Gajdusek Indicted in Maryland Child Abuse Case
A Frederick County grand jury indicted Nobel laureate Dr. D. Carleton Gajdusek on two counts of perverted practice and two counts of child abuse related to a youth case from five years earlier. He remains free on bail, with next-week circuit court appearance and no preliminary hearing scheduled. Authorities investigate two additional alleged victims and custody actions involve four minors he housed.
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Frederick volunteers repair 12 homes in county Christmas in April
About 25 of the 500 volunteers worked early Saturday around a home off Motter Avenue in Frederick as part of the Christmas in April program. The effort is repairing 12 homes in Frederick County this year. Philip Matthews and Joseph Sweeney, both of Frederick, help empty an old storage shed to make way for a new one.
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Philip Matthews
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Tax base growth reshapes Maryland towns and tax revenues
A decade of rising assessable land wealth more than doubled Maryland towns property tax base from Oakland to Ocean City boosting revenues but fueling costs for fast growing counties like Frederick. In Myersville the surge is tied to a loss of rural charm as new housing and strip malls replace bucolic life, according to a study and local officials.
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Oakland
Ocean City
Frederick County
Myersville
Brunswick High drama students win three full theater scholarships
Brunswick High School drama seniors Shannon Mayonado Brian Freund and Zak Jeffries each earned full four year theater scholarships. Mayonado and Freund won Maryland College Park awards while Jeffries received Towson State University funding after an unsolicited acceptance. Drama chair Lee Vogtman credits talent and a strong school record, noting nine of 12 applicants have won state Talent in the Arts scholarships.
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University of Maryland At College Park
Shannon Mayonado
Brian Freund
Zak Jeffries
Towson State University
Drama Department
Lee Vogtman
Maryland
DePaul University
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Shannon
Brian
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Zachary Jeffries
Rescuers Honored Local Volunteers at Middletown Fire Hall
A standing room only gathering at Middletown Volunteer Fire Co honored Saantyvarteer Fire avi Reve and other volunteers for their service. Dorelejed Breep Haw and Rand werner were among those recognized for bravery in emergencies, with plans to name the late Dr Sanne Marrone Robers in a forthcoming tribute.
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Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association
David Snyder
Jefferson Fire Co
Clint Hughes
Janie Nalborczyk
Middletown
Everett Gaser
Brent Horne
Ter
James Graham
Karl Hummer
United Volunteer
Robert L. Renner
Edward Renner
Amy Arnold
Frederick County
Helen Walsh
Junior Fire Co
Cleta Abrecht
Kathleen Grady
Maryland
Paul Fink
Mumma
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Dr Sanne
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Plowed out County worker retires after 44 years
Staff reports recount Robert Mentzer a long time county highway employee who braved a waist high snowstorm to plow through the night and survived on an acorn. After 44 years with the county highway department he retires as foreman reflecting on roads and crews.
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Righaax
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