January changes in the city's police department
A calendar of local civic happenings notes various actions and statements: two hunters rescued from the Motocacy River after a boat capsized. Dr Joseph Horman named president of the Maryland Veterinary Medical Association. county school board seeking a pew site for a proposed South County middle school. Maxine Murray receives Sertoma Service to Mankind award. Scott Rolle leaving the State's Attorneys Office. Baltic Estonian turmoil witnessed by a Hood College professor and 36 students. Fort Detrick tightens security amid Iraqi attack fears. local church crowd protests state tax assessments. EPA seeks Frederick County inclusion in a Persian Gulf War protest. Frederick city may repay part of a federal grant for airport-area development and "Save the Schroder Fails" advocates seek alternate landfill sites. Aldermen decline pay raises amid budget doubts. legislators offer to return raises to aid deficit. assessment appeals rise beyond 1300. Jeanne Bussard Workshop swamped with yellow ribbon orders as Gulf War continues. Point of Rocks residents urge county to deny outside trash hauling. Tracey Kirkpatrick murder reenactment on Unsolved. school superintendent Noel T Farmer Jr proposes a 1982 budget with a $14.9 million increase.
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Motocacy River
Joseph Horman
Feagaville
Maryland Veterinary Medical Association
South County
Maxine Murray
Sertoma Club
Scott Rolle
State’s Attorney's
Shookstown
Ronald
Frederick City
Save the Schroder Faiis
William Lee Jr
Frances Baker
Jeanne Bussard
Persian Gulf
Point of Rocks
Free State Recycling Systems Inc
Tracey Kirkpatrick
Noel T. Farmer Jr
Frederick County Board approves 56 acre middle school site
February summary notes county actions and incidents including a fire at Gov. Thomas Johnson High School causing about 1 million dollars in damages and two arrests for arson. Other items include housing code updates, a demonstration at Kins Park Mount Airy, and a school board budget of about 13 million dollars, with less than the superintendent proposed.
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Kins Park
Mount Airy
Green Fort Detrick
Gerald Stamsbury
Gov. Tanne Johnson High School
County official blocks recycling firm at rights site
March 1 officials report Wayne Keeler, county public works director, barred LCCC Dispecal Inc from a proposed project as commissioners rejected Free State Recycling Systems Inc plan to ban Barnes. Carroll County prosecutor forms Frederick County State's wi-The Patrick Center at West Patrick and South Court streets buys for 2 million by Marine helicopters. Rocky Ridge Post Office reports temporary closure and Sugarloaf Mountain restoration begins at a former one-room schoolhouse to become a museum. Rep Beverly Byron denies detaining claim in Saudi Arabia over pants.
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Barnes
Carroll County
Frederick County
Patrick Center
West Patrick
South Court Streets
Rocky Ridge
Beverly Byron
Saudi Arabia
Frederick County News Briefs and Local Updates
A roundup of Frederick County items includes cleanup at the Monocacy River yielding 108 tons, permits issues at the highway department, and a new Mount Airy Library project. Other items note a recovery home opening, a court win for Adamstown families, a denied recycling permit at Point of Rocks, a McDonald’s site plan near New Market, and parking deck approval in Frederick's Historic District. Fort Detrick job losses, science fair winner Yooson Kim, and leadership changes at the Highway Operations Division are reported, along with a bank acquisition, bank robbery arrests, charter home rule progress, a potential fine for Lehigh Portland Cement, and a national poster contest winner. Parades for returning troops and the rebuilding of Mealey's Restaurant after a gas explosion are also covered.
