County mulls antenna lease terms and yard waste plan
Commissioner John L Thompson Jr seeks a financial guarantee in the antenna lease to ensure dismantling when unused and avoid tank construction issues. Michael Marschner warns attachments could raise tower costs and affect visibility. Paula Eubanks outlines options to cut yard waste to 14,000 tons recycled from 35,000, including curbside collection and composting. no action taken.
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John L Thompson Jr
Michael Marschner
Bureau of Sewer and Water
Paula Eubanks
Frederick
Eubanks
Boy hit while fleeing crashes on U S 40 near Frederick
Wayne Trapp said a woman in a car involved in the incident was uninjured after a 2:30 pm crash on U S 40. The boy, Thomas, ran from Red Horse Inn to a median near Baughmans Lane then into westbound lanes toward the Holiday Inn and was struck. He was taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital with arm abrasions and possible leg injuries and listed in fair condition. No charges will be filed, per Officer Michael Morgan.
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Wayne Trapp
Thomas
Red Horse Inn
Baughman's Lane
US 40
Holiday Inn
Cpl Trapp
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Michael Morgan
Community ballfield project aided by National Guard volunteers
Local officials in Middletown honored the National Guard and volunteers for progressing a community ballfield project. The project, delayed by costly excavation, began in earnest after Admar Construction provided a $15,000 donation and engineers Harris Smanga donated blueprints. The field will belong to Middletown High School and be available for other groups when not in use, freeing Middletown Park.
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National Guard
David Forrest
Guard
Ellicott City
Cumberland
Forrest
Stepnick
Farhad Memarsadeghi
Admar Construction
Frederick
Memarsadeghi
Harris Smanga
Middletown Park
QVC Bus Hits Washington For Food Drive Event
QVC charity event in Washington this weekend drew a crowd by noon while Boxes for canned donations filled quickly. Scot Shearer of GS Communications said QVC donated 25 dollars to the Frederick Food Bank and the event ran from 3 to 7 pm.
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QVC
Washington
Scot Shearer
GS Communications
Frederick
Shealer
Plans for Ceresville Mansion win zoning approval
Frederick County Board of Zoning Appeals unanimously waived 11 of 36 required parking spaces for a retail use at Ceresville Mill while approving Anthony Chastulik to run an antique shop and museum on the upper floors. Chastulik aims to restore the mill exterior and create a mill history museum with a second entrance proposed to ease traffic between the mill and Ceresville Mansion adjacent property. Maurice Gladhill won a separate exemption to move Gladhill Tractor Mart to a 11 acre agricultural parcel at Md 340 and Mount Zion Rd, with a two year moving timeline.
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Virginia
Ceresville
Frederick County
Ceresyville Mill
Anthony Chastulik
Love Chastian
Chastulik
Chastali
Highway Department
Sewage spill site under review in Walkersville Maryland
Maryland Department of the Environment officials surveyed a sewage spill site as Walkersville and East Coast Development work on the damaged line. The town halted near area construction and outside water use to restore system levels while a legal plan for action remains undecided.
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Marschner
East Coast Development
Walkersville
John Clapp
Kargil Clash Escalates in Kashmir Amid Cross Border Fire
India and Pakistan press the Line of Control as fighting intensifies in Kashmir. Parachute commandos and infantry target supply lines while both sides shell across the cease-fire line. U S pushes for withdrawal of forces and a peaceful solution voiced by Nawaz Sharif.
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Kashmir
Te Bakistani
United States
Pakistan
India
U.S. Army
Anthony Zinni
U.S. Central Command
Nawaz Sharif
Washington
Kargil
US State Department
Foreign Ministry
Sharif
Jammu and Kashmir
School nurses seek earlier puberty teaching for girls in fourth grade
The National Association of School Nurses urges starting puberty education in the fourth grade for early maturing girls. Executive director Judy Robinson cites younger sexual curiosity and requests from students as reasons. The policy allows parental opt out and would shift from the current fifth grade norm.
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Providence
National Association of School Nurses
Judy Robinson
United States
American Academy of Pediatrics
Robinson
Association
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Ballfield
By Skip Lawrence
Tom Gouker
Frederick Netos
Sion
Himalaya
Thurmont Elementary
East Main Street
Thurmont, Maryland
Danny
Danny Ritter
Cyener
We. Penrzoil
Sam’s Club
Dannyscarclinte
Lin
Maryland
Missions Repair Station
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