Thurmont Police Foster Close Community Ties
Thurmont officers led by Chief Neil Bechtel blend patrols and investigations in a small town where nearly half the eight-member force lives locally. They emphasize approachable policing, with several officers involved in community roles, a responsive public, and continued emphasis on the community policing ethos since the department’s early days.
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Sgt
Frushour
Thurmont
Troy Angell
Ayers
Neil F. Bechtel
Police Academy
Frederick
Thurmont Force
Bechtel
Maryland State Police
Speck
William M. Valentine
Angell
Phil Walke
Budget battle shapes week in Maryland legislature
Lawmakers consider a Republican budget and tax plan amid Democratic claims of gimmicks risking future debt. Hearings by the House Appropriations and Ways and Means panels will tackle taxes, the budget, property taxes, slot machines, Baltimore schools, and scholarships. The HOPE program would fund tuition for students from families earning under 65000 with a B average.
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Taylor
House Appropriations Committee
Baltimore
House
Ways and Means
Glendening
Temperature swings with hopes for March in Almanack
Sunday highs near 70 give way to Monday in the 40s with a warmer week ahead, while winter figures run above normal. Annapolis trims 25,000 from snow budget as officials warn against tempting the weather gods, salt supplies remain ample, and March forecasts edge toward near normal temperatures and precipitation.
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Annapolis
Dean Johnson
National Weather Service
Mr. O'Toole
O'Toole
Street talks become productive citizen says O Rear
Jane, not her real name, is known in the community for years as she wandered streets and public buildings talking to herself. The 40 year old lost her home and family after refusing treatment for severe mental illness and harming herself with scraping and bleach.
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O’rear
Jane
America
Mr. O’rear
GOP tax plan eyed as debate over spending cuts begins
Republican leaders push for an income tax cut with no new taxes while promising spending reductions. Critics fear a skewed hearing by opponents losing social services, as lawmakers question if the session will be substantive or just grandstanding. Meanwhile mental health issues prompt officials to explain involuntary commitment rules and historic hospital population declines.
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House
Republican Caucus
Brinkley
Robert Kittleman
R-Howard
Rawlings
GOP
Snodgrass
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PRK
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