Middletown Delays Code Red Amid Water Concerns
Middletown commissioners postpone a Code Red decision awaiting state guidance from Governor Glendening. Officials warn springs have not recharged this winter and summer water use could leave only a 109000 gallon per day cushion. residents push builder restrictions. stop signs approved for Green Street and Valley View Court as traffic study runs 80 days.
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Middletown
Walter
Parris Glendening
Dmindletown
Andrew Bowen
Bowen
Craig Rosendale
Crin
Daphne Gable
Me Miller
New Devel
Gloniacke
Glendening
Green Street
Valley View Court
John Geldner
Geldner
Ms. Gabb
Emmitsburg to enact water ban after meeting
Emmitsburg will implement a mandatory water ban similar to Thurmont. Effective Friday, the council aims to curb car washes lawn watering and exterior use while urging major users to cut consumption. The town car wash will stay shuttered until rainfall improves supplies.
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Emmitsburg
Overals
Thurmont
Dave Salle
Mc Haller
Kurmitsburg
National Fire Academy
Thurmeant
Jim Hoover
Police file charges in family fight
Sanjeev Malhotra a 42 year old man and his parents faced multiple charges after a domestic incident escalated Sunday night into a clash with police. Malhotra was charged with second degree assault hindering a police officer and resisting arrest. His father Prem Malhotra 71 and his mother were also charged with assault resisting arrest and hindering police. The deputy struck by the mother with a telephone. The officers used pepper spray and treated injuries at Frederick Memorial Hospital. The incident appeared to stem from a child custody dispute.
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Frederick County
Gordon Geesey
Sanjeev Malhotra
Augusta Price
Renu
Sal
Geesey
Malhotra
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Sanjeev
Prem Malhotra
Fir Malhotra
FMB
Malotra
Sheriff's
Silver Spring man charged in armed robbery incident
Jermaine Maprice linker, 20, of Silver Spring, was arrested without incident at 7:30 am in Gaithersburg after police said he beat and robbed two men in a wooded area near Hillsdale Drive in Wheaton during an Jan. 9 incident. He was booked without bail on armed robbery and assault charges.
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Gaithersburg
Wheaton
Jermaine Maprice ‘Linker
Silver Spring
Montgomery County
Chalet Drive
Hlllsdale Drive
Protesters Continue Vigil at Fredericks Abortion Clinic
Barbara Belger says 16 to 20 people protest weekly in front of the abortion clinic, calling their actions a prayerful presence. She describes compassion for women under pressure and urges alternatives like maternity homes. Joanne Tansey and others plan ongoing Saturday demonstrations, expressing discomfort at the clinic's Fredericks location and the perception of taking lives.
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Barbara Belger
Ms. Belger
Carroll County
Ms. Bolger
Libertytown-area
Joanne Tansey
Frederick
Tansey
St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church
Frederics
Maryland Considers Statewide Water Limits Tied to Fees
Gov Panis Glemening likely to authorize new water restrictions including Frederick County after meetings with the Statewide Water Conservation Advisory Committee. The plan echoes August 1999 prohibitions on outdoor water use, with debate over mandatory levels and enforcement, plus House Bill 204 proposes up to 5000 dollar yearly fees for water use over 10,000 gallons daily. Farmers and locals express opposition, fearing added costs while defending water recycling practices.
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Nis
Panis Glemening
Michael Morill
Frederick County
Morrill
McMorrill
Maryland Department of the Envirantocal
Faul Stull
Frederick
Mc. Stull
Mehr. Mayne Jr
Ruckeystown Tike
Drought Forces Cancellation of Septic Percolation Tests
The health department canceled soil percolation tests for septic systems due to only 1.1 inches of rainfall, below the three inch target between Feb 4 and March 1. Tests are postponed to next high water table season, affecting 300 to 400 proposed lots while careful health concerns prevail.
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Bolow
Bohn Sai
Ers
Bohn
Health Department
Mc Baim
Thurmont Considers Phase 4 Water Rationing Plan
Thurmont faces Phase 3 limits with wells enough to keep tanks full but warns of possible Phase 4. If adopted residents would receive 50 gallons per day. building activity would halt. enforcement details are debated as Suds Shop Laundromat seeks schedule changes amid a 20 to 35 percent drop in receipts after a weekend closure.
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Hooper
Trappeaid
Looper
Denny Shafer
Water Street
Shafer
Allfirst losses spark speculations of sale by AIB Group
The AIB Group's 2001 profits drop at Allfirst fuels talk Ireland's largest company may divest. Rusnak, 37, denies personal profit from deception tied to falsified options purchases intended to offset losses from FX deals. He remains under FBI scrutiny but not charged. ALE and Allfirst executives cite his alleged fraud and a May 2001 email from Michael Buckley questioning FX activity. Four Allfirst officials suspended with pay as Ludwik's report is reviewed.
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Bank
Ireland
Allfirst
Rasnak
Rusnak
Baltimore
FBI
Ladwig
ALE
al First
McEvoy
ATR
Jachlann Quinn
United States
Lakdwig
Michael Buckley
Trish ‘Times
Buckley
AJL First
David Cronin
Treasury
Ludwig
Cronin
Keating
Trobert Ray
Treasury Funds Management
Jan Palmer
Water policy delay stalls Frederick development plans
City leaders face a slowed growth agenda as developers hold back amid a looming water policy. Mayor Dougherty’s moratorium and halted plat recordings threaten projects including the Tuscarora Creek development while planners push a Strategic Interim Water Plan. Officials aim for an interim strategy by year end, with state action on Monocacy River water limits pivotal to reopening growth.
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Jennifer Dougherty
Frederick
Michael Smariga
Harris, Smariga & Associates Inc
Tuscarora Creek
Monocacy
Planning Commission
Adi Lion
Galaxy
North Market Street
Avisary
Beams Remembered Across Nation After Tragedy
A day of memorials marks the six months since September 11. President Bush addressed victims’ relatives and lawmakers at the White House as leaders from allied nations vowed action against terrorism. Rumsfeld met with anti-terror coalition commanders at the Pentagon. In Shanksville and New York City, bells tolled and memorials grew as officials and families honored 2,930 victims.
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Memorial of Light
Jessye Norman
America the Beautiful
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Velace Center Phiza
Eany
Jack Lynch
Michael Lynch
Butlery Park
George Patakd
Rudolph Giuliani
Demetrios
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