Mount Airy approves revised site plan for retail complex
Mount Airy Planning Commission approved a revised site plan for a mixed use retail complex at the B and O Railroad Station property. The plan by Marlaine Enterprises, led by councilmember Delaine Hobbs, includes shops, offices, and a restaurant. Stakeholders will review state highway access, storm drainage, erosion controls, and landscaping before final approval.
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Mount Airy Panel Oks
Mount Airy
Marlaine Enterprises
B&o
Marlaine Enterprises, Inc
Delaine Hobbs
Chessie
State Highway Administration
Carroll Soil Conservation District
South Main Street
Center Street
Clarksburg residents favor re evaluation of sewage plant
Clarksburg residents at a Monday night meeting backed re evaluating a 1977 study for a possible Hyattstown area sewage treatment facility near Ranger Woods and Shel-Mar. Officials noted funding constraints and stricter effluent rules may affect a restart, with a public hearing to be scheduled.
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Clarksburg
Montgomery County
Hyattstown
Rangers Woods
Shel-Mar
Frederick County
Clarksburg Community Association
James Caldwell
C. Stephen Poteat
Montgomery County Office of Environmental and Energy Planning
Caldwell
Ponselle mansion to become museum in Maryland
The late Rosa Ponselle bequeathed her 80 acre Greenspring Valley estate Villa Pace to host a museum and singing workshop for young artists. The villa valued at 1.5 million dollars will open in May, preserving her ideal of high artistic standards and providing master classes led by surviving colleagues.
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Baltimore
Rosa Ponselle
Ponselle Foundation
Rosa
Williams on trial tied to city killings pattern
A judge and jury hear testimony linking Williams to a series of killings of young black people over 22 months. Prosecutors argue Cater and Payne were part of a broader spree including 10 other victims, while Williams denies involvement and discusses FBI questioning. Martial-law tone details surface as defense questions his motives and past actions.
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Cater
Payne
Williams
FBI
John McGrath
Jackson Parkway
Alvin Binder
Binder
New Frederick Courthouse to House County and City Operations
Maryland district courts judges chambers and offices move to a new courthouse facility. Frederick Police and Frederick County Sheriff’s Department will operate from the new building, with city officers handling after hours security. The aging Church Street courthouse will be renovated for Civil Defense and other county departments.
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Maryland District Courts
Frederick
Frederick County Sheriff's Department
Church Street
Civil Defense
Smoke Detector Alerts Jefferson Family Fire In Basement
A 2:40 a.m. basement fire at the William R. Koontz home in Jefferson was contained to the basement with smoke damage upstairs. Five family members and the family dog were affected. the dog perished. William T. Koontz, 23, alerted relatives after hearing an upstairs detector and called Central Alarm. Fire was ruled accidental. investigation by Fire Marshal’s office continues with responders from Jefferson, Middletown, and Brunswick Rescue Squads.
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William R. Koontz
Shady Wood Drive
Jefferson
Jerry L. Chipley
William Thomas Koontz
Chipley
Koontz
Central
Middletown
Brunswick Rescue Squad
Darlene Wiles Burail
Maryland Schools Brace for Cuts in Reagan Budget
Maryland educators warn of 1200 layoffs among teachers and aides as Title I reach falls to 65 percent. DOE figures show 27 percent cuts in funding for programs aiding more than 10 000 handicapped children and preschoolers, threatening vocational and rehabilitation services for thousands more.
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Maryland
Hornbeck
Department of Education
Janice Piccinni
Maryland State Teachers Association
Reagan
Byron backs bill to help homebuilders in mortgage funding
Rep Beverly Byron supports HR 4706 to unlock pension assets for home mortgage investments, aiming to revive the housing industry. She cites 230 billion in pension funds and urges strong federal action as census data threaten housing goals. Frederick officials honored at the Frederick Model Airplane Club meeting with new officers installed for the coming year.
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Byron
Frederick
Carroll County
Frederick County
Galen R. Clagett
Frederick County Parks and Recreation Commission
Gilbert L. Kingsbury
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Ponselle
Miss Ponselle
Baltimore Evening Sun
Enrico Caruso
Metropolitan Opera
Met
Israel Defense Forces
Frederick City Spring Works
the News
Frederick, Md
Environmental Security Associates
Janet Geiser
Safeway
Ms. Geiser
Seventh Street
Nanci Broas
The
National Geographic Society
Bill
Lucian Warren
News-Post
Washington
Beverly B. Byron
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Tri-State Hearing Aid Center Inc
E. Ninth St
Monocacy Village
Maryland National Bank
IRA
Maryland National
MNB
MEMBE
N. Calvert Street
Batimore
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