Heritage Farm Park seen as Walkersville treasure during open weekend
Walkersville residents explored Heritage Farm Park on a weekend open day featuring yard sales a flea market and horse events at the 140 acre site on Devilbiss Bridge Road across from Glade Elementary. The town funded $250 000 toward the purchase with $100 000 from Project Open Space and $150 000 from town funds. The park blends a restored 1835 era manor on the National Register with a growing sports complex including four ball fields four soccer fields a Babe Ruth field in planning a nine hole golf course and a driving range. Volunteers and developers helped grade fields and expand trails as part of a broader effort to provide affordable youth and adult recreation close to home. County Commissioner David Gray likened it to Baker Park as Walkersville’s treasure.
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Heritage Farm Park
Devilbiss Bridge Road
Glade Elementary School
Burgess Orley Bourland
Bourland
David Gray
Baker Park
Frederick
Frederick City
Walkersville
Frederick faces tax hike as Grimes toys with tiny increase
Roy Meachum reports Frederick is set to raise property taxes by a minimal two cent per hundred dollars of assessed value amid a reported nine million shortfall. Mayor James Grimes aims to tap only 50 thousand more revenue, hoping to endure the final budget term. The piece notes opposition, future tax fears, and political maneuvering surrounding East Street extension and prior surpluses.
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Frederick
City Hall
James Grimes
Grimes
Paul Gordon
Gordon
Arises
Gorden
Support Core Facility Proposed to Ease Frederick County School Shortage
John A Ferri writes from New Market urging creation of a portable, reusable support core facility to house up to 364 students as an immediate fix while long term expansions await state funding. The Alternative Building Coalition for Education seeks $700,000 to $950,000 construction, without impacting state enrollment calculations.
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Frederick County
Board of Education
Alternative Building Coalition For Education
John A. Ferri
New Market
Freight car derailment mars Frederick area with coal spill
Hundreds of curious spectators lined U.S. 15 after 48 eastbound coal cars derailed on the Baltimore and Ohio line near Lime Kiln, spilling coal along the right of way. Rail workers said several overturned tank cars were empty at the time. The News-Fast Frederick Post reported rail disruption and ensuing local chaos.
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U.S. 15
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Mudslinging could backfire in campaign clash
Quentin Clingerman of Monrovia critiques Steve Crawford’s attack on Rep. Roscoe Bartlett over militia ties. He warns mudslinging risks alienating voters and shifting focus from real issues like budgets, government size, environment, and crime.
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Steve Crawford
Roscoe Bartlett
News-Post
Dr. Crawford
Dr. Bartlett
Crawford
Republican Congress
Congress
Debate on morals and voter registration in Frederick
A letter argues modern society lacks moral standards and questions neutrality in voter registration. It attacks a teacher’s political talk at Singanore and demands policy clarification, transparency from the Frederick school board, and accountability for time spent campaigning. The writer criticizes current local governance and invokes taxation without representation.
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Crawford
Singanore
Dr. Crawford
Maryland
Jerry Donald
News-Post
Frederick
Campaigning at Singanore High in Frederick County
Ronald Reagan era style jab arises as supporters accuse the Frederick County Board of Education of covert political activity. A May letter from Jerry Donald questions local school system involvement in campaigns while Steve Crawford campaigns publicly.
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Ronald Reagan
Frederick County
Bassee
Crawford
Tansarg
Letters to the Editor from The Frederick News
A jumble of garbled lines presents letters to the editor or editor’s notes. It mentions contact details and a phone number 652-3299, with references to norms, pest, Jeter, and lotions, but the text is largely unreadable.
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Bercouso
Frederick
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