Hood student wins scholarship for aspiring writers
Hood College sophomore Kerra Bolton of Glassboro N J has become the second recipient of the Elizabeth Peters Barbara Michaels Scholarship for Aspiring Writers. The renewable award funds tuition and mentorship with Barbara Mertz to encourage minority women to pursue writing, especially mysteries. Bolton, who loves writing and social commentary, aims to be a judge and author, drawing on issues such as legal careers and women heroes.
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Kerra Bolton
Supreme Court
Ms. Bolton
Hood College
Glassboro
N.J
Hood
Elizabeth Peters
Barbara Michaels
Barbara Mertz
Peters and Michaels
Dr. Mertz
Peters-Michaels
Montgomery unveils 1.6B CIP prioritizing new classrooms
Montgomery County Executive Neal Potter unveiled a six year 1.6 billion Capital Improvements Program for 1994 to 1999 that places classroom space first. The plan includes 8 new schools 20 modernizations and a 42.3 million line item for Montgomery College with a high tech instructional center at Germantown. The proposal faces council scrutiny over funding sources including a Construction Excise Tax and state school aid projections.
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Rockville
Montgomery County
Neal Potter
Potter
Marilyn J. Praisner
Northwest Area
Montgomery College
Germantown
Hearings Set for New Market Regional Plan
Frederick County Commissioners schedule two public hearings on the New Market regional land use plan. Hearings Thursday Jan 14 at Spring Ridge Elementary School and Wednesday Jan 20 in Winchester Hall starting 7 p.m. The plan covers eastern county growth with transport changes and new schools parks and services.
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Frederick County
New Market
Spring Ridge
Winchester Hall
Linganore Creek
Talbot Branch
Monocacy River
Bush Creek
Weller Branch
Potter proposes changes to speed Montgomery growth policy
Montgomery County Executive Neal Potter urges a shift in the Annual Growth Policy to speed building by allocating transportation capacity to projects ready to start. He claims the plan would allow new and existing projects to move on a first come, first served basis, boosting development in east Germantown and Olney with state funding and existing $700 million in highway capacity.
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Rockville
Montgomery County
Neal Potter
Potter
East Germantown
MD. 355
Germantown East
Burkittsville Considers Speed Bumps on Main Street
Residents petitioned the mayor and council to install speed bumps to curb speeding and protect pedestrians and animals. Council member Margaret Kennedy proposed an engineering study with three firms ABA Group Inc. Lukas Associates Inc. and Traffic Group Inc. to assess feasibility and placement. The town budgeted 2000 for the study but lacks funds for bumps and will review bids at a Jan 25 meeting.
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Burkittsville
Main Street
Margaret Kennedy
ABA Group Inc
Columbia
Lukas Associates Inc
Rockville
Traffic Group Inc
Towson
Deborah Aughenbaugh
Beth Waldner
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Vogue
Rodney King
Montgomery
Sonia Boin
Shady Grove
Silver Spring
Mr. Potter
MD. 27
Meadow Road
I-74
Gas House Pike
Old Annapolis Road
MD 75
County Planning Department
Beth Passierb
Pau
Pruit
HBO
Cinemax
Frederick Cablevision, Inc
Endemees
Perms de
Leim
Olney
Ms. Waldner
Council
The
Planning Commission
Izza de
WMT
Pizza Hut
Rosemont Ave
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