Residents rally to repair historic Roddy Road Covered Bridge
Volunteers repaired the 40 foot Roddy Road bridge with timber from local builders Dean and the James brothers at Craftwright in Clarksville. After a long lunch, fundraisers and art prints by Harry and Barry Richardson were proposed to endow future restorations, preserving a county landmark and memories for descendants.
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Dean
David
Glenn James
James Brothers
Craftwright
Clarksville
Mr. Fitzgerald
Doris
Debra
Dawn
Donna
Diane
Shamrock Restaurant
Abraham F. Roddy
County Donegal
Ireland
Catherine Marsden
Emmitsburg
Marsden
Roddys
Abraham Roddy
Maryland
Roddy Road
Frederick County
Loy’s Station
Monocacy River
Johnstown
Utica Creek
Dean Fitzgerald
Frederick County Covered Bridge Preservation Fund
Fitzgerald
Harry
Barry Richardson
Woodsboro Savings Bank
N. Main
Woodsboro
Gene Waynant
Thurmont
Shamrock
Sam Yu
Roddy Read
Young students weigh presidential favorites in class votes
Fifth graders in Yellow Springs discuss candidates Clinton Bush Perot Tsongas and views on leadership and policy. Children express varying aims from helping others and anti pollution to jobs and education while noting personal career hopes.
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Courtney Kreamers
Tristan Lee
Laura Drake
George Bush
Yellow Springs
Mr. Bush
Tommy Wasniewski
Bush
Reagan
Patrick Alley
Rebecca Vallano
Rebecca
Jesse Cooper
Mr. Perot
Jesse
Andrew Lauder
Clinton
Paul) Tsongas
Andrew
Two Frederick Men Charged With Crack Possession
Frederick police arrested Albert Alexander Moss age 18 of Willoughby Court and Merril Dwayne Gibson age 18 of Livingstone Terrace at Windsor Garden Apartments on Saturday afternoon. Moss and Gibson face possession and possession with intent to distribute crack charges after patrols responded to a suspected drug activity report around 3 30 p.m.
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Frederick
Windsor Garden Apartments
Key Parkway
Albert Alexander Moss
Willoughby Court
Merril Dwayne Gibson
Livingstone Terrace
Jerry Morales
Refugee Numbers Rise in Germany as Hostility Grows
Germany saw 368,536 foreigners seek asylum from January through October, an 81 percent rise. Romanians formed the largest group while critics accuse Chancellor Kohl of tightening laws to curb liberal asylum protections. Incidents of neo Nazi violence included arson at a Koenigs Wusterhausen refugee home and assaults in Potsdam.
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Berlin
Germany
Romania
Helmut Kohl
Kohl
Koenigs Wusterhausen
Potsdam
Waldkirchen
Car strikes Thurmont boy during trick or treating
A five year old Thurmont boy named John Franklin Smith Jr. was hit by a car on Blue Mountain Road near Reed Road around 6 p.m. while trick-or-treating. Kimberly Ann Miller, 19, of Thurmont, drove the vehicle. John suffered a lower left leg fracture, was treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital and released. Officials note the boy's exact address is unavailable.
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Thurmont
Frederick County
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