Last minute protest saves Middletown High chestnut tree
At Middletown High School an 80 year old poplar reportedly linked to the Chestnut Burr yearbook was spared after about 100 students halted a planned removal. School officials said the tree was dying and a new tree donation offer follows the failed cut.
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Middletown
Middletown High School
Arnie Coleman
Frederick County
Coleman
Heather Grigsby
Ashley Hutchison
Laura Olsen
Postal rate clash over third class mail and penny costs
Stamps may rise with the commission proposing higher third class charges as pennies shift savings for basics. Frank and Haley defend avoiding harm to advertisers while noting possible budget effects and labor contract arbitration could swing millions. The 1981 dispute set a precedent for a fight over letter rates amid deficits and treasury payments.
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Commission
Postal Service
Haley
Mr. Frank
U.S. Treasury
Rate Commission
Gas prices fall in Frederick County as stations cut margins
In Frederick County prices dipped 6 to 8 cents in two weeks. A check of seven stations found self serve unleaded around 1.28 and high grade near 1.47 per gallon. Owners say cuts reflect savings passed to customers but some report slim margins and no wholesale price relief since Christmas week.
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Frederick County
Earl Arnold
West Exxon
West Patrick Street
Frederick
Steve Abrecht
Abrecht
Exxon
Jefferson Street
Mr. Abrecht
Ronald Oden
Ron
U.S. 40 West
Oden
Arnold
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