Bears Roaming Potomac River Area Draw Crowds
In Western Maryland the C O Canal National Historical Park reports at least 18 black bear sightings this year along the Potomac from Antietam Creek to Point of Rocks. Park rangers urge visitors not to feed bears and to secure food, noting these 12 year old adolescents are seeking water and food after drought driven movement from the mountains. Local families, including Laura Caplan and her husband Sid, take precautions as bears wander near backyards and campsites, though no attacks have been reported.
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Maryland
C&o Canal National Historical Park
Potomac River
Antietam Creek
Point of Rocks
Frederick County
Dianne Ingram
Ms. Ingram
National Park
California
Potomac
Jefferson County
Roscoe Bartlett
Germantown
C&o Canal
Cumberland
Washington
Ingram
Laura Caplan
Charles Town
Sid
Brunswick OKs pay hikes for mayor and council
Brunswick city officials approve a staggered pay increase for the mayor and council following a citizens panel recommendation. The mayor will earn 800 dollars monthly starting August 2000, with council members paid 300 dollars monthly for the next two-year term seats. remaining seats rise with elections. Major Tom Smith plans not to seek re election. Joe Harrington dissented.
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Brunswick
Counci
Tom Smith
Joe Harrington
Rick Brace
Frederick County pilots reusable building materials program
The Frederick County Board of Commissioners approved a three month pilot starting in August to collect usable remodeling materials at Reich's Ford Road landfill. A trailer, emptied twice weekly, will be run by Frederick Non-Profit Building Supply and donated to needy families. the aim is divert 1.5 tons of material from landfill.
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Frederick County
Frederick County Board of Commissioners
Tme
The
Reich
Ford Road
Frederick Non- Profit Building Supply
Linda Norris
Opt
Susan de Veer
Frederick
Adamstown teen wins Stock Car in 1999 Soap Box Derby
Chris Hagan of Adamstown won the Stock Car Division in Westminster on July 10, 1999. The Urbana Elementary School student will travel to Akron, Ohio to compete in the 62nd All American Soap Box Derby on July 31 representing Maryland.
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Chris Hagan
Adamstown
Westminster
Chris
Urbana
Akron
Ohio
Maryland
Health officials brief county on AIDS disparities in Montgomery
Health officials told the Montgomery County Council that from 1994 to 1997 Blacks accounted for over 60 percent of newly reported HIV cases, while the share among women rose from 25 percent to over 40 percent. They noted 17 of 33 new HIV admissions were women and warned of ongoing transmissions mainly through heterosexual contact. They highlighted better health status among Asians, data gaps for Hispanics, and called for broader data sharing. The briefing also covered dental care access for low income Hispanics, asthma linked to secondhand smoke, and a new enlarged domestic violence shelter to aid victims.
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Rockville
Montgomery County
County Council
Carol Garvey
Maryland
Blair Ewing
Garvey
At-Rsk
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