School board mulls discipline dress code changes and alcohol penalties
The committee proposes restitution for vandalism theft and extortion, plus stricter alcohol penalties with police notification. A dress code bans hats, coats, and provocative clothing, with hoodies allowed in cold weather. Student member Katie Adams questions the bans, citing practicality and style concerns.
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Gov. Thomas Johnson High School
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Caring for tomatoes and house plants as frost nears
Ms. Scott advises harvesting tomatoes that are just turning yellow and treating them with a solution of one teaspoon of bleach per quart of water. After drying, wrap in newspaper to ripen, then refrigerate when ripe. Pick fruit free of insects or disease to prevent rot. Mount Airy ends outdoor water ban after weekend rain.
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Settlement in Lovell Regency soggy basement case reaches secret agreement
The Cline family, among six in Frederick County, sued Lovell Regency over persistent wet basements in a 1992 five bedroom home at 5308 Hever Way. The case cites water intrusion during construction and seeks damages up to 375,000 per count. Settlement details remain undisclosed as other suits proceed.
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Frederick County
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Clyde Berger
Walkersville
County Planning Commission
Maryland killer Perry faces life verdict amid victim impact grief
Jurors hear closing plea as Perry asks the family to speak for justice while prosecutors emphasize two aggravating factors in the murder for hire case. Lawrence Horn’s trial for three first degree murders looms as victim statements reveal deep family trauma and grief.
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James Perry
Perry
Lawrence Horn
Trevor
Children’s Hospital
Horn
Roger W. Galvin
Galvin
Maryland
Colin Saunders
Michael Saunders
Ozone readings in Frederick County show unhealthy level risk
After an August installation, Frederick County’s ozone monitor reported a first day reading of 99 ppb, near the unhealthful threshold. State official Merrylin Zaw-Man said readings pose no health risk while noting June and July are worst for air quality and highlighting the county’s VEAP station on Tilco Drive testing about 1,700 vehicles per lane per month.
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Tilco Drive
Frederick
Dog dies after man drives over it in Maryland incident
Frederick County Animal Control investigates after a man allegedly threw a dog from a pickup on Daysville Road near Md 26 at about 8 30 pm. A witness reported the driver backed over the animal after first striking it, and the dog died while a bystander comforted it. Officer Steve Smith expects a report Tuesday.
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Design plans OK'd for Deer Crossing Elementary School
Frederick County Board approves design development drawings for Deer Crossing Elementary School a 709 student project costing 6.6 million dollars with a 1997 opening. The meeting also backs a conditional site approval for Northwest Frederick Elementary at Whittier Development after debate and review.
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Frederick City
Northwest Frederick
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Raymond Barnes
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Frederick man jailed after rifle threat during domestic incident
Frederick resident James Leonard Gue Jr., 46, was jailed on $15,000 bond after allegedly pointing a loaded Remington rifle at his wife during a hostage situation at their Ellipse Court home. Police found a loaded rifle and shotgun inside. Gue faces reckless endangerment and assault charges. wife and children were not held against their will, authorities said.
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Frederick
James Leonard Gue Jr
Ellipse Court
Frederick City
Pat O'Brien
O’brien
Gue
Youth survivor in Maryland crash in fair condition
A 17 year old, Michael Robert Silverman, remains in fair condition at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center after a Saturday crash on Md 17 near I-70 that killed two passengers. Victims Jason Steven Deleon Wise, 21, and Bryce Robert Lewis, 19, both of Middletown, died.
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R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
Baltimore
Michael Robert Silverman
MD. 17
Jason Steven Deleon Wise
Bryce Robert Lewis
Middletown
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