Urbana High School Opens After Three Years of Work
Urbana High School opened its doors as Frederick County’s first new high school in two decades. The $22 million building hosts about 300 freshmen and offers room for 1,200 students. Parts of the campus remain unfinished with an auditorium, band rooms, and gym still under construction.
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Frederick County
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Urbana
Henry Bohlander
Urbana High
Walkersville
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Sandra Doggett
Singapore
Fredenck
Timothy Jacobsen
Chris Krivos
Urbana High School
Ferguson may have violated ethics rules during session
ANNAPOLIS Senator Timothy Ferguson appears to have violated General Assembly rules by soliciting and accepting campaign contributions while the legislature was in session. Fundraising letters were mailed late and some postmarked after the session began.
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Annapolis
Timothy Ferguson
General Assembly
Ferguson
Brenda Taylor
Michael Taylor
Residents oppose quarry expansion before Frederick County commissioners
Residents urged the Frederick County Commissioners to weigh Lehigh Portland Cement Co plans to mine shale on 69 acres south of Daysville Road. The board considered its health role, with possible legal input and a health department investigation into potential consequences of mining. A 700-name petition surfaced in 72 hours amid concerns over water withdrawals of 83,000 to 125,000 gallons daily and discharge issues.
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Lehigh Portland Cement Co
Frederick County
Maryland Department of the Environment
Lehigh
Peiffer Tract
Daysville Road
Board of Health
Mark Hoke
Lehugh
Bruce Reeder
County Health Department
James Santos
Deerfield
Santos
Weather forecast warns of slick roads from mixed precipitation
National Weather Forecasters warn of sleet and freezing rain tonight with snow earlier in the evening and a shift to wintry mix after midnight. Temperatures will rise to the 40s by Friday after a cold spell with subfreezing lows reported across multiple stations.
Petition seeks renaming Buckeystown Pike to Francis Scott Key Boulevard
Property owners along Buckeystown Pike circulate a petition with Frederick County Commissioners to rename the road as Francis Scott Key Boulevard to honor the Star Spangled Banner author. The plan covers Buckeystown Pike from I-70 to the I 270 interchange and potential city name changes to Frederick between I-70 and New Design Road. Some owners worry about the cost of new logos and letterhead, arguing no need for the change.
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Buckeystown Pike
Frederick County
Mem
Bers
Frederick
Frederick City
New Design
Charles Smith
Smith
Life is series of cannot have its for Kaitelyn Bauer
Five year old Kaitelyn Bauer lives with severe food and medicine allergies. Her mother Heather Bauer lists cannot have items from milk and eggs to wheat and peanuts. Even apples require washing and peeling due to chemical exposure.
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Bill Green
Kaitelyn Bauer
Heather
Robin Meadows
Kaitelyn
Heather Bauer
Ms. Bauer
Thurmont Bowling Center fate tied to zoning fight in court
Thurmont pursues a declaratory judgment from Frederick Circuit Court to restrict the Thurmont Bowling Center to bowling only and ban dancing, eating and drinking in its two story building at 20 Frederick Road in the town's R 1 residential area. The 18 month dispute centers on town zoning rules and board of appeals approvals with Harold L Ferguson and Rebecca Ferguson seeking to defend their business from being defined out of existence.
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Thurmont
Frederick Circwit
Herbert L Rollins
Frederick Road
Clifford Bridgford
Harold L
Rebecca Ferguson
Thurmont) Board of Appeals
Harry deMoll
Fergusons
deMoll
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