Overcrowded Frederick County Schools Face Growth Pressure
Enrollment is expected to rise by about 8 000 in the next decade as a county study committee probes solutions to overcrowding. Public meetings begin this month to gather input while options include year round schooling, financing, and split shifts.
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Frederick County Teachers Association
Jack Patterson
Frederick County
Daniel Gadra
Patterson
South Frederick
Walkersville Middle
Ballenger Creek
New
Gasoline prices rise amid pipeline breach and emissions rule
Prices for regular unleaded rose 7 to 12 cents in the Frederick area over three weeks as federal Clean Air Act oxygenation rules and a Texas pipeline break push costs higher. Local stations report ongoing hikes, with MTBE costs rising and the Colonial Pipeline outage affecting supply and prices.
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Texas
Frederick
Joe Feeser
Thurmont Amoco
Amy Kegly
Golden Mile Exxon
George Bush
Frederick County
United States
Environmental Protection Agency
Joseph Lastelli
American Petroleum Institute
Lastelli
Houston
San Jacinto
Colonial Pipeline Company
Frederick News-Post: Equine Rescuers Seek Home
Fryers story notes equine rescue group seeking safe haven as Frederick community organizations assist with shelter and care efforts. Local volunteers, shelters, and officials coordinate to place rescued horses and ponies. Board discussions focus on funding, fencing, and long term housing plans.
Frederick airport land condemnation case opens
Jurors were selected Monday in a land condemnation case over expanding runway clear zones at Frederick Municipal Airport. Frederick city seeks about five acres to meet FAA safety guidelines, offering $6,600 per acre for a five acre tract from Donald and Gloria Toms. The city plans only to trim trees. replacement of cut trees is required by reforestation rules, and part of the site may have historical and burial significance. The trial, before Judge James L. Ryan, is expected to last three or four days with real estate experts testifying Tuesday.
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Frederick Municipal
James Scott
Frederick City
Federal Aviation Administration
Frederick
N. Lynn Tillery
Donald
Gloria Toms
Toms
Rex Sturm
Montgomery County
Ms. Tillery
Tillery
James L. Ryan
Downtown Frederick Prepares for Christmas Lights Display
City workers install decorations across Market and Patrick streets while lighting up about 80 trees, the most to date. Crews rebuild and display the star at Carillon in Baker Park and plan to finish by November 25, with traffic minorly disrupted and residents patient.
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Max Keyser
Frederick City
Herb Grimm
Frederick
Patrick Streets
Mitchell
Charles Street
Seventhth Street
City Hall
Staley Park
Monocacy Village
Carillion
Baker Park
Mr. Mitchell
Nancy Floria
Greater Frederick Development Corp
County OKs LOSAP fix for volunteer awards program
Frederick County Commissioners approved a resolution to address LOSAP problems for fire and rescue volunteers. The measure clarifies records, allows appeals with affidavits, and retroactively credits ladies auxiliaries prior to 1972, as part of correcting misfiled or deleted records and ensuring eligible members receive an $8,000 award after 25 years of service within 35 years.
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Frederick County Commissioners
LOSAP
Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association
Knipple
Bruce Reeder
County Autumn Color Draws Praise Across Frederick County
County residents praise a mild autumn with blue skies and vivid foliage. Students and locals describe scenes of colorful trees, clear skies, and a productive trout season as leaves stay vibrant amid favorable weather and sufficient rainfall.
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Joy Kovalsky
Singanore High School
Frederick County
William Meredith
Mount St. Mary’s College
Emmitsburg
Dr. Meredith
Plane crash kills 68 near Roselawn Indiana
American Eagle Flight 4184 from Indianapolis to Chicago crashed in a rainstorm 60 miles from its destination, killing all 64 passengers and four crew. Wreckage scattered across a muddy four acre soybean field while responders worked through night rain and winds. Authorities recovered the cockpit voice recorder and sought the flight data recorder as weather and investigation details emerged.
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Roselawn
Ind
Indianapolis
Chicago
Indiana
Gary
John Knapp
Jerry Cramer
Newton County
O'Hare
American Eagle
Tim Smith
Bob Hilton
Larry Midkiff
Jim Hall
National Transportation Safety Board
Bob Spitler
Indianapolis International
Spitler
Hail
ABC News
November Begins With a Splash in Frederick County Weather
A wet start to November hits Frederick County with heavy showers and gusty winds. Frederick City reports 0.65 inches of rain since midnight while Thurmont weather watcher Lucille Beale notes brief thunder and a soaking rain. Forecast calls for varied clouds and a drop to the 50s tonight, with scattered showers Wednesday and fair, cooler days Thursday through Saturday.
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Frederick County
Frederick City
Lucille Beale
Thurmont
National Weather Service
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