Chippio freed hostage ordeal nears end in Syria
Joseph Cicippio, freed after years as a hostage, spoke at a Damascus news conference saying he is eager to start a new life and learn about current events. U S Ambassador Ross and UN envoy Picco welcomed him as negotiations for broader hostage releases continue amid hopes the crisis may end soon.
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Mr. Chipple
Orelgn
Cicippio
U.S
Christopher Ross
U.N
Giandomenico Picco
Terry Anderson
Alanon Steenigh Chippio
Aton
Hoe Wanetved Eridanea
Sharaa
Two Die In Weekend Accidents In Frederick County
Two Frederick County residents died in separate weekend accidents. James H. Barclay, 23, a Frederick hairdresser, died in a 2 a.m. Sunday crash near Myersville. Ruth Rickerd, 85, of Thurmont, died in a Sunday afternoon three-vehicle crash near Thurmont. James Barclay and John Harold Wiles, 24, were not wearing seat belts. Barclay worked at Fine Lines beauty salon and was a 1985 Walkersville High School graduate.
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Frederick County
Myersville
Frederick
James H. Barclay
North Market Street
Thurmont
Ruth Rickerd
Roddy Road
Barclay
U.S
John Harold Wiles
Hagerstown
Watt
Barclay’s
Maryland
Kevin Gardner
Wiles
Washington County Hospital
Howard Ailey Schildt
N. Market St
Baker Park Memorial Tower celebrates 50th anniversary
Sixty people attended a Sunday rededication marking 50 years since the Joseph Dill Baker Memorial Tower and Carillon in Frederick Park near Carroll Creek. Family members and Frederick officials praised Baker for donating the land and creating a lasting civic gift.
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Joseph D. Baker
Goolph Dill Baker
Baker Park
Victoria Wachter
Seward
Friends of
Joseph Dill Baker King
Frederick
Paul Gordon
Baker Park Memorial
Joseph Dill Baker
Baker
Victoria Wachter Seward
Frederick City
Mr. Baker
Carroll Creek
Old
National Guard Armory
Ms. Seward
Kain
Carillon
Gordon
County workers' pay lags behind school board rates in Frederick
Frederick County employees complain of long standing pay gaps as the county weighs a wage study due in March to compare county and outside salaries. Top county earners include comptroller Thomas Fox at 68015 dollars and Wayne Keeler at 80056, while school board leaders such as Noel Farmer Jr at 99902 and Kevin Castner at 74122 show higher pay. The study aims to align job value with salaries, with changes possible after its completion.
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Mitch Hose
Thomas Fox
Noel T. Farmer Jr
Kevin Castner
Wayne Keeler
Keeler
Montgomery County
Hubert Hayes
Anne Arundel County
Frederick
Closed staff meetings remain under Frederick County control
Frederick County Commissioners hold weekly private staff meetings that exclude the press and public. Despite moves to open them, two commissioners want to continue closures to protect executive communications and internal issues, with county officials arguing such meetings aid management and candid feedback.
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Frederick County
Ments
John Mathias
Counly
Sundergill
Public Works
Robert Hayes
Bess
Snowy travel scene draws crowd on busy day
A scrambled clipping notes a rain afternoon with scattered weather terms and a reference to travelers and sealer events. It mentions a snowy scene on a 60th celebration and maps, but details are unclear. The fragment hints at a local page A-2 family section with travel and weather notes.
Maryland trooper Sgt Steve Jessee shoots to top state level
Sgt Steve Jessee of the Maryland State Police in Frederick is the top marksman on his department’s pistol team. He has earned two distinguished medals for revolver and semi automatic shooting and captains the four man team that won the state championship. He trains four to five days weekly firing about 5000 rounds yearly and participates in about 15 matches a year. His wife Breda coaches and spots him, and he finances his own participation after budget cuts. He wears the Maryland Police Combat Association Governor’s 20 badge on his uniform.
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Ronald Sundergill
Gail Bowerman
David Gray
Sundergill
Maryland
Ome
Hhis
National Rifle Association
Jessee
Nice
Myselt
Shank
Breda
Sgt
Maryland Police Combat Association
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Tam
Julia Robe
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Stairphoto
Mr Grees
Joseph Baker
Peggy Kieffer Pilgram
George S. Smith Jr
Christina Barnes
Steve Jessee
Inside the News
Rasce Ee Aesen
Susan C.nicol
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