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A congressman's remarks on James Comey's dismissal, HHHunt breaks ground and more — here's what your neighbors were talking about this week.

From a local bishop's guilty plea to charges brought against a Bel Air man for public sex, check out the stories Maryland Patch readers were sharing, reading and commenting on for the week of May 8.


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For Sex In McDonald's, Bel Air Man Charged: Report

A Bel Air man has reportedly been charged after allegedly having sex in a Pennsylvania McDonald's. Conrad Jablecki, 30, is accused of having oral sex in the middle of a McDonald's dining room in Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania, according to the York Daily Record. The McDonald's is located in the 500 block of Shrewsbury Commons Avenue, near a Super Walmart in the Shrewsbury Commons Shopping Center, approximately 45 minutes from Bel Air.

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Trump Fires FBI Director Comey: Maryland Congressmen Speak Out

Amid President Donald Trump's abrupt decision to fire FBI Director James Comey, Maryland lawmakers in both the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate have spoken out. Overwhelmingly, Maryland's mostly Democratic congressional delegates made scathing remarks about the decision. Most of the Maryland delegation called for an independent investigation into the ties between the Trump campaign and Russia.

Cutting At Owings Mills High School Was Self-Inflicted: Police

A student was injured at Owings Mills High School in an incident that police later said was believed to be self-inflicted. The 18-year-old was taken to a local hospital after he was cut with a sharp object. First responders were initially called to the school in the 100 block of Tollgate Road at 9:19 a.m. A music teacher had noticed the teen staggering on the second floor.

HHHunt Breaks Ground On Crofton Senior Living Community

HHHunt, a diversified regional leader in real estate development, building and management for over 50 years, broke ground on its newest senior living community, Spring Arbor of Crofton. Located at 1495 Riedel Road in Crofton, this community will have the capacity to serve 95 residents and will feature both assisted living and memory care services.

No Parole For Bishop Who Killed Cyclist: Report

Defrocked Episcopal bishop Heather Cook was reportedly denied parole during a hearing at the Maryland Correctional Institute for Women in Jessup. Cook, 60, is serving a seven-year sentence for killing a cyclist in Baltimore in December 2014. She pleaded guilty in 2015 to vehicular manslaughter, driving while intoxicated, leaving the scene of an accident and texting while driving.


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