Chesapeake skipjacks await restoration funds on Eastern Shore
A Maryland restoration project for Chesapeake Bay skipjacks stalls awaiting a $150,000 annual grant from the Maryland Historical Trust. Carpenters and museum leaders warn that without funding the aging fleet, including the City of Crisfield, will deteriorate beyond repair, jeopardizing a living link to oyster dredging culture and Eastern Shore maritime heritage.
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ST Michaels
Richard Scofield
Scofield
Eastern Shore
Chesapeake Bays
Lissa Ane Bay
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
Maryland Historical Trust
Maryland General Assembly
Board of Public Works
City of Crisfield
Cambridge
Maritime Museum
Maryland
Tom Howeller
City
Cré
Mr. Scofield
John Vaillant
Chesapeake Bay
Mr Valliant
See
Valliant
Crisfield
Howell
Cameras keep eyes on high school hallways
Fairfax Virginia administrators increasingly install security cameras in high schools amid privacy concerns and debates over safety versus surveillance. Gunther Than of View Systems notes rising interest after Columbine era, while critics warn of a Big Brother atmosphere and minimal gains for personal crimes.
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Fairfax
Gunther Than
Tugh
Baltimore
Fairfax High School
Than
View Systems Inc
Englewood
Cole
Lawaer
PPA
Cekog
Vandak
Allen Griffith
Parfax City
Griffith
Columbine
Bill Bond
Natonal Association
Bond
John Whitehead
Rutherford Institute
Car Liberties
Charlottesville
Whitehead
Leonard Hamm
Baltimore City
Man Restores St John the Baptist Clock in New Baltimore
Charles Curry, a 67 year old IBM retiree, fixed the 120 year old church clock on St. John the Baptist Church, after discovering the steeple clock had a face and hands but no mechanism. The 84 foot tower in New Baltimore, Pennsylvania, had shown 3:40 for decades, until Curry's intervention with church approval.
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New Baltimore. Pa
St. John the Baptist Church
New Baltimore
Pennsylvania
Somerset County
Oer
Chester Hillegass
Baltimore
Charles Curry
IBM
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