Dole Leads GOP Primary States Amid Low County Turnout
Voter turnout in the county runs light as Republicans push for 259 delegates across 10 contests. Dole expresses hope to break past nomination jinx while poll workers face delays at the old armory and polling sites, with pie sales down and early voting hampered by a turnout that may reach about 30 percent.
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Bob Dole
Dole
New York
Fiat Hill United Methodist Church
Old Frederick Armory
North Bentz Street
Tom Gosnell
Old Armory
DaKtta Wiles
DaKtta Wiles. Mr. Gosnell
David Koontz
Koontz
Middletown Elementary School
Linda Duffy
June Shafer
Light turnout across county in presidential primary
Election judges report light turnout countywide with estimates of 20 to 30 percent. Republicans appear to vote in greater numbers than Democrats in the contest for the presidential nomination. At Green Valley Elementary School turnout matched expectations. 98 voters by 8:30 a.m. at New Market Middle School, officials described slow participation as anticipated.
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Sam Yu
Beth Strakowsky
Frederick
Old Armory
Maryland
Judith Rice
Patta Wiles
Roscoe Bartlett
Roth
Carroll Manor
Adamstown
Bartlett
House of Representatives
Lyndon H. LaRouche
Green Valley
George Helta
New Market Middle School
Mary Lee Matthews
Elections Board
Dole Faces Delegates As GOP Contest Continues
Voters across ten contests award 259 delegates amid a mix of primaries and caucuses, with Bob Dole leading as supporters say his experience and daily decision making could secure the nomination.
Frederick County School Named In State Test Cheating Incident
An unidentified Frederick County school was the only non Baltimore site where a teacher assisted students on MSPAP exams. Four special education students, with state approval to dictate answers, completed tests with similar incorrect responses. Officials said the incident was isolated and did not affect the county’s overall MSPAP standings.
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Frederick County
Baltimore City
Maryland
Baltimore
Frederick
David Markoe
Mr. Markoe
Markoe
Creosote Blamed for School Illnesses in Brunswick
The Frederick County health department says wood stove creosote smoke likely sickened several Brunswick Elementary students and a teacher last week. Officials have yet to contact the homeowner. Atmospheric conditions allowed smoke to travel about 200 feet from the chimney into an art classroom through a vent.
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Brunswick
Frederick County Health Department
Charles Gillis
Health Department
Laura Olsen
Lifesaver Trooper Gibbons Named Flight Paramedic of the Year
Maryland Trooper First Class Mark Gibbons, assigned to the aviation division in Frederick for five years, was named Maryland Flight Paramedic of the Year and runner up for the National Paramedic Award. He first saved a life in high school after reviving a 19 year old in a drowning incident near Oxford. Dr. Douglas Floccare praised his exemplary care and mastery of advanced medicine.
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Mark Gibbons
Oxford
Gibbons
Maryland Flight
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Frederick
Trooper Gibbons
Douglas Floccare
BU Green
State Police
Maryland
R Adams Cowley
Baltimore
Stup Takes Restaurant Post After Arts Center Exit
After seven weeks without work, Michael Stup formerly of the Weinberg Center for the Arts in Frederick assumes a new restaurant management role. Local residents voiced dissatisfaction with his departure from city employment.
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Michael Stup
Weinberg Center For the Arts
Frederick
Stup
Inside The Frederick News Post Recycling Note
A brief note states the Frederick News Post prints on 100 percent recycled paper and is itself recyclable.
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Frederick News- Post
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