City police to target rowdiness at Square Corner
Frederick City police will increase patrols around the Square Corner to curb panhandling public drinking and verbal insults at benches after downtown worker complaints. The mayor and Board of Aldermen met in workshop to approve the plan and will revisit its effectiveness in two weeks. Some aldermen noted past bench removals as a possible solution, while opponents urged policing and community cooperation over removal.
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Frederick City
Paul Gordon
Board of Aldermen
James Grimes
Grimes
Jeff Hurwitz
Hurwitz
Colonial Jewelers
Jon Kreissig
William O. Lee Jr
Frederick
Vince Malia
Vote on Cracked Claw OTB bid faces Friday decision
At a five hour hearing in Urbana the Maryland Racing Commission weighed Cracked Claw Restaurant's bid to offer off track betting and live satellite simulcasts. Supporters urged economic benefits while residents warned of crime and traffic impacts near Urbana High School. A Friday vote on the application was possible.
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Urbana
Frederick County
Maryland Racing Commission
Racing Commission
Cracked Claw
Maryland Jockey Club
Maryland Thoroughbred Horseman’s Association
Maryland
John Mosier Jr
Allan Levey
David Gray
Ron Sundergill
Sundergill
Urbana High School
Gray
The
Ron Parsons
Winchester Hall
Benches Divide Downtown Freder ick Residents
Regulars at Square Corner benches in downtown Freder ick praise the quiet side while others call for removal due to loud abusive language from the northwest corner benches. Residents debate keeping the benches for shoppers versus removing them to curb disruption.
Survivors dispute FBI fire cause at Waco compound
Six survivors and their lawyers dispute the FBI account of the Waco blaze. They say an armored vehicle smashed through a wall, hit a propane tank, and started the fire, trapping dozens who could not escape as the building collapsed. They maintain the victims died in a fast, uncontrollable inferno rather than by suicide.
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Waco, Texas
FBI
Jack Zimmermann
Zimmerman
Koresh
State park upgrades earmarked for Frederick County
Frederick County state parks will receive nearly 1.5 million from the Department of Natural Resources for improvements over the next year. Cunningham Falls Gambrill Gathland South Mountain and Washington Monument are slated for projects including a handicapped accessible pier at Hunting Creek Lake and a 60 year old water system replacement. The Appalachian Trail near South Mountain State Park leads the list with 600,000 to aid land purchases to protect about three miles of trail over five years. Catoctin Furnace renovations at Cunningham Falls get 413,000.
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Frederick County
Department of Natural Resources
Cunningham Falls
Gambrill
Gathland
South Mountain
Washington Monument
Hunting Creek Lake
South Mountain State Park
Bob Dannecker
DNR
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Weather forecast for Maryland winds through weekend
Showers end later today with highs near 50. Tonight turns clearing and windy with lows in the 30s. Friday brings sun and milder conditions with highs in the 60s. See Maryland weather and map on Page A2.
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Maryland
Snow Falls in April Shocks Mount Airy Residents
In Mount Airy, Frederick County, snow began around 7 45 a m blanketing lawns and cars after a spell of warm springlike weather. Ann Moxley an employee for the town described about an inch of white precipitation covering the area as scattered blossoms and signs of spring were erased by the late season storm.
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T.S. Eliot
Frederick County
Ann Moxley
Mount Airy
102-Year-Old Waters Retires From Myersville Bank After 72 Years
William L. Waters, 102, of Myersville retires as a director of the Myersville Bank after a 72 year banking career. He served as president from 1955 to 1972 and as chairman from 1973 to 1991, remaining on the board as a director.
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William L. Waters
Myersville
Waters
Myersville Bank
Hagerstown
Mr. Waters
Calvin
Maryland Bankers Association
William Waters
Yversville Bank
Bank
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Robert Lowe
Alvin Fitce
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Dan Burns
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