English au pair Louise Woodward gains freedom
Cambridge Massachusetts Louise Woodward the 19 year old English au pair is free but confined to Massachusetts awaiting a possible two year appeal on her manslaughter conviction. Her lawyers consider a bid to declare her innocent while she can now move locally within state limits.
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Cambridge
Mass
Louise Woodward
Massachusetts
Matthew Eappen
Woodward
Elaine Whitfield Sharp
Hiller Zobel
Frederick to benefit from germ warfare vaccine contract
The Army awarded DynPort LLC a 322 million contract to develop and store a vaccine warehouse for biological warfare defense. About 45 percent of the work will be done at Fort Detrick in Frederick, with remaining tasks in North Carolina and Gaithersburg. DynPort will determine exact Frederick activities, while the project aims to produce up to 18 vaccines. The contract is slated for completion by November 30, 2007.
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Frederick
Army
DynPort LLC
Reston
DynCorp
Perton International
DynPort
Sallie Taylor
Roscoe Bartlett
R-6th
North Carolina
Gaithersburg
Charlene Wheeless
Fort Detrick
Wheeless
House
Pentagon
BioWhittaker
State bargaining over Turning Point Inn front lawn for Md 80 shift
Delegate David Brinkley urges Frederick County Commissioners to reject Natelli Communities request to let the state set a price for 32 000 square feet of the inn front lawn in Urbana. If no price agreement is reached, the state could condemn land needed for Md 80 relocation cutting through the lawn and parking area, threatening weddings and revenue as the road project could take over a year.
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David Brinkley
Frederick
Frederick County
Natelli
Urbana
Charles Seymour
Natelli Communities
Kiplinger Washington Editors
Inn
Sey Gur
Seymour
Mr. Brinkley
Shafer Builds Frederick Slow Pitch Softball League
Dennis Shafer returned from military service in 1961 and over the next decades created the Frederick Men’s Slow Pitch Softball League, growing it to more than 30 teams and shaping local amateur softball in the area.
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Dennis Shafer
Frederick Men’s
Shafer Led Local League From Early 1980s Through Decades
He built the league after becoming commissioner in the early 1980s and remained involved for over 30 years. Returning to Frederick, he played church softball before joining county play and a city league for men that aimed to raise competition, though the league faced problems.
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Shafer
Frederick
War dead honored in legion and VFW posts names
Brunswick veterans honor Cpl. Alvey Dayton Keenan who died in the Meuse-Argonne offensive in 1918 by naming the American Legion Post Steadman-Keenan after him and his fellow Brunswick hero Harold W. Steadman. Other Frederick County posts recall Edwin C. Creeger and Glenn W. Eyler who fell in World War II. Families preserve memories of these men through photos and stories of their short lives and service.
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Alvey Dayton Keenan
Brunswick
U.S. Army
France
Cpl. Keenan
Meuse-Argonne
American Legion
Steadman-Keenan
Harold W. Steadman
VFW
Frederick County
Thurmont
Edwin C. Creeger
Woodsboro
Glenn W. Eyler
Margaret Spurrier
Dayton
B&o Railroad
Keenan
Potomac Street
Frederick
Lucy Peyton
Frederick News Post recycling note
Portions of The Frederick News Post are printed on 100 percent recycled paper and the newspaper is recyclable, reflecting an eco friendly commitment.
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Frederick
Parole violators nabbed in two-week spurt by Frederick deputies
Frederick County detectives arrested Randolph Toms after a woods chase near Wigville Road, and extradited Robert Painter Jr. from Martinsburg to face Virginia felony theft charges. Painters links span Maryland Virginia West Virginia and possibly Pennsylvania. Detectives Jenkins and Smith call them their main problem, noting shootings at officers and ongoing flight risks.
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Frederick County
Robert S. Painter Jr
Martinsburg
W.va
Loudoun County
Virginia
Chuck Jenkins
Jenkins
Tracy McCutcheon
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Rick Winer
Toms
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Sam Yu
Tim Horman
Law Office
Offutt, Horman, Burdette and
Frey
West Second Street
Matthew Barakat
News-Post
Country Inn
Front Lawn
Christopher Scinta
By Skip Lawrence
Uesday's
Legion
Cpl.keenan
313Th
Lucy
Dayton Avenue
Park Heights
115Th Infantry
Maryland National Guard
Cpl. Steadman
Sheriff’s Office
Andy Smothers
J.J. Smith
Painter
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