Sap rises for syrup making at park
Sap rises at Cunningham Falls State Park during the 21st annual maple syrup demonstration drawing more than 3,000 visitors over two days. Rangers showed tapping maple trees and boiling sap, explaining syrup making and the science of sugar content while noting Maryland ranks 10th among maple producers. The event, ongoing March 16 and 17, featured demonstrations of sap collection, boiling, and using a hydrometer to judge readiness.
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Cunningham Falls State Park
William Houck
Bill Miller
Park Rangers
Maryland
Tammy McCorkle
Vermont
Richard Doney
Bethesda
Karin Wulfert
Maryland House approves 1992 budget amid tax fights
The Maryland House of Delegates gave final approval to a $11.6 billion fiscal 1992 budget, a 1 percent real decline in buying power. Four bills include a capital gains tax cut phase down to 20 percent for some earners and a 5 percent cigarette sales tax raising about $37 million, with $26 million in program cuts and $46.6 million in fund transfers. Debate highlighted tax shifts and funding disparities across counties and Baltimore City.
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Annapolis
House of Delegates
Senate
House
Gene W. Counihan
Montgomery
Baltimore City
City police charge man with possession
Frederick City Police arrested Derrick B. Jackson, 23, of West All Saints Street, Sunday night on East Street for possession of crack cocaine. He was released on personal recognizance bond after officers observed him leaving John Hanson Apartments with a suspected item and found crack in the vehicle.
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Frederick City
East Street
Derrick B. Jackson
West All Saints
East Sixth
East Streets
Richard J. Ashton
William J. Burch
Chief Asthon
Pvt. Burch
FBI probes new cyanide poisoning case in Hawaii
Federal investigators explore a separate cyanide incident in Hawaii linked to Sudafed 12 Hour capsules but officials say it is not connected to the Tacoma Olympia area poisonings that killed two and left another ill. The Washington Pharmacy Board will meet to consider banning two piece cap sule capsules to curb easy refilling.
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Seattle
Washington State
Washington State Pharmacy Board
Tacoma Olympia
FBI
Hawaii
Washington
Roger Lowell
Food and Drug Administration
Mr. Lowell
William Gore
Los Angeles
San Francisco
State Pharmacy Board
Braddock Heights Garage Ends Gasoline Sales This Week
After 50 years of operation the Braddock Heights Garage will stop selling gasoline at week’s end. Exxon mandated new canopy and island standards making the retrofit unfeasible for their site near Maryland Avenue. Mark Sutton will continue auto repair, and the couple plans to seek state certification as an inspection station.
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Eilene
Mark Sutton
Braddock Heights
Exxon Corp
U.S. 40
Maryland Avenue
Eilene Sutton
Mrs. Sutton
Middletown Valley
Bruce Remsburg
Sutton
Suttons
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Sam Hankin
News-Post
By Kelly Haha
del. Paul Weisengoff
Baltimore
Mr. Weisengoff
City Police
Oma
Fredrick, MD
Jenen
Crang
Imornaacmal
Sam Yu
SO Equity Mortgage Corporation
Sovran Bank, NA
Frederick
C Waverly Drive
K-Team
Worman’s Mill Court
MHIC
Nawapal
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