Montgomery County charges Boy Scouts for meeting space
In Rockville Montgomery County begins charging Scouts for school meeting space prompting a dispute. Boy Scouts spokesman Jesse Binnall warns of potential loss of federal education funds and cites a 1989 education act. county official says the charge applies to all nonprofit groups to cover utilities and wear and tear. About 200 Scout troops use county schools. Public Advocate Eugene Delgaudio calls for rescinding the charges ahead of a February 14 deadline.
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Virginia
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Secretary of Education
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Gong
Public Advocate
Eugene Delgaudio
Boy Scouts of America
Girl Scouts Bond Bill Debate Narrows 2002 Funding
Frederick lawmakers clash over a state bond bill to fund Girl Scout campground and other county projects. Delegates seek 400000 for Red Cross building, 600000 for Weinberg Center AC, 50000 for Frederick PAL addition, 600000 for Great Frederick Fair multipurpose hall, amid stalled Senate actions and deadline pressures.
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Overcapacity Schools Rise in County Amid Growth
The county faces rising school crowding with 23 overcapacity schools in 2004 and 21 in 2007, tied to rapid housing growth expected to add over 1,300 homes by 2010. Middletown Elementary and Orchard Grove lead overcrowding, while plans for six elementary, two middle, and two high schools, plus additions, aim to ease strain pending state funding.
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Walkersville
Mooney and Ferguson veto bill expanding HRC power
Frederick County's two state senators vetoed a bill to grant the county Human Relations Commission greater power to mediate discrimination disputes. They opposed expanding the HRC, saying it would become a board of inquiry, while backing a separate bill to raise the liquor inspector’s pay. Delegation dynamics and other local actions, including road funds and a potential county road agreement, were discussed at the Annapolis meeting.
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Steve Parsons
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Lynda Maktinson
Marei Taylor Thoma
State Department of Education
United States
Aughenhaugh
Mock congressional hearing at school shocks attendees
Teachers and staff posing as congressional members quiz students on the Constitution. Students explain the 1787 Philadelphia Convention and the great compromise. A conservative speaker argues about minimal government, while students and teacher praise their performance and award achievements.
Kidnapped journalist Pearl case fuels hoax warnings and demands
Reporters pursued Pearl in Karachi as a militant sect interview sparked a kidnapping claim. Authorities and The Wall Street Journal say messages threatening Pearl’s death were likely hoaxes, with officials urging release or proof he is alive by showing today’s newspaper.
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Frederick youth caught vandalizing park bench in Discovery
A 17 year old was arrested by Cpl. Troy Barrick of the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office after being seen spray painting a park bench in Discovery around 12 13 a m on Friday. He was charged with destruction of property and released to his mother under the newly formed Community Response Team.
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Denis backs plan to revive Intercounty Connector
Montgomery County Councilman Howard A. Denis announces a resolution at the February 5 session to restart the Intercounty Connector linking Gaithersburg 270 with Prince George's County. The measure urges the governor to complete the environmental impact statement in the ongoing plan.
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Potomac
Chevy Chase
General Assembly
Two teens charged in Frederick drug case
Two teens, Charles Curtis Stulty 19 and Jarl Ler Rodkey 18 of Taneytown, were charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia after a Frederick County Sheriff’s Office stop in a Sheetz parking lot at 406 Woodsboro Pike. All occupants under 21 were cited for underage possession of alcohol. they were released on their own recognizance after Central Booking.
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Jarl Ler Rodkey
Taneytown
Chew
Sting yields arrest in Frederick drug case
Mark Douglas Neal, 48, was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana and paraphernalia during a surveillance operation in the Sagner Housing Development. Police said Neal, of Libertytown, was released on his own recognizance.
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Frederick
Sagne
Sagner
Neal
Libertytown
Groundhog forecast clashes with Super Bowl hype and wild weather talk
The piece riffs on Candlemas groundhog lore and the Super Bowl forecast as Steelers and Eagles stumble, Rams vs Patriots looms in New Orleans, while Penn State Berks Lehigh Valley experts explain hibernation and mating drives behind the shadow sighting amid colder Great Lakes to northern plains trends.
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