Schaefer signs teen crafted bill on adult abuse in Maryland
Gov William Donald Schaefer signed Marianne Martins bill expanding abuse prosecutions to include vulnerable adults beyond professional caregivers. The measure covers family and household members and includes sexual abuse, with penalties up to five years and a $5000 fine. The ceremony also saw 18 local bills approved, including over 3 million in county projects.
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Annapolis
William Donald Schaefer
Emmitsburg
Catoctin High School
Marianne Martin
George Littrell
D-Frederick
Schaefer
Maryland Office On Aging
State Department of Human Resources
DHR
Office On Aging
Maryland Attorney General’s Office
Frederick County
National Museum of Civil War Medicine
Sheppard-Pratt Health System
Jefferson
Delaplaine Visual Arts Center
Brunswick
Mount Airy poised for micro brew and pub brewery
Governor signs law allowing small brewing ventures in Mount Airy as Julie and Reid Allison plan to reopen the old Mount Airy fire hall on Main Street as a brewery and restaurant. The couple, formerly residents of Mount Airy, seek a residential commercial mix with special exception and await Board of Appeals approval by May 9.
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Mounty Airy
Washington State
Mount Airy
Main Street
Julie
Reid Allison
Poulsbo
Seattle
Allison
Board of Appeals
Allisons
Emmitsburg Studies Renovation Plans for Center
Mayor William Carr unveiled three architectural proposals for renovating the Emmitsburg community center. Plans estimate 1.3 to 1.5 million for floors one and two or 1.7 to 1.9 million with a renovated third floor. Improvements include town offices space library expansion to 4500 square feet sprinkler system new restrooms a teen center and compliance for handicap access by June 1995. Frederick County may cover 70 percent of costs with possible state and federal grants.
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Emmitsburg
William Carr
Carr
Frederick County
U.S. 15
Margaret Seifert
Town Planning and Zoning Commission
Man jailed for firing gun in Frederick city
Noonan R. Weedon Jr., 32, was sentenced to 18 months in Frederick County Adult Detention Center after pleading guilty to assault and discharging a firearm in Frederick last summer. He fired a single shot from a .22 Derringer during an August 10 altercation near North Bentz Street and Dill Avenue. Deputy First Class Rosario Benvengi arrested him while on patrol. The court suspended all but 18 months of a five year term. Daggett noted Weedon was on probation for drug distribution at the time.
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Frederick
Frederick County
Noonan R. Weedon Jr
Weedon
North Bentz Street
Dill Avenue
Dave Daggett
Rosario Benvengi
Division of Corrections
G. Edward Dwyer Jr
Daggett
Penalty suspended in tombstone destruction case
Robert Q. Stover, 61, of Gettysburg, former owner of Stover Monuments, received a suspended sentence after a March 1993 incident at Mount Hope Cemetery Woodsboro. He entered an Alford plea and was placed on three years probation with restitution. A potential three-year jail term and $2,000 fine were avoided. Civil cases involving similar incidents are underway.
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Gettysburg
Stover
Woodshoro
Alford
David Daggett
Mount Hope Cemetery
Woodsboro
Maryland
Michael Lowry
Mandela wins South Africa vote as ANC leads in transition
Mandela greeted supporters as the ANC led in a landslide in South Africa’s elections. De Klerk praised Mandela despite the bitter race, with both leaders promising a national unity government. The ANC projected to win about 240 seats of 400 and several provincial races. The Western Cape NP win marked a key regional result.
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South Africa
Coretta Scott King
Martin Luther King Jr
ANC
Soweto
Johannesburg
Pretoria
National Party
de Kierk
National Unity
Mr. de Kierk
Mr. de Klerk
Inkatha Freedom Party
Freedom Front
National Assembly
Western Cape
Cape Town
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Timothy Jacobsen
Chanell Green
Frederick News-Post
Maryland School For the Deaf
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Tombstone
Tence
Robert Q. Stover
Weinberg Center
Comedienne
Elayne Boosler
America
Beiriesens Horten
Ventura Highway
Sot & Sia
Tng Lair Call
Ci Demos
IMG
Jolly Ft
American Cancer Socket
Patsy Ee Se
Walkersville
Vol. Fire Dept.’ Carnival Grounds
Safeway
Fsk Mall
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Ino
Ons
Arya
Sas
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Sharpe
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Frederick Towne Mall
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New Market, MD
Thomas Johnson
Amber Meadows
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