Fire log bursts with multiple alarms across Carroll and surrounding counties
A four hour fire log notes numerous incidents in Maryland including house fires at Urbana and Carroll Manor, brush and dumpster fires in Libertytown Woodsboro and New Market, and a chimney fire in Uniteds. Lottery results from Maryland District of Columbia and Pennsylvania are listed. A vegetable gardening program by Howard County Extension Service, led by Ray Bosmans, is announced for April 11 at the Long Beach Community Center in Columbia.
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Comus
Urbana
Black Ankle
Liberty
Winfield
Carroll County
Myersville
Middletown
Liberty Road
Edwards Ferry
Carroll Manor
Mains Lane
New Market
Independents
Alton Kemp Road
Libertytown
Walkersville
South Main Street
Mount Airy
Woodsboro Park
Woodsboro
Monrovia
Urbena
Crity
Howard County Extension Service
Ray Bosmans
Long Beach
Columbia
Esignaion
Additional polling place eyed for New Market district
Frederick County election board officials weigh creating a second polling site for New Market voters. The 4,744 district residents currently vote at the New Market District Fire Department. Officials consider splitting registration and sending some voters to Green Valley Elementary School.
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Cindy Hackett
Green News-Post
Frederick County Election Board
New Market District
New Market
Snow, crop protection and county growth plans amid cold spell
Orchardists weigh helicopter as costly aid while snow insulates trees and homeowners cover fruit trees with sheets or plastic. Some plum and sweet cherry bloom risk noted. New Market area growth rises as sewer treatment upgrades spur development. 2,469 lots recorded, 422 available, 554 preliminary approvals. Election board studies polling place accessibility and boundary planning. survey date pending and accessibility options outlined.
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Ms. Auer
Singapore
Bannlation
Bate Mankeat Aron
Election Board
Weather Outlook: High Pressure Clears East as Temps Rise
A large cold high pressure system spans the eastern half of the country and moves offshore by Thursday. As winds turn to the southwest, the Platte passage of the high will bring temperatures back toward normal levels.
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Neuws
Platte
Maryland
Carroll
Frederick
Howard
Montgomery
Washington
Cumberland
Hagerstown
Oakland
Westminster
David Lesher
Maryland capital budget trims some items while funding others
The House approved $100,000 for Brunswick sewer and flood work, but the Senate cut it with no restoration in conference. A $450,000 county work release center grant sailed through. Mount St. Mary’s gets $1.15 million for renovations and Hood College $500,000 for improvements including Williams Observatory. The total capital budget is $220 million, with $21 million for a new shock trauma center at University Hospital and $10 million more planned next year.
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H. Hattery
George H. Littrell Jr
Brunswick
Martin’s Creek
House
Senate
Home Safe
Mount St. Mary's
Hood Colleges
Senator Smelser
Hood College
Williams Observatory
John W. Derr
Frederick Washington
Harry BR. Hughes
University Hospital
Baltimore
House Senate
Japan seeks broader imports amid new development era
Nakasone warned protectionism would hinder growth as Japan pushes a three year trade program. Officials outlined a liberalizing plan with limits and calls to re examine tariffs on agriculture forestry and fisheries products. Saburo Okita led the advisory group urging tariff review while supporting general liberalization.
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Nakasone
Japan
United States
Ministerial Conference
Saburo Okita
Wmboos
Okita
County budget cuts strain fire and welfare programs
Frederick County officials confront a 27 percent drop in federal grants and a 2.4 percent fall in revenue sharing under the fiscal 86 plan while increasing local funding for Citizens Nursing Home and a courthouse project. A $3 million surplus from FY84 will fuel a capital budget rise to $14.8 million, with hearings set April 12-23 on the fiscal 86 budget and the BoE budget treated last.
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Citizens Nursing Home
Keller
CAM Construction Company
Frederick County
Boe
County weighs input on appointing sheriff law proposal
Shaw noted public input on appointing versus electing the county chief law officer. Keller, on the feasibility committee, warned of greater local spending as money is freed from control, while Bourland criticized growth planning delays. The COG heard that towns will gain about 90 thousand more dollars this year from the tax equity program, and state highway funding shifts cut the county share. Frederick will receive 262 thousand, with 37 percent of county revenues from municipality residents.
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Shaw
Clagett
Harold K. Keller Jr
Keller
Walkersville
Frederick
Trucker in I-70 crash. Bennetts ejected on fatal Frederick County roadways rise
An eastbound I-70 crash near 1-270 closed the roadway Tuesday as a tractor trailer jackknifed. Mr and Mrs Bennett, rear seat passengers in a station wagon, were ejected and not wearing seatbelts. Shoemaker, the brick truck operator, was uninjured. The truck was owned by Victor Cusha of Williamsport. This death toll for Frederick County roads reached seven this year. Rick Stotelmyer and Mike Bretzer assisted in the investigation.
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Bennett
LeComte
Shoemaker
Victor Cusha
Williamsport
Frederick County
Tfe
Rick Stotelmyer
Mike Bretzer
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