Downtown parking expansion eases merchant tensions in Frederick
Frederick officials announce 547 new downtown spaces bringing total to over 5,000 with Church Street and Court Street garages adding 408 and 531 spaces respectively. Weekend free parking from Thanksgiving to Christmas and Sunday year round. metered spaces 50 cents per hour. City expects reduced merchant friction and long term redevelopment momentum, while a fourth deck waits on MARC station decision.
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Johnson
Greater Frederick
Gordon
Church Street
Water Street
Sagner Avenue
Carroll Creek
MARC
Abduction and rape reported after car snatch in Laytonsville
Police seek suspect after a woman was forced into a small white car in front of her home, held for about three hours, then released near the 1980s block of Zion Road in Laytonsville. She was taken to Howard County General Hospital for examination, with a passerby witnessing the initial abduction.
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Gardner
Zion Road
Laytonsville
Montgomery County
Howard County General Hospital
Dayton
Triadelphia Mill Road
Mount Airy
Park and
MD. 216
MD. 29
Scaggsville
Howard County
Turkish Arson Killings Spark Kreuzberg Tensions
In Berlin Kreuzberg the Turkish community and radical leftists clash after Monday’s arson deaths of three Turks and Friday’s subway stabbings of three leftists. Youths advocate revenge with phrases like Ten Germans for every Turk while police investigate similar abductions and rapes in nearby areas. No arrests have been made and authorities urge tips to the Howard County Police Department.
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Berlin
Kreuzberg
Germany
Boys $6
Chicago Bulls
GDP growth revised up to 4.94 trillion in third quarter
The Commerce Department revised GDP higher to 4.94 trillion at an annual rate driven by stronger exports inventories and government spending. Consumer spending rose 3.7 percent while business investment grew 1.9 percent and housing edged up 0.8. Inflation at 2.2 percent mark the best since 1982. Analysts had expected 2 percent growth this quarter and Clinton stimulus debate focused on long term growth over deficit risk.
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McGraw Hill
Lexington, Mass
Commerce Department
U.S
Clinton
Norman Robertson
Mellon Bank
Pittsburgh
Robertson
Schools Expand Industrial Arts Across County Curriculum
The county plans a technology-forward program with 16 day units in desktop publishing computer aided design electronic communication engineering design and architectural design Pilot projects run at Middletown High School led by Mark Payne Four high schools will adopt the program next fall Officials say the 625844 budget supports equipment needs and requires group work The program integrates with English art math and science and draws on input from nine area companies to ensure real world relevance
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Mark Payne
Middletown High School
Dunford
Miller
Paul Dunford
McCafferty admits arson plan over 19th century bridge fire
McCafferty confessed to discussing an insurance scam with Perla a week before the blaze. He said they stole gas, used his girlfriend’s car to reach the bridge, and lit the truck on fire after dousing it with gasoline. Perla collected 3685 from insurers but kept it, facing charges of arson of a public structure, arson to injure the insurer, and two conspiracy counts. The bridge replacement cost remains undetermined as design work nears completion.
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McCafferty
al Hudak
Transportation Engineering
Hudak
Barnes
Dwyer
Ted Meminger
Mr. Perla
Hagerstown
Rocky Ridge
Perla
Ireland votes on abortion law and parliament race
Voters in Dublin and across Ireland faced three amendments on abortion and a general election. Polls suggested support for travel and information measures but opposition to preserving the life of the mother, amid mixed views on the law and government plans.
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Ireland
Dublin
Mary Barry
Europe
Rita Kane
McDonnell
Leanne
Mr. McDonnell
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