Frederick County Board approves 6.5% teachers pay raise
The Frederick County Board of Education approved a 6.5 percent across the board salary hike for teachers, shelving the mediator's 7 percent suggestion. Voters and teachers protested outside as 66 percent of the 1,700 FCTA members participated. Health premium allocations and starting salary adjustments were debated amid calls to focus on students’ education.
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Frederick County Board of Education
Frederick County
Board of Education
Frederick County Teachers Association
FCTA
Larry
Hauver
Church Street
Bauver
Minney
Stepius
Haover
Anthony C. Gough
Karl H. Robbins Jr
Edgar W. Larson
A. Samuel Koski
Patricia Mangiafico
Frederick County cuts driver education program to save costs
Frederick County school officials voted 4 to 3 to eliminate the driver education program serving about 1,000 students. The move saves about 215000 while reallocating funds to other areas, with 9 workers reassigned. Critics note higher agency costs and questions about safety and coverage.
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Frederick County
Walter F. Brilhart
Brilhart
U_ULUy
Severe storm aftermath hits Frederick area with tornado-like winds
Sun returns after a damaging storm that pummeled Frederick area residents. Police report .73 inches of rain while Potomac Edison notes about 3,000 power outages at peak. Ten wires down on Renner Road and underground wiring fixes underway. Tornado-like winds damaged a greenhouse and roof at a country market north of Frederick, causing about 12,000 dollars in damage. No injuries reported as crews assess and begin cleanup.
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Dick Roschli
Potomac Edison
McCain
U.S. 40
Golden Mile
Renner Road
Woodsboro
Damascus
Mr. Roschli
Frederick
New Midway
James Wiegand
Central Alarm
Mr. Natural
Frederick City
U.S. 15
Marcy Wilks
Greg
Planning approves five level hospital parking deck
Frederick Memorial Hospital wins approval for a five level 500 space parking deck on Park Avenue across from Elm Street with West Seventh Street access and construction guardrails. Residents pressed for traffic controls and dust mitigation while noting tokens for free car washes offered last fall during Elm Street School demolition.
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Frederick Memorial Hospital
Elm Street
Frederick City
Park Avenue
West Seventh Street
Commission
City Planning Department
Former Frederick bookstore manager gets probation
Paul G. Sobus 38 of Frederick admitted to circulating obscene material and maintaining a bawdy house at Bradley Book Store. Judge G Edward Dwyer Jr set aside the plea, placing Sobus on three years of supervised probation with 80 hours of community service and $190 in costs. Remaining charges were dismissed.
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Frederick
Paul G. Sobus
West Fifth Street
G. Edward Dwyer Jr
Bradley Book Store
N. Market St
Dwyer
Sobus
Sheiley Barrett
Mr. Sobus
Frederick City
Frederick County Housing Starts Decline in First Quarter
Frederick County housing construction slows after 1989 peak with 957 starts through May, down from 1,247 in the same period. Ray Barnes notes the drop is substantial but less drastic than in other Washington area counties, amid ongoing development along I 270 and in the fringe market.
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Frederick County
Ray Barnes
Washington
Frederick
Prosecution Opens Case in Barry Cocaine Trial
The prosecution opened its case against Marion Barry after 18 jurors were sworn in for the mayor's trial on cocaine and perjury charges. Barry, 54, pleads innocent to 10 counts of cocaine possession a conspiracy and three counts of lying to a grand jury.
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Washington
Marion Barry
Effi
Barry
U.S. District Court
Thomas
Penfield Jackson
R. Kenneth Mundy
FBI
U.S
Richard Roberts
Judith Retchin
Mr. Barry
Weather outlook for Western Maryland midweek showers possible
Partly sunny and less humid today with highs near 85. Tonight cools to around 60 with fair conditions. Wednesday sees increasing clouds and a 40 percent chance of late afternoon showers or thunderstorms, with highs in the mid to upper 80s.
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Maryland
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Frederick Barrack
Karalei Nunn
Nichols Architects
Baltimore
Ms. Nunn
Cpl
Robert Servacek
Teri A. Heger
Concerned Women For America
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