Board rejects smaller mall plan in Silver Spring
In Silver Spring Maryland the county citizens board recommended the 2.1 million square foot American Dream project move forward at 500 million dollars while allowing future reductions that do not threaten viability. It urged Triple Five Development Eastern Ltd to exclude death themed video games and casino gambling and to stress educational entertainment. The panel also asked for water rides high tech theaters and miniature golf in the amusement component and urged the developer to seek county permission.
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Silver Spring
Citizens Board
Triple Five Development Eastern Ltd
Washington Post
Takoma Park
Triple Five
Montgomery County
Montgomery County storms cost run high in 1996 winter
Montgomery County officials said the final cost of the 1996 winter storms remains uncertain as freezing and thaw sequences unfold but they expect costs to exceed normal levels. Direct public works costs reach four to five million dollars with total blizzard expenses around nine million, while hundreds of damage claims for vehicles fences and mailboxes accumulate from heavy snow and aggressive snow removal efforts.
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Rockville
Montgomery County
Graham Norton
Public Works
John Thompson
Norton
Finance Department
Public Works Department
Thompson
African history and culture fair at Montgomery College Germantown
A February 17 program from noon to 6 pm on the Germantown campus highlights African history and culture. Representatives from the African-American Parents Community Education Consortium and other groups discuss issues, plus an African marketplace, health fair, screenings via the National Marrow Donor Program, and entertainment including drumming, dance, a fashion show, a gospel choir, and a comedian.
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Germantown
Montgomery College
Commu
Nity Education Consortium
African Freedom Fund Treasury Inc
Montgomery County
Rapist seeks sentence cut over claimed errors in case
In Frederick County Court Norris Bernard Ellis asks for reduced 50 year term claiming his defense lawyers ignored alibi evidence and that a retired judge imposed consecutive terms. He admitted raping and robbing a woman in 1982 Virginia. prosecutors call alibi claims self serving. Separate case: Timotheus Eason pleads Alford to attempted murder after beating Ruth Anne Fields. judge caps sentence at 20 years. Eason on drugs and drunk at the time.
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Frederick County
Norris Bernard Ellis
Samuel Barrick
Ellis
Frederick
Virginia
Dino Flores
William Leckemby
Franklin Stillrich
Barrick
Timotheus
Eugene Eason
Alford
Ruth Anne Fields
Hope Place
Mary Ann Stepler
Eason
$1 Million Grant for Maryland Road Repairs
Five Maryland counties including Frederick receive a 1 million dollar grant to fix interstate highways damaged by severe weather. Funds cover pothole repair debris removal bridge work guardrail replacement and road reconstruction under a Federal Highway Administration program announced by Senators Sarbanes and Mikulski.
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Maryland
Frederick
U.S
Paul Sarbanes
Barbara
Mikulski
Garrett
Allegany
Washington
Cecil
Federal Highway Administration
U.S. Department of Transportation
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MontCo Fair
Solatube
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Hlereat Mara
Ack St . Frederick
Ash
ACE Hardware
Green Valley Ace
ACE
Rapist
George Dorsey
News-Post
Scott Rolle
Ms. Fields
Paul Handy
Hrederich Netos
Cellular One
Hawai
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Mexico
Bahamas
Cellular
Mds
West Patch Steel
Blockbuster Video
Trancis
Key Mall
Hagerstown
Bedford
Bedford Qune
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