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Monocacy River
The
Army Emergency Relief Fund
Frederick County
Frederick County Planning Commission
New Market
Frederick's
Ronald C. Linton
Fcnb Corp
Citizens Savings Bank
Quality Inn
Mount Airy
Woodsboro Savings Bank
Charter-Writing Board
Lehigh Portland Cement Co
Maryland Department of the Environment
Union Bridge
Marie Maccabee
Sabillasville
Barbara Bush
Maj
Howard Whims
Sheriff's Office
Frederick area news highlights from 1990s era records
Gov William Donald Schaefer pledged a thorough review of Lehigh Cement Co. permit to burn carbon waste fuel while Frederick High marked Pa ekapat. Nime Adamstown families won 112898 for toxic well contamination. A Frederick man pled guilty to a 1990 Virginia slaying. Community events ranged from a skateboard park opening to rail line interest and zoning disputes.
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William Donald Schaefer
Union Bridge
Lehigh Portland Cement Co
Frederick High School
Fires, officials, and notable local items in Frederick area
Reported fire calls in the U S for 15 median strip due to careless smoking. Norman Quist named to Frederick County Board. Officials foresee a 200000 plus shortfall on Monocacy Bottom Road. A fishing trip on the Monocacy River ends with a man drowning. Baltimore fed judge rejects Ronald Linton wrongful firing claim. case returns to Frederick County. Planning Commission rejects Public Facilities Ordinance draft by 43 votes. Fort Detrick defense program deemed environmentally safe per Army assessment. National Park Service dedicates Monocacy National Battlefield. County reverses permit decision for Free State Recycling Systems at Point of 1i. Police grievance over lieutenant promotions filed. Col Larry G Johnson becomes Fort Detrick commander. Willie J Mahone sues Frederick city and police. Free State Recycling dispute, 24 temperatures exceed 100 degrees for third day. Frederick County among six Maryland counties named for disaster aid due to the worst…
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Board of Education
Frederick City
Harry Grove Stadium
Reich
Ford Road
Frederick County
Maryland Commuter Rail
Point of Rocks
Etty
Federal Aviation Administration
Dan Laghie Daegree
Agen
U.S. 15
Norman Quist
Aecotes Lis
National Park Service
Larry G. Johnson
Fort Detrick
Charles W. Churchill
Willie J. Mahone
Maryland
Maryland and Frederick protest and pollution incidents
A Maryland watchdog study ranks Eastalco Aluminum Co as releasing 1,380 pounds of toxic chemicals into surface water in 1988, the 10th highest for large state industries. Separately, over 100 people demonstrated against Frederick City Police alleging harassment of Black residents.
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Eastalco Aluminum Co
Maryland
Frederick City
August Chronology of Frederick County News Fragments
A decomposed woman’s body found at an embankment along I 70 north of Frederick marks a grim August start. A plane crash near Dinwiddie Virginia injures three, including the former owner of a local business. Sheriff chase ends in gunfire and a crash, three injured. Frederick listed among 33 urbanized areas post 1990 Census with population 38,393. A Mooravia man injured by lightning. county cleanup costs could reach 250000 for illegal debris disposal. Summer drought interrupted by storms but crop damage persists. runway incident at Frederick Municipal Airport. A student or facility named Mount possibly connected to a local event.
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Ski College Mountai Inc
Emmitsburg
Frederick
Valley Register of
Middletown
Maryland
Virginia
Richmond
Frederven Penes Bigbinee
Dinwiddie
Seton Shrine Chapel
U.S
Frederick County
Frederick County Schools See Enrollment Rise and Budget Move
September estimated 27,000 students return to Frederick County public schools up 500 from 1991. County commissioners approve a capital improvements budget over 380 million for the next six years. Sheriff’s office seizes gambling devices at 15 taverns and restaurants. Keith Sarris earns Sallie Mae Teacher Award as one of 100 statewide recipients. Weather notes report 19.24 inches rainfall January through August versus 26.06 inches last year. Protests arise against Free State Recycling Systems Inc plan for a Point of Rocks center.
