Open Meetings law debate and traffic safety notes
A correction clears the Frederick County Commissioners of backing SB 718 and HB 1491, shifting blame to Carroll County for seeking more closed government. Traffic lights at the Opossumtown Pike Thomas Johnson Drive intersection improve safety, with concerns at U S 40 West and Baughman’s Lane. Obituary notes Mario Montessori’s death in Amsterdam at 83. Community inquiries, historical society requests, and a World’s Fair China pavilion preview are also included.
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Annapolis
Frederick County
Maryland Association of Counties
MACC
Carroll County
Maco
Carroll
Opossumtown Pike
Thomas Johnson Drive
U.S. 40
Baughman
Paul
Betty Hauck
Frederick Area
Montessori
Mario Montessori
Amsterdam
Maria Montessori
Mario
Association Montessori Internationale
AMI
United States
Haucks
Carroll County Historical Society
Arts Center
Methodist Protestant Church
Davis Library
Joshua Shorb
George Leas
Christian Awalt
Samuel Kneller
Carroll revenue growth steadies amid recession in Maryland county
Carroll County, despite housing downturn, sees at least an 8 percent revenue rise led by expanding real estate assessments and income tax. Westminster projects a 3.5 million addition to a 428 million budget to cover inflation while keeping the current 2.12 per 100 property tax rate. Industrial bonds and favorable location cushion potential tax pressure as population shifts continue from urban centers to Sykesville Eldersburg Hampstead Finksburg Westminster.
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Carroll County
Westminster
Carroll
Sykesville-Eldersburg
Hampstead
Finksburg
Lily of the Swamp and Trinity Clock Tales From Frederick County
Joy Pittman recounts Frederick County ties with the Smithsonian Institute dating to 1932 when United Fire Company honored the steam pumper Lily of the Swamp before its donation to the national museum. The piece notes Trinity Chapel’s clock works, Smithsonian curatorial insights, and Phil Leslie’s role as registrar and information scientist advancing museum computerization.
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Frederick County
Smithsonian Institute
Washington, D. C
United Fire Company
National Museum
Smithsonian
Trinity Chapel
West Church Street
Phil Leslie
The
Mount Airy
Leslie
Brown University
National Geographic Magazine
University
Behind the Scenes Registrar at Smithsonian Stacks Talent
Leslie, a museum registrar and showbiz minded improviser, details a varied career at the Smithsonian, balancing inhouse gadgetry with public exhibitions. He and his wife are active in local theatre, while daily routines include early starts and long commutes from Frederick County to Washington.
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Leslie
Ollie
Mount Airy
The
Smithsonian
Silver Hill
Uniteds
Lily
Trinity Clock
Brunswick plan to register unemployed and survey property owners
American Legion Brunswick sponsors a work relief plan with a conference at city hall to arrange operations. A registration of unemployed residents will be conducted and a questionnaire mailed to property owners to return promptly.
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Steadman-Keenan
American Legion
Brunswick
Aligire
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Blame It
Frances Henshaw
Pennsylvania Ave
Knoxville
Tenn
People's Republic of China
Tam
Maryland
Lily OF the Swan
United Firehouse
By Joy Pittman
Lily of the Swamp
American History and Technology
Jerry Chandler
Joseph Chmelik
John Francis
Washington
Chandler
Chmelik
Frederick
Philip Leslie
Museum
Riley
Hagerstown & Frederick Railway
Denver J. Shook
Frederick City
Shook
Board of Alderman
James A Grove
Col
John Glenn
Grove
Lily OF
ASP
Abovt
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