Library board approves planned addition at C Burr Artz Library
Frederick County Library Board votes to add about 20000 for the Artz Library expansion creating a larger resource center and new main entrance off Carroll Creek Linear Park. Debate centers on funding priorities and leasing a Sharp copier at 2000 plus 1088 yearly service. New director Darrell Batson to arrive March 30 as interim director Maminski is thanked.
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Frederick County
C. Burr Artz
Carroll Creek
Linear Park
William 0. Lee
Ted Haas
Robert Finch
Peter Sicilia
Barbara Marmet
Darrell Batson
Delores Maminski
Denise Davis
Truck Out Of Control Crash Kills Georgia Woman
A dump truck towing a utility trailer crossed the center line on Md. 80 near Penn Shop Road and struck a Lincoln head on. The truck was eastbound after an unknown vehicle stopped in front of it, according to Trooper First Class Alice Godlove.
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MD. 80
Penn Shop Road
Georgia
Alice Godlove
Frederick MARC station planned as multi use transit hub
The downtown Frederick MARC station, designed by the Maryland Mass Transit Administration and city owned, features a flexible open interior and brick exterior. It aims to serve as a transit stop and community space with potential for deli or retail tenants, clock tower, courtyard, and indoor outdoor access.
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MARC
Frederick
Maryland Mass Transit Administration
Michael Smariga
Greater
Frederick County
Smariga
Meta Nash
Wisner Street
East Street
East All Saints Street
Historic District Commission
Harvey Goolsby
MTA
Fire destroys trailer at Mount Airy Auto Parts salvage yard
A trailer burned in a salvage yard in Mount Airy after its wheels overheated during a tow from Anne Arundel County. Vernon Wachter, chief of the New Market District Volunteer Fire and Rescue Co, said the wheels went flat, then overheated and caught fire shortly after the trailer arrived at the yard.
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New Market
Mount Airy Auto Parts
Anne Arundel County
Vernon Wachter
New Market District
Woodvile Run
Libertytown
Emmitsburg
Citizens
Prospect Road
American Legion
Green Valley
South Church Street
Boileau Drive
Old Farmer's Co-Op
Middletown
Frederick and State Forecast Highlights
Frederick forecast shows tonight clear with lows in the mid to upper 20s and light northwest winds. Friday promises partly sunny skies with highs around 50 and light winds. State forecast indicates fair tonight with lows in the 20s to lower 30s and partly sunny to cloudy conditions, highs in the 40s to around 50. Extended outlook calls for Saturday mostly cloudy with a shower chance in the west and highs in the upper 40s to 50s, then Sunday rain and wind with highs in the 50s. Monday brings showers and highs in the 40s to mid 50s.
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Frederick
Cear
Sue
Frederick News-Post
National Weather Service
Gulf Coast Storms Move Toward Southeast and Plains
Storms tracking from the Gulf of Mexico push into the Lower Mississippi Valley with rain and strong thunderstorms, possible 50 mph winds and hail. Light snow showers affect the northern Plains and central Rockies, with scattered rain in the Northeast and dry, sunny conditions in the West and Northwest.
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Utah
Rockies
Texas
Florida
Ohio
Tennessee
Gulf Coast
Plains
California
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi Valley
Carolinas
Great Lakes
Dakotas
Montana
Nebraska
Central Rockies
Kansas
Central Plains
Canada
New Mexico
Nevada
West
Desert
Northwest
Frederick Arts Council seeks 1.5 million for cultural center
The Frederick Arts Council won unanimous approval for a 750000 matching funds request from the city to accompany a state grant. Combined with 750000 raised by the council, the project would convert the former McCrorys space into a 200 seat theater and arts hub, linked to the Weinberg Center and other groups, boosting downtown Fredericksburgs arts economy.
