Police reach salary and benefits agreement in Frederick
The Fraternal Order of Police and the City of Frederick sign a two year package. FDP president Richard Hetherington calls it a good package. Officers get a 16 percent cost of living allowance and a 4 percent minimum raise after a salary study. Tuition reimbursement remains 5500, uniforms rise to 300 per officer, and vacation time increases. Both sides praise professional negotiations and ratification. Mayor Grimes had pledged raises for other city workers, limiting additional funds.
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Fraternal Order of Police
Frederick
Richard Hetherington
FDP
Lynn Board
Harold Domer
FOP
Hetherington
Jim Grimes
Dads and daughters work side by side in Frederick stores
Daryl Routzahn and his daughter will both work at the Frederick furniture and appliance shop on Fathers Day ensuring family time remains part of the day. The piece notes other father daughter business pairs in the area including Betsy Panekas and her father Phil Berkheimer at Leg Mason Frederick.
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Daryl Routzahn
Fredenck
Routzahns
Frederick
Betsy Panekas
Lege Mason
Phil Berkheimer
Wall
Owabsen
Michelle Routzahn
Dary
Five Arrested in Frederick Prostitution Sting
Five Frederick residents and one Walkersville man were charged with solicitation for prostitution after an undercover sting on North Market Street. John Charles Newton of Sharpsburg faced a $1,400 bail and remained jailed Saturday. others were released on their own recognizance.
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Frederick
Pelee
North Market Street
Walkersville
Daniel Hall Buswell
East Patrick SL
Jose Guadalupe Rodriguez
East Sixth St
Steven Alen Millberry
West Key Parkway
Eric Shawn McComas
Eric Dale Herrick
Springfield Lane
John Charles Newton
Sharpsburg
Frederick County
Newton
Frederick OKs sixth air show with CAF August 21 22
Aldermen approve agreement with the Stars and Stripes Wing of the Confederate Air Force to stage the sixth Frederick air show on August 21 and 22. Airport manager Charles Abell praises CAF production and local volunteer support enhances fundraising, tourism, and community services through the event.
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Frederick
Stars and Stripes
Confederate Air Force
Charles Abell
CAF
Abell
Judy Galloway
Galloway
The
Red Cross
Wil Aur
Rotary
Public Works Department
Maryland State Police
Turin wins IOC vote to host 2006 Winter Games in Turin
Turin defeats Sion 53 to 36 in a secret IOC ballot in Seoul to secure the 2006 Winter Games. The vote sparks anger in Sion and among Hodler supporters over perceived Swiss bias and IOC inducement disclosures.
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Italy
Turin
Seoul
South Korea
Sion
Switzerland
International Olympic Committee
Salt Lake
IOC
Sien
Hodler
Convicts' Crime Spree Sparks Maryland Colorado Dispute
Colorado Governor Bill Owens urged Maryland officials to stop sending violent offenders to Colorado for rehab and probation after multiple inmates from Frederick County were shipped there. He cited Ronald Jennings Fogle, who pleaded guilty to robbery in 1997 and later failed rehab, leading to a spree in Denver.
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Maryland
Frederick County
Colorado
Bill Owens
Parris Glendening
Owens
Ronald Jennings Fogle
Frederck County
Stout Street
Pople
Denver
Fogle
Tucker faults stoning criticism
North Carolina state official James Tucker drew backlash by accusing deaf education advocates of child abuse and urging schools to teach Deaf children to speak. He noted most Deaf people use speech and sign language, while critics defend sign language as essential. The clash highlighted decades of debate over Deaf education and communication methods.
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North Carolina
James Tucker
Maryland School For the Deaf
Fea
David Bruton
Health and Human Services
Tucker
Raleigh News & Observer
Br Bruton
Frederick County schools revamped as summer work finishes
Students head into a 10 week break and return Aug 30 to major changes at Frederick County schools. Middletown High adds 31,000 square feet and 264 seats to reach 1,200, with 15 classrooms two science labs an auxiliary gym and new art and library spaces. Walkersville High expands by 25,520 square feet lifting capacity to 1,200 and removing most portable classrooms.
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Frederick County
Middletown
Walkersville
Mark Herr
Herr
Walkersville High
Jay Berno
Berno
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News-Post
Bil Green
Wayne Angleberger
West South Street
Phole Ging Benenary
Jason Rubeling
Hillcrest Elementary School
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