Maryland Christmas Show draws thousands of shoppers
The Maryland Christmas Show opens at the Frederick Fairgrounds drawing about 50 000 visitors over two weekends. Shoppers Tarri Bradley Cheryl Shimer Angela Di Camillo Joy Hotovchin and Dinah Di Camillo describe it as an annual tradition with hundreds of booths offering dried flowers ornaments country decor and specialty foods. Crowds pack six buildings and tents in a crowded endurance test with many bringing lunches to save money.
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Maryland
Tarri Bradley
Cheryl Shimer
Angela di Camillo
Joy Hotovchin
Dinah di Camillo
Frederick Fairgrounds
Deep Spring
Holiday shoppers flood Frederick area stores on first Christmas Day
Crowds packed Frederick area malls and downtown shops on the opening day of the Christmas shopping season. Managers from Leggett Department Store JCPenney Hecht's Brooks Waldenbooks and others reported strong traffic with sales up year over year, driven by lower prices and new lines. Not all stores fared well as some quick service outlets noted slower traffic.
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Frederick
Francis Scott Key
Frederick Towne
Leggett Department
Marc Jordan
Leggett
FSK Mal
Onunel Suugs
Jcpenney
Clint Walker
Penney’s
Frederick Towne Mail
Hecht
Arlington
Peggy Disney
Miss Disney
Fsk Mall
Brooks
Helen Smith
Frederick Towne Mall
Ms. Smith
Waldenbooks
Douglas Weitzel
E.F Canklin
Gettysburg
Mark Nesbitt
Rainy weekend looms for deer hunters and eclipse watchers
Weekend weather akan clouded with possible snow showers during a total lunar eclipse seen Sunday night into Monday dawn. Forecaster Bob Melrose warns of upper 30s temps and rain, while astronomers note the eclipse lasting about 48 minutes amid volcanic haze from Pinatubo. Deer breakfasts kickoff the season at Myersville and Cactus Flats as local crews prep check stations and expect a solid bow season.
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Alan M. MacRobert
Sky & Telescope Magazine
Pinatubo
Philippines
Myersville
Cactus Flats
Hansonville Road
Fagan jury to deliberate Monday in long trial
Jurors in the William Robert Fagan Sr. murder trial enter the ninth day of deliberations on Monday as the long Frederick County case proceeds. He is charged with killing his estranged wife Deborah Patricia Fagan on January 6, 1992, and has been detained since mid November last year.
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William Robert Fagan Sr
Frederick County
Fagan
Deborah Patricia Fagan
Weather Tonight Brisk With Rain Likely A Thunder Storm
A weather bulletin notes tonight will be breezy with periods of rain and a possible thunderstorm. Temperatures stay around 50 degrees, with little change overnight.
Expert avoids charge over unloaded Civil War gun replica at TJ
Frederick County State's Attorney says Samuel R Cathey 26 of Frederick was not charged after bringing an unloaded Civil War gun replica to Gov Thomas Johnson High School. He was invited to exhibit memorabilia and the weapon lacked ammunition and a firing mechanism, with no criminal intent cited.
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Frederick County
Hood College
Lawrence A Dorsey
Samuel R Cathey
Lancaster Place
Frederick
Thomas Johnson High School
Cathey
Dorsey
Joseph Henel
Maryland
Ateq Magal
Kevin Kelly
D-Allegany
Maryland General Assembly
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Julianna
Ike Wilson
News-Post
US 15
Main S
Dave Eicheberger
Combs
Emmuttsburg
Reynolds Supply
Thurmount
Mountaindate Service Center
Mountaindale
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