Frederick County extends school day starting March 14
The Frederick County Board of Education voted to add one hour to each school day from March 14 to May 6 to recapture seven snow days. Elementary days run 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., while middle and high schools end at 3:15 p.m. Students arrive 30 minutes early and stay 30 minutes late.
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Frederick
David Markoe
Daniel Gadra
Gadra
Nancy Grasmick
Maryland State Board of Education
Abortion Ads At Walkersville High Questioned
Parents pressure Frederick County officials over Walkersville High student newspaper ads funded by Planned Parenthood and Birthright. Principal Jay Berno cites ad content and coupons for birth control pills while Superintendent Daniel Gadra notes letters from four parents and plans to review student newspaper policies.
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Frederick County
Planned Parenthood
Walkersville
Jay Berno
Birthright
Berno
Daniel Gadra
Dr. Gadra
Weekend relief on way as snow blankets Frederick County
Snow and ice continue to punish the Frederick County area with an additional inch forecast. Schools closed for a fifteenth day while county offices opened two hours late and Frederick Community College delayed classes to noon. State Police report hazardous roads with cars sliding off and I 70 closures near New Market. Highway crews battle high winds and collapsing drifts as temps rise later today. Authorities say roads are improving but remain delicate through mid morning assessments.
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Frederick County
Frederick Community College
Maryland
New Market
Myersville
Donnie
Roa Te Wolfsville
Foxville
Mr. Crum
Paul Frushour
The
State High
Way Administration
Frushour
Lake Merle pumps shut off after reefed Lake Linganore dam decision
The Maryland Lake Linganore community celebrates as the state rescinds a 14 foot drawdown order for Lake Merle after Schnabel Engineering finds the dam structurally sound. Geese return to the shore and residents praise cross group cooperation that ended a tense nine day dispute over dam safety and emergency pumping.
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Lake Merle
Lake Lingapore
State Department of Natural Resources
John Mulligan
Lake Linganore Association
DNR
Gunfire in Sarajevo tests Bosnian cease-fire
In central Sarajevo bursts of gunfire threaten the U N brokered cease-fire now three weeks old. U N officials say the firing is isolated and not expected to escalate while the week old Muslim Croat truce holds.
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Sarajevo
Bosnia-Herzegovina
U.N
Bosnia
Mostar
Maj
Jose Labandeira
Labandeira
Frederick County Crime Drops 6 Percent in 1993
Maryland Uniform Crime Report shows overall serious crime down 6 percent in Frederick County with five murders in 1993 versus three in 1992. Larcenies fell from 3,206 to 2,871 and breaking and entering slipped to 890 from 940. Investigated aggravated assaults rose 71 to 750, linked to domestic violence cases. Arson declined by 13 to 59. rapes fell to 47 and robberies to 102. Police credit neighborhood watch and improved reporting.
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Frederick County
Maryland
Robert McAfee
Frederick Barrack
Carl Harbaugh
Harbaugh
Sheriff's Office
UCR
Montgomery County
Carroll County
Washington County
Allegany
Carroll
Federal cuts threaten MARC extension
Federal budget cuts proposed by the Clinton administration threaten a delay in MARC commuter rail expansion to Frederick. Maryland officials say the FY budget includes no MARC funding, risking the $49 million Brunswick line extension from Point of Rocks to Frederick and possible end of federal support for such projects. Senator Mikulski pledges to fight for restored funding.
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Clinton
Frederick
Maryland
James Lighthizer
MARC
Congress
Brunswick
Point of Rocks
Lighthizer
Department of Transportation
Federa
MTA
Todd Spangler
Sen
Barbara Mikulski
Senate
Transportation
Rachel Kunzler
South Carroll Street
Western Maryland Weather and Menu Teasers
Inside the news brief notes partly cloudy conditions with tonight’s lows near 30 and Friday’s highs in the mid 40s. It references a Western Maryland weather map on page and a page tease for a greenhouse tilapia feature and a sports item.
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