County weighs cost of regional council dues for TPB voice
Frederick County commissioners debate paying eighty thousand dollars for continued council membership and TPB access to influence regional transportation funding. They support staying for a voice on the Transportation Planning Board, which reviews plans necessary for federal aid, while weighing disbanding obsolete boards and funding a bridge project on Kelbaugh Road.
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Transportation Planning Board
TPB
Reeder
Frederick
Washington
General Assembly
Planning Commission
Kelbaugh Road
Owens Creek
Thurmont
Public Works
Bob Hayes
County shelters prep for winter in Aspen Hill area
Ms Stevens says shelters may open before December 1 if cold weather arrives. Winter shelters run 7 p m to 7 a m through March 31 with rules against alcohol weapons and disruptive behavior. Adults may seek help, with under 18 allowed without a parent. Contact Upcounty Germantown (301) 217-3400 or Bethesda Crisis Center (301) 656-9161 for shelter needs.
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Connecticut Avenue
Aspen Hill
Stevens
Gaithersburg
Germantown
Bethesda
Three-Way Police HQ Could Delay Frederick Barracks
State police barracks face replacement and the sheriff’s department works from rental space. Officials debate a three‑way headquarters, with a potential three‑year delay if pursued. Maj. Raffensberger sees federal funding potential and unique benefits if properly presented.
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Sheriff's Department
Ebare
Frederick
Raffensberger
Churches coordinate winter shelter program for Frederick County
The Religious Coalition for Emergency Needs will run a seven day per week winter shelter at five churches from November through March with 30 beds per site. Men dominate guests but women with children may use Faith House. No families allowed. guests checked in may not leave until morning. meals not provided, snacks optional. each church has coordinators and security. gauges show 64 to 100 monthly users last winter, average 82. Contact 694-6968 for details.
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Ben Davis
Coalition
Beacon House
South Street
Frederick
Davis
Calvary United Methodist Church
West Second Street
Frederick Presbyterian Church
Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ
West Church Street
Grace United Methodist Church of Christ
East Second Street
First Baptist Church
Dill Avenue
Religious Coalition For
Siblings charged in death of 81-year-old mother
In Silver Spring Maryland a brother and sister Ralph Seymour, 52, and Elizabeth Laulten, 58, were indicted by a Montgomery County grand jury on second degree murder in the death of their 81-year-old mother found naked and alone on a couch in their shared apartment.
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Silver Spring
Ralph Seymour
Elizabeth Laulten
Montgomery County
Confession Confirms Motive in 1994 House Murder Case
Investigator details a long pattern of mental and physical abuse by John Droneburg. Gypsy Droneburg admits to shooting her husband as he slept, claiming months of escalating strain and a request to adopt her grandson Jesse. Autopsy aligns with confession. Trial previously ended in mistrial due to withheld police reports.
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Gary L. Bachtell
Baehtell
Larry West
State Medical Examiner’s Office
Bachtell
John Jr
Point of Rocks man killed in plane crash
A Point of Rocks man was among three people killed when a small airplane apparently dove nose first into a hill near Lebanon Municipal Airport in White River Junction Vermont. Police described the approach as straight in with the aircraft crashing into the ground.
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White River Junction
Lebanon, N.H
Joseph Estey
Interactive TV links walkways for two schools journalism
Walkersville and another Frederick County school used interactive television to connect journalism classes and discuss their newspapers. Administrators foresee broader use for under enrolled courses while scheduling grows crowded. Superintendent Gadra and Frederick Cablevision backed the project as technology education advances.
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Walkersville Journalism
Marty Potash
Fargo
Walkersville
Jay Berno
Berno
Daniel Gadra
Frederick Cablevision
Gadra
Excalibur workers die in Piper 32 crash near Allegheny
Gus Pantellas 33 of Upper Darby PA and passengers Dultie Maynard 39 of Winooski and James Richard McKennie Jr. 33 of Point of Rocks MD were all employed by Excalibur Communications Corp. The single engine Piper 32 wrecked Thursday at 11:30 a.m. as it flew toward Allegheny Pennsylvania. Debris and body damage hampered extraction. Witnesses said the plane appeared to plunge into a hill.
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Gus Pantellas
Upper Darby
Dultie Maynard
Winooski
James Richard McKennie Jr
Point of Rocks
Excalibur Communcations Corp
Virginia
Estey
FAA
Allegheny
Pittsburgh
Mary Culver
Federal Aviation Administration
New England
Burlington
Mass
Frank Burton
Wnne-Tv
Damascus Woman Killed In Mount Airy Crash
A Damascus woman died in a head on collision on Md 27 near Mount Airy Drive after a Chevrolet Cheyenne swerved to miss a car pulling out. The northbound Plymouth Horizon driver was injured and hospitalized. witnesses urged to contact Westminster barracks with tips.
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Mount Airy
Damascus
Mount Airy Drive
Maryland
Michael Duears
Westminster Barracks
Duears
R Adams Cowley
Carroll County General Hospital
Ducars
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