City sells first Carroll Creek site to Carroll Creek Plaza LLC
Frederick officials agreed to sell a 21 575 square foot parcel along Carroll Creek Linear Park for 350 000 to Carroll Creek Plaza LLC to develop the first site. The deal also transfers a 2 443 square foot building at 55 S Market St to the company. The LLC will pay 200 000 and construct a seven story mixed use 92 000 square foot condo. The agreement includes public improvements such as water mains, traffic reversal on Citizens Way, drainage realignment, possible utility vault relocation, landscaping, benches, walkways and a pedestrian bridge to the Court Street Parking Garage. The LLC was chosen after responding satisfactorily to an RFP.
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Citizens Way
Linear Park
Court Stree
LLC
Children enjoy spring weather at Monocacy Village Park
From left Corey Leizear 4 Jill Bialzak 5 and Sean Cunningham 5 spin on the merry go round as Frederick County experiences a third day of spring like weather Friday afternoon at Monocacy Village Park.
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Corey Leizear
Jill Bialzak
Sean Cunningham
Monocacy Village Park
Frederick County
Fire co jumps gun on demolition near city hall
Frederick officials halted demolition at 79 S. Market St after fire company began tearing a single story cinder block building without a permit. City planning director James Schmersahl and city inspector Michael Blank described the stop work order issued January 31 until permits from the city and the Historic District Commission are granted. The project aims to clear the site for future parking.
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United Fire Co
Frederick City
S. Market St
James Schmersahl
Michael Blank
Robert Shankle
HDC
Historic District Commission
Mr. Blank
Mr. Adkins
Shankle
Adkins
Polio vaccine marked as health miracle in Frederick County
The Frederick County health effort began April 18 1955 with 2651 first and second graders inoculated as part of the Salk vaccine rollout. Authorities reported 90 percent parental consent and a smooth operation led by Dr Forbes H Burgess and Dr James Bowes, with Nellie Sampson overseeing nursing.
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United States
Stephanie Steinbart
Frederick County
Department of Health
Pittsburgh
Frederick News- Post
Forbes H Burgess
James Bowes
US Army
Salt Lake
Bowes
Washington, D.C
Rhode Island
Nellie Sampson
Frederick
County Health Department
Winchester Hall
Frank Keorter Rothing
Donald Wilmer
Parkway
Talbott Brice
Jefferson
Schoal
Goodwill Industries director resigns in Monscacy Valley
John Brown Jr. resigned as director of Goodwill Industries of Monscacy Valley due to personal reasons after 16 years with the agency. Al Smith, board president, named April Jensen interim director, lauding her background in vocational services and intent to apply for the permanent post. Jensen will guide expansion of the programs including the supported employment initiative at the Frederick nonprofit.
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John Brown Jr
Goodwill Industries of
Monscacy Valley
Goodwill Board
al Smith
Smith
Goodwill
Frederick
E. Churches
Warm MD stretch snaps records across the state
Maryland experiences unseasonably warm weather with 70 degree temperatures across regions from the Eastern Shore to the western slopes. Emmitsburg reported 68 degrees as officials note the lingering waning days of winter and a possible cold front approaching.
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Maryland
Emmitsburg
Frederick man charged in two Pennsylvania armed bank robberies
A 19 year old Frederick resident, Brent Himes of White Hall Road, was arrested by FBI agents at a Middletown residence and charged in two December 1996 bank robberies in Pennsylvania. The arrests followed a cooperative probe by Frederick police and FBI offices in Frederick, Baltimore and Philadelphia. The items occurred near the Frederick Police Department and at the Frederick Shopping Center. The suspect faced initial appearance in Baltimore. no bail information was available.
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Frederick
FBI
Pennsylvania
Brent Himes
White Hall Road
Federal Bureau of Investigation
MD. 17
Middletown
Frederick City
Thomas V. Chase
Himes
Commerce Bank
Haverford
Chase
Mr. Himes
U.S
Federal
Baltimore
First National Bank of Maryland
North Court Street
F&m Bank
West Seventh Street
Philadelphia
Religion In Emmitsburg Grotto Waters For Pilgrims
In Emmitsburg a grotto supplies filtered water for pilgrims as part of religious observances. Inside the news notes stock activity, with business headlines describing mixed and sold figures on the inside pages.
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Emmitsburg
Lingerie and Video Center faces fines for porn sales
Frederick city officials fined the Lingene and Video Center 1600 dollars for selling sexually explicit material without the proper permit and for building peep show booths in back. Police monitor continued daily fines if violations persist as customers purchase pornographic videos and magazines. The store holds a lingerie mercantile permit and must obtain a zoning exception for explicit material.
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Lingene and Video Center
W. Patrick St
Frederick
Board of Zoning Appeals
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