Shooting range gains BIA approval at Reich's Ford landfill
The Frederick County Board of Appeals unanimously approved a special exception to use an 8 acre parcel on Reich's Ford Landfill for a pistol and shotgun range open only to law enforcement. Opponents raised noise and notification concerns while officials cited safe, remote site use and improved emergency access as key factors.
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Board of Appeals
Frederick County
Sheriff’s Office
John R. Lovell
Appeals Board
Lovell
William J. Brennan Jr
Planning Commission
Mazie Waravdekar
Ms. Waravdekar
Linganore villages seek a special taxing district
Residents of Balmoral and Meadows in Lake Linganore propose a community development authority to fund road repairs and pave gravel roads. The Lake Linganore Association gathered two thirds of residents for the CDA, facing a potential $150,000 study and up to 18 months for utility surveys.
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Balmoral
Meadows
Lake Linganore
Lake Linganore Association
Frederick County Commissioners
Lake Singanore Association
CDA
Gary Hill
Hill
Valley Elementary Parents Seek Funds for School Upgrades
At a Superintendent's Roundtable about Valley Elementary in Jefferson, about 110 parents pressed for funding to fix a leaky roof, battered playground equipment, outdated computers, and to add an assistant principal and guidance counselor. They urged the county to approve the system’s budget request, arguing inequities with newer schools.
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Jefferson — Valley
Kevin McCarthy
PTA
Valley
Curt Harper
Jack Dale
Board of Education
Mary Louise Needham
Deer Crossing
Anne Hooper
Dale
Harper
McCarthy
Plan would move students to Emmitsburg under new boundary plan
An advisory committee recommends shifting students from Thurmont Elementary to Emmitsburg, with 23 children slated to transfer, up from 13. The plan lowers Thurmont enrollment to 647 and adds transfers to Lewis town and Sabillasville. A formal recommendation will go to the Frederick County Board of Education for a September effective date after a public hearing.
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Thurmont
Emmitsburg
Jack Dale
Dale
Frederick County Board of Education
Thurmont Elementary
Lewistown
Sabillasville
Raymond Barnes
Thurmont Citizens For Education
Stacey Brown-Hobbs
Impact fee revenue eyed to fund roads and bridges
Frederick County officials study using impact fees to support transportation projects. The Capital Funding Committee says transportation joins schools as a growing need, noting fees were originally to cover growth effects on infrastructure including roads and bridges, libraries, parks, and recreation.
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Frederick County Capital Funding Committee
Frederick County
Ing
Alan Imhoff
Capital Funding Committee
Young seeks Orphans Court judge seat in Frederick County
Marilyn Young, 45, a Frederick native and finance professional known for community work, seeks a seat on the Frederick County Orphans Court. She cites her background as a loan officer, volunteer, and legal professional as giving her a layperson’s perspective on estate administration and fairness for the position.
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Young
Orphans Court
Frederick
Ms. Young
Aron murder trial to explore abuse in defense case
In Rockville Maryland Ruthann Arons murder for life trial opens jury selection with potential jurors questioned on child abuse experiences and biases toward politicians wealthy and famous and the mentally ill. Arons 55 faces charges for allegedly attempting to arrange killings of her husband Barry Aron and Baltimore attorney Arthur Kahn amid a 1994 Senate primary dispute.
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Rockville, Md
Ruthann Aron
U.S. Senate
Ms. Aron
Montgomery County
Baltimore
Paul McGuckian
Barry Aron
Arthur Kahn
Senate
Braddock Heights Artist to Appear on Sunday Morning
Braddock Heights artist earns feature on CBS program Sunday Morning as segment highlights local creative work. The brief notice notes appearance plans and ties to community arts.
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Braddock Heights
CBS
Man pleads to helping friend die by drowning
Shepley 31 admits intending to murder his close friend Melvin Barthlow whose drowned body was found in his Frederick city home bathtub last August. Under a binding plea he faces life with all but 45 years suspended. Barthlow 53 worked at Frederick Memorial Hospital and had cancer. Police say Barthlow begged to die.
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Martin Howard Shepley
Melvin Theodore Barthlow
Frederick City
Shepley
Frederick County
Herbert L. Rollins
Ted Barthlow
Frederick
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