DOT Approves Frederick Rail Extension Plan
The U S Department of Transportation approves a 13.5 mile MARC rail extension toward Frederick with stops near Md 355 and downtown Frederick. The project cost 38.7 million, funded part by 101 million for cars locomotives and maintenance across MARC. Ridership now runs about 20 000 daily, boosting growth and reducing road traffic and pollution.
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Washington
Frederick
U.S. Department of Transportation
Paul Sarbanes
Transportation Department
Congress
Maryland Rail Corp
MARC
Brunswick
Point of Rocks
Francis Scott Key Mall
MD. 355
Frederick County
Maryland
Sarbanes
Memorial Day service honors veterans across generations
In Mount Airy, about 60 people gathered at Pine Grove Church for a Memorial Day service honoring veterans from Civil War to Desert Storm. Phyllis Duvall mourned her father James Caniford, a Pearl Harbor survivor and KIA name on a bracelet. Brig. Gen. Ernest Snyder urged patriotism and sacrifice, while the congregation sang Battle Hymn of the Republic and America the Beautiful.
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Mount Airy
Phyllis Duvall
Wayne
James K. Caniford
Frederick County
Duvall
American Legion Post
the Duvalls
Woodbine
Pine Grove Church
Jimmy
Carnford
America
Bernard Surette
Marine Corps League
Ernest Snyder
Duvalls
Mr. Snyder
Snyder
Do it Yourself Legal Forms Reach Public Consumers
After years of resistance the government offers fill in the blank civil trial forms for the public. Frederick civil section official Joan Chesser notes court staff cannot give legal advice and can only provide forms. The process begins at the clerk of court and a free General Instructions document outlines Maryland domestic relation forms and steps to notify the other side. Since availability began, over 50 individuals have requested blanks with court officials indicating February activity.
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Joan Chesser
Frederick
The
Maryland
Hundreds buried as quake flattens Russian town
KHABAROVSK Russia Rescue crews struggle as equipment bottlenecks in Sakhalin Island town of Neftegorsk slow relief. On day three nearly 1 000 survivors found and about 400 bodies recovered amid a magnitude 7 5 quake feared to pass 2 000 dead. Officials say town will not be rebuilt.
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Khabarovsk
Russia
Sakhalin
Neftegorsk
Frederick Honors Those Who Served Memorial Day Observances Across Towns
Dozens attended Memorial Day events honoring fallen service members in Frederick Woodsboro Utica Walkersville and more. Speakers including former state Legion commander Michael Reagan emphasized remembrance sacrifice freedom and responsibility to share veterans stories.
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United States
Mr. Blatchley
America
Mount Olivet
Woodsboro
Glenn W. Eyler
American Legion
State Legion
Michael Reagan
Legion Home
Reagan
Utica
Utica Cemetery Association
Ron Reaves
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Reaves
Weekend rains dampen holiday plans across Memorial Day weekend
Rain and hail disrupted outdoor events in Frederick County with a severe thunderstorm warning issued around 4 p.m. Quarter sized hail frightened cattle in Middletown while pea sized hail covered the ground in Thurmont. Sunday saw 0.32 inches of rain and temperatures in the 70s as Kiwanis and Woodsboro events regrouped under tents and light showers.
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National Weather Service
Frederick County
Middletown
Kathy Moser
Frederick
Jamie Jesperson
Couple pays record $22 700 for ag society membership
Carl and Norma Miller of New Market won a $22 700 Frederick County Agricultural Society membership at a Monday auction, topping Glenn Eaves of Woodsboro in a heated bid for one of 250 certificates. The sale marked the 43rd wedding anniversary gift for Mrs Miller with the previous high sale at $20 600.
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Johnsville
Frederick County Agricultural Society
Carl
Norma Miller
New Market
Glenn Eaves
Woodsboro
Charles Funkhouser
Concrete General
Millers
Miller
Car
Carl Miller
Tornado kills at least three in Great Barrington area
Searchers comb a wooded area after a tornado ripped a five mile by 300 yard path through Great Barrington, killing at least three as 24 others are injured. Police report extensive devastation with trees split, power lines down, and routes closed between Egremont and Monterey.
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Great Barrington
Mass
Louis Sinico
Berkshire Mountain
Ed McCormick
Egremont
Monterey
Joseph Kellogg
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DOT Oks
Kelly Hahn
G. Hunter Bowers
Francis 5S
Alison Maxwell
News-Post
George Dorsey
Frederick News- Post
Walkersville
Kiwanis Club
Memorial Park
James C. Olson
U.S. Army Medical Materiel Administration
Susan G. Summers
News-Post Agriculture
Massachusetts
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