State BPW authorizes funds for county farm development rights
The Board of Public Works approved about 784000 in state funds to buy development rights for two Frederick County farms, part of a larger 1.8 million easement package in Western Maryland and the Eastern Shore. Payments total 431516 for 169 acres in Buckeystown and 352150 for 142.8 acres near Middletown. Closings must occur within six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Board of Public Works
Frederick County
Maryland
Walter
Thomas H
Gary W. Smith
Baker Valley Road
Dave Humphrey
Department of General Services
County weighs bridge repairs and closures across the list
County engineer outlines which bridges receive proactive repair, which are contracted out, and expected reopening dates. Blacks Mill Road Bridge remains worst hit and will reopen in late spring after further deterioration is found. Some bridges may stay closed for over a year while funding and inspections expand to smaller spans.
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Mr. Meunier
Blacks Mill Road
Meunier
Sumantown Road
Dixon Road
Grimes Road
Keysville Road
Gaithersburg Man Faces Crack Cocaine Distribution Charges
A 34 year old Gaithersburg man, Francisco Davis, was arrested by Montgomery County Police after an undercover purchase by the Conspiracy Unit of the Special Investigations Division. He faces five counts of distribution of crack cocaine.
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Gaithersburg
Montgomery County
Francisco Davis
Special Investigations Division
Davis
Obituaries for Sally F Lennox and Marian V Dawson
Mrs Sally Fay Lennox 55 of Frederick died Nov 24 after an extended illness. Born 1939 in College Park she raised three children and opened Today's Lady mastectomy boutique. Survived by mother Peggy Price, three children and two grandchildren. Burial at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Mrs Marian Viola Dawson 63 of Thurmont died Nov 25 after an extended illness. Born 1931 in Bedford County Pa she worked at Smiths Bakery and Data Card. Survived by husband Chester, two daughters a son six grandchildren and one great grandson. Funeral Nov 29 at Woodsboro funeral home with burial at Resthaven Memorial Gardens.
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Sally Fay Lennox
Graystone Drive
Frederick
College Park
Peggy Stauffer Watkins Price
North Palm Beach
Fla
Bradley Ellsworth Watkins Sr
Edwin C. Price
Lennox
Hagerstown High School
Hagerstown Business
Bradley E. Watkins Jr
Marsha
Salisbury
Beverly Grigsby
Robert E. Dailey
Ginger G Memmett
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Marian Viola Dawson
Rocky Ridge Road
Thurmont
Bedford County
Walter
Sarah Devore Lowery
Chester W. Dawson
Dawson
Smith’s Bakery
Ladiesburg
Data Card
Walkersville
Joan V Dixon
Taneytown
Betty E Lewis
Keymar
Merle W Dawson
Rosella Hoffman
Geneva Twigg
West Virginia
Betty Piper
Wilma Lease
Mildred Dawson
Near Cumberland
Marshall Lowery
Eugene Lowery
Indiana
Carl Lowery
Merle Lowery
Woodsboro
D.D. Hartzler
Richard Zamostny
Weller United Methodist Church
Resthaven Memorial Gardens
Mother charged with setting fatal Baltimore fire
Renee Aulton, mother of Christina Lambert four and Natalie Aulton two, faced a second bail hearing after being charged with arson and first degree murder in the Nov. 15 blaze that killed her daughters. She reportedly admitted starting the fire by flicking a lit cigarette into a bedroom closet. The children were found burned to death in a bedroom beside the second floor room where the fire began.
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Baltimore
Renee Aulton
Ms. Aulton
Christina Lambert
Natalie Aulton
Restaurant fundraiser supports Mount Airy NET and Kiwanis to aid children
Bob Arnone, owner of the restaurant, reports $386 collected from donors. Half funds Kiwanis Club programs to eliminate Iodine Deficiency Disorder, a major preventable cause of mental retardation in children. The remaining amount benefits Mount Airy NET consortium of churches and Kiwanis programs for youth.
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Mount Airy Net
Kiwanis International
Bob Arnone
Kiwanis Club
Multiple Local Obituaries Reported in Frederick Area
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Helen Marie Weller of Linwood and for several others including Mrs. Rebecca Staley Elkins of Frederick, Mr. Harold Eugene Dickensheets Sr. of Middletown, infant Christian Thomas Walters of Frederick, Mr. Joseph Berkeley Pearson of Jefferson, and Mrs. Evelyn Zimmerman of East Point. Services occurred November 23 with interments at Pipe Creek Cemetery New Windsor, St John Cemetery Frederick, Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Arrangements by local funeral homes. Bearers and survivors include numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, and extended family members.
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Helen Marie Weller
Linwood
Union Bridge
D.D. Hartzler
Robert Keplinger
Christian Thomas Walters
Frederick
St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church
Damascus
Francis Martin
Francis Donnelly
John Walters
Brian Walters
Gary Smith
Mike Mistretta
Mike Poole
Colin Nethery
Resthaven Memorial Gardens
Olin L. Molesworth
Joseph Berkeley Pearson
Mountville Road
Jefferson
Etchison Memorial
Keeney and Basford Funeral Home
Loretta Whitney Johnson
Jefferson United Methodist Church
Michael E. Fawley
David L. Fawley
Carol F. Tull
Mark A. Thompson
Ann P
Richard J. Fawley
Stephan J. Thompson
Mary Jo Pearson
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Pearson
Dorothy Moxley Pearson
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Hrederich Nems-Post
Hyatt Park
Tyler Court
Sjamsville
Browning Pools & Spas
Frederick's
Chas
West Inext
Stonet Heath & Pan
Qachive
Sally Lennox
Mrs. Marian
Viola Dawson
Essor
Ee Pike Evergreen
Ams Santis Bereert
Georgy Freance
Jamey
Coor Couche
Mitsubishi
Harley T
Snakeman’s
Market St. Frederick
Helen Weller
Christian Walters
Berkeley Pearson
Mrs
Evelyn Zimmerman
East Point
Our Lady of Fatima Church
Henry Sattler
John Zimmerman
Joey Zimmerman
Stephen Johnson
Oak Lawn Cemetery
City OF Frederick
Tourism Count
Frederick County, Inc
Toursm Council
East Church Street
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Everedy Square
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