Settlement of Free State suit costs county 2.25 million
The county will pay 1.25 million and Scottsdale Insurance Co 1 million to Free State to buy a 28 acre Point of Rocks site. The case, filed in 1992, claimed lost profits and legal expenses after zoning actions. Readoption of the zoning ordinance follows court rulings that Frederick County methods were improper.
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Point of Rocks
Scottsdale Insurance Co
Free State
Commissioners
Mark Hoke
Hoke
Frederick County
John Mathias
Local women receive life saving AWARE necklace program
Three Frederick area women now wear emergency necklaces from ADT to call for help at the push of a button. The AWARE program, active nationwide since 1992, places dual button pendants and silent alarms in battered homes. ADT covers all program costs and dispatches responders via the local police and social services to aid victims.
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Frederick
Frederick County
ADT
Frederick City
Maj
Ray Raffensberger
Michele Cohen
Gaithersburg
U S
Maryland County
Baltimore County
Montgomery County
Garris confession paints planned murder of counselor at Sheppard Pratt
Baltimore County jurors heard how Benjamin Garris, 16, plotted the murder of Sharon Edwards, a Baltimore County homicide detective, at Fordham Cottage Sheppard Pratt on Oct 8 after interviewing potential victims over about a month. Prosecutors seek life without parole while defense cites episodic behavior disorder and lack of understanding.
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Towson
Benjamin Garris
Sheppard
Ann Brobst
Howard Cardin
Garris
Cardin
Fordham Cottage
Sheppard Pratt Hospital
Baltimore County
Carroll Bollinger
Jane
DeCosta
Thurmont pipe bombing raises juvenile to adult issue
In Frederick County the state seeks guidance on charging two Thurmont youths, ages 14 and 17, after a pipe bomb explosion and other alleged acts. The maximum penalty for dynamiting public property is listed as life or 20 years, prompting prosecutors to consult the Maryland Attorney General before deciding juvenile or adult court paths.
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Thurmont
Frederick County
Scott Rolle
Rolle
Maryland Attorney General's Office
Old Nike control site becomes public park in Gaithersburg
A Nike Missile Control Site in Gaithersburg is transferred to Montgomery County as a new public park with plans for monthly cleanups and ball fields and playgrounds. Fifth graders from local schools praise the project saying it will attract both kids and adults and provide a safer, nicer space near Snouffer Road.
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Nike
Gaithersburg
Montgomery County
United States
Snouffer Se Road
Jennifer Toppe
Jessica Hanson
Gregson O'Donovan
Jennifer
SGA
Second-hand boy finds poetic path at Oak Park
A youth named Daperes, urged by a mentor, pursues poetry at a favorite park near Erektr wong, dedicating time to writing and practice. The effort includes a modest $63 investment and a two acre setting that anchors his creative work and personal growth.
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Ina Guesi
Erektr Wong
Mr Dapees
Gasoline tax repeal dominates election year debate
Republicans push to repeal President Clinton s 193 gasoine tax increase as Clinton orders an investigation into a recent price surge. The administration considers selling petroleum stock to ease costs for working Americans amid election year tension. Senate leaders weigh relief steps in a politically charged energy issue.
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Washington
Clinton
Senate
Trent Lott
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