Frederick County finalizes 1996 legislative package
Frederick County Commissioners on Tuesday approved final tweaks to their 1996 legislative wish list with a week to go before meetings with area lawmakers. They dropped a privatization proposal for the Economic and Community Development Commission, noting no new General Assembly authority is needed. A private economic development plan, funded locally, will be unveiled at a Dec. 11 economic summit at Frederick Community College. The panel also amended the county gaming law to shift tavern revenue shares, increasing bar owners' take from 30 percent to a larger share while funds previously routed to a charity remain.
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Frederick County
Economic and Community Development Commission
General Assembly
Economic Development Commission
Frederick Community College
Commissioners
Mark Hoke
Hoke
City workers tackle falling leaves at City Hall
Chris Beall of Frederick City Parks Department moves piles of autumn leaves at City Hall early Wednesday morning as crews clear the lawn and manage yard waste.
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Chris Beall
Frederick City
City Hall
Plan for Baker Park Master Plan Advances Landscaping and Recreation
Frederick officials and Friends of Baker Park unveil a master plan to maintain the park through 2027 and beyond. The plan outlines six “rooms” with tree removal, replanting, landscaping, benches, and markers to balance active and passive recreation as the park nears its centennial.
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Baker Park
Frederick
Friends of
Fred Eisenhart
Deanne Price
Dana P. French Jr
Md 26 expansion to four lanes in Frederick area
Construction will begin late this month on Md 26 between Trading Lane and Woodsboro Pike to create a four lane highway with a median and new bridge over the Monocacy River. The $7 million project aims to reduce recent accident risk while coordinating signals at Md 194 Waterside Drive Trading Lane and Md 355.
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Woodsboro Pike
State Highway Administration
Valerie Burnett Edgar
Monocacy River
Edgar
MD. 194
Waterside Drive
Trading Lane
MD. 355
MD. 26
Shirley Contracting
Lorton
Maryland
Droneburg murder retrial hears officer’s gut feeling stance
In the Droneburg retrial in Frederick County Circuit Court, Trooper Thomas Stanley testified he had a gut feeling the death was not a self inflicted gunshot. Prosecutors tied the handgun to John Jr. and noted a spent bullet near the crib. Forensic examiner Larry West described two bullet holes and blood in the bedroom as witnesses prepared for gunpowder residue tests next.
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Gypsy Oscalee Droneburg
John T. Droneburg Sr
Droneburg
Sabillasville
Thomas Stanley
Mr. Droneburg
Gypsy Droneburg
John Jr
Stanley
Jason Merritt
Maryland State Crime Lab
Merritt
Larry West
State Medical Examiner’s Office
West
Mr. West
Rick Stottelmyer
Hood College to cut majors to focus mission
Hood College faces a board vote on eliminating several majors including medical technology psychobiology retailing interior design nutrition and German with the bachelor of business administration ending while business management and other tied programs remain. About 50 undergrads are affected and current students can finish degrees in their declared areas with college support to transition roles and new initiatives may follow.
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Hood College
Hood
Shirley Peterson
Margaret Hindman
Peterson
Heather Liska
Modell Seeks Stability in NFL Case For Local Coverage
Modell argues his case seeking stability in the NFL. A local housing program renovates four new units for area homeless residents in California.
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Modell
NFL
Mount Airy woman defends gun rights and resists stricter laws
Mount Airy businesswoman Catherine Ditman, elected first vice president of the Maryland State Rifle and Pistol Association, vows to fight proposed handgun restrictions. She argues the government should not infringe individual rights and plans to oppose bills by vigorous advocacy and public outreach.
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Mount Airy
Catherine Ditman
The
Maryland Rifle and Pistol Association
Catherine M. Ditman
Maryland State Rifle & Pistol Association
National Rifle Association
Parris Glendening
Ditman
Ms. Ditman
Frede rick resident faces winter without heat as aid funds dry
William Goines and more than 200 Frederick households struggle as the Maryland Energy Assistance program runs low on funds. With federal money delayed until December 15, families face electric cutoffs, while Potomac Edison limits relief to under 400 dollars and no cutoff if overdue. Goines, 43, father of four, lives on Bentz Street after his wife’s death, hopes for relief within a week despite long odds.
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William Goines
Goines
Frederick
Maryland Energy Assistance Program
Arlie Graham
Frederick County
Potomac Edison
Gaines
Bentz Street
Jesus
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