City approves new FOP retirement pact in Frederick
Frederick officials and the Frederick City Police FOP voted unanimously on a new retirement agreement after a year of negotiations. The plan lowers eligibility to 22 years of service, goes into effect January 1, 1995, and costs about 100000 in six months with city and officer contributions. The deal aims to attract qualified officers from nearby counties and will be renegotiated next year when the contract expires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Grubb
FOP
Meta Nash
Sally Murphy
City of
Frederick approves 11,363 loan for private ice rink project
The Frederick City Board of Aldermen voted 3 to 2 to loan 11,363 for the proposed ice rink off Md 26 as part of a broader public private financing plan. Aldermen Baker and Murphy opposed citing public funds for a private venture. the rink is led by Braddock Heights residents Wendy and Byron Dyke with USC Sports managing and several bank loans plus SBA backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick City
Frances Baker
Sally Murphy
Baker
Braddock Heights
Wendy
Byron Dyke
California
USC Sports
Farmers & Mechanics National Bank
First Bank of Frederick
U.S. Small Business Administration
Maryland Industrial Commercial Redevelopment Fund
Cholera in Rwandan refugee camps near Goma
Cholera and other diseases devastate refugee camps around Goma as 1.7 million Rwandan refugees flee the Kigali crisis. Reports describe mass burials, water contamination, and deteriorating conditions with hundreds dying daily. Doctors Without Borders warns death rates exceed safe levels and appeals for aid including 60 000 latrines and clean water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goma
Zaire
Tn Munigi
Isabelle Pardieu
Doctors Without Borders
Munigi
U.N. High Commissioner For
Dems outline revamped health plan with phased rollout
Democratic leaders met with the Clintons after saying they listened to America and drafted legislation to slow the reform push. They pledged less bureaucracy and a longer phased approach while weighing employer and small firm protections and the fate of the employer mandate amid an anticipated August showdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
Clinton
George Stephanopoulos
Oval Office
Congress
Mobility Hurdles Frederick County Schools Face
Frederick County schools grapple with rising student mobility as families move across counties and states. A Hillcrest Elementary second grader has attended 10 schools since kindergarten, complicating instruction, record transfers, and longitudinal test comparisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
America
Hillcrest
Carol’ Young
Frederick High
Cloudy Tonight With Showers And Pow Wow Dance Event
Forecast calls for showers tonight with lows near 70 and a sunny humid Saturday with possible showers or thunderstorms. Pow Wow brings Native American dance to Urbana with coverage on the arts page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Es Fec
Urbana
Hotel Linen Thievery Hits Local Inns
At the FSK Holiday Inn in Frederick and the Knights Inn thefts of towels sheets bedspreads robes and other hotel loot are common. Managers report annual losses running into thousands and warn that logo items and even telephones can be stolen, with some items resold or used in non hotel settings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doug Vought
FSK Holiday Inn
Mr. Vought
Knights Inn
Frederick
Carolyn Wenger
Skippers costly for Frederick County restaurants
An informal survey of Frederick County eateries finds walkouts over unpaid bills occur but are not widespread. Sue Nelson recalls a $40 dine-and-dine slip at Cozy Restaurant in Thurmont. Other managers report occasional five- to six-figure weekend losses, while some owners say they have never encountered a bad check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Nelson
Fairfield
Thurmont
Ms. Nelson
Frederick County
Terra Stone
Bentz Street
Frederick
Roger Edwards
Bob Evans
Jose Salaverri
Mealey’s
New Market
David Krug
Legends
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jessica Gregg
News-Pont
Jim Grimes
Fierce Stine
N. Lynn Tillery
Grimes
Police Department
Montgomery
Prince George’s
Howard
Timothy Jacobsen
James Grimes
Board of Aldermen
Fraternal Order of Police
Air Show
News-Post
Dafrose Kabutumwa
French Foreign
Rwanda
Rwandan Patriotic Front
Dems
David Espo
Associated Press
Senate
George Mitchell
Maine
Hillary Rodham Clinton
White House
Mitchell
House
Thomas Foley
Richard Gephardt
Foley
Glenn McMahan
Commission On Children
Maryland
Inside the News
Gore
Renee
Frederick News
Ey Kowepener
Nancy Luse
Wenger
Michael Blair
Comfort Inn
Pauline Onley
Wanda Moore
Prospect Boulevard
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!