Family Festival lights up Baker Park with fire engine spray
Twenty four fire engines from the Chesapeake Antique Fire Apparatus Association circled Culler Lake spraying water for a fun display at the 17th annual Family Festival in Frederick. The Life Underwriters Association of Frederick County sponsored the event to celebrate families with free activities, including a fishing contest, parades, karate demonstrations, police dog show, face painting, hay rides, and more. attendees praised the day for its generous, noncommercial atmosphere and several families shared how much they enjoyed the toys and demonstrations.
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Culler Lake
Baker Park
Life Underwriters Association of
Frederick County
Chesapeake Antique Fire Apparatus Association
Laura DeLauder
Frederick
Myersville
Terri Lawson
Colin
Callie
Ms. Lawson
Lorraine
Robert Sturtz
Mr. Sturtz
Frederick County avoids service cuts amid tight budget
Frederick County Commissioner Gail Bowerman assured residents at Hood College that meaningful services will be preserved despite revenue declines from the recession. She noted a $1.1 million drop in property transfer taxes while promising to restore programs without mortgaging the future. Del Anita Stup urged a home rule charter and separation of powers to improve county governance.
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Frederick County
Gail Bowerman
League of Women Voters
Hood College
Ms. Bowerman
Vermont campus occupation ends as police arrest protesters
In Burlington eight students and a faculty member were arrested inside the University of Vermont president's office ending a nearly three week occupation started April 22 demanding more cultural diversity. Eleven more protesters were arrested outside while the bus to the police station was seized. No injuries were reported. University President George Davis said police were called due to disruption to the campus.
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Burlington, Vt
University of Vermont
Burlington
University
George Davis
Tylenol Poisoning Trial Opens in Chicago
In Chicago today seven families, grieving seven victims of cyanide laced Tylenol, face McNeil Consumer Products in court seeking unspecified damages. Lawyers contend the maker should have known capsules were vulnerable to tampering and acted to protect consumers. The 1982 deaths sparked national safety concerns and changed over the counter drug packaging. Johnson & Johnson recalled 22 million Tylenol bottles after the crisis.
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Chicago
McNeil Consumer Products Inc
McNeil
Johnson & Johnson
New Brunswick
N.J
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