Post office retiree ends tradition in Burkittsville
Betty Brown retires after 24 years as Burkittsville postmaster ending a 46 year Brown family era. The Main Street post office once housed a general store and bulletin board The Burkittsville Bugle. A retirement party is planned for October 11 with townspeople recalling decades of service.
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Brown
Betty Brown
Samuel L. Brown
Ms. Brown
Burkittsville Bugle
Susan C. Nicol
Bill Becker
Social Services Building Plan Put On Hold
Frederick County Social Services will not get a new building for three to five years as state plans and budget constraints delay site and facility funding. Mood warns of potential space loss and suggests options including a Court Street move or decentralization while officials debate better downtown accommodations.
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County Department of Social Services
Social Services
Frederick
Stephen Mood
Mood
Social Services Board
Social
Frederick County Commissioners
Ronald Sundergill
County Board of Education
Court Street
Termite firm fined for falsification in Gaithersburg
Gaithersburg based Senate Termite and Radon Testing Inc faced a formal complaint after homeowners in Stewartown Road were told their termite insurance lapsed. Investigations by Montgomery County consumer affairs concluded with the firm ceasing misrepresentations and paying a $3 settlement. Local homeowners questioned affiliations and false claims linking Senate to home builders and soil treatments.
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Gaithersburg
Jan VanderBijk
Senate Termite and Radon Testing Inc
Stewartown Road
VanderEijk
Derwood
Rockville
Senate
Vander Eijk
Consumer Affairs
Montgomery County
George Rose
Rose
Barbara Gregg
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