Fort Detrick hunts for source of groundwater contamination
After years of digging, Army officials may have located the suspected Trench 11 area at Fort Detrick Area B where 22 bottles and two metal containers were buried about five feet deep. Lab tests within 60 days could reveal whether the pit contains TCE, PCE, or chloroform, guiding cleanup decisions.
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U.S. Army
Area B
Shookstown Road
Kemp Lane
Rocky Springs Road
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Norm Covert
Derrick
Henry Erbes
Detrick
Richard Isaac
Army Environmental Center
Army
Erbes
Bridges class helps welfare clients in Frederick area
Juana Santiago, a welfare recipient near Emmitsburg, attends Bridges as part of a state push to move people off welfare. In a Frederick board room, she and 10 other women faced the class with mixed feelings, while peers like Peggy Anglebower voiced frustration at mandatory participation. Instructors Joyce Dennis and Melissa Coblentz lauded personal resolve at graduation.
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Juana Santiago
Bridges
Frederick County
Ms. Santiago
Emmitsburg
Frederick
Joyce Dennis
Melissa Coblentz
Earth Day Planting At Urbana High Preschool Event
Urbana High School hosts Earth Day activities with Jacelinne Wolfe aiding preschooler Victoria Thompson as thirteen Kiddie Hawks and student teachers plant trees. Trees donated by Hechingers and The Tree Expert Company. participants hang hand colored leaves bearing their names.
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Jacelinne Wolfe
Urbana High School
Victoria Thompson
Kiddie Hawks
Hechingers
Tree Expert Company
Frederick County Eyes Mega Tourism Convention Site
The Frederick County Tourism Council received informal approval to explore turning a $4 million city site, bought from the Seventh-day Adventist Church, into a mega tourism and convention center at the I-70 and I-270 interchange. State and county officials support a first class welcome center to boost Maryland tourism, with plans for a historic themed building and potential "law mall" concepts.
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Frederick County
Williamsburg
Baker cautions growth plans risk services in Frederick
Alderman Frances Baker, campaigning for mayor, says she does not oppose growth but objects to annexation terms and how boundaries are widened. She argues growth must be affordable and sustainable, with careful weighing of county state and Board of Education resources.
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Frances Baker
Frederick City
Board of Education
Two Projects to Ease Frederick County School Overcrowding
Frederick County plans two construction projects due for September 1999 that will add 1,100 seats to the public schools, roughly matching the annual student growth. With 23 schools over capacity in 1996-97, projections for 1998-99 still show 24 schools possibly surpassing seats, prompting critiques that 1,100 new seats do not fully solve the overcrowding issue.
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Frederick County
Raymond Barnes
From desks to deputies More budget appeals heard
Frederick County commissioners weigh comfort costs in a tight 192 million dollar budget. Public Works seeks a 550 chair for Engineer II while a 126 chair may aid Circuit Judge Dwyer. Detention officers push a 228 chair, plus 1100 for a desk 50 for a file cabinet 600 for a shelf and 2100 for a computer as appeals stretch into personnel needs.
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Frederick County
Bureau of Public Works
G Edward Dwyer Jr
Reeder
Lst of Appeals
Inside The News Portions Of The Frederick News Post
Frederick News Post daily edition notes its 100 percent recycled paper format and recyclability emphasizing the townpaper’s commitment to sustainable printing.
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Frederick News Post
Citizens Services building passes air quality test
Frederick County announces the Citizens Services building at 520 N Market St has cleared an air quality test. Johns Hopkins University officials say employees may return starting in April after mold spore analysis and cleaning efforts, with a repeat test planned for August.
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Citizens Services
Frederick County
Johns Hopkins University
520
N Market St
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Helping Hands
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Earth Day Diggers
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Mr. Fieseler
Julie P. Heizer
Maryland
Department of Business and Economic Development
Fieseler
Jim Grimes
Grimes
Sally Murphy
Jon Kreissig
Roelkey Myers
City Recreation
Baker
Ike Wilson
News-Post
Sam Yu
Walkersville Middle School
Paul Dunford
Board of Public Works
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Hopkins
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