Maryland Gov extends smoking ban with limited exemptions
The governor announced a ban with narrow exemptions for designated smoking rooms in small bars and hotels, requiring separate ventilation. The March 27 implementation date stands, while lawmakers push to widen exemptions for hospitality. Senate and House members debate carve outs amid veto risks and fast-tracked study.
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Glendening
Senate
Thomas W. Mike Miller Jr
Miller
Frederick County
BRAC process for Fort Ritchie moves forward soon
The eight member Base Closure and Realignment Commission will begin its review after Defense Secretary Perry delivers recommendations by March 8. Hearings run through April and May with regional sites and hearings in Maryland. Final BRAC 95 actions go to President Clinton by July 1 and then to Congress with timelines for approval or rejection.
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Fort Ritchie
BRAC
Defense
William Perry
Commission
Roscoe Bartlett
Frederick Essig
Bartlett
Alan Dixon
Hagerstown
Paul Sarbanes
Committee
Congress
Sabillasville Man Injured When Tractor Runs Over Him
Duane L. Manahan 27 of the 15700 block of Manahan Road was in stable condition at Washington County Hospital after a tractor moved forward inside his barn, ran over him, then rolled about 300 yards to strike a stone wall. A neighbor found him and 911 was called. He was treated by Blue Ridge Summit ambulance personnel before being flown to the hospital.
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Sabillasville
Duane L. Manahan
Manahan Road
Washington County Hospital
Hagerstown
Manahan
Gary Morton
Frederick County
Sheriff's Office
Morton
Blue Ridge Summit
Smoking Ban Divides Patrons and Workers Across Local Bars
Local bar patrons and workers react to a new indoor no smoking rule. Smokers express concern about losing seating and the right to light up while nonsmokers and health officials praise the move to protect workers from secondhand smoke. A Maryland Medical Journal survey shows many favor no smoking in indoor work spaces, with 60 percent overall and 31 percent of smokers supporting bans.
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Ms. Thomas
Donnelly’s
North Market Street
Laurie Pollitt
Harold Sandewer
Bruce Delauder
Adamstown
Mary Lou Coss
Frederick County
Ms. Coss
Margaret Fox
Frederick
Maryland Medical Journal
Damascus ALS coverage sparks debate over Frederick County plans
Damascus officials press for county review of ALS service future after noting gaps when Damascus medics handle Frederick County calls. Montgomery County residents face delays and blame the lack of long term planning. discussions reference a 1987 plan for a New Market unit and the absence of Libertytown consideration.
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Reeder
County Association
Damascus
Frederick County
Montgomery County
Market-Green Valley
Als
New Market
Lake Singanore
Green Valley
Mount Airy
Libertytown
Dan Hughes
Lintons take over Frederick obituary files for local history
The Linton couple began collecting obituaries from Jacob Mehrling Holdcraft who compiled Frederick County deaths in 1966. When Holdcraft went blind in 1972 they agreed to maintain the files, now used by genealogists, title companies, and researchers. They plan to keep them until unable to manage, with future up keep by the library in the Maryland Room at C. Burr Artz Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Linton
Lintons
Jacob Mehrling Holdcraft
Holdcraft
Frederick County
John Hopkins University
Linton
Maryland
C. Burr Artz
Montgomery County Man Killed in One Car Crash
A Montgomery County man identified as 20 year old Alister W. Pinkney of Damascus died early today in a single car crash on Frederick Road in Clarksburg. Police say Pinkney’s Chevrolet Corsica veered off the road, struck a utility pole, and the 1:38 am accident remains under investigation.
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Montgomery County
Frederick Road
Clarksburg
Alister W. Pinkney
Damascus
Pinkney
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