SafeRides and Designated Driver Program Promote New Year’s Eve Safety
A Frederick County initiative outlines Safe Rides and a Designated Driver Program to reduce drunk driving fatalities. Call 1 800 444 4242 for a free cab ride home for those 21 plus, from designated drivers to retrieve cars the next day. The federally funded service covers fares and driver return trips.
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Mothers
Students
Alternative Rides of
Frederick
Frederick County
Frederick City
Francis Scott Key Mall
Frederick County greenways neglect harms parks and roads
Mark Betheries from Tirtuidoek Hegkis reports that Frederick County suffers a growing deficit of parkland, trails, and bike paths as population climbs. Despite past plans, officials delay forming a greenways system and overlook rural Legacy and smart-growth needs, risking safety, health, and property values.
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Peel County Boas
Planning Commission
Board of Commissioners
Frederick County
Frederick
Peti- Hun
Braddock Mountain
South Mountain
Middletown
Maryland
United States
Montgomery County
Potomac River
Middletown Valley
Mark Betheries
Tirtuidoek Hegkis
Remembering a 1930s Christmas in Pearl, Frederick County
Tom Kolt recalls a childhood Christmas in a log house on Bell's Lane near old U.S. 40. The family baked cakes, searched for the perfect pine, hauled a towering tree home, and dressed a parlor with homemade decorations. Santa, animals, and starry skies sparked lasting memories guiding later life.
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May
Kate
Mom
Dad
Santa Claus
Santa
Jack
Nellie Lee
Old Harry
Bethlehem
Tom Kolt
Pearl
Frederick
Bell's Lane
Old
U.S. 40
New Year Station Closures for Frederick City plus Local News
A notice lists 24 Frederick city filling stations on Market and Patrick streets set to close all day New Year’s Day. Retired banker John Marshall Miller, turning 90, credits his long life to his own vegetable garden. Fire officials announce a new semi pro football team to begin in 1978, with coach Dick Shipley staying on. The Frederick County delegation debates jail site funding and state support, while a voter registration probe questions false addresses used by some Frederick Community College students.
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Frederick City
Colonial
Jones
Curb Side
Grove’s
Shed
Butlee’s
Sonoco
Renn’s
R.L. Day
Zimmerman’s
Esso
Rice & Krantz Gulf
Market Street
Hess & Smith Sunoco
Wilgon
Charles F. McKenzie
D&d Shell
Key East End
General
Wayside
Patrick Street
Boot's
Jefferson Street
Frederick
John Marshall Miller
Market St
Frederick County
Tim May
Jerry Chipley
Feederick Falcons
George May Sr
George May Jr
Franklin Stillrich
Joe Chester
Dick Shipley
Falcons
Maryland General Assembly
Board of Commissioners
Sagner Avenue
Sagner
Frederick Community College
Public letter criticizes front-page Klan coverage
Reverend John T. Morehouse of Frederick denounces a December 1 front page piece on the Klan as promoting racial hatred and harming race relations. He urges the publication to stop publicizing the group and expresses concern for the community.
Debate over proposed demolition of the Dear House at Dearbought
James Kreachley of Thurmont urges Frederick residents to oppose the planned destruction of the 1740s Derr House. He argues the extreme intervention to retain it would damage historic integrity and stresses it is one of five early homes with unique structural details. He advocates stabilizing the house at a cost of 106000 to save a vital historical thread.
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Dearbought
Frederick
Derr
Losing it at Whittier
A couple recalls moving into Whittier years ago in January after ending a farming operation due to facilities problems. They chose a townhouse for its relaxed homey atmosphere and convenient but quiet neighborhood close to amenities.
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Whittier
Local residents oppose new store near Whittier lake
Deborah Cramer and George A Chadwick Jr urge Frederick County to preserve the Whittier neighborhood by opposing a proposed retail store near the lake. They warn of unsafe streets, increased traffic, trash and crime, advocating instead for existing grocery options and rail excursions by Walkersville Southern Railroad as low‑cost tourist attractions.
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Lake
Frederick County
Whittier
Burg
Anchors Suggested for Carroll Creek Rail Excursions
Reader proposes rail excursion anchors for Carroll Creek development in addition to restaurant links. Historically, trips have run south from Walkersville to Frederick with 5000 plus riders last summer. Projections expect Frederick origin trips to draw far greater patronage from Baltimore and Washington areas once city track is extended.
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Carroll Creek
Darrell Russ
Woodsboro
Walkersville
Keymar
Blue Ridge Summit
Union Bridge
Frederick
Baltimore
Washington
Geltys
Picture of tongue piercing shocks readers at Dee & paper
Dorothy Moss recounts a graphic front page image in the Dee & paper family section that upset her and sparked a letter from her nine year old daughter. She urges more responsible photo choices in future editions.
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Dee & Paper
Parent criticizes Dec 8 photo of tongue piercing
Kristin Moss urges changes after a Dec 8 paper photo showing a girl with a tongue piercing. She argues the image is inappropriate and a bad influence on students.
Letters to the Editor at The Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post invites letters exclusive to the paper, must be signed with the writer’s name and contact details, and may be abridged for space. Submissions can be mailed faxed or emailed to the Rupert Street address or Frederick MD office.
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Fredenck News-Post
News-Post
Joan
Frederick News-Post
E. Patrick Sr
P.O
Frederick
Fredericknewspost.com
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Tom Kolb
Ake
Ile
John T. Morehouse Frederick
James Kreachley Thurmont
Deborah Cramer Frederick
George A. Chadwick Jr
Walkersville Southern Railroad
Dorothy Moss Frederick
Kristin Moss
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