Yes, The Daily Record is devoted to covering legal and business news — but many of our readers are University of Maryland graduates, and they were no doubt shocked by the sudden retirement this week of longtime basketball coach Gary Williams. So, having a sports story atop our list of the week’s five most-read stories isn’t all that surprising.
1. Maryland basektball coach Gary Williams retiring – by Rachel Bernstein
“It’s the right time,” Williams said in a news release. “I am fiercely proud of the program we have built here. I couldn’t have asked any more from my players, my assistant coaches, the great Maryland fans and this great university.”
2. Towson U. could lease part of nearly vacant complex – by Melody Simmons
Administrators at Towson University are eyeing the nearly vacant Towson Commons to lease for possible classroom and academic office space, a conversion some say could rejuvenate the center of the communit
3. Md. casinos total $13.5 million in April slots revenue – by Rachel Bernstein
Hollywood Casino Perryville generated more than $10 million, or an average of $223.38 for each of the 1,500 machines at the Cecil County facility. That’s more than the $210 per machine the state said it would average before the casinos opened.
4. After relocation, ex-Middle East resident living in misery – by Melody Simmons
Just after she settled on the single-family house in the 3400 block of Kentucky Avenue in Belair-Edison for a purchase price of $184,900, a multitude of things went wrong.
5. Audit finds discrepancies in Maryland Transit Administration ridership numbers – by Nicholas Sohr
The Maryland Transit Administration reported to federal officials carrying 18 million more bus riders than it did when submitting ridership data to the state in fiscal 2009.
