Year in Review: April 2011

April's featured story:

William Donald Schaefer - former Baltimore mayor, Maryland governor and state comptroller - died at the age of 89.

He served as mayor from 1971 to 1986, a time when his leadership and pride for Baltimore transformed the Inner Harbor from an industrial center to a destination for tourism and business.

"He had great instincts. He didn't get it out of a book or take a poll to see what people want. He had great leadership instincts and guts to follow through on the instincts," said M.J. Jay Brodie, president of the Baltimore Development Corp.

For more on the memorial service read

Patch columnist Mark Schlottman writes about one way that Schaefer influenced Aberdeen in