Tragedy in MontCo Train Crash Shocks Community
The Montgomery County area reels after a fatal crash near Harpers Ferry involved a MARC line from Brunswick to Washington and an Amtrak train. Eight youths from a Job Corps Center perished while an assistant conductor from Frederick, James Quillen, 53, died among three crew members. The incident follows heavy January blizzard disruptions and surfaces amid 1996 political clashes with incumbents and challengers campaigning on party lines.
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Rockville
Montgomery County
Job Corps Center
Harpers Ferry
W.va
Frederick
MARC
Brunswick
Washington
Amtrak
James Quillen
CSX Railroad
Donald Mocers
Romublican Ltd
Dintrint Bon
Constance Morella
Frederick seeks three Weinberg Center board vacancies
The city of Frederick seeks three residents to join the Weinberg Center for the Arts board for two-year terms. Applicants must be 21 or older and Frederick County residents, with preference to city residents. Submit a letter of interest and resume to City Hall by January 15.
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Frederick
Weinberg Center For the Arts
Frederick County
City Hall
Cant St
Free health exams for women in Frederick County
The Frederick County Health Department offers free clinical breast exams mammograms and PAP tests through the Womens Cancer Prevention Program. Eligible women are 50 plus with income limits. Transportation provided. Enrollment by phone or in person. Call 631-2989.
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Frederick County
Palazzo completes basic training at Marine Corps Depot
Marine Pvt. Ryan Palazzo finished basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. He is the son of Richard Palazzo of Damascus and a 1996 graduate of Damascus High School.
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Marine Pic
Ryan Palazzo
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Parris Island
3.C
Richard Palazzo
Damascus
Damascus High School
Montgomery SAT decline hits African American students in 1996
Montgomery County schools report a sharp 1996 drop in SAT scores among African American students with six schools losing 32 to 141 points and a systemwide 21 point decline. Superintendent Paul Vance vows staff accountability while addressing persistent achievement gaps amid rising minority enrollment and new college readiness efforts.
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Rockville
Montgomery County
Paul L Vance
Richard Montgomery
Gaithersburg
Seneca Valley
Vance
Blair G Ewing
PTA
Mona Signer
Potomac
Stephen N. Abrams
Daniel Parr
Beatrice Gordon
Reginald M. Felton
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Sonia 30I
Montgomery
Weinberg Board
Damascus Chamber of Commerce
Andrew L. Sonner
Douglas M. Duncan
Sonner
Maryland Court of Special Appeals
Duncan
Robert Dean
Circuit Court
Sumner
Carol A. Mehrling
Mehrling
Mary Ritorto
Poolesville
Emilio Ritorto
Alan Lee van Dervort
Willow Tree Inn
Montgomery Village Avenue
Michael Timothy Crawson
Germantown
Mary Jo Sparrow
Grenoble Drive
Donald Sparrow
Susan Collins
Little Bennett Regional Park
Hyattstown
Reginald Reynolds Jr
Bethesda
Donald Lawrence Levin
David Richard Levin
Molly Pearl Levin
Cypress Avenue
Layhill
Lawrence T. Horn
Horn
Mildred Horn
Trever
Janice Saunders
Palazzo
Stacy Coleman
Terry Herrick
Betty Harman
Bryan Carey
Margaret Cannon
Firs Ees Ermer
Spearine
Rosemont Ave
Frederick, MD
Don Phillips
Jeep
7 Eagle, Inc
Dominique Dawes
Montgomery College
Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
Air Gonrilimina
National Capital Area
Eagle
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