Statewide push for full day kindergarten faces costs
A blue ribbon panel backs full day kindergarten with Maryland Board of Education support. In Frederick County expansion could cost up to 4.5 million in the first year, funding needed from the General Assembly. About 3,000 students now attend half day locally. State funding share remains a key hurdle for countywide adoption.
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State General Assembly
Maryland
State Board of Education
Frederick County
Hal Keller
Frederick County Public Schools
Michele Krantz
Thornton Commission
Bill Reinhard
Office of
General Assembly
David Brinkley
R-Frederick
Reinhard
Keller
Two Killed in Maryland Crash at U.S. 15 and Hayward Road
Two people died when a northbound car pulled into the path of a southbound tractor trailer at U.S. 15 and Hayward Road. The collision blocked a lane as Maryland State Police investigated with crash reconstructionists from the Frederick County State's Attorney's Office assisting.
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U.S. 15
Hayward Road
Maryland
Andrew Cibula
Hayward Road. the Car Drove Into the Path of the Southbound Tractor-Trailer, Cpl
Cibula
Frederick County
Feds push to axe funding for Role Models CASCADE school
U S Labor Department weighs emergency termination of a $10 million grant to National Role Models Academy at Fort Ritchie The school run by Robert L Alexander, a black psychologist, faces allegations of educational deficiencies civil rights violations and misused funds Executives say the charges are racially motivated and vows to fight eviction and legal action to keep the program open
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Alexander
Labor Department
David Dye
Prince George’s County
Janessa
Hospital to revise birth photography policy soon
Frederick Memorial Hospital plans to lift its ban on videography and photography in delivery rooms with mother and physician consent. Spokesman Ken Coffey said revisions likely within a week or two aim to ensure safe and healthy births, not doctors’ convenience, after a July incident where a visitor’s camera disrupted a delivery.
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Col OY
Mr. Coffey
Ken Coffey
Culley
Ethics panel delays releasing decision on mayoral influence
Frederick Ethics Commission says its report on John Phillips’s conduct is in draft and not due for public release for two to three days. A closed-door hearing followed, with a decision reached, exploring whether Phillips used his position to aid Jennifer Dougherty’s mayoral bid.
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Frederick
Phillips
Jim Grimes
Ms. Dougherty
Demolition Begins Without Historic District Approval
Freder ick city permits sanctioned the demolition of a garage and a row of storage sheds on Maxwell Avenue over the weekend, prompting censure from some Historic District Commission members who say city action bypassed their authority. City planner Peter Schulz admitted he prematurely signed off, acknowledging it was not advisable, as the project proceeded under city permit.
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Maxwell Avenue
Frederick Town Historic District
Peter Schulz
Frederick
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