New Design Road projects merge with state I-70 work
Frederick County to close a section of New Design Road for more than two years as a state bid widens the road from Foxcroft to Adventist drives and links I-70 ramps. County estimates 2.3 million for local improvements while a concurrent 7.3 million project completes from Foxcroft to Elmer Derr Road, with November 1999 completion planned for the other end.
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New Design Road
Ecompletion
Foxcroft
Adventist Drives
Frederick County
Arbor
Robin Drives
Neil Spiller
MD. 80
Sugarloaf Parkway
Urbana Planned
Community Development Authority
Guilty plea ends Nance murder trial
Jean-Louis Nance admitted Thursday to participating in the June 1996 murder of Adrian Pilkington. He pleaded guilty to second degree murder under a plea deal that could yield 13 to 20 years in prison and possible deportation. The judge set a formal sentence for April 9, ending an eight day trial.
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Jean-Louis Nance
Adrian Pilkington
Frederick County
G. Edward Dwyer Jr
Nance
U.S. Immigration Service
Ivory Coast
Cote d'Ivoire
Africa
Libena
Guinea
U.S
Virginia Commonwealth
Robert Anderson
Loudoun County
Dwyer
Frederick Community College
Pilkington
Killeen
Texas
Victory Baptist
Boonsboro
Frederick
Virginia
Potomar
Brunswick
Jason Jensen
Rachel Whitman
Brian Wooldridge
Jensen
Potomac River
Jerry
Yong Pilkington
Developers drop Walkersville suit over zoning dispute
The 103-29 partnership voluntarily dismissed a long running case against Walkersville after a circuit court hearing was canceled. Town leaders say the move ends the suit but warn developers may pursue further challenges. The dispute began in 1996 over rezoning a 224 acre Md 194 farm for 370 homes citing water and infrastructure limits.
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Walkersville
John Clapp
Frederick County
G. Edward Dwyer Jr
Ralph Whitmore
MD 194
John S. Thompson Jr
Maryland Court of Special Appeals
Annapolis
Wal-Mart faces mixed reaction in Thurmont planning meeting
Residents packed Thurmont's planning commission to oppose a Wal-Mart site plan on a 12 acre annexed parcel at Md 806 and Thurmont Boulevard. Some supporters defended the retailer as the commission weighed delaying a decision amid plans to remove over 40,000 square feet of woodlands.
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Thurmont
Jim Gugel
Wal-Mart
MD. 806
Thurmont Boulevard
Gage
Planning Commission
Jeff Newton
Hempen Ale defense voided by new study
A new study from the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Division of Forensic Toxicology questions the validity of the Hempen Ale defense. The report indicates hemp seed products lacking tetrahydrocannabinol do not produce detectable psychoactive effects in military personnel, challenging prior interpretations.
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Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
Division of Forensic Toxicology
Portang of The Fridenck News Pos Pried Daily
The Fridenck News Pos reports daily on 1004 recycled paper. A nova project highlights a 13 bicycle initiative amid local recycling efforts.
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Portang
Fridenck
Pos
Nova
Raper
Surveyors Find Frederick County Monument Stones Off true north
Frederick residents saw surveyors from the Maryland Society of Surveyors using high tech gear at four points around the city. They checked two historic monument stones placed near the courthouse in the late 1800s to 1900s for alignment to true north, noting the West Church Street stone drifts slightly.
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Frederick City Hall
Maryland Society of Surveyors
R. Wayne Twigg
Frederick County
Frederick
County
Record
Council Streets
North Court
West Church Streets
West Church Street
Twigg
Rob Farrar
Spectra Precision
Council Street
Baker Park
Frederick Municipalirport
Bel Maurice
Wayne Twigg
Appalachian
City Hall
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Pat Herbst
Central Maryland Antique Tractor Club
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Pomona Grange
Francis Scott Key Mall
Ron Murphy
Ted Albaugh
Ag Week
Christopher Scinta
News-Post
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