Roofs Could Leak After Snow as Claims Rise
Roofs still hold risk of leaks as snow lingers and drains clog. Homeowners should clear ice from gutter valleys and ensure flat-roof drains are clear. Insurance agents report many homeowner and auto claims, with water damage often excluded and basements likely to flood once snow melts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathi Stockman
Winpigler
Nancy Rojewski
Allstate
Michele McKnew
Nationwide Insurance
Ms. McKnew
McKnews
Sidewalks Impassable as Snow Closes West Fourth Street
West Virginia residents coping with heavy snow on West Fourth Street and Key Parkway report impassable sidewalks from 20 W Fourth St to the Giant Food area. Dorothy Eberstadt brushes snow from her car near Klinehart's Alley while Michael Feather digs a path at the ball park near Windsor Gardens, lamenting unhelpful plows.
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Dorothy Eberstadt
West Fourth Street
Ms Eberstadt
Klinehart
North Market Street
Fourth St
Waverley Drive
Key Parkway
West Virginia
Michael Feather
Mr. Feather
Ball Park
Windsor Gardens
Weather worries as ice, snow melt strain rivers
Timothy Myers warns ice cover on rivers could break up and jam bends, causing floods while many storm drains remain blocked by snow. The 37 inches of snow melts under a warm day as Frederick locals adapt transport and mail routes with buses and postal service issues noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy Myers
Weather Service
Myers
Crum
Michael Deener
School Transportation Department
Deener
Owen Branham
US Postal Service
Tilco Drive
Branham
County braces for building boom as permits rise
Permits totaling about 60 000 from Toys R Us 54 000 from Georgia Pacific and 24 000 from Chevy Chase helped offset a potential drop in building permit revenue. County estimates 325 000 in permit revenue for 1996 with 290 000 already collected in the first four months. Commercial fees vary by square footage and zoning and storm water rules. Past permit counts show 2200 in 1992 2578 in 1993 and 2007 in 1994 with 1164 residential and 315 commercial permits through last November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toys R Us
Georgia Pacific
Chevy Chase
Sweadner
Sneadner
Paula Philips
Jenkins
Ms Jenkins
Snow tunnel collapse kills 11 year old girl in Conklin
An 11 year old girl, Crystal Barber, died in Conklin after a snow tunnel collapsed while she and two friends were digging in a snowbank in front of her home. The tunnel was about five feet long and buried her under roughly three feet of snow.
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Conklin
N.Y
Crystal Barber
Brunswick officials brave snow to direct traffic in cleanup
Mayor Thomas L. Smith and City Administrator Richard B. Weldon Jr. joined Councilman J. Brent Bell in directing traffic amid heavy snow. They paused plow work to manage roads on Ninth Avenue and D Street as motorists occasionally skidded by, with some drivers cussing at them on West Potomac Street.
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Brunswick
Thomas L. Smith
Ninth Avenue
Mr Smith
D Street
Richard B. Weldon Jr
J. Brent Bell
Mr. Weldon
City of
E Street
Snow removal budget overruns hit District funds
Washington officials report the snow emergency leaves the district $1.4 million over budget as two feet of snow blankets the area. Mayor Barry says 99 percent of streets should be passable by Tuesday with schools reopening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Marion Barry
Barry
Michael Rogers
Rogers
Clinton
Maryland
Shooting Death Sparks Investigation on Patrick Street
Frederick City police say a gun discharged during a confrontation. Witnesses describe the shooter saying he would do it, while investigators probe whether the shotgun malfunctioned or was fired intentionally. The victim, identified as Mr. Teeter, collapsed at the scene. charges are possible as Lt. Thomas Chase notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick City
Thomas Chase
Department
Teeter
Chase
Standoff Ends With Suspect Surrender After Child Kidnapping Standoff
Wayne Gray alerted police when his daughter was taken by Scott Norment. A high speed chase along I-70 ended in a snowbank near Hagerstown with Norment finally surrendering after a Maryland State Police helicopter lit the scene. He faces two kidnapping counts plus false imprisonment reckless endangerment and assault charges. Extradition to Maryland planned after an afternoon hearing.
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Scott Rolle
Wayne Gray
Maryland
George Stottlemyer
Washington County
Hagerstown
Martinsburg
Sgt. Bradley
Norment
Rolle
Rockville
Bradley
Sgt
Maybush
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Jay McRoberts II
Dds
Evergreen Square
Rt. 85
Buckeystown Pike
Frederick
DDS General Dentistry
Sam Yu
FCC
Frederick Community College
Adal
Chris Wolfe
Patrick Street
David Matthew Teeter
Cpl. Stottlemyer
Mr. Norment
Scimd
Fredenck News-Post
Fcnb Bank
Farmers & Mechanics Bank
Fcnb Bank Select CD
Dale Carnegie
Guy Wench
Chamber OF Commerce OF
Frederick County
R L Cook & Associates
Bran Thompson Area
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