Tip-jar loopholes fuel Frederick County gambling boom
Audits reveal that Frederick County tip jars generate more revenue than Maryland Lottery sales for 1997 and that the current law leaves loopholes letting fraternal groups and taverns keep most profits. Officials compare to Washington County’s model with a gaming commission and charitable contributions, while audits call for clearer controls and monitoring.
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Frederick County
Frederick
Maryland
Reno
Sue Hecht
Frederick Washington
Washington County
Gaming Commission
The
Moose
Elks
New Market Old Fashioned Christmas Parade Draws Locals
New Market celebrates Old Fashioned Christmas with Colonial garb and street music. Penny whistle and recorder performances entertain visitors while residents like Elaine McCracken note the town’s everyday feel. Founded in 1793, New Market bills itself as Maryland’s antiques capital and attracts shoppers despite light attendance.
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New Market
del Freeman
Main Street
Mr. Freeman
Aaron
Elaine McCracken
Maryland
Santa Claus visits Thurmont during town parade
Santa and Mrs. Claus greeted children at Main and Center streets after Thurmont parade to collect wish lists and distribute gift bags with candy fruit and certificates for Mountain Gate Plaza prizes. Elizabeth Kidd and family attended as Mountain Gate Restaurant sponsored the event with cookies and drinks from volunteers. Joshua and Brittany Kidd spoke with Santa about Christmas gifts including Power Rangers and dolls.
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Thurmont
Santa Claus
Mrs. Claus
Main
Center Streets
Mountain Gate Family
Santa
Mountain Gate Plaza
Elizabeth Kidd
Joshua
Brittany
Ms. Kidd
Frederick lawmakers hear transfer tax debate at county hearing
About 60 residents attended the annual public hearing in Frederick County as state lawmakers heard issues ahead of the 90 day General Assembly session in Annapolis. Bruce Dean and Bob Marsh backed a 1 percent real estate transfer tax to fund school construction, while Mick Strine warned higher settlement costs could hurt business, tensions linger over tax shifts and fee cuts.
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Frederick County
General Assembly
Annapolis
Bruce Dean
Ma Dean Sai
YMCA Dedicates 3800-Sq Ft Youth Center at Market Street
Local YMCA officially opened the M. Robert Ritchie Youth Center adding 3800 square feet to the building at 1000 N Market St. Mayor Jim Grimes attended and urged civic groups to help build society while YMCA President Dick Tokar warned of youth risks. A plaque for donor M. Robert Ritchie was unveiled as a family celebration followed with climbing wall pool float and demonstrations.
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YMCA
Sataay
M. Robert Ritchie
N. Market St
Jim Grimes
Dick Tokar
America
Tocar
Violent toy trade-in prompts peace minded event
Seven year-old Ethan Steinfels surrendered his Nerf gun at a Zany Brainy store in Rockville Maryland during a Saturday trade-in. About 100 children exchanged plastic weapons for dolls and puzzles in a Lion and Lamb Project event aimed at promoting nonviolence and questioning toy violence.
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Rockville, Md
Ethan Steinfels
The
Lion
Lamb Project
Bethesda
Fragmentary Fredench News Post item at Pine Wach
Unclear OCR fragment from The Fredench News Post mentions a Pine location and Tecycled paper. Details are unreadable, with names and events not discernible.
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Partons
Fredench
Pines
Ales Ss Retyetasse
Israel seeks extradition of Md teen Samuel Sheinbein
Israel’s attorney general asked a Jerusalem court to rule that 17 year old Samuel Sheinbein, accused of a brutal killing in Maryland, be extradited to the United States. A district court hearing will determine if he remains jailed while extradition proceedings continue and a date for the hearing will be set later in the week.
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Israel
MD. Teen
Jerusalem
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P&i
Christopher Scinta
News-Post Star
Mick Strine
Frederick County Realtors Association
Mr Strine
Sen John Derr
Cee
Lori Erwin
Dolan Boyd
Walkersville Bowling Center
Daphne White
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