Mount Airy to Build Skate Park for Youth
Mount Airy town council voted to design a skate park to provide youth recreation. Officials cite a 40,000 dollar estimated cost with volunteer help and potential funding, while sites at Rising Ridge Road or Watkins Park are considered. The project aims for spring action and involves local youths, engineers, and insurance considerations.
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Mount Airy
Delaine Hobbs
Parks and Recreation Commission
Hobbs
Pyatt
Watkins Park
Twin Ridge
Ernment Insurance Trust
Gerald Johnson
Deer Crossing Elementary School Opens With Time Capsule
Deer Crossing Elementary in New Market dedicated with a time capsule including Titanic, USA Today, a Maryland events book, Backstreet Boys CDs, Spice Girls, a Tamagotchi and Beanie Baby. About 600 students teachers parents and officials attended as delays left a door missing and shelves bare during opening.
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New Market
Deer Crossing
USA Today
Mark McGwire
Maryland
Backstreet Boys
Spice Girls
Boyer's Mill Road
Paul Abel
Deer Crossing Chorus
New Market Elementary
Thomas Shade
Mr. Shade
Catholic group to receive bond for new school site
Frederick County will issue a $600,000 revenue bond to benefit the Friends of Catholic Education Inc. to refinance 154.4 acres near Walkersville at 8707 Liberty Road, enabling a low-interest project for a Catholic school. The Archdiocese of Baltimore has not approved building on the site, though the group is not directly tied to the diocese.
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Frederick County
Friends of Catholic Education Inc
FCE
Walkersville
Liberty Road
Archdiocese of
Baltimore
Ronald Valenti
Walkersville high school fight labeled racial incident
Walkersville High School administrators view a cafeteria fight as a racial incident after two students one black and one white exchanged words before classes. Principal Jay Berno emphasized zero tolerance for battery and planned conflict resolution to prevent repeats, while church approval framed measures. The piece also notes county planning actions on a 1998 Comprehensive Plan, zoning changes to PUDs, and a Monocacy Land Co proposal for more small homes to diversify housing.
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Walkersville
Walkersville High School
Jay Berno
Berno
Bruce Reeder
Virginia
Frederick County
County Planning Commission
Mark Freese
Monocacy Land Co
Deputy Tops in Towson Police Cruiser Show
Deputy First Class Gordon Geesey won top honors in the second annual police Cruiser Competition held in Towson during Crime Prevention Month. The event, organized by the Sheriff's Posse of Baltimore County, showcased seven-year veterans and patrol divisions with cars judged on appearance, upkeep and age. Geesey’s white cruiser with blue stripes showed 54,000 miles and a take home use advantage, and his trophy will be displayed at patrol headquarters with future Maryland Sheriff magazine coverage.
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Gordon Geesey
Towson
Sheriff's Posse
Baltimore County
Maryland
Kirby Lee Maybush
Frederick County
Sheriff’s Office
Maybush
Geesey
Maryland Sheriff Magazine
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Dave Pyatt
Ket
Rising Ridge Road
Douglas Tallman
News-Post
Christopher Scinta
Ing
Berne
Saf
Bill Gree
Entions Communications
Thurmont & South
Blacksmill Rd
Zechartav
Tabernacles
Thomas Johnson High School
N. Market St
Frederick Ane
el Shaddal Congregation
LAW
Silbiger & Coleman
West
Patrick Street
Frederick
Hearthelds
Lew Hearthelds
Hearthields
Oon
Latham Drive
HeartHaven
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