Mount Airy rejects plan for bike track
Mount Airy town council rejected a proposal to build a BMX bike track at Watkins Park amid environmental and aesthetic concerns. The vote 8-2 blocked Keith Buswell from proceeding, while a separate decision allowed a trucker to keep parking on an access road temporarily until a new lot is found, with petitions and neighbor opposition cited.
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Hast-West Park
Keith Buswell
Wathens Park
Carroll County
Richard Sey
Samme Council
Parks and
Larry Pickett
Hobbs
Washington
Baltimore
Frederick
Westminster
Norman Hammond
Delaine Hobbs
Robert Mead
David Pyatt
Near record spat counts in Chesapeake Bay oyster survey
Maryland scientists report near record numbers of young oysters, spat, in the Chesapeake Bay. Eastern Shore waterways including Miles River, Broad Creek, Harris Creek, and Littie Choptank show strongest counts as the survey continues.
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Baltimore
Anne
Arundel County
Jordan Sad
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Watermen
Jordan
Jordan Sai
TJ Middle School to Survey Staff and Community on Goals
Gov Thomas Johnson Middle School will collect opinions from students teachers parents and community members via a 125 question survey. Data will guide the school improvement team and could influence plans for a new middle school opening in September 2000 after Frederick County Public Schools buys land for a 900 student facility. The survey results will be released January 12.
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Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle School
Dle
Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle
Kimberlin
Turkey Day Traditions Around the Nation
Readers share diverse Thanksgiving rituals from Pilgrim era ideas to nontraditional celebrations. Essay writers describe cooking twists, tree-decorating on turkey day, gathering with friends miles from home, and the start of post Thanksgiving shopping. Send 150 word essays to The Frederick News-Post with contact details.
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Frederick
Frederick News-Post, Attention Nancy Luse
E. Patrick St
Fredereck
Fredericknewspost.com
Glendening in Israel to promote business
Maryland Governor Parris Glendening travels to Israel for a week with a 27 member delegation to promote economic ties. He plans meetings with Israeli officials including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and will discuss the Samuel Sheinbein case. the trip is funded by state and community sponsors.
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Annapolis
Parris Glendening
Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel
Glendening
Netanyahu
Samuel Shembem
Maryland
Alfredo Tello
Sheinbein
Judy Scioli
State Department
Montgomery County
Mary
Frances Anne Glendening
Ms. Sciol
Fean Npg ¢ Lour
Baltmore
Tel Aviv
Trooper pleads guilty in Maryland narcotics cases
A suspended Maryland State Police trooper, John Hurley of Pasadena, pleaded guilty to misconduct in office for tampering with evidence in five narcotics cases and stealing 166 pounds of marijuana. He awaits a December 9 sentencing after an eight-year career in drug trafficking investigations.
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Baltimore
Maryland
John Hurley
Pasadena
J. Joseph Curran
Hurley
Anne Arundel County
Curran
Bridge closed for repairs on Shookstown Road
Bridge between Rosemont Avenue and Pagans Lane will be closed for about three weeks starting today for removal and replacement of the deteriorated decking and railing. Local traffic detours posted.
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Shookstown Road
Rosemont Avenue
Pagans Lene
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