Gaithersburg officer honored for pit bull battle
Gaithersburg police Officer Yakley was honored for bravery after wrestling a marauding 60 to 75 pound pit bull that maimed a woman on a three story apartment landing. He tackled the dog after nearly being bitten, helping save the victim and risking serious injury in a 10 year career marked by the incident.
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Gaithersburg
Camthersburg
Yokfey
Apateien
Youn
Offier
Yoklev
Inghum
Force
Yakley
Montgomery County Kindergarten Registration Opens This Spring
Montgomery County schools announce 2001 kindergarten registration and orientation from March 21 to June. Children must be 5 by Dec 31, 2001 to start in September. Parents enroll at their neighborhood school, call 301-279-3331 for boundary help, and book an appointment to register. No tests or screenings during orientation.
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Rockville
Montgomery County
Street sweeping begins April 2 in Germantown
Rockville Montgomery County kicks off a 10 to 12 week street sweeping program starting in Germantown on April 2 to remove salt, sand and debris from roads. The $300,000 Contract with Reilly's Street Sweeping will move countywide counterclockwise, with signs posted days ahead and daily updates on the county cable channel and DPWT website.
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Rockville
Montgomery County
Germantown
Chesapeake Bay
County Department of Public Works and Transportation
Reilly's Streetsweeping, Inc
Department of Public Works and Transportation
Dpwt.com
Museum season opens with ribbon cutting in Burkittsville
The South Mountain Heritage Society hosts a 10 a.m. ribbon cutting on Saturday April 7 to launch the new museum season and celebrate the public opening of the South Mountain Heritage Society Hall in Burkittsville Frederick County. Exhibits brief announcements and refreshments will be offered with self guided walking tours optional. For more information call Liz Shatto at 201 644 4042.
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South Mountain Heritage Society
Main
Burkittsville
Frederick County
South Mountain
Heritage Society Hall
Liz Shatto
Frederick
Bill would extend access to Maryland public records
A bill aimed at expanding Maryland’s public information law would broaden access to state records. The MPDI study found half of requests are denied under current rules, and the task force would seek dispute resolution outside court with support from the Attorney General and local government groups.
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MPDC
Hurson
James Donahue
Press Association
Dines
Association
J. Joseph Curran Jr
Maryland Association of Counties
The
Maryland Municipal League
Shady Grove Adventist Hospital gains top JCAHO accreditation
Rockville hospital completes 18 month effort to fix medication and surgical errors and nurse staffing issues. After a September 2000 unannounced survey it rises from conditional accreditation to Accreditation with Type I Recommendations, a status given to about 10 percent of U S hospitals.
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Rockville
Shady Grove Adventist Hospital
Joint Commission On Accreditation of Healthcare Trons
JCAHC
Deborah A. Yancer
JCAHO
Plamondons Honored for FCC Support and Education Funding
Peter and Laurie Plamondon were honored at Frederick Community College for a $100,000 gift to launch a Hospitality Services program. A plaque was unveiled as college leaders praised their investment in employee education and ethical service, noting collaboration with Mealey’s Restaurant owner Jose Salaverri and the Tourism Council. The ceremony highlighted internal guest philosophy and ongoing community impact with Governor’s citation awarded.
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Peter
Laurie Plamondon
Thursa
Frederick
FCC
Pete
Patricia Stanley
Suzanne Beal
College For Academic Affairs
Mamondons
Mr. Salaverri
Iury
Salaverti
John Fieseler
Tourism Council
Frederick County
Plamondons
Eet
Ms. Beal
Laurie
Peter Plamondos
Frederick Community College
Pat Stanley
PCC
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Montgomery
Mav
Jacksun
Sonia Boin
ED Waters Jr
News-Post
Manny
Aren Nin
Audi
Audi AG
Urbana Pike
Audi Advantage
Audi of America
Audi of America, Inc
Audiusa.com
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