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Frederick County
Frederick Towne Mall
Farmers and Mechanics National Bank
County Public Schools
Keith Sarris
South Frederick
Sallie Mae
National Weather Service
Halt
Free State Recycling Systems Inc
Point of Rocks
Middletown
Glenbrook
Frederick Aldermen
Paul Gordon
Whittaker Bioproducts
Walkersville
Biowhittaker
United Way
Reid's
Ford Road
Aygze Miles
April Fox
Frederick County News Capsule May 6 Highlights
May 6 overview covering Sheriff Harbaugh's dismissal allegations against veteran deputy Ma. Howard Whims, Potomac Edition Co. rate hike filing, City leak repairs at Chews, and Frederick County events. Includes Baker Park Family Festival, highway budget freezes, new poles at City Hall, student water testing, and tax and budget actions. Also notes Hood College commencement, Desert Storm homecoming parade, a life sentence, new mental health center dedication, school redistricting, Stage I leaks repair contract, water contamination case, district map consensus, and 25.7 million city budget with tax changes.
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Carl Harbaugh
Howard Whims
Potomac Edition Co
Frederick
Paul Gordon
Chews
Frederick County
Shookstown Road
Carroll Creek
Baker Park
Becky Thatcher
Huck Finn
State Highway Administration
Fahge Brea Larg
City Hall
Loats Park
Harry Gap Stadium
Linganore High School
Monocacy River
Maryland Office of Planning
Hood College
Mount Airy
Way Station
Frederick area notes October state and local items
October items cover Ballenger Creek and Spring Ridge schools closing for one day to fix construction, a four hour daily Medevac helicopter grounding due to budget cuts, Shirley Snowden named Frederick County’s Most Beautiful Person, 28 layoffs at the Maryland School for the Deaf, a midnight curfew upheld in Frederick City, August jobless drop to 4.8 percent, a bar refunds tickets after a disturbance, a high speed chase ending in a gunman’s death, In The Street festival drawing crowds, Memphis Belle visit to Frederick Municipal Airport, mixed reactions to Baughman’s Lane grooves, renegotiation talks on teacher raises, two arson convictions at Gov Thomas Johnson High School with five year terms, college budget protests, a four day Jehovah’s Witness gathering at Kingdom Hall, Wilbur the pig wins at the Humane Society show, retirement of Dr David Denton of the Maryland School for the Deaf, and Frederick added to the EPA smog zone.
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ALE Cme Serie Wienena
Cine
Ballenger Creek
Spring Ridge
Shirley Snowden
Frederick County
Maryland School For the Deaf
Frederick City
Frederick
Glen Burnie
Baughman
Gov. Thomas Johnson High School
Frederick Community College
Ee Ee Mee Pina
Holly Hills Country Club
Camp David
Jehovah's Witnesses
New Kingdom Hall
Carpenter Road
Wilbur
Humane Society
Baker Park
David Denton
Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, D.C
Frederick County News Highlights 1980s Elections and Projects
Major local actions include reductions to teacher pay raises, a $5 million East Street extension priority, and a defeated home rule charter vote. Infrastructure gains include land purchases along Carroll Creek, library staffing relief, and the Spring Ridge gym safety debate. Fire damage at Cunningham Falls and factory expansion approvals also surface.
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Frederick County Board of Education
Catoctin Furnace
Thurmont
Cunningham Falls
Frederica
Frederick County
Charter Home Rule
Frederick
Carroll Creek
Creekside
Mount St. Mary’s College
John Campbell
Hood Colleg
William
December’s county notes on schools and health issues
A mixed December record includes a subcontractor fired over shoddy work at two new county schools and health officials reporting rising HIV cases in the area. Other items cover a public moratorium on new solid waste centers, local politics, and seasonal retail trends amid varied economic signals.
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Mastery
Carroll Manor
Ick County
Pearl Harbor
Council of Governments
Frederick County
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Trans-Tech Inc
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George Bush
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Old Camp Road
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Patrick O'Brien
Richard J. Ashton
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Kelly Raku
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Sully
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Etyrotie
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Ree Are
Greand
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Si Mount
Richard Ashton
Leggett Department Store
South Market Street
W. Milner Roberts
Herbert L. Rollins
Hershey Food Corp
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James Lighthizer
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New Market Middle School
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Spring Ridge Elementary School
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