Schaefer proposes budget compromise restores some social programs
Annapolis Md Gov Schaefer unveils a revised plan narrowing cuts to social programs while preserving Medevac and avoiding trooper layoffs. The compromise preserves disabled day care, rape crisis centers, elderly in home care, the Maryland School for the Blind, and part of drug and alcohol treatment funding, and lowers education aid reductions while curbing local government aid.
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Schaefer
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House
R. Clayton Mitchell Jr
D-Kent
Thomas V. Mike Miller
Prince George's
Maryland School For the Blind
Maryland troopers await word as plan keeps jobs
Three Maryland State Police troopers face budget fears but a late plan promises no job losses. Uniformed troopers would gain job certainty, Medevac service to return to 24 hour coverage, and Norwood and Centerville helicopter bases to reopen. Trooper Eric Smothers notes an emotional period awaiting official confirmation.
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Bellooyers
Stece Verk Onnle Aement
Paul Fergus
del. J. Anita Stup
Frederick Washington
Eric Smothers
Brunswick
Th. Smothers
Michael B. Rhodes
Frederick
Senate panel to start new hearings on Judge Thomas
Two witnesses are expected to testify that Anita Hill confided allegations of sexual harassment as the Senate Judiciary Committee opens new hearings on Clarence Thomas nomination. Thomas, Hill, and others are slated to appear, with testimony aimed at resolving a four week delay in the confirmation vote and to determine credibility amid unnamed witnesses and prior roles.
Grubbs Sentenced in TJ High School Fire Case
Frederick man Grubbs, 21, one of two who set the Goy Thomas Johnson High School fire, received 15 years with ten years suspended. The Feb 9, 1991 blaze caused $1.5 million in damages. co-defendant Brink faces upcoming sentencing.
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Dennis Randal Grubbs
Ford Road
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Frederick County
G. Edward Dwyer Jr
Dwyer
Maryland
Grubbs
Frederick Community College
Frederick residents urge with on chief selection criteria
About 20 Frederick residents attended a special workshop inviting input on the police chief qualifications. They urged the board to favor strong communication, proven urban leadership, and patrol experience while considering internal candidates to replace Maj. Richard J. Ashton, who will leave Dec. 31 after 15 years.
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Frederick City
Board of Aldermen
Paul Gordon
Richard J. Ashton
Carroll Creek plan adopted for Frederick park development
The Carroll Creek Commission approved a land use master plan guiding development from Baker Park to the fair grounds along Carroll Creek in downtown Frederick. The plan, nearly a year in the making, will be reviewed by aldermen on Oct 23 and includes a committee to name eight park sections.
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Carroll Creek
Frederick
Baker Park
Highland Street
Fair Grounds
K-9 seminar trains dogs in advanced techniques
Frederick County officers host a four day advanced K-9 class attracting twenty handlers from Maryland, Virginia and surrounding states. Dogs practice scent discrimination drug detection and tracking while handlers learn new techniques and evaluate obedience. The trainer notes shifts toward off leash work and efficient police dogs.
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Frederick County
Wr. Tober
Tober
United States
Planners delay ESSROC decision on site plan
The Frederick County Planning Commission postponed ruling on ESSROC Materials Inc.’s 70 acre site plan on New Design Road south of Lime Kiln Road. The plan seeks an asphalt plant a second cement plant and a precast concrete facility. A 60 day continuance was approved amid debate over environmental study and zoning appeals rulings.
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Essroc Materials Inc
Pete Adcock
New Design Road
Lime Kiln Road
Essroc
Adcock
David Gray
Victur Ford
Morte Rierasft
Board of Zoning Appeals
Zoning Appeals Board
Winchester Hall
David Severn
Debating ESSROC plan turns chaotic at county meeting
Pete Adcock told planning commission and residents he had lost his mind after hours of heated debate over ESSROC expansion. He said he could not make a rational decision and warned the process could become a civil matter, as tension rose before testimony even began.
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Pete Adcock
Planning Commission
Essroc
Mr. Adcock
Commission
Board of Zoning Appeals
Aduuck
Gray
Maryland weather and sports snips headline notes
Mostly cloudy with a 38 percent chance of showers. Lows in the low 50s and highs in the upper 60s. Friday brings variable clouds and cooler conditions. Marylanders face bumper crop coverage as sports brief notes reference Firates and a Braves Jays game stoppage against the Twins, on page D1.
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Sane Ae
Firates
Braves
Jays
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