Maryland dairy compact bill aims to lift farmer prices
Annapolis faces a new battle as hearings approach on a bill to form a regional dairy compact that would guarantee minimum prices for milk. Maryland and Pennsylvania must join to be eligible, with the Northeast pact currently paying about 1.46 per gallon to farmers and prices under pressure as production rises.
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General Assembly
Maryland
House of Delegates
Coe
New England
Congress
Pennsylvania
Tracey Jackson
Milk Marketing Board
Jackson
Myron Wilhide
Detour
Maryland Dairy Industry Association
East Coast
Mr. Wilhide
Northeast
Wilhide
Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board
Ms. Jackson
Withide
Mr. Withide
James Vona
Dairy Maid Dairy
Permanent rodeo site in Johnsville earns conditional approval
Frederick County Board of Appeals approves a special exception for a 47 acre Johnsville arena to host up to 36 rodeo events from April to September with limits on noise lighting and attendance. Conditions include two three day events, four two day events, 19 one day events, nightly cutoff at 10 pm, sound monitoring, on site lighting control, health dept rules, and possible septic field.
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Frederick County Board of Appeals
Johnsville
John E. Williams Jr
Coppermine Road
Tom
Tarpley
Williams
Union Bridge
Richard Brace
Johnsville 4-H
Hospice
Frederick County
Brace
Albert Esch
Maryland Department For the Environment
Health Department
Frederick viewers witness partial solar eclipse
In Frederick local observers Robert Venezia and his wife Laura paused work to view the eclipse from Mount Olivet Heights. They used a Schmidt Cassegrain telescope with a stainless steel filter and shared remarks on astronomy and patience as clouds drifted by. The event spanned roughly from 12:30 p.m. to about 2 p.m.
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Frederick
Robert Venezia
Laura
South Market Street
Mount Olivet Heights
Venezia
State Health Department
Mr. Venezia
Bob Venezia
Not easy to quit driving at Anne Arundel station
Fourteen drivers with suspended or revoked licenses were arrested after driving to an Anne Arundel police station monitoring program stakeout. Officers targeted repeat offenders, parking at the station and nearby lots to pressure them into avoiding driving. one man even parked at the commander’s spot.
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Annapolis
Anne Arundel County
Cpl
Robert
Buckingham
Frederick News Uses 100 Percent Recycled Paper
The Frederick News-Post notes its pages are printed on 100 percent recycled paper. The brief item highlights the newspaper's environmental choice and commitment to sustainability.
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Frederick
Judge Proposes Shorter Jury Duty in Frederick County
Frederick County Judge Mary Ann Stepler asks the General Assembly to back a one day one trial system reducing juror service to at most two weeks and cutting pay rates. She cites repeated courthouse trips and trials postponed as hardships that limit cross section participation.
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Frederick County
Mary Ann Stepler
General Assembly
Stepler
County hires new library director from Las Vegas
The Frederick County Commissioners selected Darrell Batson of Las Vegas Nevada as the new Frederick County library director with a salary over 77 000 a year up from the prior 57 611. Batson brings 20 years in libraries directing 27 locations across 175 square miles overseeing 550 staff and a 27 million budget. His first task on March 30 is coordinating the C Burr Artz Library expansion and renovation.
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Nevada
Frederick
Darrell Batson
Laster Nevada
Frederick County
Denise Davis
Board of Trustees
Ms. Davis
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Batson
C. Burr
Frederick County students named National Merit finalists
Jennifer Gaskins of Gov. Thomas Johnson High and Anand Nathan of Frederick High are named National Merit finalists, among about 15,000 nationwide competing for roughly 7,400 scholarships. The honor places them in under 1 percent of US high school seniors. Gaskins, 17, takes AP English Latin and physics plus Drama 4 and enjoys policy debate theater and karate.
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Frederick County
Jennifer Gaskins
Gov. Thomas Johnson High
Anand Nathan
Frederick High
Jennifer
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