Oil disposal crisis hits Frederick County oil dumps
Frederick County has one of the poorest oil dump options in Maryland with only two tanks at Sebroyer's on Reidsford Road totaling 9,080 gallons. Officials blame plummeting crude prices since 1985 for shrinking recycling profits while illegal dumping grows, risking water quality and prompting calls for more public oil tanks and enforcement.
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Frederick County
Sebroyer's
Reidsford Road
Maryland Environmental Service
Cliff Willey
St. Mary's County
Willey
Maryland
Washington County
Cecil County
Frederick's
Tobe
George Schroyer
Schroyer
Tony Williams
Triangle Shell
Frederick
Environmental Protection Agency
Wildfire
Roy Liefield
Maryland Service Station Association
EPA
Meade
Potomac River
Chesapeake Bay
Litllefield
United States
Littlefield
MES
Prenatal care program faces crowded clinic and budget questions
Health officials report 91 patients crowded Winchester Hall clinic on Monday as a physician and two monthly midwives provide prenatal care and nutrition education. The study cites late initial care, low first trimester engagement, and notes possible federal incentives to shift some private obstetric costs to public funds to ease crowding.
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Winchester Hall
Schipper
Health Department
Baltimore
State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Opposition to quarry rezoning stirs county wide concern
Frederick County residents voice growing opposition to quarry rezoning at a Buckeystown meeting attended by the County Chamber of Commerce and the League of Women Voters. Advocates say quarry dust and blasting threaten health and traffic. a July hearing and July 21 planning commission vote are planned, with recommendations to the county commissioners for a final decision.
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Frederick County Chamber of Commerce
League of Women Voters
Beverly Boyrom
C.C.D.E. Wader
Joanne Day
Buckeystown Methodist Church
Planning Commission
City Crime Alarm Response Sparks Crackdown and Upgrades
Ashton reported city police intensified enforcement against false alarms, warning they will suspend service at repeat hotspots after owner notifications. He noted belts law citations rose and officers replaced aging revolvers with Smith & Wesson .357s while calling 1986 crime and crash levels insignificant due to understaffing. Police logs show parking fines totaled $253,720 from 35,292 tickets, speeding tickets up, and 1,568 cars unlocked.
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Ashton
Maryland
Smith & Wesson
Frederick County
Teachers weigh extra work impact at county graduation
Rock Creek School staff fear attendance at graduation will be difficult amid work to rule. Midlletown Middle’s Al Robert notes early arrivals in a long career. First year teachers face pressure to leave the county as protests grow. Liberty Elementary staff propose impeachment talk and public ads highlighting education issues. Kate Powell of Walkersville High suggests newspaper real estate ads exposing problems.
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Rock Creek
al Robert
Middletown Middle School
County Commission
Frederick County
Liberty Elementary
Kate Powell
Walkersville High School
Washington
Baltimore
Frederick
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Hoke
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East Coast
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China
Manny
Oriental Bugs & Gallery
Washington Street
Hagerstown
Walkersville
Urisama
Ube Marti Marietta
Washington, D.C
Mrs. Day
Die
Market Street
Market St. Frederick
Volkswagen
VW Credit, Inc
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