Kendall Says Lack of Guidance Caused City Mistrust
Former Frederick administrative assistant John Kendall, who quit abruptly, blamed unclear guidance from Mayor Jim Grimes for mistrust and misunderstanding. He said five months of ambiguous role left him in limbo and sparked friction with staff, who suspected him of overstepping. Kendall, a career Army officer, had come to Frederick to replace Carolyn True.
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Frederick
John Kendall
City Hall
Jim Grimes
Kendall
Brunswick
Taneytown
Carolyn True
Faxon pleads guilty to first degree murder in Pa store killing
Clayton Faxon, just weeks from his 17th birthday, pleaded guilty to first degree murder and robbery in the December killing of Gretchen Groff at a Highs store in Blue Ridge Summit, Pa. The deal drops theft and conspiracy charges and the death penalty request, carrying a life sentence for the murder and up to 20 years for theft. The plea was made before Franklin County Court Judge John Walker as family members and the victim's husband witnessed the proceedings.
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Chambersburg
Clayton Faxon
Faxon
Sabillasville
Pennsylvania
Gretchen C. Groff
Fayetteville
High’s
Blue Ridge Summit
Jeremiah Reynolds
John Walker
Franklin County
Sharon Hughes
Jack Nelson
Hns
Maryland drivers miss emissions test deadline as no-show rate soars
About 10 000 of 27 000 motorists notified in early June failed to appear for emissions testing by the August 2 deadline. Maryland officials cited program expansion and station changes as causes for a delinquency rate roughly twice the long term average, with new counties and moving deadlines to Wednesdays.
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Maryland
Motor Vehicle Administration
Jim Lang
FMH selects May Ambulance for nonemergency transport needs
Frederick Memorial Hospital signed a contract with May Ambulance Service of Baltimore to provide routine transports. May will establish a Mount Airy hub serving FMH and Howard County General Hospital, employing about 20 locally and replacing Frederick's Ambulance which will reduce staff by six to eight. No money changed hands. FMH will pay for transports billed separately. Frederick's Ambulance had supplied nonemergency transports for 15 years.
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Ken Coffey
FMH
Coffey
May Ambulance
Frederick’s Ambulance
Keefer
Vandals Cause $3000 Damage At LHS Football Grounds
Frederick County deputies report vandals damaged Singanore High School on a Wednesday night. Windows shattered in the football field press box, a refrigerator overturned, multiple trees uprooted, plants torn, a street sign pole overrun, and two power meters destroyed. Evidence teams found tire tracks and suspect involvement by at least two vehicles. authorities believe the culprits were former or meaningfully connected to the school.
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Singanore High School
Potomac Edison
Dennis Shoemaker
Frederick County
Smoking rise among local teenagers and off campus use
A University of Michigan study shows rising teen smoking nationwide with 12th graders increasing since 1992 and eighth and tenth graders climbing since 1991. Thurmont Middle School reports a dramatic off campus rise among eighth graders, about 13 to 14 years old, with a core group smoking before and after school.
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Abbie Novak
University of Michigan
United States
Claire Kondig
Thurmont Middle School
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