Eckstine Emerges as Myersville Mayoral Hopeful
Myersville faces a May 8 election with no initial candidate until Billy Lee Eckstine, longtime Exxon operator and Myersville Volunteer Fire Company president, declared running for mayor. Incumbent Mayor Thomas McCanner contemplated stepping down after signing week pressure, with Eckstine and two councilmembers needing one vote each to assume office. McCanner pledges smooth power transfer as Eckstine plans town growth and continued annexation and water system challenges.
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Myersville
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Interstate 70
Lawmakers Advance Bills on Funds, Commissions and Emissions
General Assembly considers measures to fund water and sewer upgrades with larger county flexibility and a new Human Relations Commission to address discrimination. A watered down gun control bill moves toward final passage, along with a trash separation plan and extension of the Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program with biennial testing and preserved catalytic converter checks. Crickets’ chirps are noted as wing rubbing sounds.
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High school students study freshwater ecology on field trip
Frederick County students sample Hunting Creek in a three Saturday seminar on freshwater ecology. They identify algae, crayfish, stoneflies, mayflies, and strider insects, learning about food webs and stream life under guide Mr Hummer. Participants include Jim Deater and Naomi Blyveis from local high schools.
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Bryn Mawr High School
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Maryland Science Center
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Columbia
Hammond High School
Hood College Biology Lab
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Hunting Creek
Frederick County
Urbana Fire Pond
Beaver Creek
Washington County
Hazlett
Frederick Forecast Sees Sunny Start Then Rain Possibility
A Frederick weekend warm spell gives way to a sunny Monday in the low 60s with little rain. The rest of the week turns cooler and cloudy with highs in the upper 40s and a good chance of rain from Wednesday through Friday.
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City arts center funds approved and trimmed
City officials said that after past fundraising successes the arts center might not need further support. Senator McClellan and Mr. Smelser noted funds for programs like the arts center and Catoctin Furnace were freed when a Senate subcommittee cut $100 million from the capital budget, part of a $330 million 10 year construction program, mainly by removing three modular prison housing units from the Hagerstown complex.
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Arts Center
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Free expert alterations sale ends Saturday
A local notice announces expert alterations offered in America with a sale ending Saturday April 16. The ad emphasizes free alterations and domestic production, urging customers to act before the cutoff.
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