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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1997
Page
1
Frederick High School suffered about $20,000 in damage across 15 to 20 rooms on the first, second and third floors after break in between 10 p.m. Friday and 7 a.m. Saturday. A $1,000 reward was offered for information leading to arrests.
Braddock Heights residents asked Frederick County Commissioners to cover or reduce a 5.8 million cost to abandon the Braddock Water Co system. They argued the state should fund more, noting the PSC revoked the original franchise in 1996 and the county plans to expand the Fountaindale system with charges projected at about 6,295 per property.
Brunswick Police Cpl. Robin Brady filed a sexual harassment complaint alleging a city council member made a lewd joke about homosexuals in front of a fellow officer. Councilman Brent Bell acknowledged repeating a gay joke but said he did nothing wrong and that people laughed.
Frederick County Commissioners allocated 500000 from the 1997 budget to reward workers. Full-time staff and part-time with benefits received 332 or prorated bonuses, while 890 part-time non-benefit employees, including 117 firefighters and 56 nursing home workers, were overlooked. The board will review a taped meeting to verify the motion wording and may extend bonuses to non-benefit part-time workers.
In Mount Airy the People s Lumber & Supply Co is selling its entire inventory at public auction on Thursday at 5 pm. Principal stockholder R D Hobbs Jr cites fierce competition as the reason for closing. Auction items include a tractor with loader, forklift, tools, mower parts, two way radios and hardware. Hobbs plans to convert the showroom into Shops of Yesterdayear antiques mall and add 200 self storage units.
In a smooth election the Frederick Arts Council unanimously elected eight new officers Tuesday night from an alternative slate over the board favored candidates. Judy DuBose will be president with Jonathan Warner as first VP and Pat Chambers as second VP, Angell as treasurer, Jones as recording secretary, Eubinag as outreach director, Miller as public relations director, Scarff as director of visual arts, Bowerman remains as immediate past president. terms start July 1.
NTSB final report assigns blame to MARC crew for failing to obey signals as a Silver Spring crash at 66 mph struck Amtrak locomotive. The事故 notes federal agencies and CSX for neglecting human-error mitigation. MARC should have slowed to 30 mph or less.
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