Vicious wind storm tears through Frederick County area
A severe thunderstorm with high winds and lightning struck Frederick County and nearby regions Tuesday, igniting fires and causing widespread outages. About 7,000 homes across Frederick and surrounding counties lost power, with restoration expected by late Wednesday. A gas transfer station in Germantown was hit by lightning, prompting road closures on I-270 and Md. 355. Firefighters responded to multiple blazes including a home in Middletown, barns, and damaged trees, while phone service trouble affected hundreds more. Authorities noted a surge in emergency calls, and rain and lightning disrupted utilities and communications locally.
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Frederick County
Washington
Montgomery
Carrol
Howard
Bower
Potomac and Edison
Raymond Sanbower
Sanbower
Frederick
Sandower
Germantown
Lambert
Fentral
C&p
Allen Bayer
Maryland
Frederick Barracks
Middletown
Donna Shedd
Holter Road
Waste water permit standards questioned at hearing
Frederick County plants Trans-Tech and Bastaleo seek new state permits while neighbors argue that standards are not strict enough. Residents pressed for better monitoring outside the eight hour workday and cited illegal discharges and groundwater contamination linked to Trans-Tech. State inspectors will handle inspections and Trans-Tech paid a prior fine.
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Adamstown
Frederick County
New
Buckeystown
Urbana
Duncan
Eastaleo
Manor’ Weeds Road
Trans-Tech
Adamstown Road
Waste Management Administration
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Maryland
Keith Krause
Parking Fines May Increase in Frederick City
Two members of Frederick’s Parking Commission proposed raising fines to as high as 25 dollars at a Tuesday meeting. The advisory four member panel lacked a quorum, so no official recommendation was made to the Board of Aldermen. The commission plans to issue a formal recommendation at the July meeting and Alderman Kreissig hopes a decision will follow.
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Frederick City
Board of
Aldermen
Jon Kreissig
Hillcrest Elementary bid suit halts work twenty days
A Virginia firm Becon Services Corporation won a preliminary injunction delaying Hillcrest Elementary School construction for 10 days with a $100,000 security bond. The $4.2 million project to ease overcrowding at four Frederick County schools faces possible delays if the injunction extends, while the county and Becon trade bid violation claims against Waynesboro Construction Co. Becon seeks the contract reversal, with Waynesboro potentially able to intervene.
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Virginia
Hillcrest
Leesburg
Bacon Services Corporation
Frederick County
South Frederick
Carroll Manor
Waverley
Beccu
Waynesboro Construction Co., Inc
Becon
Waynesboro
Circuit Court
Clater W. Smith Jr
Waynesboro Construction
Smith
Pennsylvania
Ted Salisbury
Salisbury
Wayne Hayden
Hayden
Realtors Dealing With Boom In Frederick County Housing
A Frederick County housing boom is pushing prices higher as growth spreads from nearby regions. Bob Shipmann, 34, chooses Frederick for value and quality, despite longer commutes to Gaithersburg. The county remains cheaper than southern neighbors but is catching up to Washington area prices, with continued coverage on Page A-4.
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Frederick County
Bob Shipmann
Gaithersburg
Frederick
Montgomery County
Shipmann
Washington
U S and Soviet Agree on Nuclear Missile Pact
U S and Soviet Union reach an agreement in principle to remove all medium range missiles from Europe and Asia. Senator Richard Lugar notes verification procedures are not yet set and expects more talks when George Shultz meets Eduard Shevardnadze in mid July.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Europe
Asia
Richard Lugar
R-Ind
George P. Shultz
Weather outlook and holiday food reflections page tease
Mostly sunny today with afternoon storms and near ninety high. Tonight storms may bring gusty winds and heavy downpours with lows around seventy. Thursday brings scattered thunderstorms and a page section on fireworks displays and American holiday dishes.
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Phil Lambert
Ver
Gary Covell
Janet Warne
Hillcrest Elementary
Committee On
TAC
Hillcrest Drive
Dustin Construction
Perini Construction
Realtors
Matt Kempner
Peter Mertz
News Post
Ray
C. Kurt Holter
U.S
Soviets
Eduard A. Shevardnadze
Lugar
Nbc-Tv
Inside the News
ATEA
SCG
Pagersceeyer Sans Senerene Abed
Inbonj Panaheeh
Eae We
Retege
Aenea Abe
Utes Neu
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