CSX and Norfolk Southern plan $10 billion Conrail split
CSX Corp and Norfolk Southern Corp edge toward a $10 billion plan to carve up Conrail and expand into Northeast markets. The deal would leave four major U.S. railroads and could bring lower prices and better service for shippers, while shifting freight from roads to rails.
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Northwestern University
Philadelphia
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Friends Meeting School to ease crowding in public schools
NJAMSVILLE The new Friends Meeting School will relieve overcrowding, offering education aligned with the Quaker tradition. Construction on a 1.3 million dollar, 51 acre Green Valley Road site near Windsor Knolls is set to begin this summer with classes planned for 72 pupils in four rooms, and an expansion including residential quarters next year.
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Frances Baker
Religious Society of Friends
Maryland
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Windsor Knolls Middle
David Zarembka
Annette Breiling
Friends Meetings
Frederick County
Friends Meeting
Timothy Jacobsen
Gregory Burgee
Friends Meeting School
Bettie Schultz
Dr. Schultz
Windsor Knolls Middle School
Rotorex Lays Off 389 in Seasonal Adjustment
WALKERSVILLE The Rotorex Company an arm of the Fedders Corporation laid off 389 workers including the entire production staff. President Gordon Newman blamed cooler weather for weaker air conditioner sales and said the layoffs are a seasonal adjustment with full expectation of rehiring.
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Rotorex
Gordon Newman
Fedders Corporation
Newman
Interfaith helps families buy homes in Western Maryland
Interfaith Housing of Western Maryland assists low and moderate income families to move from renting to owning. Ruby Osborn shared that a low interest loan, a construction supervisor, and volunteer sweat equity helped them obtain a Brunswick home, moving in August. The gathering highlighted outreach across Thurmont and county residents, with leaders stating 30 percent or more of income spent on housing and a broader effort to combat shelter poverty in the region. The event, hosted by Interfaith officials and residents James and Marion McSherry, included remarks by bishops Murphy and Zumbrun about forming a housing coalition in response to Western Maryland’s housing crisis.
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Pennsylvania
James Upchurch
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Marion McSherry
J. Frank Murphy
Western Maryland
Maurice Zumbrun
Baltimore
Frederick County
Bishop Murphy
Local women take on public duties amid APFO debates
Donna Kuzemchak, 36, plans to run for Frederick alderman drawing strength from her late husband who urged courage. Elaine Grove, 46, overcomes nerves to address planning and education boards, while Elaine Gardner, 40, uses her finance degree to verify enrollment figures and yields. Valerie Hertges, 37, maps overcrowding issues and portable classrooms to push for APFO reforms.
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Frederick
Elaine Grove
Planning Commission
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China
Valerie Hertges
Jan Gardner
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