County probes Emmitsburg Ladiesburg sites for landfill
Frederick County commissioners weigh Emmitsburg and Ladiesburg land for a new landfill and press toward condemning the Schrodel farm. They set October 16 for offers and December 7 to decide if alternate sites are viable, while excluding the LeGore quarry for being limestone. The Keith family and Ski College Mountain’s Wallace Shank push for fair appraisals amid price concerns.
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Frederick County
Emmitsburg
Ladiesburg
Schrodel
Keith
Wallace Shank
Ski College Mountain
Keiths
Shank
Sterling Bollinger
Salig
Harrington and Associates Inc
Mark Hoke
Tamafil
Bollinger
LeGore
County Comatus
Une Devine
Ski America Corporation
Ska
Keith Farm
Good Intent Road
Closing arguments in Sexton trial may come today
Jurors heard John Paul Sexton describe the shooting of Marc Daniel Uber as an accident while prosecutors urged the jury to find murder and armed robbery. He admitted stealing two pistols and practicing shooting as security tightened around the Frederick County courtroom.
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John Paul Sexton
Marc Daniel ‘Uher
Uber
Urbana Exxon
Sexton
Mr. Sexton
Frederick County
Renovations Planned at Taney Apartments Housing Complex
Taney Apartments, a federally subsidized complex, will undergo a 2.3 million renovation funded by a Federal Comprehensive Improvement Assistance Program grant. Design may take a year with two years of construction. Work includes gutting and refurbishing roofs, parking, and removing asbestos and lead paint. A 3 million John Hanson project nearby finished in December. Plans also convert old Frederick Housing Authority offices into a day care community building.
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Taney
John Hanson
Sixth Street
Taney Apartments
Frederick Housing Authority
Goodbye to Elm St. School
The Elm Street School began its destruction to clear space for hospital parking. A crane removed the cupola from the brick three story building, and demolition by Control Demolition Inc. should take about three weeks with rubble going to the county landfill. local residents lament the landmark.
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Wrecking Ball
Elm Street
Frederick
Shirley Taylor
Control Demolition Inc
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Curly Kraem
Bowers Lumber Company
Woodsboro
Bakker Proclaims Innocence After Guilty Verdict
Jim Bakker said he was innocent and sad but encouraged in God after jurors found him guilty on 24 counts of fraud and conspiracy for siphoning 3.7 million from his PTL ministry. He and Tammy Bakker planned to suspend ministry to pursue an appeal and return to Orlando.
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Charlotte
N.C
Jim Bakker
PTL
Bakker
Bakkers
Orlando
Fla
Ricky Hill
Christian
Heritage USA
Deborah Smith
Justice Department
CBS
Dim
Tammy
Tugs @ church
Weather outlook for Western Maryland with scattered showers
Variable cloudiness tonight brings a 30 percent chance of showers with lows in the lower 30s. Saturday will be mostly sunny with highs in the mid to upper 30s. Map shows western Maryland outlook and stepage details.
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Maryland
Hood College Named Among Nation’s Top Schools
Hood College is listed as one of America’s best colleges in the U S News ranking due for newsstands Monday. Hood has appeared in the rankings since 1983 and ranks 15th in the northern region with 63 of 100 points, reflecting student selectivity, faculty quality, reputation, resources and graduation outcomes.
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Hood College
U.S. News & World Report
Hood
America
U.S. News
Martha E. Church
Maryland
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