Alcoa to acquire Alumax in $3.8 billion deal
Alcoa, the world’s largest aluminum producer, announced a $3.8 billion takeover of Alumax, taking on about $1 billion of Alumax debt. The deal, which would create a 190,000 employee firm with about $17 billion in revenue, faces antitrust scrutiny and aims to boost efficiencies by eliminating overlaps.
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Alcoa
Alumax
U.S
Eastalco Aluminum Co
Buckeystown
Reynolds Metals
Justice Department
Paul O’neill
Kaiser Aluminum
Outstanding scholars honored by schools
The best and the brightest were honored Monday night as 370 seniors from five high schools received accolades from peers, parents and administrators. Five others earned Outstanding Senior honors: Angela Michelle Clairé Powell of Brunswick High, Lindsay Elizabeth Benjamin of Catoctin High, Dennis Ho-Kong Gee of Frederick High, Walter Randolph Dod son II of Walkersville High, and Krista Michele Reisdorf of St. John’s at Prospect Hall.
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Angela Michelle Clairé Powell
Brunswick High
Lindsay Elizabeth Benjamin
Catoctin High
Dennis Ho-Kong Gee
Frederick High
Walter Randolph Dodson II
Walkersville High
Krista Michele Reisdorf
St. John’s
Prospect Hall
Coffman Chapel
Hood College
Gov
Judge orders students to attend school at Catholic high
Frederick County Circuit Court Judge Mary Ann Stepler ruled that Damien Wilkins and Allison Mathis must continue attending St. Jésiit's at Prospect Hall High School while mediation within the Roman Catholic Church proceeds. If mediation fails, a fast trial will be held within months due to potential bias impacts on the students' education.
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Frederick
Damien Wilkins
Allison Mathis
Frederick County
Mary Ann Stepler
Frederick Cooke
Thomas J. Penn
Displays of affection discouraged in schools
Principals in the county say public displays of affection are not a major problem but do occur in schools. The topic, PDA, draws mixed feelings from students and staff who view it as romantic or offensive, depending on perspective.
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Thomas Johnson
Singapore
Middletown
Russell Beaton
Hood
Shirley Peterson
Stolen Youth Art from Francis Scott Key Mall
Singanore High School junior Lisa Miller created an 11 by 14 inch colored pencil drawing titled Aphrodite Unchained for Youth Art Month placed near Value City at Francis Scott Key Mall. The wall display vanished last week. a color slide was taken and prints are being made for circulation to locate the piece and identify the culprit.
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Francis Scott Key Mall
Lisa Miller
Aphrodite
Value City
Russell Beaton
Maryland Institute of
Middletown to buy Grangers Mutual Insurance building
Middletown officials have a contract to purchase the Granger's Mutual Insurance building at 29 31 W Main St for 825000 to house town offices a community center social action agencies resident deputies and Maryland State Police The structure built in 1906 has 12674 square feet two floors and a basement The deal includes contents valued with the building while the town must secure 350000 from the state and already has 500000 set aside
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Middletown
Granger’s Mutual Insurance
W. Main St
Burgess William Thompson
Maryland
Thompson
Middletown Valley Bank
Planners delay ruling on 645 housing units at Hargett Farm
Frederick planning commission delayed action for 90 days on a proposal to build 645 homes on 148 acres at Butterfly Lane and McCain Drive. The pause allows the Board of Education to review a school site and for traffic and sewer studies. About 1130 residents opposed the plan urging smaller density and phased development.
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Frederick
Larry Mosher
Commission
Mosher
Commis
Poet Eichman Named Poet Laureate of Union Bridge
Richard Eichman, a former music teacher and resident of Union Bridge, has been named poet laureate. He lives with his 95-year-old mother in the family home his great uncle built and writes about the town and its characters with humor and affection. He treasures his 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary on a tower shelf in his reading room.
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Richard Eichman
Union Bridge
Eichman
Spines of Classics Line Wall in Tuesday’s People
Mr. Eichman cherishes looking up words and has pursued literature and language as a lifelong interest. He studied piano and composition at the Peabody Conservatory, learning writing on his own and stating he did not pursue literature as a profession. Continued on Page 4-12.
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Mr. Eichman
The
Peabody Conservatory of Music
Orchard Grove First Graders Celebrate Japanese Festival
J.C. Grubbes, a first grader at Orchard Grove Elementary, finishes lunch during a class Japanese Festival marking the culmination of a humanities unit. The entire first grade performed songs and games and ate with chopsticks to honor their project.
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J.C. Grubbes
Orchard Grove
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