Opossumtown Pike Favored for New Fire Station Site
Frederick County planning staff endorses building the next fire station along Opossumtown Pike rather than the free State Farm land in Wormans Mill. Evaluation focused on response areas and compatibility with land uses. donation not considered in the decision. Continued discussion with Junior and Walkersville fire companies and county commissioners noted.
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Krista Glielmi
News-Fast
Opossumtown Pike
Wormans Mill
State Farm Insurance Co
Jim Shaw
State Farm
Junior Fire Co
Walkersville Fire Co
Yeursday
Junior
Walkersville
Frederick County
Wolfie Returns to Smithsburg as Custody Battle Looms
Three year old Wolfgang Von Nester Jr. arrived in Smithsburg from San Bernardino after his parents Wolfgang Von Nester Sr. and Lisa faced abandonment charges. Wolfie stays with grandparents while custody proceedings continue with a San Bernardino hearing set for August.
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Krista Glielmi
News-Post
Wolfie
Wolfgang von Nester Jr
Smithsburg
San Bernardino
Calif
Wolfgang von Nester Sr
Lisa
California
Jim Hamlin
Nesters
Susan Nester
Weekend Heat Wave Expected in Frederick County
National Weather Service warns of an excessive heat advisory for Friday and Saturday with heat index up to 115 degrees. Forecasters say highs in the 90s to around 100, overnight lows in the 70s, and a peak Saturday as temperatures hold near 100. Air quality advisory also urged caution for sensitive groups.
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Frederick County
National Weather Service
Frederick
U.S. 40
Cowden
Maryland Department of the Environment
Baltimore
Richard Hitchens
Sterling
Hitchens
Clinton bases closures spark job and tax questions
President Clinton approved a 79 base shutdown and 26 realignments, aiming to save taxpayer billions while preserving defense jobs in California. Critics question if promised job protection can be kept without sacrificing savings, as lawmakers fear harm to readiness and local economies.
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Washington
Clinton
California
Texas
Pentagon
Wendi Louise Steele
The
Steele
White House
McClellan
Dianne Feinstein
D-Calif
Barbara Boxer
Defense Base Closure and Realgnment Commission
State lifeguards compete at Cunningham Falls event
Lifeguards from state parks tested at Cunningham Falls State Park on Thursday as the seventh annual Department of Natural Resources lifeguard competition drew 45 guards from eight parks. Rocky Gap team captured the top trophy for the second year in a row, narrowly beating the Assateague team which claimed it trained hard.
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Thurmont
Cunningham Falls
Department of Natural Resources
Rocky Gap
Asiateague
Shannon Ruth
Sandy Point State Park
Cunningham Falls State Park
Tih
Parks and Forests
Hunting Creek Lake
House to hold hearings on downing of American helicopters
A House subcommittee will hold hearings on the downing of two American UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters over Iraq in a friendly fire incident. The July 27 session will include families of victims, Defense Department and Air Force officials, and will examine lessons to prevent repeats.
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House
Iraq
Washington
Roscoe Bartlett
R-6th
National Security Subcommittee
Bartlett
Army
Jeffrey C. Colbert
Middletown
Congressional Committee
Defense Department
Air Force
Pa driver pleads guilty to manslaughter in deer season crash
A Greencastle man, 20, pleaded guilty to manslaughter by automobile and DUI after a November I-70 crash in which Stephen Glagola, 58, and his son Paul, 21, died. Blan's blood alcohol was 0.10. The plea dropped other charges and carries up to 10 years for manslaughter. sentencing set later.
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Greencastle
Robert Earl Blan
Middletown
Stephen Glagola
Paul
Brian Hutchison
Blan
Helen
Fitzgerald Auto Mall
Mazda
Paul Glagola
Herbert Rollins
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Liz Walmsley
Whittier Lake
Tomothy Jacobsen
Tim Cook
Potomac Edison Co
Bull Cowden
Susan C. Nicol
Sam Yu
Dan Burns
Roth
U.N
Spec Colbert
Spec. Colbert
Butch Colbert
Laura Colbert
Inside the News
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Ti Tederick News
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