Western Maryland Area Forecast Highlights Heat Wave Ahead
The forecast warns of hot conditions across Western Maryland and the Maryland mountains with highs in the 90s, plus upper 60s to lower 70s at night. Saturday remains hot with mid to upper 90s. Extended outlook calls for continued hot, dry, sunny days and fair nights through Sunday to Tuesday.
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Carroll
Frederick
Howard
Montgomery
Washington Counties
County Faces Six Hour Phone Service Outage
In Montgomery County and surrounding region service was disrupted for more than six hours on Wednesday. Don Heath of C&P Telephone reported about 527,000 residential and business lines affected as calls, faxes, and business resumed on Thursday.
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Rockville
Montgomery County
Don Heath
C&p Telephone
Germantown tree trimmer critically injured by live power line
A 25 year old Germantown man Daniel Contee Stocks was cut by a live line while trimming a tree on Seven Hill Lane. He was flown to Washington Hospital Center in critical condition after the 10 am accident. He worked for a tree company under contract with Pepco.
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Germantown
Daniel Contee Stocks
Bristo Cone Lane
Washington Hospital Center
Pepco
Stecks
Omega Center workers seek traffic changes at fatal crash site
A petition with 143 signatures asks the State Highway Administration to relocate the Omega Center entrance at Buckeystown Pike, add a traffic signal, and reduce the speed limit after a June 7 tractor trailer crash that killed Lori A. Mays and her two children. A fourth child was injured.
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Buckeystown Pike
State Highway Administration
Frederick
Maryland
Lori A. Mays
Executive Way
Levine
Correction on Dr. Lynch’s job status at Baker School
The Frederick News-Post corrected a Wednesday report saying Dr Jerome E Lynch would lose his administrative post. He remains executive assistant to the Area 4 superintendent not eliminated, having applied for the Baker Intermediate School principal position. The board recommended eliminating the Area 2 office.
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Jerome E. Lynch
Montgomery County
Baker Intermediate
Lynch
New Market
Baker
Fire log reports multiple blazes across Maryland past 24 hours
Fire calls from 8:41 p m to 1 31 a m include vehicle fires on US 15 at Ballenger Creek Pike brush fires at Carroll Manor Lucketts Old Frederick Road near Graceham Rocky Ridge Thurmont and a bridge fire at 3610 Olive School Road Brunswick plus a Maryland Daily Lottery draw results 2 6 2 and 3 9 8.
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Carroll Manor
Lucketts
Old Frederick Road
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Graceham
Rocky Ridge
Thurmont
Olive School Road
Brunswick
Loy's Station Bridge Loss Sparks Nostalgia In Maryland
Residents reflect on the Loy's Station covered bridge in Frederick County, describing its removal as a loss of scenery and history. The 90 foot structure with red German clapboard siding and an added middle support stood as one of Maryland’s remaining covered wooden bridges amid more than 50 statewide.
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Ray Comi
Loy’s Station
Frederick County
Maryland
News-Post
Louis Lyons
Tree falls on vehicles at White's Ferry line
A large oak collapsed onto two vehicles waiting for the Potomac ferry on the Maryland side, disrupting service for about an hour. A 38 year old Gaithersburg woman received minor injuries. a Florida resident escaped unharmed. Ferry manager Tim Newman cited old age as cause and noted reduced daily traffic.
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White’s Ferry
Potomac
Maryland
Vickie Fox
Willow Creek Drive
Gaithersburg
Newman
Multiple brush and vehicle fires reported around Brunswick area
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Jefferson Pike
Brunswick
Jefferson
Uniteds
Urbana
Olive School Road
Walkers Village Way
Walkersville
Independents
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