County linchpin: Frederick County prepares for state aid cuts
Frederick County faces a $5 million share of Maryland’s $450 million deficit as state shortfalls trigger contingency plans. Department heads offered $466,000 in Level One cuts and $589,000 in Level Two, with 30 of 65 entities proposing no reductions. Notable targets included Public Works and the Circuit Court, while schools and FCC took limited action.
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Frederick County
Maryland
Budget Office
Sue Ann Yingling
Circuit Court
Animal Control
Sneadner
FCC
Ray Barnes
Nightmare Mansion haunted house opens near Frederick nights
Nightmares Enterprises and Keystone Koops of Frederick Ali Ghan Temple present a 15 room three floor haunted house on Ed Crone Lane near Mount Phillip Road. Open 7 11 p m Thursday Sunday and 7 p m to 1 a m Friday Saturday with a small admission fee. Proceeds benefit Shriners community work.
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Ed Crone Lane
Frederick
Nightmares Enterprises
Keystone Koops
Ali Ghan Temple
Mount Phillip Road
Shriners
Mikulski Builds Momentum With Keyes Campaign Help
Sen Barbara Mikulski campaigned in Philadelphia for Lynn Yeakel as she leads in polls and fundraising for a second Senate term. Republican Alan Keyes faces funding cuts and poor standing per the GOP committee, while Keyes vows an upset. Yeakel is among several Democratic women benefiting from Mikulski’s high profile.
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Annapolis
Barbara Mikulski
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Ms. Mikulski
Philadelphia
Senate
Lynn Yeakel
U.S. Senate
Alan Keyes
Keyes
Republican National Senatorial Committee
Wendy Burnley
Fiber optic network planned at Frederick Community College
Frederick Community College will install twelve strands of glass fiber to become Maryland’s first community college with fiber optics. The project, costing about $20,000, aims to solve a growing information traffic jam by expanding bandwidth, adding capacity for at least 170 users, and safeguarding equipment from power surges.
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Frederick Community College
Maryland
Kevin Nolan
Apex Group Inc
FCC
Nolan
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Bill Green
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Baltimore
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Sony Watchman
Vers
Roy Rogers
ITE
Angela
AED
Sealy Super Premium
SERTA
Sar
Mattress Warehouse
Washington CT
Sumer Group
Frederick Superstore
W. Patrick ST
West Rockledge Plaza
Pier 1
Giant Food
Multra Firm
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