Fire log summary for Blue Ridge and surrounding towns
Last four hours show multiple fires and emergencies across Frederick County area. House and building fires reported on Raven Rock Road Thomas Johnson Drive and 101 W South St along with brush and vehicle fires at Thurmont Libertytown New Market Walkersville Woodsboro and Mount Airy. Ambulance calls totaled 58 emergencies and 1 routine. Maryland lottery results noted with Pick 3 Pick 4 and Bonus Match Five drawings.
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Smithsburg
Thurmont
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Braddock
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Wellsville
Old Emmitsburg Road
Mount Airy
Taney Ave
Brush
Bell Atlantic to Merge with NYNEX in $22.7 Billion Deal
The Bell Atlantic NYNEX merger values the combined company at about $22.7 billion based on Friday’s close. The deal will consolidate service across 13 states and DC, creating a single regional Bell system with cost savings up to $900 million annually. Regulatory and shareholder approvals required. executives named for the new leadership.
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Nynex
Bell Atlantic
District of Columbia
Gary Miller
Aragot Consulting Group Inc
Boston
Pittsburgh
At&t
Ivan Idenberg
Smith
Seideneiig 49
Com
New York Stock Exchange
Bal Atlantic
TJ team wins Odyssey of the Mind regional event
Jennifer Brown says the TJ team from North Frederick Elementary and TJ Middle School earned first place after strong performance in the spontaneous problem. The group, coached by Brown, must fundraise for travel to Iowa State University and cover fete prop transport. The team also performed a Shakespearean inspired act mixing poems and art, drawing from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Edouard Manet. Odyssey of the Mind emphasizes student creativity with coaches as facilitators and judges testing the origin of ideas.
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North Frederick
Jennifer Brown
Brown
Kathie Brown
Iowa State University
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Edouard Manet
Celia Quinn
Amanda Garfinkel
TJ High
Alyssa Pheobus
Erin Carney
Rachel Quinn
Odyssey of the Mind
Bruce Rushton
Rockville
Aid
Frederick Maryland Weather Forecast Summary
Frederick County and nearby regions report morning sun then clouds with a 30 percent rain chance and highs near 80. Tonight a good chance of rain with lows near 60. Tuesday cloudy with 70 percent rain, possible thunderstorms. highs in low to mid 70s.
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Frederick County
Maryland
April Showers Help Gardens In Weekend Planting Boost
National Weather Service forecasts afternoon showers and thunderstorms with highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s and a rainy night with lows in the 50s. Sunday record high reached 80 degrees at the downtown Sound Source station. Tuesday expects scattered showers ending by afternoon with highs around 70s. The extended outlook shows clearing and cooler weather with mid 60s to lower 70s later in the week.
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National Weather Service
News-Post
Iti
Brunswick man charged after accident on U S 40
Brunswick resident Robert John Bell age 18 faced multiple charges after his Camaro crossed the center line on alternate U S 40 near the Washington County line striking a 1992 Chevrolet van driven by Charles Milton Ford age 62. Bell was hospitalized at Shock Trauma in Baltimore in serious condition. Police cited failure to keep right of center DWI and possessing more than one driver's license.
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Middletown
Brunswick
Maryland
Robert John Bell
E. D St
Washington County
Con
Charles Milton Ford
Little Brook Road
Frederick
Bell
Baltimore
Severe storms dash across the Deep South with floods and fire
Thunderstorms drenched parts of the South on Sunday with heavy rain and hail over north central Mississippi and Alabama. Desha County Arkansas reported up to 3 inches of rain. A flood warning was issued for the Le Tombigbee River in Alabama after a lightning strike sparked a house fire that killed a woman.
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Mississippi
Alabama
Arkansas
Desha County
Ark
le Tombigbee River
Ostrich and emu farming ban protests voiced
Dr Davis condemns slaughter practices as brutal and feather removal by hand and electric clippers. UPC and vegan protesters hold signs criticizing emu meat and oil markets, urging an end to animal exploitation and factory farming of emus.
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Dr. Davis
UPC
Julie Beckham
Ing
Olive Nash
Mrs. Nast Sa
Peace Corps anniversary program by Frederick Civitan Club
The Civitan Club of Frederick will host a program observing the fifth anniversary of the Peace Corps. A dinner is set for 6 3 p m Thursday April 25 at Watsons Restaurant Frederick. Speakers will be Robert Hanson and Ruth Snyder. Call 695-2633 for information and 662-8018 for reservations.
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Frederick Civitans
Italians vote force shapes post election coalition
Rome AP reports former Communists and their centrist allies led in Sunday parliamentary elections, signaling a potential first-time governing bloc as results project a shift in Italy’s national leadership.
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Rome
Italy
Transformation of the Democratic Party of the Left
The coalition is dominated by the Democratic Party of the Left which has shifted to a more moderate stance after shedding Marxist rhetoric during its evolution from the Communist Party.
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Democratic Party of the Left
Communist Party
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