Union Bridge residents oppose cement plant waste fuel permit
About 120 residents packed Union Bridge community center Friday to oppose Lehigh Portland Cement Co. plans to burn a waste carbon byproduct as fuel at its Carroll County cement plant. Officials defend it as recycling and cheaper than coal, while opponents cite dioxin risks and groundwater concerns. Legislature and state agency officials pressed for safeguards with a decision expected within 60 days.
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Union Bridge
Lehigh Portland Cement Co
Carroll County
Ciba-Geigy Corp
Union Bridge Company
Lehigh
Dave Roush
Roush
Damian Halstead
Lehigh Proposal
Julian Stein
Sparrow’s Point
Baltimore
State
Air Management Administration
State Department of the Environment
Donald Elliott
R-Carroll
Howard
Thomas Hattery
D-Frederick
Charles Smelser
D-Carroll
Frederick
Air Management
Hattery
Frederick County
MDE
Montgomery County Airpark Bill Defeated by Committee
The Montgomery County transportation committee rejected a bill to bar state funds from a commuter aircraft terminal at Gaithersburg airpark. Del. Jennie Forehand said the FAA must approve first, while residents near the airpark voice ongoing concerns and a 5,000-home petition circulates against expansion.
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Annapolis
Transportation Committee of
Montgomery County
Gaithersburg
Transportation Committee
Del
Jennie M. Forehand
D-17
FAA
Citizens For
Three arrested in Gaithersburg shooting death
Three suspects were arrested Thursday night in a case tied to the January 20 shooting of 21 year old Fantos Tomas Manzanares behind Gaithersburg Elementary School. Steven Hunter faces first degree murder charges. Antonio Hebron and Melissa Carter are charged with conspiracy to commit armed robbery and related offenses. A fourth suspect remains at large.
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Rockville
Gaithersburg
Fantos Tomas Manzanares
Steven Eugene Hunter
Antonio Jerome Hebron
Lee St. Gaithersburg
Melissa Ann Carter
Summit Ave
Lee Street
Manzanares
Toastmasters Orientation Session Scheduled for Monday
Toastmasters International will host an organizational meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday January 21 at Lincoln National Insurance Co in 270 Technology Park. The session will include a brief program demonstration and orientation for prospective members. For more information call 473-4632.
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Toastmasters International
Lincoln National Insurance Co
270 Technology Park
Flags on Elks Lodge Drive Show Gulf War Support
Flags lining the driveway at the Frederick Elks Lodge flap in the breeze, creating a red white and blue display of support for American troops in the Persian Gulf.
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Elks Lodge
Frederick
Persian Gulf
Rally Ad Promotes Olympics of the Mind for Black Youths
A Rockville rally on January 27 at Clinton AME Zion Church in Lincoln Park explains the Afro Academic Cultural Technological and Scientific Olympics for black high school students. Local gold medalists win trips to Houston for nationals and cash prizes up to 1000 dollars with scholarships and potential PCs. Opal Roth, Damascus High senior, was a national gold medalist last year in the essay category.
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Rockville
Clinton Ame Zion
Lincoln Park
Houston
Texas
Montgomery County
Opal Roth
Damascus High School
Be alert for the unusual amid rising terrorism risk
Maryland residents face heightened threat awareness as the Persian Gulf war raises concerns. State Police in Pikesville coordinate with federal and local agencies to assess reports, urging public vigilance and prompt police notification of suspicious activities. Bomb squads in multiple jurisdictions stay on alert.
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Maryland
Pikesville
John F. Cook
Criminal Intelligence Division
Capt. Cook
Cook
Baltimore City
Baltimore and
Prince George’s Counties
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Mattress
Francis Scott Key Mall
West Ridge Square
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Giant Food
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