Valley Growth Frays Ties as Middletown Faces Change
In the Middletown Valley, 1980s growth and new subdivisions strain local life. Mayor Bill Eckstine warns quality of life may drop as Myersville and Middletown attract commuters from Gaithersburg. Residents push growth limits while updating water and sewer, and crime concerns rise with faster traffic on I-70 and US routes.
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Middletown Valley
Frederick County
Bill Eckstine
Myersville
Gaithersburg
Eckstine
Fountaindale
Braddock Heights
Middletown
Zion Lutheran Church
McDonald’s
Meadow Ridge
Canada Hill Road
Ashley
Brethren Church Road
Cumberland
Mr. Eckstine
California
Desert
Washington County
West Virginia
Montgomery County
Maryland
Louise Snodgrass
Burgess
Mrs. Snodgrass
Photographer Arnold Newman to present slide show at Western Maryland
Arnold Newman, renowned photographer for Life Look Esquire Holiday Harper's Bazaar Travel and Leisure and Town and Country, will give a slide show and lecture on February 20 at 7 30 p m in McDaniel Lounge Westminster. Represented by Sidney Janis Gallery New York he has photographed celebrities such as Stravinsky Geldzahler and Pablo Picasso and received the Graphic Administrators Lifetime Achievement award in 1988. Contact Dot Myers at 857-2599 for more information.
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Arnold Newman
Western Maryland College
McDaniel
Westminster
Newman
Life
Look
Esquire
Holiday
Harper's Bazaar
Travel and Leisure
Town and Country
Eastman Kodak
Ilford
Polaroid
Nikon
Sidney Janis Gallery
New York City
Stravinsky
Inspectors Probe Route of Mail Bomb in Hagerstown
Postal Service inspectors interview employees at Washington County post offices as they pursue a suspect in the December 22 mail bombing that injured Judge John Corderman. The investigation traces postmark origins, searches for bomb parts, and adds 20 to 25 inspectors from Philadelphia and Washington. The judge remains hospitalized with shrapnel, abdominal injuries, and ear damage.
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Hagerstown
Postal Service
Washington County
Tom McClure
Washington
McClure
Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
John Corderman
Mr. McClure
U.S. Postal Service
Philadelphia
Carroll County Commission fees hearing on 11 schedules
Carroll County commissioners will hold a public hearing at 9 a.m. in Room 300A to review 11 fee schedules. The proposal, led by the Department of Management and Budget, would raise about 122000 in revenue, affecting Piney Run Park passes and several Parks and services, while water, sewer, and impact charges are excluded until later. The public is invited to comment.
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Board of
Carroll County Commissioners
Westminster
Department of Management and Budget
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