Maryland lawmakers weigh VEIP fees and dynamometer tests
Mr Elliott backs a bill to cap inspection fees to fund VEIP and both bills set for Feb 12 House Environmental Matters Committee. Marylanders show rising dynamometer use, 43 percent statewide and 55 percent in Frederick County, amid federal rules. Delegates share concerns about cost and safety, while Rep Bartlett pledges to seek relief, citing doubtful science and costs.
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Elliott
House
Environmental Matters Committee
Motor Vehicle Administration
Frederick County
Donald Murphy
R-Howard
Baltimore County
Nancy Jacobs
Rharford
Ms. Jacobs
Roscoe Bartlett
Roth
Maryland
Congress
Sen
Donald Munson
Washington
Bartlett
Annapolis
6Th Congressional District
Aldermen miss sessions as officials juggle duties
Aldermen explain conflicts between work and council duties as Kreissig cites class schedule and Baker explains laryngitis and travel to Washington with the Mighty Duck Savers who earned a presidential award for duck-feeding education at Frederick's Culler Lake. Baker added a city official answered phones at city hall during the week.
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Washington
Mighty Duck Savers
St. John
Frederick
Culler Lake
Not a Gay Church Denounces Threats Against Minister
The Rev. Harms said the congregation welcomes all yet a caller labeled the church as not gay after a Frederick News-Post feature. He disclosed two threats including a slur claiming the caller said the pastor is dead. He expressed disappointment and disgust and defended Frederick’s good people.
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Maryland
Frederick
Flood prevention plan seeks 17.5 million in funding for western Maryland
A governor task force says more than 17.5 million dollars in state and federal funds are needed to relocate hundreds of families and businesses from 100 year and 500 year flood plains in Allegany County. The report urges buyouts along Georges Creek and Wills Creek and calls for long term flood control, canal restoration, ecosystem work and better forecasting in the Potomac basin.
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Maryland
Parris
Fran
Washington
Frederick
Garrett
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal
Potomac River
House
Casper R. Taylor Jr
Allegany County
Wash
Ington
Jesse Jacobs
Paul Sarbanes
D-Md
Federal Emergency Management Agency
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Locust Grove
LaVale
Wills Creek
Governor pushes for expanded farm law in Maryland
ANNAPOLIS Farmers would gain broader protection from nuisance suits under a new "right-to-farm" bill pushed by Gov. Parris N. Glendening. The measure extends protections to processing transporting and selling on site and adds forestry and aquaculture while removing the one year operating requirement.
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Annapolis
Senate
Parris N. Glendening
Lewis R. Riley
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Judicial Proceedings Committee
Intersection crash injures two women
Two women were injured in a two vehicle crash at the intersection of Yellow Springs Pike and Cloverhill Drive on Thursday night. Gloria Ladouceur, 38, was pinned in her Toyota with rescue crews removing the roof. Catherine Lawhon, 34, was taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital. Ladouceur remained in stable condition and Lawhon was treated and released. Rodney Roberson, 24, driving a Jeep, was uninjured. The road was closed over an hour during the investigation.
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Yellow Springs Pike
Cloverhill Drive
Gloria Ladouceur
Sunnybrook Drive
Frederick
Frederick County
Sheriff's Office
Catherine Lawhon
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Ms. Ladouce
Nominating System Proposed to Remove Party Politics
Mr Derr urged scrapping the current nominating system based on party central committees. He proposed a nominating caucus formed by civic organizations to submit nominations, removing party politics. He cited Harford County as a model and suggested it could work for Frederick County.
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Derr
Harford County
Frederick County
Thurmont Home Fire Damages House on Foxville Road
Firefighters controlled a Thursday night blaze at 6915 A Foxville Road by 8 08 p m with damage estimated at 20000 to the house and 20000 to the contents. The one story wood frame rancher belonged to Frank and Susan Boals and was discovered by Jeff Boals 13. Extensive damage occurred in the master bedroom and hallway with smoke damage throughout the home.
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Thurmont
Foxville
Frank Rauschenberg
Jeff Boals
Frank
Susan Boals
Rauschenberg
Local woman charged with giving police false ID
Frederick police say 24 year old Leslie Ann Metz posed as Karen Deener Cancer since September. Metz was arrested after a weeklong probe and charged with two counts of making false statements to police, plus possession of cocaine, paraphernalia, trespassing and a speeding traffic citation. Bail set at 24000 dollars.
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Leslie Ann Metz
West Patrick Street
Thomas Tokarz
Karen Bronwyn Deener
Ms. Deener
Sgt
Vance
Ms. Metz
Frederick County
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Steve Eirich
Urmont Park Commission
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ACC Heritage of America Band
Catoctin High School
Sabillasville Road
ACC
Heritage of America Band
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Thurmont Park Commission
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Catoctin High School Auditorum
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