Local students cross cultural lines in N Y
In New York at P S 128 two classes meet in locker rooms and a foyer hosts a PE class for special ed students. The school with 1 056 capacity serves 1 516 students in K through grade 5, with 94 percent on free lunch and 95 percent with limited English. Ballenger Creek Elementary in Frederick adopted the school and sent 12 boxes of supplies after a 246 mile trip, linking classrooms through letters and donations. Principal Blanca Battino notes funding and space obstacles in a diverse Washington Heights community.
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New York
P.S. 128
Public School 128
Kelly McLaughlin
Washington Heights
Ballenger Creek
Frederick
McLaughlin
West 169Th and
Broadway
Fagan pleads guilty to conspiring to murder wife
William Robert Fagan Sr., 41, admitted to conspiring to kill his estranged wife Deborah Patricia Fagan. He received life with 10 years suspended, no parole eligibility, after spending over four years in custody. State's Attorney Scott Rolle called the plea a difficult, complex decision balancing family harms and justice.
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William Robert Fagan Sr
Deborah Patricia Fagan
Frederick County
Scott Rolle
Frederick teen convicted in murder conspiracy case
Frederick teen Brian Wooldridge was found guilty by a judge of conspiracy to murder in the June 17, 1996 killing of Adrian Pilkington. He faces a 15 year term under a plea to testify against co defendants Rachel Whitman Jason Jensen and Jean Nance. Separate trials for the three co defendants are scheduled in February and March.
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Frederick
Adrian Keane Pilkington
Brian Nicholas Wooldridge
Taney Avenue
Rachel Irene Whitman
Tielman Place
Jason Aaron Jensen
Stonegate Drive
Jean Louis Arnaud Nance
East Street
Wooldridge
Herbert L. Rollins
Alford
Pilkington
Potomac River
Brunswick
Mr. Jensen
Mr. Nance
Miss Whitman
Judge rules banning sex magazines from bases unconstitutional
A federal judge in New York voided the Military Honor and Decency Act of 1996 banning Penthouse Playboy and Hustler at military bases. Judge Shira Scheindlin said free speech protections outweigh restrictions. Publishers challenged the act added to the defense budget bill and signed by President Clinton.
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New York
Penthouse
Playboy
Hustler
Shira A. Scheindlin
Clinton
Roscoe Bartlett
Roth
Suspicious Box Closes Northbound I-270 for Hours in Urbana
A black plastic box found at a Urbana commuter lot prompted a 30 minute I-270 closure and hours of commuter delays. Maryland State Police Urbana firefighters and a state bomb squad handled the device with a robot. By 10:20 p.m. investigators ruled the box harmless, noting foam and honeycomb metal structures likely for impact absorption. The box was spotted near the intersection of Md. 167 and I-270, prompting the alert and evacuation of nearby vehicles.
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Urbana
Maryland
Marstia
MD. Gt
1-270
Bill Greer
County to hire ECDC director to lead privatization battle ends
Frederick County commissioners moved to hire a permanent ECDC director and revise bylaws after privatization plans failed. Acting director James Singleton may be replaced. salary discussions loom as they reject private county funding for the director and consider private donations for the ECDC.
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ECDC
Frederick County
Economic and Community Development Commission
Commis
Hoke
James Singleton
Economic and Development Commission
Terre Roy Rhoderick
School officials angered by audit recommendations
ANNAPOLIS officials bristle at legislative auditor findings about counting students and school administration. A yearlong Office of Statistics report cited Frederick County and others unable to prove they educate as many students as claimed, stressing the issue's importance.
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Annapolis - Ca
Office of
Isiatis
Frederick County
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