Maryland hog farmer must file odor control plan
Maryland environmental officials require Rocky Ridge hog farmer Rodney Harbaugh to submit an odor control plan before a wastewater discharge permit can be issued. At a Frederick City Hall hearing, MDE officials said odor measurement is unstandardized while Harbaugh may expand from 2389 to 2789 hogs if the plan and storage pits are approved.
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Rocky Ridge
Rodney Harbaugh
Maryland Department of the Environment
J. James Dieter
MDE
Dieter
Frederick City Hall
Harbaugh
Soil Conservation Agency
Jeffrey Rein
Inmates to cook meals for Frederick seniors trial starts
Inmates at the Frederick County Adult Detention Center will prepare up to 60 meals daily for the Department of Aging at Frederick Senior Center and Catoctin View Apartments. The one year trial aims to save nearly $10,000 annually, with meals costing $1.60 each versus $2.95 from Watsons.
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Frederick County
Frederick County Adult Detention Center
Department of Aging
Frederick Senior Center
N. Market Street
Catoctin View Apartments
Motter Ave
Watson's
Carolyn True
Brunswick High School Athletic Roosters
Eddie Eagle Gun Safety Program Banned in County Schools
Frederick County school officials pause Eddie Eagle gun safety instruction amid NRA ties. Board president Ron Peppe and Superintendent Jack Dale say the program, used with Deputy Crum’s safety talk, was not previously reviewed by the board and may prompt reevaluation.
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Eddie Eagle
National Rifle Association
Frederick County
Ron Peppe
NRA
Todd Crum
Peppe
Jack Dale
Randy Freysz
Lt. Freysz
Wheels for the World local man's goal
Randy Wagner started Wheels for the World after his wife Gayle’s multiple sclerosis led them to a Joni And Friends Ministries meeting in 1992. He now collects and ships about 200 donated wheelchairs annually to two U S prison systems, storing them at Jeff and Sharon Sledge’s unfinished basement.
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Randy Wagner
Mr. Wagner
Gayle
Joni and Friends Ministries
Wagner
United States
Jeff
Sharon
Recruitment incentives boost hiring at two firms
Frederick Memorial Hospital pays $500 bonuses to employees who refer hires who are eventually hired. Structural Systems in Thurmont offers $200 to referees if the newcomer stays six months and $100 to the new hire. Both programs aim to ease tight labor markets. FMH began in March and has already issued 13 bonuses. the amount was raised from $150 after initial rollout.
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Frederick Memorial Hospital
Structural Systems
Thurmont
BP Solarex
Neil Jones
FMH
Averella
Frederick County
Karlys Kline
Frederick residents react to NASCAR track plan failure
Frederick County economic director Brian Duncan said Chesapeake Motorsports decided not to pursue a NASCAR race track, citing a business decision and unclear factors. The company reportedly abandoned the project for funding reasons, but Duncan noted mixed feelings as the county seeks alternative uses for the site near Gas House Pike and the Clustered Spires Golf Course. Local residents opposed to the track welcomed the outcome while awaiting other development ideas.
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Frederick
Brian Duncan
Frederick County
Economic and Community Development Commission
Chesapeake Motorsports
Duncan
Chesnake Motorsports
Glen Burnie Company
Gas House Pike
Spires
Byrons buy Sheffer Farmstead at auction for 360000
Goodloe Byron Jr and wife Jane purchased the Daniel Sheffer Farmstead near Mount Tabor Road for 360000 after a on site auction. The antebellum two story brick home sits on 144 acres protected from development and will be restored. The bid opened at 210000 with multiple bidders.
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Myersville
Daniel Sheffer
South Mountain
Batlefield
Goodloe Byron Jr
Jane
Ballenger Creek
Byron
State Highway Administration
Department of Natural Resources
Sha
Frederick County
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Bull Geer
South Frederick Elementary School
Bill Green
Katherine Marks
News-Post
Byrons
Sheffer Farmstead
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