Retail rush as supplies thin in town stores
In Thurmount and New Market, Ace and hardware stores report running out of essentials like salt shovels and windshield washer fluid while autos and tires fly off shelves at Goodyear Pep Boys and Merchant’s Tire. Supermarkets are crowded as bread milk and eggs fly. Giant and Safeway see brisk perishables sales.
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Rick Linton
Thurmount
Ace
New Market Hardware
Mount Airy
Gordon Norran
Hechinger’s
Frederick
Kevin Bindel
Pep Boys
Golden Mile
Goodyear
Market Street
Brian Getz
Fred Allen
Merchant's Tire & Auto Center
Billy Joe Miller
Giant Food
Mr. Miller
West Seventh Street
Bruce Huffer
Businesses Keep Running Despite Snow Across Maryland
Ms Mitchell notes Prudential Home Mortgage in Frederick and others report steady or busier activity. Eastakco Aluminum in Buckeystown runs 24 hours, while Baltimore Brick Rocky Ridge keeps normal pace. State Farm claims reps are working harder, and Gold Bond Ice Cream Hagerstown awaits plant manager Drake Wallis who is on vacation.
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Drake Wallis
Board debates extended work year for staff and teachers
BoE members discuss extending work schedules amid contract talks in Frederick County. Patricia Custer notes 75 staff could be affected if 12 month workers are not included. Superintendent Gadra favors a longer year for admins and teachers, while some resist higher costs and 190 day teaching calendars.
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Patricia Custer
Daniel Gadra
Frederick County Teachers Association
deMoll
Montgomery Brumtersenna Nearke Ovamala Rhea
Infinity Special Purchase Recliner price correction
Sears Sunday advertisement notes an error in the infinity Special Purchase Recliner listing. The correct price is $399.99 and customers are advised of the correction and any inconvenience caused.
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Sears
Storm claims life of Potomac woman in MD snowstorm
A Potomac man, Masahiro Akutagawa, 53, skidded on snowy Persimmon Tree Road in Bethesda, colliding with a Jeep Wagoneer driven by Jackson Horton. Akutagawa’s wife Miyako, 49, was killed. Horton and three passengers were uninjured or treated. County officials activated snow emergency plans. crews worked main roads as forecasts predicted 3 to 6 inches more snow with possible over 8 inches.
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Rockville
Sam Danas Alstrhadtha
Teesday
Caeltatame Oke
Potomac
Montgomery County
Persimmon Tree Road
Bethesda
Masahiro Akutagawa
Langford Court
Akutagawa
Miyako
Jackson Roger Horton
Westford
Mass
Suburban
Horton
Transportation Department
Iupre
Bill Keim
PEPCO
Nancy Moses
Snow slows traffic in Frederick County rural areas
Snow from the Christmas storm blanketed southern Frederick County with Urbana hardest hit. Brunswick reported about 4 inches by 2:30 p.m. while Emmitsburg area measured only a half inch. Temperatures rose to 19 by day and fell to 12 at night, with 15 Tuesday. Baskin Robbins on West Patrick Street stayed busy.
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Frederick County
Urbana
Brunswick
Lucille Beale
Emmitburg
Four Points Bridge Road
Baskin-Robbins
West Patrick Street
Doris Anderson
Lawmakers at odds over meeting requirement repeal
Lawworkers at work while Sundergill plans to join Reeder at Winchester Wall and says he can be reached through his Keeper. Commissioners seek repeal of a rigid meeting rule to save time, but local lawmakers respond coolly and advise ignoring the law when meetings are unnecessary.
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Sundergill
Reeder
Winchester Wall
State House
James McClellan
Mr. Sundergill
State police urge precautions for hazardous driving conditions
State police urged motorists to clear all snow from head and taillights and keep lights on. Caution should be used on ramps bridges and overpasses as these surfaces freeze first. Gentle braking and shifting to neutral can help prevent skids. If disabled stay in the vehicle.
Israelis Near Agreement on Key Territorial Issues
Israel and the PLO hover toward a deal on three major topics, including border passage and the Jericho and Gaza areas. Peres and Abbas expect a paper to be approved by leadership and a subcommittee to press on with remaining disputes in a return to talks at Taba.
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Peres
Jericho
Gaza Strip
Abbas
Taba
Arafat
Yitzhak Rabin
Israel
Army Radio
Yedioth Ahronoth
Gaza
Bomber with grudge kills five across upstate NY
A bomber with a family grudge sent explosives in tackle boxes to multiple targets across upstate New York. Four bombs exploded within 90 minutes, injuring none reported and prompting three people to be detained for questioning as the investigation unfolded. Police officials provided few details while national outlets cited unnamed sources.
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Cheektowaga
N.Y
Farflung
New York
Rochester
Patricia Cona
Cona
WOKR
WGR
Buffalo
Man charged with handgun violations
Frederick City Police arrested Ernest Gene Mohler 29 of Water Street for possession of a 380 caliber handgun and drug paraphernalia plus resisting arrest during an undercover drug operation at John Hanson Apartments North Bentz Street at 1130 p.m. Officers reported Mohler reached toward his vest pocket during a pat down.
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Frederick City
Ernest Gene Mohler
Water Street
John Hanson
North Bentz Street
Matt Trageser
Mohler
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