New road saves Monocacy Bottom residents from flood delays
A flood control project along the Monocacy River provides two paved ten foot lanes replacing an impassable unpaved route. The $1.1 million project funded by the state and a Department of Natural Resources grant reduced future flood disruption for about 30 homes and local students. Rescue crews also saved a woman and three children from high water on Michael's Mill Road.
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John Ditman
Mr. Ditman
Monocacy Bottom Road
Monocacy River
Department of Natural Resources
Tom Meunier
Ditman
MD. 80
Park Mills Road
Flint Hill Church
Jeff McKenna
Margie Wiliams
The
Williams For
Michael's Mill Road
Mount Airy woman abducted and raped by gunman
A 22-year-old Mount Airy woman was abducted at gunpoint from her home on Frederick Road around 11 20 am Monday. She was bound and blindfolded, held about three hours, and released in Laytonsville before reporting the rape to Montgomery County police. The suspect is described as a white man in his 30s. No arrests have been made. Call Howard County Police with tips.
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Mount Airy
Howard County
Frederick Road
Gary Gardner
Laytonsville
Montgomery County
Howard County General Hospital
Gardner
Howard County Police Department
Frederick County dairy winners praised for efficient, eco friendly farms
Eaves notes three nominees for environmental farming awards include nutrient management, integrated pest management and soil conservation. They operate rolling herds with parlor milking speeds of 145 to 150 cows per hour and a average milk yield above 17,000 pounds. Previous family winners from 1981 to 1991 are listed, highlighting local farms in Lewistown Burkittsville Walkersville and Jefferson across the 1980s.
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Tregoning
Frederick County
Harold Lenhart Sr
Lewistown
Catholic schools in Frederick area see enrollment rise
Enrollment increases align with population growth as Prospect Hall and Saint John’s Regional Catholic School report higher figures. Saint John’s counts 408 students this year, up from 361, with tuition about 1,500. Visitation Academy notes 115 girls, while Mother Seton School houses 308 students amid waiting lists. Statewide, 18.4 percent of Catholic school students are minority and roughly 23 percent are non Catholic. college acceptance stands near 90 percent.
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Hoffman
Prospect Hall
Saint John's
Frederick
Kenneth Moore
Moore
Mr. Moore
St. John’s
Sister Marguerite
Visitation Academy
Marguerite
Mother Seton School
Emmitsburg
Mary Catherine Warehime
PTA
Crash near Guilin kills 141 on China Southern flight
Debris from the accident scattered over mountainous terrain near Guilin as China Southern Airlines confirms 133 passengers and eight crew aboard the flight that originated in Canton. Foreign Affairs Office Guilin notes wide area debris.
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Pearl River
China Southern Airlines
Canton
Foreign Affairs Office
Guilin
Civil Aviation Administration of China
Frederick Police Budget Hit in County Cuts
City police spend now totals 5.9 million with Frederick accounting for over 53 percent of county police spending. Lt. Bowman notes eight departments face cuts, with state aid sliced from 1.4 million to 772,784 and city aid slashed by about 348,000. Direct city aid remains about 272,000 plus roughly 100,000 in supplemental grants to be issued by the county.
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Gerald Kolbfleischy
Frederick
Frederick County
Bowman
Brunswick
Thurmont
Emmitsburg
Mount Airy
Walkersville
Middletown
General Assembly
Indictment Targeting Dove Family in County Dump Fee Scheme
Four men face indictment over a scheme that allegedly defrauded the county of about 2,000 dollars weekly. Calvin Dove Sr and his sons Kenneth and Calvin Jr, plus Christopher Bohince, are named as participants. County workers were suspended without pay after the indictments. Police began probe after a fall tip. officials say more people may be involved and the investigation continues.
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Mr. Scott
Christopher Bohince
Calvin Dove Sr
Kenneth
Calvin Jr
Dove
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