Clock Man keeps Baltimore on time
In a sweltering City Hall room, 75 year old Rowland Fontz tunes Baltimore’s landmark clock face and repairs four faced towers including the Bromo Seltzer Tower. He fixes slow mechanisms, maintains church clocks, and dreams of a monument to Fort McHenry while recalling Baltimore’s history and his own metalwork roots.
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Baltimore
Rowland Fontz
Camden Yards
Mr. Fontz
City Hall
Stephens
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History
Fontz
Fort McHenry
Riverside Park
Key Highway
Alton DuBois
Tower Clock the
National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors
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Lawmakers eye gambling to help schools in Maryland
Baltimore lawmakers push for new revenue to fund a planned 2.0 billion increase in education spending. A casino gambit and other options are debated as the task force reviews inequities and aims to boost funding beyond current levels. Proposals include slots potentially adding hundreds of millions, with goals to cut class sizes, expand kindergarten, summer programs, and preschool for children in poverty.
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Baltimore
Maryland
del. Howard P Rawlings
House Appropriations Committee
Ny Force
Lion
Task Force
Jean- Lesaepee
Entary
Frederick city unveils sculpture at Delaplaine center dedication
At a Sunday ceremony near Carroll Creek the Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center hosted a sculpture dedication. About 75 attendees watched a cement piece by children aged six to fourteen, supervised by Daniel Nealand, depicting three colored, mirrored figures created from sand impressions. Speakers including County Chief David Gray and Governor’s wife Frances Glendenning urged Frederick to become an East Coast arts hub, noting city budget support for the center and the project’s ties to local youth services.
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Carroll Creek
Walkersville Ceramics
Daniel Nealand
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Department of Youth Services
Robert E Handall
Randall
Residents invited to comment on Lakeland Park Middle name
Rockville residents may comment on a proposed name for a new Lakeland Park Middle School at a public hearing July 18. The city will donate about 10 acres in the Lakelands subdivision beside Kingsview Middle School to the school system for the site. The hearing includes a policy review on whether to suspend naming considerations. speakers must register in advance and may speak five minutes each, with 25 copies of statements.
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Lakeland Park
Kingsview Middle School
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Lakelands
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George Smith
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Nicole Martyn
Marvin Bures
Braddock Heights
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Sylvan Ivy Prep
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