Winter storm George rattles Maryland shoppers and rescues
Residents endure power and travel disruptions as snow blankets the region. A Brunswick firefighter reports getting stuck even as a rescue plow bogs down. At Giant Food in Maryland shoppers fight for bread only to find donuts in a misrouted cart. Ambulances and airlifted medicine reach a heart patient at a glider hangar. Helpers like Bea Gaddy distribute coats to hundreds at Baltimore shelters. Travelers face canceled buses and trains with stranded and exhausted families.
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George Frye
Brunswick Fire and Rescue
Giant Food
Maryland
Carl Hardcastle
Hardcastle
SHA works on roads as winds howl through county
Deborah and Richard Nickerson of Frederick delivered medicine to Mrs Nickersons seriously ill father in Burkittsville Monday. Their pickup became stuck on Md 17 as the state’s road crews battled through drifting snow. Johnson of SHA said 38 pieces of equipment with 77 employees plus 43 contractor machines were on duty since Saturday, yet whirling winds kept plowing new drifts.
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Deborah
Richard Nickerson
Frederick
Nickersons
State Highway Administration
Raymond Johnson
State District Seven
Carroll
Howard Counties
The
Highway Administration
MD. 17
Johnson
Frederick County
Frederick County Schools Close For Snow Day makeup plan
Frederick County schools used up their last scheduled snow day turning today into a makeup day. Officials fear many days may be added at year end if more snow falls or parking lots and roads aren’t cleared. The last day moves to June 18 as maintenance crews scramble to thaw pipes and open roads.
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Frederick County
David Markee
Markee
Markoe
Frederick
Mr. Markoe
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Hagerstown
Bea Gaddy
Baltimore
Ms. Gaddy
Ded Riley
Greyhound
Cleveland
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Bob
Susan Steinman
Marla
Owings Mills
Israel
Pennsylvania Station
New York
Kennedy Airport
Manhattan
Amtrak
Steinman
Brdrive
Kelly Hahn
James Keating
Slider
Bill Green
Bucheimer Road
Sha
Middletown
Burkittsville
Jefferson-area
South Mountain
Thurmont
Sabillasville
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Braddock Mountain
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