Yearly newspaper wish list for safer roads and better neighborhoods
The piece outlines New Year wishes from the press for state action on Woodsboro Bypass safety, landscape along Carroll Creek flood project, village shopping, restrained development like Sheetz and Weis Market, calmer driving, affordable housing innovations, and ongoing community generosity. It hopes readers have a happy safe prosperous year.
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Woodsboro
Carroll Creek
South Market
East Patrick Streets
Sheetz
Rosemont Avenue
Weis
Whittier
Maryland
Extra holiday weekend keeps the season active
Roy Meachum reflects on an unusually extended holiday weekend, praising courteous USPS service and upbeat Frederick retailers. He notes delayed post- Christmas fatigue, festive decorations, and crowded shopping, while warning of the year-end gloom and the risk of drug and alcohol misuse masking holiday joy. The piece urges extending goodwill beyond December and into the year.
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California
Russia
Frederick
Postal Service
Residents oppose 92000 square foot shopping center in Whittier
Ronald and Sheila Dudley of Frederick oppose plans for a 92000 square foot shopping center and a 53000 square foot Weis supermarket in Whittier. They warn the project needs a larger population than the area can sustain, will create traffic, exceed zoning, and threaten lake ecology through stormwater runoff and pollution. The couple urges a smaller neighborhood center aligned with B1 zoning and expresses concern over environmental impact on Whittier Lake and downstream waterways.
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Whittier
Weis
Frederick County
Frederick City
Frederick
Whittier Lake
Carroll Creek
Ronald and
Sheila Dudley
New Year Rain Brings Subdued Frederick Scene
Rainfall nears three inches dampens activity in Frederick as local news notes retirements and bids. Elmer Munshower resigns as superintendent of the State Reformatory for Males Breathersville effective Jan 31. WF Murray announces sealed bids on Townsend estate War Correspondents Arch at Crampton's Gap to open Jan 9 at Locust Valley Church of God. County Commissioners complain about Court House Park parking meters despite city protest. Potomac Edison hints at a five step plan to curb power usage affecting area industries amid coal strike. William R Hill reports 174 beds on wait list at Citizens Nursing Home. One second added to nanoclock at Fort Detrick for world time alignment.
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Elmer F. Munshower
State Reformatory For
Breathersville
Munshower
Frederick
WF Murray
Big Pool
Maryland-West Virginia
Churches of God
George Alfred Townsend
Crampton’s Gap
Locust Valley
Frederick City
Court House Park
Lloyd C Culler
Court House
Road safety plea from Thurmont resident amid Md 194 criticism
Robin Smith of Thurmont urges caution and patience on MD 194 after a Woodsboro bypass controversy. He empathizes with recent road victims, warns against speeding, and stresses looking both ways to prevent more accidents.
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Woodsboro
High Costs of Urban Sprawl in Frederick County
Frederick County Commissioners push rapid development while resisting more schools and modern learning tools. Critics warn sprawl drives infrastructure costs, traffic, lost green space, higher taxes, and declining property values. They cite Maryland Smart Growth as urging revitalization over sprawl and condemn counting inadequate facilities as adequate.
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Frederick County
State of Maryland
Letters to the Editor urge smart growth for Frederick County schools
Two readers criticize county commissioners for prioritizing development over education. They urge breaking the industrial age mindset, investing in technology and learning enviroments, and listening to progressive voices. They warn overcrowding risks future state aid and call for retaining staff amid rising bond payments.
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Nance
Frederick County
Mark Hoke
Whittier Woes: plans for Weis grocery near Whittier Lake
Editorial critic Mary E. Courtemanche condemns a proposed 53,000 square foot Weis store plus 10-12 other shops and 471 parking spaces beside Whittier Lake in Frederick. She argues truck traffic to a nearby elementary school will harm children and lake investment, accusing Marvin Ausherman of betraying the village district vision for profit.
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Whittier
Whittier Elementary
Whittier Drive
First rate course on Gas House Pike
A reader supports higher golf fees at Clustered Spires Golf Course on Gas House Pike in Maryland, praising staff and course conditions while noting no taxpayer funding and suggesting better employee benefits and cart path investments. The letter references Ike Wilson’s article and cites city budget and potential savings.
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Ike Wilson
Gas House Pike
Clustered Spires
Maryland
City Public Works
Fred Eisenhart
Letters to the Frederick News-Post for publication
The Frederick News-Post invites signed letters exclusive to the paper with name address and home and business phones for verification. Due to high volume not all letters are published and poetry religious verse and copies of other letters are not printed.
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Fredenck
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Potomac Edison Company
John M. McCardell
Eastaico Aluminum Company
William R Hill
Citizens Nursing Home
East Coast Telecommunications Center
Fort Detrick
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