Baltimore politics veteran Anthony McCarthy retires due to health problems, receives outpouring of support

Anthony McCarthy, a regular around Baltimore City Hall and veteran of numerous political campaigns, sat in a circle of reverends in Ellicott City Wednesday evening. They prayed over him as his eyes welled with tears. “Right now, as we say farewell to our brother for the moment … God, we trust you. We believe you,” said the Rev. Jamie Washington. “We trust you and we believe you to cover and to keep him on this journey.”