Maryland uses conservation to avoid rolling blackouts
Extreme cold drives high electric demand as state utilities face grid overload. City and county offices delay opening and civic groups cancel meetings while Potomac Edison and others implement rolling blackouts and voluntary cuts. Gerald Thorpe notes the energy administration monitors the overload and urges continued customer conservation.
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Potomac Edison
Gerald Thorpe
Maryland Energy Administration
Raymond Sandower
Hillcrest
Harrisville
Frederick
Emmitsburg
Lucille Beale
Maryland
Eastateo Aluminum
Buckeystown
Petsmac Edison
Rick Williams
Eastalco
Cyndi Shoop
Ms. Shoop
Fort Detrick
Frederick schools extend term due to winter closures
Frederick County schools faced snow ice and record cold forcing a sixth day of closure this year and an extension of the term into June. Transportation and maintenance crews battled icy roads broken pipes and plowed lots as officials urged energy conservation amid governor Schaefer's request and diesel shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Straits
William Donald Schaefer
Straits
Joseph Dattoli
Schaefer
Frederick County
Dattoli
Light snow ends tonight with cold low near ten
Weather brief notes light snow will end tonight with temperatures dipping to around 10 degrees. Friday brings sunny skies and a high near 20 as the region stays cold.
City eyes joint purchase of Adventist Drive site in Frederick
Frederick officials meet with county and state leaders to discuss buying the 12 acre Adventist Drive property next to Harry Grove Stadium. They weigh funding options including a low interest state loan and potential uses such as a conference center or city office building.
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Frederick
James Grimes
Seventhday Adventist Church
Harry Grove Stadium
James Schmersahl
Ron Lindergill
Grimes
Paul Gordon
Sundergill
Woodsboro
James E. McClellan
McClellan
Grove Stadium
Hoke offers campaign help to Bartlett in 1994 race
Former Frederick County commissioner Mark L. Hoke, retired Fort Detrick commander, is donating consulting services to Rep. Roscoe Bartlett as Bartlett plans for the 1994 election. Hoke, a fiscal conservative, began assisting in December and will deliver detailed campaign recommendations by March 15.
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Fort Detrick
Mark L. Hoke
Roscoe Bartlett
6Th
Hoke
Roscoe
Bartlett
Frederick
Frederick County
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Republican Men's Club
School funds cut short in Annapolis round
Frederick County officials led by School Superintendent Daniel Gadra asked for 3.7 million dollars to build Walkersville Mount Pleasant Elementary as Gov. Schaefer halted proceedings for statewide power outages. The governor urged brief appeals while noting the money problem, with 38 million available to allocate and 17 of 24 counties present.
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Annapolis - Frederick County
Daniel H. Gadra
Governor
Board of Public Works
Walkersville-Mount Pleasant
William Donald Schaefer
Schaefer
Frederick
Gadra
Frederick County
IAC
Interagency Committee On
EAC
Harding knew of Kerrigan attack plot says bodyguard
In an Oregonian interview Shawn Eckardt said Tonya Harding knew of the plan to attack Nancy Kerrigan and urged immediate action. He also claimed ex husband Jeff Gillooly offered a $10,000 USFSA bonus for quick completion as investigators pressed Harding over the incident.
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Harding
Nancy Kerrigan
Portland
Ore
Tonya Harding
Oregonian
Shawn Eckardt
Ms. Harding
Eckardt
Boston
Tonya
Dennis Rawlinson
Gillooly
Shane Stant
Derrick Smith
Kerrigan
Mr. Eckardt
The
Mr. Gillely
Mr. Stant
Ms. Kerrigan
Mr. Harding
Stant
Night drive turns cold for soldiers at Fort Detrick
Two Fort Detrick soldiers Sgt Donald Halterman and Spc Jeanne Mershon faced a frigid night on Gambrill Park Road when their vehicle iced in. Halterman searched for hours for help and became lost as temperatures plunged to minus 19. Spc Mershon was later spotted by Sally Graf near dawn without hat or gloves.
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Fort Detrick
Donald Halterman
Spc
Jeanne Mershon
Gambrill Park Road
Halterman
Detrick
Norm Covert
Sally Graf
Mershon
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Jessica Gregg
News-Post
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Daniel Gadra
Inside the News
Jim Gilford
Tae
Fraderick News- Post
Kista Mulcahey
Laura Claggett
Sam Yu
Monocacy Village
Dan Burns
Mark Hoke
John Bradley
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