Felix slows as Ocean City braces for landfall
Hurricane Felix lumbers at 3 mph offshore delaying landfall likely Friday night along the North Carolina Virginia line. Forecasters warn of coastal erosion and potential flooding with 53 million dollars in Ocean City beach restoration at risk. Maryland tourists depart beaches as warnings mount and a drowning incident prompts beach bans.
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Ocean City
Maryland
Felix
Richard Krimm
Federal Emergency Management Administration
Ocean City Emergency Manage
Ment
David McGee
Dublin
Ireland
Long Island
Outer Banks Islands
North Carolina- Virginia
Martin Nelson
National Weather Service Hurricane Center
Miami
Delaware
Parris Glendening
Glendening
Emily McManus
Severna Park
FOP Plans Picket At Frederick Aldermen Meeting
The Fraternal Order of Police plans a picket at tonight's Frederick City Mayor and Board of Aldermen session to push aldermen to engage in contract talks. FOP President Kevin Grubb criticized the city bargaining team as the union seeks a new police contract after a July 5 retirement and cost‑of‑living plan and a July 26 counter proposal. Both sides were set to meet Friday August 25 to discuss the contract.
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Fraternal Order of Police
Frederick City
Board of Aldermen
FOP
Kevin Grubb
Grubb
Mayor urges creation of police labor relations panel
Mayor Jim Grimes said time is of the essence to appoint a police labor relations panel to replace the Police Commission amid imminent grievances. City Attorney Lynn Beard noted concerns as the commission’s status remains disputed after abolition, with officials saying a letter surprised commission members. A secretary vacancy and staff resignations were blamed for missteps, while the council discussed investment policy and plans linking Old Farm to Rosemont Avenue.
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Jim Grimes
Police Commission
Lynn
Tillery) Beard
Grimes
Commission
Anne Rollins
Meta Nash
Frances Baker
Carroll Creek Commission
Gerald Kolbfleisch
Old Farm
Rosemont Avenue
Living history air show set for 60 000 fans at CAF field
Volunteers at the Confederate Air Force prepare for a World War II 50th anniversary air show on August 26 and 27. About 60 000 people are expected as planes, the Thunderbirds and the Eagles headline the event. Free parking and carpooling urged. Local nonprofits run food booths and keep 15 percent of gross receipts. CAF planes are restored and maintained by volunteers.
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Confederate Air Force Airport
US Air Force
Eagles
CAF
Bob Flint
Baltimore
Air show chairman resigns after harassment charges
David C. Cooper, former chairman of the Confederate Air Force Wings of Freedom Air Show in Frederick, resigns amid nine charges including assault and sexual harassment. A Frederick County District Court warrant has been issued. Gail M. Norman of Monrovia alleges persistent inappropriate conduct since March, prompting his removal after a July 14 incident.
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David C. Cooper
Confederate Air Force Wings of Freedom
Frederick
Frederick County
Gail M. Norman
Monrovia
Mr. Cooper
Thomas M. Barse
Cooper
Norman
Air Show Committee
CAF
Frederick News Post Eco Friendly Reprint Note
Inside The News Portions of The Frederick News Post are printed each day on 100 percent recycled paper The newspaper also is recyclable.
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Frederick
Explosives Found At Whitehall Road Construction Site
Three sticks of explosives were discovered by a backhoe operator Wednesday afternoon at a Whitehall Road and Rosemont Avenue construction site. Deputy state fire marshal Ted Meminger said the sticks and an additional one found later were likely from earlier work. He and Jim Woods, both bomb squad technicians, were shown handling an unexploded dynamite stick while Penn Line Service Inc. worker Herald Pope observed the trench for electric lines.
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Whitehall Road
Rosemont Avenue
Ted Meminger
Meminger
Jim Woods
Herald Pope
Penn Line Service Inc
Deputy cons man preys on elderly homeowner in Emmitsburg
Regina Rybikowsky, 84, was pressured by a Glen Burnie contractor to pay 2300 for roof painting that took an hour and followed two prior visits. The total losses reached 5300 before she got a partial refund after sheriff’s deputy intervention. Prosecutors reportedly declined to pursue charges, citing witness concerns.
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Emmitsburg
Glen Burnie
Regina Rybikowsky
Rybikowsky
Frederick County
Austin Pohl
Maryland
Sgt. Pohl
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Jeremy Berkey
Bel Air
Nicholas Polock
New Market
Antwan Yancey
Perry Hall
Pinecliff Park
Leslie E Kossoff
Dawdling Felix
Aldermen
Douglas Tallman
News-Post
Police Labor Relations Panel
Ike Wilson
Air Show
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President’s Park
White House
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