WWI Monument in Memorial Park Rededication
The 71 year old World War I monument Victory will be rededicated Saturday as part of Veterans Day ceremonies. A cleaned bronze and repainted granite will premiere with World War II Korea and Vietnam memorials, costing about 11 000 dollars funded largely by the Francis Scott Key Post 11 of the American Legion.
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Unionville
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Daniel Parker
Maryland
Odd Fellows
Memorial Park
Norm Covert
Horman
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Vietnam
Covert
American Legion
Miss Liberty
Giuseppe Moretti
Frederick County
Interactive TV links Frederick and Walkersville schools
Teachers at Frederick High and Walkersville High plan to use interactive television for collaborative teaching. A fiber optic link provided by Frederick Cablevision connects the schools at no charge, with equipment loaned to the Hayward Road complex. The system debuted officially but had prior uses this fall, including remote guest lectures.
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Frederick
Walkersville
Frederick Cablevision
Frederick High
Denise Fargo
Hayward Road
Fredenck High
Proposed new police headquarters would combine resources
Frederick city and county officials agreed Thursday to study a plan by Sheriff Hagg to build a central police HQ for his agency and the Frederick City Police and Maryland State Police. The proposal envisions 40 000 to 80 000 square feet with separate wings and a central hub, at an estimated cost of 6 to 8 million dollars.
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Frederick
Jim Hagg
Frederick City
Maryland State Police
Maryland
David Mitchell
William Ebare
Ray Raffensberger
Government shutdown looms as 800000 workers face furloughs
Washington reports plan to close many federal operations if no stopgap budget. Clinton vows veto over GOP proposal while essential workers stay unpaid and veterans lose benefits. Museums parks and national sites would shut. economy indicators delayed, lawmakers blame each other.
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Washington
Clinton
Congress
White House
NASA
Veteran’s Administration
Smithsonian Museums
National Zoo
Yellowstone
Wall Street
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Department
Environmental Protection Agency
Leon Panetta
Wife tells of abuse in taped confession in murder trial
A taped confession from Gypsy Rosenlee Droneburg portrays an abused wife whose insomnia may have triggered the murder of her husband John T Droneburg Sr. in Sabillasville. The confession was played to jurors as court resumes Monday after a Friday holiday.
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Gypsy Rosenlee Droneburg
Mrs Droneburg
John T Droneburg Sr
Frederick County
Mary Ann Stepler
Brian Hutchison
Frederick County Politicians Defy Council Withdrawal
Frederick County Commissioners declined to withdraw from the Washington Council of Governments amid objections to a $77,510 annual fee. They opposed a proposed fee hike to over $80,000 next year, with a unanimous vote to oppose and a hint that only one commissioner would have supported leaving.
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Frederick County
Washington Council of Governments
Tona Hogan
Terre Roy Rhoderick
Mark Hoke
Council
Rhoderick
Montgomery County Prepares Severe Weather Shelters for Homeless
Montgomery County operates three overnight winter shelters and plans a severe weather refuge for about 40 people during heavy snow. Corinne Stevens notes a new Gaithersburg site will house both men and women, Rainbow Place in Rockville serves 25 women through March, and an overflow shelter on Gude Drive will house 30 to 40 men nightly with a separate men’s shelter planned on Georgia Avenue.
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Rockville
Montgomery County
Gaithersburg
Corinne Stevens
Health and Human Services Department
Ren
Gude Drive
Georgia
Churches Offer Shelter for Frederick County Homeless This Winter
Five area churches partner with the Religious Coalition for Emergency Needs to run a cold weather shelter from today through March. Last winter sheltering depended on temperature triggers and other shelters being full, creating confusion. The program expands to help those in need during frigid days and nights.
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Frederick County
Religious Coalition For Emergency Needs
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