Frederick County BOE to approve 4 percent raise for staff
The Frederick County Board of Education plans to approve a 4 percent pay increase for employees at its June 15 meeting, adding to the existing step raises averaging 2 percent. Officials say the action aims to retain staff amid higher salaries in neighboring counties and reflects budget limits after commissioners funded $112.8 million for the system.
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Frederick
Maryland
Mainte
Nance
Jean Smith
Harold Keller
Keller
Safety concerns rise after drownings at Lake Linganore dam
At Lake Linganore near New Market private development leaders face safety questions after two nonresident teens drowned while swimming from the 20 foot high dam into 66 feet of water near a concrete spillway. John Rippeon 13 and Shawn Ewing 15 died Sunday, first drownings at the lake in about two decades. The Lake Singapore Association ponders restoring the old fence and whether continuous security is feasible as nonresidents are restricted from the lake.
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NEW Market
Lake Linganore
John Robert Rippeon
Shawn Ewing
Security
Cers
the Dame
Charles Smith
Lake Singapore Association
Baltimore
Dancing with the Redskinettes teamwork on the sidelines
18 year old Manda Gardner of Mount Pleasant will join the Washington Redskins Redskinettes as a dancer. She says dancers, not cheerleaders, aim to energize the crowd at home games starting this August, following guidance from Linganore High School dance coach Loretta Bing.
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Manda Gardner
Washington Redskins
Mount Pleasant
Miss Gardner
Loretta Bing
Linganore High School
Gardner seeks Red skinette role among 320 hopefuls
Gardner joined about 320 young women trying for maroon uniforms and sideline dancing with the Red skinettes. She aims to become an elementary art teacher and interpreter, attends Frederick Community College, and practices in Waldorf twice weekly, emphasizing teamwork and learning over 20 dances so far.
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Gardner
Redskins
Frederick Community College
Waldorf
Miss Gardner
Brunswick High graduates prepare for ceremony moment
Brunswick High School senior Amy Gue helps friend Lyndi Carter adjust a necklace during graduation rehearsals on Monday evening. The scene captures the close ties as they ready for commencement activities at the Brunswick campus.
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Brunswick High School
Amy Gue
Lyndi Carter
Lyndi
Brunswick High
Middletown High graduates 294 seniors at Mount St. Mary's
Josh Anderson adjusts his mortar board as Middletown High prepares for graduation at Knott Arena on Mount St. Marys College campus. Ceremonies were delayed about 15 minutes due to U.S. 15 traffic backup from parking shortages at the arena.
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Josh Anderson
Middletown High School
Knott Arena
Mount St. Mary's College
U.S. 15
Brinkley seeks second term as Frederick delegate
Delegate David Brinkley announces candidacy for a second House of Delegates term. He cites a pro business conservative record and a high rating from Maryland Business for Responsive Government. He criticizes Gov Glendenning budgets, arguing stadium spending and overall fiscal excess amid school construction needs.
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David Brinkley
Frederick
House of Delegates
Brinkley
Maryland Business For Responsive
Parris Glendening
County cuts trash fee for municipalities in dispute
Frederick County offers a $41 per ton dumping fee for seven year contracts to municipalities and private haulers, down from $45, with curbside recycling, free bulk trash pickup, and hazardous waste day included. City bids for private disposal range as low as $27 per ton, while Mayor Grimes pushes for more competitive pricing and discusses the impact on Frederick's garbage flow to Reichs Ford Road landfill.
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Frederick County
Frederick City
Reich
Ford Road
Frederick
Jim Grimes
Grimes
Former Frederick man dies in Colorado motorcycle crash
Christopher Wade Ausherman 22 of Frederick died after his 1989 Kawasaki left Colo. 14 through a right curve, slid down a 16 foot embankment, struck a ceampipe, and fell into the Cache la Poudre River. He was pronounced at Poudre Valley Hospital at 1 15 p m. Services and further details were not released.
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Fort Collins
Colo
Frederick
Christopher Wade Ausherman
Poudre Valley Hospital
Colorado State Patrol
Marvin
Nancy Ausherman
Ausherman
Colo. 14
Cache la Poudre
Denver
Colorado State University
Frederick News Post Recycles Paper and Newsprint
The Frederick News Post notes it prints on 100 percent recycled paper and remains recyclable. The statement highlights the paper’s environmental commitment and ongoing reuse of materials in its daily production.
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