Air show to include jet-propelled truck and balloons
Wings of Freedom Air Show set for Aug 22–23 will feature a jet propelled shock wave truck racing a plane at speeds up to 300 mph. A hot air balloon festival for Frederick’s 250th celebration, with about 20 balloons tethered at Husky Park, will precede race day activities. War birds and bombers including B-17, Corsair, P-51s, B-25 may attend. flybys by B-52, B-1, C-5 planned. oversight by local organizers and sponsors. city contract pending.
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Les Shockley
David Delisio
Cochairman
Judy Galloway
Husky Park
Highland Street
Frederick Municipal
Delisio
Ms. Galloway
Confederate Air Force
Frederick
Jim Grimes
Governor faces backlash over highway reversal in Maryland
Maryland Governor Glendening draws criticism from business groups after reversing support for the Intercounty Connector from Montgomery to Prince George's County. A March 6 statement cited environmental concerns while a coalition warned of higher shipping and warehousing costs and job losses by 2020 without new roads. Environmentalists dispute the study and warn the ICC could worsen beltway congestion. Stewart Schwartz backs the governor’s decision as brave.
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Parris Glendening
Maryland
Capital Beltway
Montgomery County
Prince George’s County
Glendening
Prince George’s
Board of Trade
ICC
Stewart Schwartz
The
Coalition For Smarter Growth
School-to-Careers Conference at Frederick Community College
The FCC hosts the second annual School-to-Careers Conference on April 7 with nearly 200 participants including students and adult learners. Breakout sessions cover Women in Technology Employment Resources on the Web and Balancing Home and Work. Patricia Stanley will keynote as Frederick Community College and partners Frederick County Public Schools and Job Training Agency co-sponsor.
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Frederick Community College
Lisa Eye-Mangini
FCC
Patricia Stanley
Frederick County Public Schools
The
Job Training Agency
Frederick County School Board seeks uplift in capital plan
The Frederick County school board asks the county commissioners to advance funding for several building and maintenance projects including Gov Thomas Johnson Middle School from 2000 to 1999 and a larger Catoctin High gym addition. The board cites a 3.5 million cost for the middle school and urges a long term maintenance fund plus 175000 for portable classroom relocations and 2.6 million for technology upgrades.
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Frederick County School Board
County Commissioners
Gov. Thomas Johnson
Catoctin
Ray Barnes
Barnes
Spring Ridge
Doctor Aron faked answers in insanity defense
A Maryland court heard that Ruthann Aron faked answers on a psychological test to bolster an insanity plea after she was arrested for hiring a hit man to kill her husband and an attorney. Dr Kevin Richards testified the graphs mirrored malingering, while defense doctors argued she was not faking.
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Ruthann Aron
Kevin Richards
Clifton T Perkins Hospital Center
Aron
Montgomery County
Perkins
Mr. Mossburg
Dr. Richards
Mrs. Aron
Dr Richards
Catterton
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