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Frederick Arts Council
McCrory
Arts Council
Weinberg Center For the Arts
Frederick
Thomas Gratto
Council
Frederick County Chamber of Commerce
Weinberg Board of Directors
Gratto
Rock Creek
Baughman’s Lane
Grimes
Carroll Creek
Forecast Calls For Clouds And Mild Temperatures
The Frederick News-Post reports mixed skies with sun breaks on Wednesday and dry conditions into the evening. Highs near 48 with lows in the mid 30s. further days expect variable clouds, showers, and highs in the 50s through Monday.
Teen couple held hostage after crime spree ends in death
A 17-year-old boy, Chad MacDonald of Yorba Linda, was found dead in an alley in Los Angeles after two days of captivity. A 16-year-old girl was raped and shot in the jaw in Angeles National Forest, then left for dead. she survived and was hospitalized in serious condition. No arrests had been made. The girl led deputies to the locations, with one car linked to her mother found abandoned later in Baldwin Park.
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Los Angeles
Chad MacDonald
Yorba Linda
Angeles National Forest
County Usc Medical Center
MacDonald
Norwalk
Angeles Forest
al Martin
Baldwin Park
Thurmont Officials Back In Town Schooling Plan
The Thurmont commissioners reaffirmed keeping students in town with a plan favoring school improvements in Emmitsburg and Thurmont over redistricting. They cited cooperative action, noted NationsBank will remain, and highlighted Colorfest donations of 2000 dollars to parks and scholarships. Maryland lottery numbers were announced.
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Thurmont
Eileen Waesche
Emmitsburg
Wayne Hooper
William Zentz
NationsBank
Zentz
Beverly Zienda
Maryland dairy seeks to overturn NCIMS penalties in four day suspension
Frederick County Char Mar Dairy led by Charles Brandenburg fights a four day NCIMS suspension for tainted milk traces found during routine testing. Attorneys argue NCIMS penalties are unenforceable by state law while officials say federal standards govern interstate shipments. Judge Stepler will issue a ruling within 30 days. Maryland dairy industry contributes hundreds of millions in revenue with Char Mar owning about 1,000 cows.
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Frederick County
Maryland
Charles Brandenburg
Burkittsville
NCIMS
Robert Hesselbacher
Arthur Jacob
Mary Ann Stepier
State Department of Health
Helen Bowlus
Department of Health
General Assembly
Federal Drug Administration
Bowlus
FDA
Jacob
Stepler
Frederick
Washington
Carroll
Senate backs national standard for drunken driving
The Senate endorsed a .08 blood alcohol limit to define drunken driving, urging states to adopt the tougher standard. Sponsors Lautenberg and DeWine cited lives saved and national scope, while opponents argued for states’ rights and cautious federal meddling.
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Washington
Senate
Frank Lautenberg
Sens
Jesse Helms
Lauch Faircloth
North Carolina
Supreme Court broadens scope of harassment law
The Supreme Court ruling holds same sex harassment can violate Title VII, reviving a Louisiana case about male coworkers harassing a man on an offshore Gulf oil rig. Justice Scalia writes that no categorical exclusion exists, while cautioning courts against overstating ordinary workplace social interactions.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Louisiana
Gulf of Mexico
Antonin Scalia
Ann Reesman
Equal Employment Advisory Council
Elizabeth Birch
Human Rights
Congress
Kathy Rodgers
NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund
Scalia
Starrs missteps jeopardize Clinton case says Walsh
AP reports Special Prosecutor Kenneth Starr sees plummeting public approval at about one fifth of the president’s rating. Former Iran-Contra prosecutor Lawrence Walsh says Starr’s misjudgments threaten case viability if findings go to Congress. Critics say Starr’s subpoenas and Lewinsky inquiry diverted focus from Whitewater and damaged public support. Clinton remains popular as Starr’s standing stays low.
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Washington
Kenneth Starr
White House
Starr
Lawrence Walsh
Clinton
Congress
Walsh
Senate
Bob Dole
U.S
Henry Hudson
Monica Lewinsky
Whitewater
Hudson
Sidney Blumenthal
Mr Starr
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Alkersville Dental Center
Gerachis, Dds, PA & Associates
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RL Gow
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