City balks at its share of bill for video defense
Producers defend a $10,000 video cost for a five month project to promote city projects to Gov. Glendening. Barranca-Offutt Inc. says costs include design, writing, and 100 color reprints, with the county already paying its $5,000 share. Aldermen contested prior input and labeling issues, urging city county financial partnership without overruns.
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Parris Glendening
Jim Grimes
East Street
MD. 26
Carolyn Barranca
Barranca-Offutt Inc
Ms. Barranca
Joseph Baldi
Joe Baldi
12 cent fire tax OK'd for Carroll Manor area
Frederick County commissioners voted to start a 12 cent fire tax in Carroll Manor to fund two full time personnel and replace apparatus. The move followed debate over rate size and spending, with two commissioners opposing. The fire company had sought up to 16 cents for multiple personnel and a substation, but Chief Edward Johnson said the district focus is on staffing.
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Carroll Manor
Carroll Manor Fire Co
Frederick County
David Gray
Mark Hoke
Point of Rocks
Edward Johnson
Johnson
Fire and Rescue Association
Ahalt Gets 18 Months for Shotgun Slaying
Frederick County Circuit Court Judge G Edward Dever Jr ordered Robert Kyle Ahalt to serve 18 months at the Frederick County Detention Center for the January 14 shotgun killing of his lifelong friend David Matthew Teeter, 19, at an apartment on East Patrick Street. Adakt pleaded guilty to one count of manslaughter in a plea deal that suspended all but one month of the sentence.
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Frederick County
Taz
David Matthew Teeter
Robert Kyle Ahalt
G. Edward Dever Jr
Adakt
East Patricktreet
Adait
Mr. Teeter
Lander Road
Jefferson
Local students honored for leadership by state Education Dept
Three Maryland high school students earned state recognition for leadership during National Student Leadership Week. Blaine from Walkersville and Megan from Middletown were cited for their service in student government and school activities.
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Baltimore
State Department of Education
Walkersville
Blaine Middletown
Board of Educaten
Blaine
Megan
Ata
Bartlett builds $200000 war chest to face Crawford
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett has assembled more than $200000 for his campaign as he faces challenger Stephen Crawford in Western Maryland. Bartlett holds about nine times Crawford’s cash, with $106000 of his own loans counting toward the total. Crawford starts post primary with just over $22000 on hand, having begun the year with over $82000 and $50000 raised since Jan. 1.
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Roscoe Bartlett
Frederick
Stephen Crawford
Buckeystown
House of Representatives
Federal Election Commission
Washington
Dr. Crawford
Dr. Bartlett
GOP
Library expansion project gets go ahead
Frederick County commissioners awarded a $500000 design contract to Lakmire Partnership Inc for the C Burr Artz Library expansion and renovation. The 18 month timetable follows a contentious vote with some officials opposing the design timing and budget constraints tied to Deer Crossing Elementary School funding.
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C. Burr
Terre Roy Rhoderick
Mark Hoke
County Public Works
Barrett Bamburger
Deer Crossing
Transfer of Site R Command to Fort Detrick Planned
Ritchie commander Lt. Col. James LaFleur outlined plans to shut down Site R by October 1998 with a one year transfer of command to Fort Detrick beginning in October. The move affects about 150 of 900 jobs and includes units like the 1108th Signal Brigade and 1111th Signal Battalion as part of the base’s overall shutdown timeline.
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Cascade
Fort Ritchie
Site R
Pentagon
Fort Derrick
Ritchie
James LaFleur
Congress
LaFleur
Department of Defense
Col. LaFleur
Detrick
Col. Laleor
1108Th Signal Brigade
Signe
Technology Applications Office
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Timothy Jacobsen
Martha Hanver
Pryor Orchards
Thurmont
Hanver
Baldi
U.S
Mr. Baldi
Sally Murphy
Krista Glielmi
News-Post
Ahalt
Inside the News
Bartlett
Crawford
Matthew Barakat
Bakotrés
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