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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 2001
Page
4
The city’s Halloween blowout proceeds amid health warnings about anthrax. Les Hall reveals his planned costume and officials expect hundreds of thousands of revelers. About 108 members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department will be distributed across the event.
Officials warn against Halloween pranks involving any terrorism related actions as Kansas City and Connecticut police urge restraint. Separate investigations into anthrax letters linked to Capitol Hill and Daschle's office raise alarms about cross contamination. An estimated 2 million people could be affected by 2 grams of anthrax if fully potent. A New Jersey case involves a 51 year old accountant treated for skin anthrax after exposure to tainted mail.
Earl Robbins Jr of Eustako told county commissioners negotiators are finalizing an agreement with Alcoa and Sempra Resources for a potential Buckeystown power plant. He noted the feasibility study findings and details remain unavailable as discussions continue and proper zoning and wastewater use limits are considered.
State leaders discuss creating preferences for Maryland university developed tech to be licensed to Maryland companies. Senator Stoltzfus and Delegate Kopp back moving biotech from incubators to small manufacturing sites for product testing and quicker transition to larger factories. Industry officials support easing tech transfer from universities to business.
Fire chiefs and volunteer leaders criticized county commissioners for upfront decisions on a new hazardous materials response unit, saying they learned of the plan only from news reports. Independent Chief Handley urged prior input, while officials noted changes affect all companies and that a recruit academy for 16 personnel will start in January.
Groundbreaking Tuesday marks the start of DebtWorks new corporate headquarters. The firm aims to hire 250 staff on opening next year and up to 1,000 within five years. Key figures include Andris Pukke and Penny Wilson of DebtWorks, Alderman Blaine Young, and Frederick Mayor Jim Grimes.
Ground was broken Tuesday for the DebtWorks corporate center to be built in Frederick, creating about 250 new jobs at opening next year and at least 1,000 jobs over time. The project includes two buildings with the first expected to be finished in September 2002. Jim Grimes said the venture will support national consumer credit programs and aid local accounting staff and consumers.
Montgomery County faces delayed construction of new elementary and upper schools in Clarksburg Germantown and Damascus due to a $100 million state aid shortfall and slower revenues. The 2003 capital budget shifts Rocky Hill Middle School to a future high school and postpones Gaithersburg High School to fall 2005, with one year slips across several sites.
Huffer and his children faced a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Judge Nickerson noted limits in retirement funds and that the case involved the state board of education. Defense attorney Thomas L. Heeney of Rockville argued constraints in resources and defense strategy.
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