.
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MD: Search for endangered Maryland darter unsuccessful
By Aleksandra Robinson, The Capital (Annapolis)
HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. -- Biologists from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources stood knee deep in cold water Friday afternoon, pawing through the contents of a seine net, searching for a species of fish that many believe could be extinct.
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