Coblentz farms designated agricultural preserves in Middletown Valley
Frederick County commissioners unanimously designated two Middletown Valley farms owned by Paul and Virginia Coblentz as agricultural preservation districts. The program requires keeping farmland for at least five years and allows potential sale of development rights, though Coblentz says he does not plan to sell now. He opposes Crest Homes Inc. rezoning nearby and notes his family’s long farming heritage. The move links with neighboring Huffer Farm to form a protective block south of Fountaindale and U.S. 40-A, aimed at keeping land in agriculture. The county plans to preserve extensive open space through coordinated land parcels.
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Coblentz
Middletown Valley
Paul Coblentz
Frederick County
Virginia
Deer Spring
Holter
Crest Homes Inc
Fountaindale South
Middletown
Holter Road
Donald
Greta Huffer
Fountaindale
U.S. 40-A
Tim Blaser
Galen R. B
Clagett
Howe and Botha hold talks on apartheid crisis
British Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe met South African President PW Botha to urge black white talks ending apartheid but was rebuffed by black leaders who accused him of buying time. Howe urged negotiations leading to a representative non racial community amid ongoing violence in KwaNdebele and Port Elizabeth.
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Associated Press
Johannesburg
South Afria
Geoffrey Howe
PW Botha
South Africa
Howe
Jan Smuts
Government Bureau For Information
KwaNdebele
Pretoria
Port Elizabeth
Botha
Union Buildings
Aggican
Desmond Tutu
United Democratic Front
Winnie Mandela
Nelson Mandela
Thatcher
Reagan
Congress
Maryland Medevac Probe Opens After Fatal Helicopter Crash
A joint Maryland General Assembly committee began a review of the EMS medevac and shock trauma system following the January Bell Jet Ranger crash near Frederick that killed two troopers. The session examined MIEMSS, PH&H Aviation, and state plans for upgraded helicopters, communications, and rules, with a consultant study due by September and recommendations to tighten coordination among responders and hospitals.
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Anniapolis
Maryland
Frederick
General Assembly
R Adams Cowley
Maryland Institute For Emergency Medical Services Systems
Miemss
Ph&h Aviation
Hunt Valley
Frank Komenda
Prince George's
Komenda
John Ashworth
Maryland State Firemen's Association
Col
George Brosnan
Clayton
Ph&h
Cowley
Jim Esteep
Humane Society keeps hearing dog program after stormy session
Frederick County Humane Society voted to continue the hearing dog fund begun in 1963 under its sponsorship and to match funds raised, despite concerns it failed previously. Members argued the program should aid animals, not decorate a library, and a motion to proceed was approved.
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Frederick County Humane Society
John Hedges III
Kathy
Humane Society
Hedges
Ray H. Smith
Maryland School For the Deaf
Society Board of Directors
Fredericktown Bank
Jeter
Tommie Lee Barnes
Weather outlook and notes from Western Maryland page A-2
The forecast shows mild tonight with 62 to 66 degree temperatures, partly sunny and warmer Thursday with highs 85 to 90, and Friday warm and humid with a chance of afternoon or evening thunderstorms near 90. National Hot Dog Month prompts tips on serving and a crop protection note on Page C-3 with gardening info. Stephen McKennes quotes about living with a purpose.
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Maryland
Adamstown Water Crisis Sparks Frustration at Church Meeting
Adamstown residents vented anger over stalled progress in identifying the contaminant and financing a fix. EPA officials said Trans-Tech Inc may fund a study, but funding battles in Congress threaten action. If funds disappear, court action could force payments, while long cleanup would span years.
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Adamstown
Trinity United Church of Christ
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Tran-tech Inc
Trans-Tech
EPA
Congress
Gerry Heston
Ann Cardinal
Ms. Cardinal
Youth threatens to kill police near Creagerstown ordination ordered
A 17-year-old was ordered detained for evaluation by Juvenile Court Judge G Edward Dwyer Sr after he threatened to kill police and himself with a shotgun near Creagerstown. State Police pursued the vehicle, he pointed the gun at troopers and himself, then disappeared into woods before being spotted on Stevens Road. Old Frederick Road was closed briefly as the incident unfolded.
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Creagerstown
G. Edward Dwyer Sr
Cpi
Paul J. Gerstner
Monocacy River
MD. 5
Woodsboro
Gerstner
Gersner
Stevens Road
Old Frederick Road
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Allan Boesak
Margsre
Robert C. Reid
Ausepolis
Ashworth
Baltimore Washington Parkway
Prince George’s
Park
Prince George's General Hospital
MedStar
Washington Hospital Center
Catherine I. Riley
D-Harford
Medevac
John C. Coolihan
Baltimore County
Norm Chamberlin
Ms. Barnes
Cleo Campbell Anderson
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