Couple trades daily commute for life on a sailboat
InDeal, Maryland, Kate and Al Morrow swapped their daily drive for life aboard a 40-foot sailboat. Neighbors’ boats carry playful names like Serenity and Serendipity, reflecting a tranquil harbor life. The couple enjoys a dockside view, birds, and gentle wind chimes as boat lines speak for their new lifestyle. They are living aboard full time.
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Deale
Kate
al Morrow
Serenity
Serendipity
Morrows
Sailors Morrows Trade Commuting for Life Afloat
The Morrows quit their Frederick to Washington daily trip and now live full-time aboard their 40 foot two mast sailboat Magic. Ms Morrow works part time at Frederick Memorial and commutes from the boat. The piece notes locals nickname them boat people and hints at future details on page A-11.
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Mr. Morrow
Frederick
Washington, D.C
Ms. Morrow
Frederick Memorial
Last Day Registration Draws 530 Voters at Winchester Hall
Frederick County Elections Office logged about 530 registrations at Winchester Hall on Monday the final day for the November 5 election. An additional 104 people changed party or address, while 366 more registered via mail or volunteers. Official count expected after processing later in the week. The Motor Voter system aims to streamline registration with licenses but can produce declines if party affiliation is not chosen.
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Frederick County
Winchester Hall
Maxine Pratt
Elections Office
Ms. Pratt
Taxpayer Party
Reform Party
Natural Law Party
Pratt
MVA
Motor Vehicle Administration
Middletown bypass ranked second in county highway priority
Frederick County commissioners vote to list Md. 85 as top priority for the Maryland Department of Transportation Consolidated Transportation Program while Middletown bypass remains the second priority. Officials note Md. 85 reconstruction and a later Middletown bypass plan, with future consideration contingent on environmental studies and finalized plans.
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Frederick County
Maryland Department of Transportation
Frederick County Council of Governments
COG
Middletown
William Thompson
Glenbrook
Commissioners
Mark Hoke
Hoke
MD. 85
Frederick County Commissioners
State seeks more oversight at Maryland School for the Deaf
State Superintendent Nancy Grasmick proposes increased oversight of the Maryland School for the Deaf by the Maryland State Department of Education and broader admissions criteria. MSD superintendent James Tucker questions the need, citing MSD’s independence and deaf community concerns about losing control of deaf education. The task force has debated funding formulas comparing MSD to local schools, with MSD receiving 1.7 percent budget growth in 1996 versus 5.5 percent for local schools.
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Columbia
State Department of Education
Maryland School For the Deaf
Nancy Grasmick
Ms. Grasmick
MSD
James Tucker
Sue Hecht
D-Frederick Washington
Maryland
Maryland School For the Blind
Grasmick
Tucker
General Assembly
Police charge man with 23 thefts from purses at various sites
Frederick City Police charged Timothy Eugene Hawkins, 36, with 23 counts of theft under 300 and one count each of grand theft, alleging he stole money from women’s purses at Monocacy Middle and Elementary, Frederick Memorial Hospital, Rose Hill, Hood College, Job Training Agency, College View Center, Gov. Thomas Johnson High, and Frederick Community College, while posing as legitimate staff. He remains jailed at the Frederick County Adult Detention Center on prior theft charge.
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Frederick
Timothy Eugene Hawkins
Heather Ridge Drive
Hawkins
Frederick County
Thomas Chase
Monocacy Middle School
Monocacy Elementary
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Rose Hill
Hood College
County Job Training Agency
College View Center
Gov. Thomas Johnson High School
Frederick Community College
Chase
Five residents ill at Main Street apartment building
Five residents at 106 E Main St Emmitsburg were treated at two area hospitals Monday after falling ill from an unknown substance. Firefighters and Fort Detrick hazardous materials unit tested drains and neighboring properties but found nothing conclusive.
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Emmitsburg
Frederick Memorial Hospital
James E. Click
Vigilant Hose Co
E. Main St
Gettysburg
Click
FMH
Fort Detrick
Dave Vaughn
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Kelly Hahn
Chesapeake Bay
Anne Arundel County
Kate Morrow
Magic
Her Husband
Uesday's People
Pine Office
Regista Eet Son
Nigwe PraPri
Halaive
Ted Bonte
Timothy Jacobeen
Maryland School For Deaf
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