Large elementary schools debated at Frederick County PTA meeting
About 40 PTA members at Monocacy Middle School raised questions on school size and funding. Jean Smith urged smaller elementary schools while Hillcrest and New Market exceed 900 enrollments and Deer Crossing and Whittier plan for 709 with 200-seat expansions. Board members noted state guidelines favor additions over new construction and discussed a development pace ordinance.
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County Ptas
PTA
Jean Smith
Hillcrest
New Market
Deer Crossing
Whittier Elementary
Maureen Lapsa
Gordon Cooley
Monocacy Middle School
Frederick County Board of Education
Ballenger Creek
Machete Killer Sentenced to Life Without Parole
David Charles Morgan was given life without parole for murdering Francisco Hernandez with a machete in August 1995 near Elmwood Terrace Apartments in Frederick. Morgan, 38, denied the killing and gave a 30 minute speech accusing trial errors before apologizing to Hernandez’s sister and wife, who had sought life. The judge was John H. Tisdale. prosecutors were Dino Flores and Nanci O'Brien. defense lawyers Franklin Stillrich and Paul Handy. Hernandez, 34, left five young children.
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David Charles Morgan
Francisco Hernandez
Morgan
Hernandez
Frederick County
John H. Tisdale
Dino Flores
Nanci O’brien
State’s Attorney’s Office
Franklin Stillrich
Paul Handy
Elmwood Terrace
Frederick City
Elliott introduces bill to halt treadmill emissions test
Maryland lawmakers move to stop Gov. Glendening from enforcing dynamometer emissions tests set to become mandatory in June. Delegate Donald Elliott introduces a bill to implement a moratorium and abolish the planned dynamometer tests, amid opposition citing intrusiveness and interstate ozone concerns.
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Elliott
Annapolis
Parris Glendening
Donald Elliott
Frederick Carroll
Eliott
General Assembly
Glendening
Maryland
Paul Stull
Frederick
House
Republican Caucus
Cyclists Press Repeal of Maryland Helmet Law
Scores of motorcyclists rallied at the Maryland state capital to push repeal of the five year old helmet requirement. Abate of Maryland leaders and supporters argue personal liberties trump safety gains, while proponents say helmets saved lives and the law protects riders on the road.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Gary Boward
Smithsburg
House Commerce and Government Matters Committee
Boward
Abate
Pat Mullen
Commerce and Government Matters
HRC takes meetings into the community
Frederick County Human Relations Commission held its monthly gathering at Asbury Methodist Church to meet residents, explain the board’s role, and promote new pamphlets on filing discrimination complaints. George Dredden was named for a presidential search committee. Sgt. Robert Kane discussed expanded community policing.
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Frederick County
Fretieri Community College
George Dredden
Robert Kane
Frederick Iy Police
Ducks Savers win Presidents Youth Environmental Award
Local students known as the Mighty Duck Savers traveled to Washington DC to receive the President's Environmental Youth Award for promoting environmental awareness and community involvement. They were honored at the Capitol with a certificate presented by a U.S. senator. the group distributed educational materials and advocated for eco friendly actions amid a regional contest across Maryland Delaware and West Virginia.
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Mighty Duck Savers
Washi D.C
Capitol
Marvin Barbara Mikulski
Crick
Maryland
Delaware
West Virginia
Masonry Institute to train apprentices at Fort Ritchie campus
The International Masonry Institute will train about 30 apprentices for 12 weeks at Fort Ritchie, with potential to scale to 1,000 yearly. The deal, worth about 70,000 dollars to use one building, aligns with the Army’s plan to vacate the post by October 1998.
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Cascade
International Masonry Institute
Fort Ritchie
Washington County
Mountaintop
The
Masonry Institute
International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers
Redevelopment Authority
Authority
Robert Sweeney
Army
Sweeney
William Reuter
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Washington
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Colleen Fitzpatrick
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Michelle Eaton
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