Griffin named executive director of Frederick County hearing aid group
Union Bridge resident JoAnn Griffin will become executive director of Frederick County Services for the Hearing Impaired Inc on December 3. Griffin, not hearing impaired, holds a psychology degree from Shepherd College and a counseling master’s from Gallaudet. She was chosen from seven candidates and has diverse experience in deaf affairs including work with the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
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Frederick County Services For
The
Hearing Impaired Inc
Union Bridge
JoAnn Griffin
Ms. Griffin
Shepherd College
Gallaudet University
Francis Scott Key
Griffin
Robert Scribner
BART
Martinsburg
W.va
Department of Rehabilitation Services
Springfield
Gallaudet
Galaudet
Frederick
Massachusetts Commission For the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Boston
Sprihner
Kent Narrows Bridge opens six months early to eastbound traffic
The Kent Narrows Bridge toll-free eastbound lanes will open after 11:30 a.m. November 28, six months ahead of schedule. Two eastbound lanes previously opened. the remaining eastbound lane will open in spring. The $35.4 million project widens U.S. 50 301 from Piney Creek to Jackson Creek Lane and adds service roads. The bridge, the highest point on Kent Island, will replace the old four lane drawbridge and support local Md 18 traffic after completion.
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Kent Narrows
State Highway Administration
Kent Narrows Bridge
Queen Anne’s County
McLean Contracting Co
Baltimore
David A. Bramble Inc
Chestertown
Century Engineering of
Towson
Piney Creek
Jackson Creek Lane
Banner School Skit Highlights Repudiation Day History
Banner School students performed a Repudiation Day skit for the Frederick Chapter of the DAR at Homewood Retirement Center on Nov 20. The program reviewed Maryland colonial history including the 1765 Stamp Act repudiation by Frederick’s 12 patriot judges and the move to tax resistance. The event featured a review of legal transactions barred by stamps and a citation of John Darnall’s duties, ending with a DAR tea led by Regent Elizabeth Kefauver plus a flag presentation to the school through Rep. Beverly Byron.
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Frederick
DAR
Homewood Retirement Center
Maryland
Charles Keller
Frederick County
John Darnall
Beverly Byron
Capitol
Washington
Elizabeth Kefauver
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U.S. News and World Report
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Maryland College
West Frederick Middle School
New Department Stores Stores
RUN Mice
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Ween Bray
Lenox
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Banvaré
Fror
Mikasa, JG
Watesarsy
Towle
Pusce Mae
Round Hill
Touren Sea
Regal
Hess
Panasonic
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Hemes and
Tociey
Rene Ae
S&s
Fieldcrest
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Siso
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Rand
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