Health emergency declared for Butterfly Lane water woes
Frederick County health officials declare a health emergency for about 50 homes on Butterfly Lane and Mount Phillip Road due to failing wells and leaking septic systems. A survey shows non potable water and septic risks, with residents facing high hookup costs and potential annexation to the city. Officials note city lines must be extended, but funding and governance hurdles persist.
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Mount Phillip Road
James Bowes
Bowes
Ron Sundergill
Frederick
Monarch Ridge
Hillcrest
Gene von Gunten
Maryland
Maryland Department of the Environment
von Gunten
County Health Department
Old Mill Bottom Road
Mount Airy
Sundergill
Health Department
Teen's AIDS disclosure triggers surge in local testing
Frederick County health officials report up to 60 daily AIDS tests after Brunswick High junior Cindy Gibson disclosed her diagnosis. The test is free and confidential with counseling. officials aim to form a teen AIDS awareness group and plan presentations with Gibson.
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Mrs Gibson
Frederick lawyer jailed over California child support case
A Frederick lawyer, Charles Eugene Chisholm of Middletown, was sentenced to six months in Frederick County Adult Detention Center with a $10,000 purge bond after failing to pay $142,600 in child support. He sought to delay jail while appealing California orders, but Judge Herbert Rollins found the appeal a delay tactic. Monthly support was $500 per child plus $200 alimony. he did not pay for his 15 year old daughter and 5 year old son. The California order was issued in 1934 and has not been overturned by U.S. courts.
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Charles Eugene Chisholm
Middletown
Frederick County
Herbert L. Rollins
Chisholm
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Rollins
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Ms. Adams
Weather update promises showers Sunday clearing by noon
The Frederick News notes a changeable forecast with showers on Sunday improving by early afternoon. A weather map and western Marsland details are on page. AD
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MSD forms state partnership to boost deaf education statewide
Maryland School for the Deaf officials meet Gov Schaefer and State Superintendent Nancy Grasmick to link MSD with hospitals via the Maryland Relay Service. MSD would act as a lead or resource agency in counties, aiming to reach the 1,500 deaf children in Maryland and the 250 deaf babies identified yearly, focusing on early language development and parental training.
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State Department of Education
James Tucker
MSD
Wiliam Donald Schaefer
Nancy Grasmick
Tucker
Maryland Relay Service
Maryland
Mr. Tucker
Ocean City sues Maryland to block keno style game
Ocean City files suit Friday to halt Maryland's casino style keno launch claiming the contract violated procurement laws and that lottery powers are vague The mayor says the move aims to prevent further gambling in the family resort while state officials push sales in up to 640 outlets with potential revenue of 30 million The contract was awarded to GTECH Cer f Grenatch Rhode Island through private negotiations not competitive bidding
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Baltimore
Roland Powell
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