Schools struggle with high costs of Internet access
Six months after a large volunteer effort wired 31 Frederick County schools to the Internet, many schools face money shortages for service connections and underpowered equipment. Only Brunswick Urbana Walkersville high schools and the Career and Technology Center have multiple terminals online, while Thurmont Middle has a single link.
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Frederick County
Technology Services Division
Frederick County Public Schools
Brunswick
Urbana
Walkersville
Career and Technology Center
Thurmont Middle
Thurson Middle
Nancy Lewis Sal
Infant faces open heart surgery in Boston for Brianna Yankey
New Market couple heads to Boston with seven month old Brianna Yankey to undergo open heart surgery for a muscular ventricular septal defect. Doctors learned Sept 23 the repair is needed but will wait until she is six months old. Insurance covers most costs. out of pocket is about ten thousand dollars. The New Market Volunteer Co hosts a spring dance fundraiser April 19 at the fire hall 76 W Main St from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. with Jump Start.
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Brianna Yankey
Brianna
Beth Honig
Ms. Honig
University of Maryland
New Market Volunteer Co
W. Main St
Frederick Keys Open Season With 1-0 Win At Home
The Frederick Keys beat the Salem Avalanche 1-0 at Harry Grove Stadium in front of 3,062 fans on opening night. The crowd cheered as Keyote the mascot arrived, while families chased foul balls and kids in Little League uniforms lined the outfield hills.
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Frederick
Frederick Keys
Harry Grove Stadium
Dallas Cowboys
Keys
Salem Avalanche
Salem
Keyote
Key
Singapore Area Youth Athletic Association Orioles
Not just peanuts anymore at Harry Grove Stadium
The season’s food and drink tally at Harry Grove Stadium includes 40,000 hot dogs and 125,000 gallons of soda, 22,000 french fries, 70 staff serving 8,000 nachos and 6,000 pizzas, plus 32,000 beers. New soft ice cream may boost sales after 10,000 last year.
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Harry Grove Stadium
Mike Brulatour
Excel Foods
Mr. Brulatour
Harry Grove
Brulatour
Frederick News-Post archive note on recycled paper
A brief item noting that portions of The Frederick News-Post are printed on 400 percent recycled paper and are recyclable, with archival references to the paper’s LAT archival format.
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Frederick
Karma Academy to close as girls home to become boys shelter
The state plans to shut Karma Academy in Frederick by end of June and convert the girls group therapy home at 18 W Third St into a temporary boys shelter. Staff cite financial trouble and perceived bias toward male youths as factors, noting the facility helps traumatized girls with therapy, chores, and family placements since 1988.
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Karma Academy
Frederick
Department of Juvenile Justice
Rosalind Mungiri- Wilson
Cappucci
Ms Cappucci
Third St
Snd
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