County expands carpool network to link Maryland suburbs and Frederick
County officials outline a plan to add a third bus route and bolster the TranShare program to pair and vanpool riders from Carroll, Montgomery, Howard counties and beyond. Estimated vanpool cost is about 70 dollars monthly, while MARC train riders pay 107 for a monthly pass. SRA plans 13 new cars and six locomotives on the Brunswick line to increase capacity and offer midday and reverse trains. Ridesharing touted for money savings, reduced traffic, better air quality and improved productivity.
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Montgomery
Howard
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Baltimore
Hagerstown
Frederick
Marion Inc
Hertz
van American Network
Rockville
Washington
Bill McCaffrey
State Rail Administration
Brunswick
McCaffrey
SRA
Heidler
B.J. Express
NHL
Metro
Montgomery County
Catoctin Mountain Stage Lines
Thurmont
City Cab
D.C
Frederick City Transit
Frederick County Transportation Services
Friends of Frederick Inc
Kayser Vanpool Services
Maryland Mass Transit Administration
Marc Rail
Point of Rocks
Maryland Vanpool Association
Metrobus
Metrorail
Democats Push Tax Increase Debate Amid Cuts Fight
Senator Lawton Chiles led a series of speeches warning that automatic budget cuts would devastate programs from farm subsidies to education and housing. Reagan opposes a broad tax rise while conservatives favor the cuts. the White House exempts military funds, intensifying impact on defense procurement and research.
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Reagan
Lawton Chiles
D-Fla
Senate Budget Committee
Congress
White House
Pentagon
Policeman of the Year named for brake-by-crash rescue
Maryland police Sgt. Kenneth W. Pollock, a 19 year veteran from Baltimore, was chosen Policeman of the Year by Parade Magazine and an officers’ group. He stopped a speeding car by driving his unmarked cruiser into its path to shield a van carrying David Cannon, his wife, and their infant daughter Caitlin on March 23. Pollock will accept the award October 26 in Toronto at the International Association of Chiefs of Police convention.
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New York
Maryland
Vate
Kenneth W. Pollock
Pollock
Baltimore
Toronto
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Parade Magazine
David
Laura Cannon
Caitlin
County commuter options in Frederick area listed
Frederick County Transportation Services presents a guide to public and private commuter options. Listings include Amtrak and MARC Rail to Montgomery County and Washington, local cabs, vanpools, and ridesharing programs with contact numbers for statewide and regional services.
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Frederick County
Mercantile Bankshares Corporation
Frederick
Toddler trapped in 20-foot well in Midland Texas
Eighteen-month-old Jessica McClure fell into an abandoned backyard well and was trapped about 20 feet down. Rescue workers drilled through solid rock to reach her as neighbors prayed and the child cried, awake at times, with efforts ongoing for hours.
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Midland
Texas
Jessica McClure
David Felice
At & A.m
Kmid-Tv
Jessica
Man Receives 40 Year Prison Sentence for Serial Robberies
Grossnickle notes Allen's past includes four armed robberies with violent acts and a shotgun firing in one crime. Dwyer imposes two consecutive 20 year terms plus a 10 year concurrent term and potential extra 10 year term for parole violation. Ten years of the sentence suspended with five years of supervised probation and drug testing. Attorney plans appeal challenging the majority verdict to Maryland's appellate system.
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Grossnickle
Allen
Dwyer
Maryland
Washington County offers free monthly PAP screening clinics
The health department provides cervical cancer screening on the third Wednesday each month from 1 to 3 p.m. There is no charge for the service. To book an appointment call 791-3296.
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Washington County Health Department
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Hillcrest
Waverley Prive
Amber Meadows
Francis Scott Key Mall
Elworthy
Carroll County
MARC
Union Station
District of Columbia
Gramm
MSP
Ryder Trucks
Capital Area
Urbana Park-N-Ride
Shady Grove
Rock Spring Park
Interstate 270
Democracy Boulevard
Old Georgetown Road
Bethesda
van American Network Inc
Vanpool
Vanpool Services Inc
Reba Gayle McClure
Pat Brister
City Water Department
Lawanna Keller
Lyndsey
MS. Keller
Beauty
Antietam Street
Hagerstown, Md
Warnut St
Ai Tuirdoff
Waynesboro
Sun
Talbott
Nancy Chill
David L. Hoffman
Fredericktown Bank
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