Five hurt in 3 car wreck on US 15 at Basford
An elderly woman, Louise Welsh 82 of Frederick, struck a stopped Honda Civic driven by Jessica Dickens 18 as she traveled south on US 15 near Basford Road. The crash pushed the Honda into a northbound Cadillac DeVille, ejecting Dickens into traffic. Five people were hospitalized and traffic halted for over an hour.
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US 15
Basford Road
Louise Welsh
Frederick
U.S. 15
Maryland
Jessica Dickens
Ms. Dickens
City Hall Plans Major Increase in Planning Fees
Frederick aldermen plan to double most Planning Department charges with several notable hikes. The largest rise would triple or quintuple key filings, including a five fold jump for plan revisions from $100 to $500. Some fees would double while a few would drop, with public hearings set for October 19.
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Frederick
Charles Boyd
Jim Grimes
Board of Aldermen
Grimes
Boyd
Historic District Commission
Board of Zoning Appeals
HDC
Hezbollah Captures Three Israeli Soldiers on Lebanon Border
In Yarin Lebanon, Hezbollah guerrillas seized three Israeli soldiers during a patrol attack. Israel pledged to locate the kidnapped soldiers and bring them home while Prime Minister Barak warned of forceful action to end border hostilities and secure northern settlements.
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Yarin
Lebanon
Hezbollah
Israel Jates Onis
Israel Defense Forces
Ehud Barak
Syna
IDF
Barak
Israel
Fire destroys vacant Brunswick grocery building
Arson fire ripped through the old New York Hill Grocery on Ninth Avenue in Brunswick, damaging a vacant two story clapboard building near the railroad. Deputy fire marshals investigated as neighbors suspected local youths. flames forced multiple evacuations and blocked downtown streets during Railroad Days. Fire crews from Frederick, Washington County, Virginia and West Virginia assisted.
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Susan Nicol
New York Hill
Brunswick
Ninth Avenue
William Gross
Mac McGhee
Roy Lipscomb
Frederick
Washington County
Virginia
West Virginia
Kostunica Takes Oath as Yugoslavia Moves Toward Europe
Vojislav Kostunica, backed by the army, appears ready to take his presidential oath and steer Yugoslavia from war toward democracy and European integration. He thanked Slobodan Milosevic for his congratulations and spoke of difficult days ahead while meeting Greek Foreign Minister George Papandreou, who was the first Western official to arrive with praise.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Slobodan Milosevic
Vojislav Kostunica
Europe
Balkan
Milosevic
Kostunica
George Papandreou
Collecting proves irresistible across many forms and finds
A feature on diverse collectors shows MacKenzie Kellman with over 300 key chains nearing a driver’s license, Marla Salmonte’s abundance of coffee cups, Cort Shuster’s more than two dozen Monopoly sets, and Kathy Kinter and Lilian Martin with panda themed items and letter openers. Catherine Atkins preserves old Jet magazines.
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MacKenzie Kellman
Marla Salmonte
Cort Shuster
Kathy Kinter
Frederick
Lilian Martin
Mrs. Martin
Thurmont
Berlin
Catherine Atkins
Jet Magazine
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Kate Leckie
News-Post
Sam Ys
Medivac
City Hall
Clinton
Bruns
Ewes AG
Fredence News Post
Nancy Luse
Bill Dillon
Timothy Jacobsen
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!