Gas station attendant fends off would-be robber
In Hagerstown Maryland a gas station attendant hid behind the counter as a masked man entered the Maguire's Mobil Station. The attendant swung a wooden club twice, hitting the arm of the robber who fled. Police searched the area with dogs and a helicopter. the suspect left in a car and was described as white, 5 feet 7, 140 pounds, gray hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans. Anyone with information is urged to contact authorities.
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Hagerstown
Myersville
Maguire's Mobil Station
Maryland
Washington County Sheriff's Department
Gregory Johnston
Hagerstown Barracks
Washington County
Good Weather Lifts Mood and Business for Auto Shops
Citizens enjoy sunny skies boosting morale as car repair shops report higher activity. Marc Centra of S&S Tire Service on Buckeystown Pike notes business “sure does pick up,” though weather’s impact varies by task and season.
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Marc Centra
S&s Tire
Buckeystown Pike
Sinkhole on Monroe Avenue filled reopening traffic
The Monroe Avenue sinkhole was paved over by Thursday evening and was open for traffic this morning. Public works aimed to have the road ready for the Home Builders Association show at the Fairground this weekend. Temperatures reached 73 degrees with sun, and forecasters expect showers and storms later today.
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Monroe Avenue
Public
Home Builders Association
Fairground
Army to re test wells at Detrick near Fort Detrick
The Army and Maryland Environment Department agreed on a new sampling plan at Fort Detrick to map groundwater flow. Seven more wells and nine borings will be drilled to locate the contamination source, with tests on Area B and the base core plus a health risk assessment at Robinson Springs.
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Army
Maryland Department of the Environment
Fort Detrick
Nathan Robinson
Montevue Lane
Maj
Alan Sheaffer
Detrick
Safety and Environment
Frederick Keer
State Department of the Environment
DOE
Keer
Robinson Springs
Fire log list of multiple incidents across towns
A sequence of fire and alarm events reported across multiple locations including Emmitsburg Fort Detrick New Market Middletown Libertytown Urbana Middletown Mount Airy and Woodsboro with times from 1:16 a.m. to 6:22 p.m. incidents include vehicle fires building fires brush fires house fires farm machinery fires field fires and various alarms as logged on the day.
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Harney Road
Emmitsburg
Harney
Fort Detrick
Sixth Alley
New Market Lisa Terrace
Lindia Terrace
Cork and Bottle
Ridgeview Road
Libertytown
S. Main St
New Midway
Buckeystown Pike
Carroll Manor
Baker Valley Road
I-270
Urbana
Old National Pike
Middletown
Alton Road
N.Z. Cramer
Creagerstown Road
Woodsboro
N View Road
Mount Airy
Maryland Lottery Draws Thursday Night and Afternoon
The Baltimore AP report lists Thursday night draws: Pick 3 0 3 1 Pick 4 4 5 8 1 Bonus Match 5 5 7 17 18 39 Bonus 34. Thursday afternoon results show Pick 3 7 8 Pick 4 5 46 46.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Grand jury commends Frederick County jail on inspection
The Frederick County Adult Detention Center passed a grand jury inspection describing the facility as clean, well maintained, and adequate for its inmate population. The report notes staff professionalism but cites lack of prior notice of the visit and concerns from women about attire.
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Frederick County
Grand Jury
Frederick
Mary C. Mowrey-Reise
Henry J. Brown II
Julie E. Wheeler
Weather Update For Maryland Mountains Forecast
Tonight unsettled in extreme southeast with possible showers or thunderstorms then clearing and cooler. Lows from the 20s in the west to the low 40s in the southeast. Saturday mainly sunny and cooler with highs in the lower 50s to 40s in the extreme west. Maryland mountains see similar clearing, lower 30s tonight, highs around 50 Saturday, light northwest winds.
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James DeCarafel
Sterling
National Weather Service
Mr. DeCarafel
Frederick County
Maryland
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Secon Lass
George 8. Delaplaine Jr
George E. Randall
Marlene B. Young Secretary
Philip W. Hammond
James P. Enright
Ervin H. Hagg
Great ‘Southern Printing and Manufacturing Company
Patrick Street
News-Post
Montgo
Mery County
Maryland Ave
Rockville
News Matters
Motoute
Mail State
Monroe Ave
Mark Whittemore
Four City
Exxon
Carl Redenburg
B&b Air Conditioning and Heating Service Co
Sound Source
Matthew Barakat
Frederick Nefus-Piast
Heath
Waverley
Frederick Towne Mall
Erie Insurance
ERIE
Randy Lindquist
Lindquist Insurance Associates
Erie Insurance Group
Lindquist Insurance Associates, Inc
New Market Center
New Market
Greene
Sandy Hendricks
Colonial Mortgage Group
MORTG
Tom O’keefe
Internal Medicine Associates
A. Austin Pearre, JR
F.A.C.P
A.C.C
Robert L. Kaufmann
M.D
Casper E. Cline
ITT
Ali J. Afrookteh, M.D
Francis E. Becker
Andrea N. Meyerhoff
Association OF
James S. Grissom
West Ninth Street
Frederick, Maryland
Grissom
Etsea
Waar
Idaho
Rockies
Colorado
Texas
South Carolina
Georgia
Dakotas
Champion Billiards
Westridge Square
Giant
Zenith
Wayside
Patrick St
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