Severe storms down trees and cut power in Frederick County
Severe thunderstorms moved through Frederick County on Thursday afternoon, knocking down trees and causing numerous fender-benders while cutting power to about 2,000 homes. Weather observer Lucille Beale reported heavy lightning and rapid temperature drops, with 2 inches of rain in 30 minutes and a peak of 90 degrees before the storm. Utility crews, police, and firefighters responded as most power was restored by early morning, though several minor accidents and toppled trees were reported and alarms triggered in many buildings.
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Frederick County
Emmitsburg
Lucille Beale
Beale
Maryland State Police
U.S. 40
Potomac Edison Co
Kenneth Powell
Raymond Sandower
Powell
Maryland
Frederick
Frederick City
Associated Press
Baltimore County
Peggy Mulloy
Baltimore Gas and Electric Co
Misinterpretation of dispatch priority memo sparked by officials calls
Frederick officials were told to receive priority on non life threatening police calls in a June memo. Police Maj Raffensberger said the directive caused concern and will be revised to remove any implication of special treatment. He noted a recent alderman call about a hazardous traffic condition prompted the issue.
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Frederick City
Ray Raffensberger
Jim Grimes
Frederick County
Maj
Ratfensberger
Maj. Raffensberger
No Summer Vacation for School Facilities Staff Amid Three New Openings
School facilities and maintenance workers face their busiest summer as Urbana High School Glade Elementary and the Middletown Middle addition near completion. The team coordinates plumbing electrical work roadways and utilities while preparing fields and opening spaces for the new and renovated buildings and shuffling portable classrooms. The director Ray Barnes notes a busy season with three new buildings to open and ongoing plans for two more schools land purchases and renovations.
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Urbana High School
Glade
Middletown Middle School
School
Ray Barnes
Barnes
Fed cuts rate as unemployment eases to 5.6 percent
The Labor Department reported unemployment at 5.6 percent in June with payrolls up 215,000 as service and construction hiring rose while manufacturing declined. The Fed followed with a 0.25 percentage point rate cut to 5.75 percent, aiming to support a fragile economy amid revisions to prior payrolls.
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Washington
Labor Department
Federal Reserve
Fed
Robert Dederick
Northern Trust Co
Nester waives extradition to face California case
In Hagerstown, 24 year old Lisa Nester, mother of five, waived extradition to California where she faces child abandonment charges. She appeared in Washington County District Court and agreed to be transferred to confront the California charges. The Maryland case includes back child support of about 1800 dollars.
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Hagerstown
Smithsburg
California
Lisa Nester
Washington County
Wolfgang Jr
Nester
Maryland
Department of Social Services
Stephen Meyers
Fort Ritchie backers accuse BRAC politics over base
Rep Roscoe Bartlett and Fort Ritchie supporters denounce possible presidential interference as Bruce Clinton administration signals flexible handling of BRAC closures. Analysts warn against bases being spared for political or economic reasons while McClellan AFB faces closure against Pentagon recommendations.
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Clinton
Air Force
California
Roscoe Bartlett
R Sth
Fort Ritchie
Dr. Bartlett
Lonnie Knickmeier
Fort Ritchhe
White House
McClellan Air Force Base
Sacramento
Calif
BRAC
McClellan
Pentagon
County approves sewer line extension to Lewistown-Utica area
Frederick County Commissioners voted Thursday to extend a sewer line to the Lewistown-Utica area rather than build a sewer treatment plant there. The decision prompts a master plan amendment removing two treatment plant symbols and adding a new sewer line, after prior moves allowing state study of two sites for a plant on the Sandower Builders’ Covered Bridge property.
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Lewistown
Utica
Frederick County
Board of County Commissioners
Sandower Builders
Area Scout leader earns Silver Beaver
Bran Thompson of Middletown has been awarded the Silver Beaver by the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America on recommendation of the National Capital Area Council. The honor recognizes service to youth and community, with Thompson noting it is rare among Frederick County volunteers. He previously held roles from assistant Scoutmaster to Scoutmaster of Troop 476 and now organizes Explorer Post 476.
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Boy Scout Post
Bran Thompson
Middletown
Thompson
National Council of the
Boy Scouts of America
National Capital Area Council
Frederick County
New Jersey
Explorer Post 476
Post 476
Paul Adams
Inside The News Weather Partly sunny with storms Saturday
Partly sunny today with a chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday. Highs reach the upper 80s as Western Maryland forecast maps and weather notes appear on page A-2. Community Concerts showcases a diverse performers schedule in the entertainment section. The Frederick News-Post is printed on 100 percent recycled paper and is recyclable.
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Jim Wheeldon
Frederick City Department of Public
North Market Streets
East Third Frederick
Nancy Luse
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Krista Glielmi
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Matthew Barakat
Sam Yu
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