Frederick County Boards Reappoints Noel Farmer Jr for Four Years
The Frederick County Board of Education unanimously reappointments School Superintendent Noel T. Farmer Jr. to a new four year pact effective July 1 through June 30, 1996. The $99,902 salary remains unchanged with annual raises to be negotiated, and automobile reimbursement stays at $650 monthly. Farmers quotes emphasize fair negotiations and continued goals to raise student learning levels amid the economy.
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Frederick County
Edgar Larson
East Church Street
Herm
Farmer
County Education Board Grants Reprieve for Some Cuts
During a three hour workshop the County Board of Education chose to fund indoor track ninth grade football and basketball in the fiscal 1993 budget, reversing proposed eliminations. Public sentiment favored athletics with over 500 attendees at Monday’s hearing.
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Tce County Board of Education
Norman Quist
WPA
Sam Koski
MSD backers urge saving Maryland School for the Deaf
Demonstrators and parents packed State House grounds in Annapolis to protest Gov Schaefer’s budget plan to close the Maryland School for the Deaf MSD if no tax hike is adopted The rally drew about 750 attendees and 330 students were bused in Testimony before a Senate subcommittee claimed closing MSD would harm students who rely on its programs and role models Officials noted MSD enrollment is under capacity with the Frederick campus at 50 percent and Columbia campus at 14 percent capacity Continued on Page A-4.
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Annapolis
Maryland
State House
Senate
William Donald Schaefer
Lawyer's Court
Subcommittee On Health, Education and Human Resources
Harvey Carson
Gallaudet University
Washington, D.c
Subcommittee
Barbara Hoffman
MSD
Lewis Persons Sal
Parsons
Sen. Hoffman
General Assembly
Frederick
Columba
Never
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First major snow shuts schools and slows Maryland roads
The first major snow of the winter dumped up to three inches by 8:30 a.m. and threatened more as forecasters predicted up to six inches before sleet or freezing rain. Frederick County closed schools by 5:30 a.m. with Hood College and Frederick Community College canceling classes. State crews nationwide deployed 1,100 workers and 675 machines for plowing and salting while drivers faced crashes, but officials reported no major accidents.
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Frederick County
Baltimore
Maryland State Police
Frederick County Sheriff's Department
William Lucas
Frederick Frederick City
Ents
Frederick Community College
Hood College
Maryland
State Highway Administration
John Healy
Richard Lindsay
Couple pitches city land for ice rink and racquetball center
Frederick officials heard two proposals from Byron and Wendy Dyke to lease 5.59 acres near Airport Drive East for 5,000 a year for 99 years to build a 2 million recreation complex with an ice rink arena five racquetball courts shops and arcade. The plan requires zoning changes and city review with a hoped letter of intent while aldermen expressed lukewarm support and potential alternate city land options.
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Frederick
Paul Gordon
Airport Drive
Bowman Farm Road
Frederick Rink
Dukes
David Severn
Gaithersburg
Severo
Train collision at muffin way crossing injures driver
Douglas Steinberg a 33 year old Westminster man escaped serious injury after a train hit a Ford pickup at the Muffin Way crossing. He told deputies he edged onto the tracks after seeing the locomotive and backed off before officers arrived. He was treated for a head injury at Frederick Memorial Hospital. The incident follows a prior fatal crossing at the same location earlier last week.
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Frederick Memorial Hospital
Peon Nee Ser Ew
English Muffin Way
Frederick
Carroll County
Douglas Steinberg
Westminster
Frederick County
Steinberg
J. Smith
CSE Transportation Corp
Bastalco Aluminum Co
Weather outlook: snow tapering with clearing tonight
The forecast notes cloudy skies with snow diminishing this evening and a chance of light snow or flurries before clearing. Lows near the lower 30s. Friday sees partly sunny skies and warmer temperatures with highs in the upper 40s. Maryland weather and map on Page Ave.
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