Humane society to host spring open house in Frederick
The Frederick County Humane Society invites the public to a Be Kind to Animals Week open house on Sunday May 3 from 1 to 4 p.m. at 1832 Rosemont Ave. Tours, displays, a plant sale and door prizes highlight the event with a 2 p.m. dog obedience talk by Maureen McCabe.
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New Tapestry
Weinberg Center
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Walk N Way
Rosemont Ave
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Boyfriend testifies in Rita Fisher starvation murder case
In Towson AP. Frank Scarpola, charged with first degree murder in Rita Fisher's 1997 death, admits tying her ankles and wrists and restraining her, claiming it was to keep her from harming herself. He says he loved her and sought to help though health deteriorated under malnutrition. The trial also features testimony from Rita’s sister and their mother Mary Utley about Scarpola's control of the household and alleged abuse.
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Rita Fisher
Frank Scarpola
Rita
Sccarpola
Mary Utley
Rose Fisher
Scarpola
Rose
Alley
Scearpola
Obituary of Mrs Lynne Byron of Windward Farm Shepherdstown
Mrs Lynne Kerwin Byron of Windward Farm Shepherdstown WV died April 12 at Winchester Medical Center Winchester VA. She was wife of James Edgar Byron for 45 years and mother of four. She chaired Washington County Maryland Trust and Garden Pilgrimage boards and served as docent of Historic Shepherdstown Museum. Surviving: Sally LA Barre Katharine Byron Jones James Byron Jr Keith Byron plus sister Gail March and four grandchildren. Visitation April 24 4 to 8 pm at Windward Farm. Services April 25 St James School chapel. Interment private. Donations requested to Hagerstown Garden Club Washington County Museum of Fine Arts or Washington County Historical Society or Jefferson County Historical Society. Arrangements by Gerald N Minnich Funeral Home.
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Lynne Kerwin Byron
Windward Farm
Shepherdstown
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Williamsport
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Winchester Medical Center
Winchester
James Edgar Byron
Mildred Albaugh
Hugh Arthur Kerwin
Washington
Madeira School
Greenway
Sweet Briar College
Virginia
Shepherd College
Shall, Va
Sally Byron LaBarre
Bel Air
Katharine Devereaux Byron-Jones
James Edgar Byron Jr
Keith Alexander Byron
Alexandria, Va
Gail Kerwin March
Virginia Beach
Beverly Byron
Goodlce E. Byron Jr
St. James School
St. James
Geoffrey M. Neal
John E. Owens
Stuart D. Dunnan
Hagerstown Garden Club
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
City Park
Washington County Historical Society
Jefferson County Historical Society
Charles Town
Gerald N. Minnich
Five arrested on drug charges in Frederick city
Undercover Frederick City Police say five people were arrested since late Wednesday on cocaine related charges. Jerome Quante Brown, 18, of Baltimore, was arrested at 12:02 a.m. in the 200 block of South Market Street and charged with multiple cocaine counts and distribution. Bail set at 75,000. Vincent James Shepperson, 18, and a 17-year-old boy were nabbed on North Bentz Street at 7:46 p.m. Thursday with counts including possession with intent to distribute and conspiracy, bail 85,000 for Shepperson and juvenile placement for the minor. Joy Carol Cunningham, 34, of East Sixth Street, jailed for 4,000. Anthony Tyrone Thomas, 35, jailed for 60,000.
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Jerome Quante Brown
Baltimore
South Market Street
Kevin Grubb
Brown
North Bentz Street
Vincent James Shepperson
Cpl. Grubb
Rockville
Frederick
East Sixth Street
Joy Carol Cunningham
Anthony Tyrone Thomas
Locks to be placed on dormitory bathroom doors at Maryland
At University of Maryland Centre ville Hall, women’s bathroom doors will receive push-button combination locks after a man twice entered showers and groped students. The locks should be installed by Monday, says Resident Life Office Director Pat Mielke. Some locks were installed about ten years ago.
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University of Maryland
Centreville Hall
Pat Mielke
Baltimore mayor cites needle exchange as model for Clinton
Baltimore's Kurt Schmoke touted the city’s needle exchange as a model for federal support, citing a program that serves about 7,000 addicts at a $300,000 annual cost. He urged officials nationwide to adopt similar efforts, noting the NASEN convention’s growth from under 10 programs in 1991 to 134 nationwide.
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Clinton
Kurt Schmoke
Schmoke
Baltimore Health Department
Maryland
Dave Purchase
U.S
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Duncan seeks budget increase for arts in Rockville
County Executive Douglas M. Duncan demands a near eight million arts budget, accusing the council of weak support. The plan adds 11 local grants, a 2.5 million capital match for a Strathmore Hall arts complex, and 700 thousand for Germantown Cultural Arts Center plus 41 thousand for Gaithersburg CREATE. A Spirit of Rockville rally coincides with a State House exhibit titled Works by Older Marylanders highlighting artists aged 60 to 92 from Montgomery and Frederick counties including Mount Airy residents.
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Strathmore Hall
Germantown
Create Expressive Arts
Gaithersburg
Spirit of
Rockville
Courthouse Square
Montgomery
Frederick County
State House
Mount Airy
Montgomery County
John Meola
Patria E. Baranski
Eleanor Wachtel
Frederick man honored for NIST work in Baltimore area
Frederick resident Fernando L. Podio, a 14 year NIST veteran born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, was named Laureate of Information Technologies in Electronic Document Image Management by the Association for Information and Image Management for achievements in electronic document image management education and industry experience. Supervisor Victor McCrary credited him with coordinating industry standards for optical tape and file storage systems to enable cross communication.
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Fernando L. Podio
Frederick
National Institute of Standards and Technology
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
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Association For Information and Image Management
Victor McCrary
Podio
McCrary
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