Frederick County Chapter 1 changes concern teachers
A group of Frederick County elementary teachers worry about Chapter 1 changes next year affecting first and second grade classes in 11 schools. The plan moves Chapter 1 students into their own classrooms with two teachers per class, funded mainly by Chapter 1, and adds a cooperative classroom teacher.
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Frederick County
Joseph King
Brunswick
Carroll Manor
East Frederick
Emmitsburg
North Frederick
Parkway
Sabillasville
South Frederick
Thurmont
Waverley
Woodsboro
King
Jack Patterson
Frederick County Teachers Association
Patterson
Thomas Natolly
Dismissal bid denied in Trans-Tech suit
Six Adamstown families pursue a multi million dollar groundwater contamination case against Trans-Tech. Judge Clater W. Smith Jr. rejected most dismissal efforts, dismissing one claim while allowing 40 days to amend remaining counts. Plaintiffs seek 5 million compensatory and 5 million punitive damages per claim.
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Adamstown
Trans-Tech
James H. Hulme
Frederick
Clater W. Smith Jr
Smith
G. Macy Nelson
Alvin Blankenship
Dale E. Kline
Montgomery Study of Aviation Needs under Dynaplan Contract
Montgomery County Council approves a study on aviation demand with Dynaplan of Atlanta to assess 25 year needs for airparks and related facilities. The project, funded up to 90 percent by the FAA, will survey Gaithersburg Laytonsville and nearby airports and review expansion impact amid long running airpark controversy.
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Rockville
Dynaplan
Atlanta
Clarksburg
Ralph D. Wilson
Council
Federal Aviation Administration
Gaithersburg
Laytonsville
Montgomery County
Wilson
Montgomery County Airpark
County Revenue Authority
Frederick's Heat Assistance Program helps with bills in Frederick
An 80 year old Frederick man faced a $400 electric bill as his thermostat failed and the cold pressed in. Arlie Graham, head of Frederick's Heat Assistance Program, and her caseworkers roam the county linking needy residents with funds to cover energy costs. Applications for this winter close March 31. Lowe praised the program and urged eligible neighbors to seek aid.
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William Lowe
Frederick
Arlie Graham
The
Frederick's
Lowe
Christian music station tower OK'd in Frederick County
The Frederick County Board of Appeals unanimously approved a 300 foot tower for a contemporary Christian music station to be named WITM, planned for Braddock Mountain. Joy Public Broadcasting Corporation faces protests from Braddock Heights residents while seeking to serve 18 to 35 year olds with music, entertainment and educational content.
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Frederick County
WITM
Joy Pbc
George Douglas
Douglas
David H. Yinger
Braddock Heights
Baltimore
Middletown seeks annexation for 73 acres to join water system
Developers Ernest Ausherman and George Stauffer of Valley Land Investors press Middletown for annexation of Brookridge South, a 73 acre housing project west of town. After a 1985 denial over access to public utilities, they faced options of limited homes on septic or building a private treatment plant. The state is processing a permit for a 100,000 gallon per day plant near Catoctin Creek.
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Ausherman and Stauffer
Valley Land Investors Inc
Brookridge South
Middletown
Catoctin Creek
William Williams
Investigators tie Casey to Contra aid scheme masterminding
Congressional investigators believe former CIA Director William J. Casey orchestrated Oliver North’s operation to aid the Contras while masking CIA involvement. The New York Times cited senators and a representative as saying they have clear indications Casey led the plan during a time of restricted aid.
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Washington
CIA
William J. Casey
White House
Oliver L. North
New York Times
Casey
North
Congress
The
Times
Central America
the Times
Contras
Iran
Senate
U.S
Centras
Kathy Pherson
Texas
John Tower
Senate Intelligence Committee
New York
Justice Department
Edwin Meese II
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Maryland
Priscilla
Allen Kline
Runnin
Myersville
Hulme
Montgomery
Ruth W. Ellis
Linda Allnock
Wittam Lewe
Inside the News
France
Fenerac
News-Post
Ernest Ausherman
George Stauffer
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