Group pushes for new regional library in county plan
Thurmont North County Regional Library Committee will spend two weeks gathering speakers to push a regional library onto the county Capital Improvement Plan. A budget hearing on April 14 will hear testimony. Potential sites include a former shoe factory and land behind a Taco Bell on Frederick Road. The library requires at least 3 acres in a busy area and must be approved by the Frederick County Library Board. Thurmont branch staff note space and staffing issues.
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Thurmont - North County
Jim Richards
Lee Richards
Frederick Road
Frederick County
Massachusetts firm wins contest to design downtown park
Sasaki Associates Inc of Watertown Mass has been chosen as winner in a Frederick city contest to design the park landscape between Market and Carroll streets. A five member jury selected the winner from 12 teams after narrowing to three finalists. The project aims to create a major open space plaza east of the bridge on a half acre decked area over Carroll Creek, part of downtown revitalization.
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Massachusetts
Frederick
Market
Carroll Streets
Sasaki Associates Inc
Watertown
Mass
ZHA
Annapolis
Carroll Creek
Richard Park
Sasaki Associates
South Market Street
Local Frederick students place in regional spelling bee
Two Frederick County students secured top ten finishes in a regional spelling bee out of 37 fourth to eighth graders from Maryland and Virginia. David G. Allen of Thurmont Middle School placed fifth and Daniel C. Dragon of North Frederick Elementary School placed 10th, each earning a $50 savings bond.
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Frederick County
David G. Allen
Thurmont Middle School
Daniel C. Dragon
North Frederick
Maryland
Virginia
David
Susan Allen
Funeral for James W. Kidwell Jr. held in Walkersville
Funeral services for James W. Kidwell Jr. of Hagerstown occurred Wednesday at Walkersville United Methodist Church. The service featured full military honors, a motorcycle escort, and remembrances by Maryland National Capital Park Police officers. Attendees included local and county police, park authorities, and officials from multiple agencies. The Donald B. Thompson Funeral Home of Middletown managed arrangements.
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James W. Kidwell Jr
Hagerstown
Walkersville United Methodist Church
Albert K. Lane III
Chrie Kidwell
Darren Manley
Maryland National Capital Park Police
Kidwell
S. Lytwyner
M. Gammon
R. Mehl
C. Chang
E. Kinsey
A. Devaul
D. McCort
R. Scott
Donald Cochran
Elizabeth Kreiter
Donald Deering
Montgomery County
Prince George’s County Park
Brunswick City Police
Maryland attorney general takes over Harrison murder case
The state attorney general's office will prosecute the Susan Harrison murder case to resolve jurisdiction between Baltimore and Frederick Counties. No arrests are imminent. Harrison disappeared August 5, 1994, after seeing her estranged husband in Timonium. Her remains were found November 29 in Frederick County woods. Harrison Jr. denies knowledge of her death. children’ s attorney calls the move a positive step.
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Frederick
Susan Harrison
Baltimore County
Frederick County
Carolyn Henneman
J. Joseph Curran Jr
Scott Rolle
Four Teens Arrested in Met on Bus Beating and Theft
Montgomery County Police say four teenage girls from Gaithersburg Derwood and Germantown beat a 17 year old girl on a Metro bus in Wheaton after a verbal argument. The assailants struck with a wooden board, kicked the victim and stole a necklace. One 15 year old was sent to juvenile intake. the others were released to parents.
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Rockville
Montgomery County
Gaithersburg
Derwood
Germantown
Metro
Wheaton
Connecticut Avenue
Lawyer to speak on benefits for disabled at meeting
Joan Birmingham, a Baltimore lawyer and expert on benefits for disabled persons, will speak to the Frederick Head Injury Support Group at 7 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church 705 W Patrick St. For more information call Janet Copeland 698 3132 or Pat Latkoyski 694 8452.
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Joan Birmingham
Frederick
Trinity United Methodist Church
W. Patrick St
Ms. Birmingham
Baltimore
Janet Copeland
Pat Latkoyski
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