Mayor and aldermen pass strengthened ethics law
Frederick's ethics changes expand commission membership from three to five, aim to avoid conflicts of interest and boost fact finding. The ethics commission will interpret the ordinance, issue subpoenas, hear complaints, publish interpretations with names redacted, and refer cases for investigation with hearings if a reasonable basis exists.
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Frederick
Ethics Commission
Michael Powell
Commission
Airy Corrplaint
Chief Legal Services Office
Salvation Army band boosts holidays at Sharing is Caring concert
The Salvation Army National Capital Band performed at the 10th annual Sharing is Caring concert at the Weinberg Center, sponsored by GS Communications to collect non-perishable foods and funds for Frederick Salvation Army. Jude Gatrick and Timbrels highlighted the program, with a plaque given to the bandmaster Lars Otto Ljunghholm. The event was taped for GS Communications Channel 16 with multiple airings in December.
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Salvation Army National Capital Band
Lars-Otto Ljungholm
Weinberg Center For the Arts
GS Communications
Sam Hearne
Salvation Army
Frederick
He Salvation Army
Waldo Fultz
Richard Augerman
Maryland
Steven DeGrange
The
Chrissy Corum
Sharing
Jude
Gatrick
National Capital Band
Frederick Maryland
Francis Scott Key
Channel In
Endeavour launches on first space station construction flight
Space shuttle Endeavour and a six member crew lift off from Cape Canaveral at 3 35 am marking the first shuttle mission to assemble the international space station. The mission aims to deliver Part 2 a US built passageway while dealing with a couple of alarms and a overheating hydraulic unit. Secretary Madeleine Albright witnessed the launch lauding the effort.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Endeavour
Robert Cabana
Atlantic
East Coast
Madeleine Albnght
Mission Contral
Albright
Russia
U.S
Jerry Ross
James Newman
Traffic Woes Persist as Commuters, Shoppers Clump in Frederick
Commuters and shoppers crowd highways south of Frederick’s Mount Olivet Heights raising congestion. Police began issuing $70 citations for driving on the Md. 355 shoulder with one point added. Officials cite Market Street Clarke Place bottleneck and post flood lane reductions after October 1976.
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Frederick City
Mount Olivet Heights
Frederick
South Market Street
Market Street
Clarke Place
Ronald N. Young
Gerry Bowens
Bruce DeGrange
Whitmore Named Walkersville Burgess In Unanimous Vote
Ralph Whitmore, vice-president of Walkersville town commissioners, was unanimously appointed burgess on Monday. He plans to continue current policies, focusing on Biggs Ford Road, water pipes, and the water tower. A special election may be held if the board opts to fill the vacant commissioner seat at the December 9 meeting. Jim Reid has also expressed interest.
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Walkersville
Ralph Whitmore
Whitmore
Burgess Post
John L. Thompson Jr
Biggs Ford
Jim Reid
Reid
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