Volunteers revitalize facade on downtown North Market Street
About 50 residents gathered at Frederick's City Hall to support a yearlong facade improvement effort along the 200 to 600 blocks of North Market Street. Trudy LaGarde explained volunteers will paint plant and streetscape work with free expert consultations while avoiding major structural changes. Local merchants offer discounts, and a guidebook on process steps from Historic District Commission reviews will be produced.
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N. Market Street
Frederick’s
North Market Street
Trudy LaGarde
Facade
Action
Square
Ms. LaGarde
Duron Paints
Garst Paint Center
McCormick Paints
Hechinger’s
Thanksgiving Farms
Historic District Commission
Edward Richards
Frederick
Eee
Sex scandal echoes in corridors of power
In Washington the Army charges Sgt Maj. McKinney with a dozen counts of sexual misconduct and obstructing the investigation involving a female sailor and three soldiers. McKinney denies the allegations while the Pentagon rejects racial motive claims. Air Force Secretary Widnall defends women’s role in the military.
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Washington
Army
Gene C. McKinney
McKinney
Maj. McKinney
Air Force
Sheila Widnall
ABC
Good Morning America
Pentagon
Whitman sentencing set for today in murder case
Testimony continued this morning in the sentencing hearing for 17 year old Rachel Irene Whitman who was convicted of a second murder in the death of Adrian Keane Pikington. Sentencing is expected this afternoon.
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Rachel Irene Whitman
Adrian Keane Pikington
State OKs 6.5M for county schools
Frederick County receives 6.5 million in fiscal 1998 for school construction and renovations. Funds include 2.344 million for Deer Crossing Elementary, 1.788 million for Walkersville Middle renovations, and 1.435 million for Whittier Elementary. Planning approvals granted for Middletown and Walkersville high schools. Gov Thomas Johnson Middle not funded. A 422 thousand science lab is funded at Walkersville High.
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Annapolis
Board of Public Works
Parris Glendening
Frederick County
Jack Dale
Maryland
John Derr
Frederick Washington
Deer Crossing
Walkersville
Whittier
Middletown
Gov. Thomas Johnson
Walkersville High
Officers Sweep Awards at Frederick Ceremony
Maryland State Police in Frederick nearly swept awards, taking 19 of a dozen commendations at a Wednesday ceremony. Lt Gov Kathleen Kennedy Townsend praised the raise she helped push through the General Assembly, saying the force is the country’s best first line of defense against open air drug markets and neighborhood crime.
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Pikesville - Maryland
Frederick
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend
General Assembly
Substitute calling system comes under fire at board meeting
Freder ick County educators criticized the 35000 substitute calling system used at Thomas Johnson High School for failing to reach three substitutes daily and often missing regular substitutes. Principal statements noted the system helps analyze absences but is hindered by too few available substitutes. Brunswick High teachers urged policy review as attendance area plans for Whither Elementary were presented.
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Thomas Johnson High School
Thomas Brown
Frederick County
Jack Dale
Brunswick High
Jon
Evans
Dale
Whither
Citizens’ Advisory
Linton's wrongful firing suit dismissed in Frederick County
Frederick County Circuit Court Judge G Edward Dwyer Jr dismissed six year old suit by Ronald Linton former head of Highway Operations Division. Linton claimed invasion of privacy and defamation against R Wayne Keeler and Robert Hayes alleging wrongful termination and misconduct. The judge ruled evidence insufficient for a jury to rule.
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Frederick County
Ronald Linton
G. Edward Dwyer Jr
Linton
R. Wayne Keeler
Department of Public Works
Robert Hayes
Direc
Inside The News Portions Of The Frederick News Post
The Frederick News Post uses 100 percent recycled paper for its daily print run and emphasizes recyclable newspaper sizing and eco friendly production practices.
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Frederick News Post
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Mark Gibbons
Thomas Stilions
Timothy Miller
Mark McLean
Sue Hecht
Deborah Soares
David Brinkley
Barry Stonestreet
Susan C Nicol
Brian Davy
Robert Cale
Ed Hahn
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