Back to school safety push in metro area drives caution
Local police urge drivers to slow in school zones and obey crossing guards as about 635000 area residents, including 35000 students, return to school. A Sept 2–26 campaign boosts patrols. last year 183 tickets were issued for passing stopped buses and 5328 for speeding. Residents are asked to report suspicious people or cars near schools with descriptions and plates.
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Metropolitan Washington
Thomas Winebrenner
Frederick County
Multimodal 1 270 corridor study aims for long term solution
Parker F Williams outlines Maryland SHA and MTA efforts on the 1 270 US 15 corridor. The plan blends widening, HOV lanes, collector/distributor lanes, new interchanges, enhanced transit, bus services, and park and ride facilities. The agencies seek federal approvals, public input, and environmental review before construction may begin.
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State Highway Administration
Peter Samuel
SHA
Mass Transit Administration
MTA
Sha’s
California
Parker F. Williams
Maryland Department of Transportation
New England vacation bribe involving Clinton on Martha's Vineyard
Scripps Howard News Service reports that President Clinton, his wife, and daughter vacationed for free for six weeks over three summers at the Martha's Vineyard estate of Richard Friedman, a Boston developer with contested projects and potential federal waivers. The White House defends the hospitality as permissible and nonbusiness.
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Clinton
Martha's Vineyard
Boston
Richard Friedman
Friedman
Barry Torv
White House
Martha’s Vineyard
Office of Government Ethics
Clintons
General Services Administration
City Hall Plaza
GSA
Logan International Airport
Fall River
Mass
Environmental Protection Agency
Interior Department
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Bill Hogan
Center For Public Integrity
EPA
BIA
Richard L. Friedman
Robert Duntrey Jr
The
Boston Herald
Herald
Camp David
Maryland
Scripps Howard News Service
Escaped steers disrupt East Patrick Street traffic in Frederick
A stream of heavy U S 40 eastbound traffic on East Patrick Street snarled at 9 30 a m as three steers escaped from the John Benn sales barn on East Church Street. Police chased two back into Renn meadow and the third was recovered by its owner near midnight. The Mayor and Aldermen reviewed 2 1 2 acres at Silver Springs for a prospective sale near Shookstown, site of former artesian wells. Hood College marked its 85th year with ceremonies honoring scholars and Senator Edward P Thomas and college president Martha Church. Fifty five Eustalco workers questioned Henry L Springirth over health and safety claims. A Frederick street hole caused a 1964 Comet to drop into it after a metal sheet slipped.
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East Patrick Street
John Benn
East Church Street
Ben Phebus Jr
Dan Swomley
Renn Meadow
Carroll Creek
Silver Springs
Shookstown
Frederick
Hood College
Edward P. Thomas
Martha Church
Thomas
Lawrence Marx Jr
Sen
Edward P. Thomas Sr
Frederick's
Paul Bowers
E. Sixth St
East Patrick
South Wisner Street
Spoiled Milk Sparks Maryland Consumer Complaint
Marguerite Snyder from Knoxville reports a Maryland consumer issue with spoiled milk due to a law allowing special treatment to extend shelf life. She urges readers to contact legislators to rescind the law and to return every spoiled carton to the store and file complaints with the manager.
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Eugene R. Jenkins
Maryland
Dearbought encounter sparks calls for zero tolerance review
A rural officer recalls a disturbing August incident in Dearbought north Frederick where an off duty Frederick city officer and an off duty Montgomery County officer witnessed a woman fail to clean up dog feces. The officer placed her in an arm lock after she lacked ID and walked away to fetch her wallet as backup arrived.
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Montgomery County
Howard County
Dearbought
Derr
Frederick
Monocacy River
Frederick City
Montgomery
Letter condemns off duty officer over litter arrest
Eugene Curtis of Frederick expresses shame at Officer Gerald Bowen for handcuffing a neighbor over littering. He describes the scene as disrespectful and unprofessional noting the neighbor lacked ID and was not abusive. Curtis urges accountability while defending his fellow officers and condemning the officer’s conduct.
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Frederick City
Dearbought
Gerald Bowen
Front page honor roll row prompts reader critique
Sylvia J. Creamer of Walkersville questions editorial choice to place Brian Wooldridge on the front page for making the honor roll. She suggests a sidebar explaining federal law impact on education, county and state interpretations, and reform fatigue since the effect on classrooms and scheduling.
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Brian Wooldridge
Board of Education
Frederick County
Letters to the Frederick News-Post for editor input
The Frederick News-Post invites signed exclusive letters from readers with home address and phone numbers for verification. Publication is not guaranteed due to high volume and abridgement may occur. Submit by mail, fax, or email to the provided addresses.
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Frederick
Frederick News-Post
Patrick SL
P.O
Fredericknewspost.com
Obituary: Charles S Hungerford 80 of Dickerson Dies
Charles S Hungerford aged 80 of Dickerson died Saturday August 30 at home. Born October 29 1916 in Maryland he was a World War II Army veteran and former Maryland State Highway Department employee. He leaves six stepchildren two sisters a brother eighteen grandchildren eight great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his companion Marjorie L Queen. Friends may call at Muriel H.
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Charles S. Hungerford
Dickerson
Maryland
William C
Lillian Peddicord Hungerford
Marjorie L. Queen
Muriel H
Obituary notices for Tyron and Demar in Maryland alerts
Joseph Francis Tyron 87 of Frederick, formerly Michigan, died Aug. 29. Survived by wife Grace Pelter Tyron, three children, seven grandchildren, six great grandchildren, and a sister. services at Barber Funeral Home Laytonsville Sept. 3 with interment Cedar Grove Cemetery. Andrew T. Demar 25 of Washington died Aug. 10 in Seattle. Services held Sept. 2 at Friendship United Methodist Church Damascus with interment in church cemetery. arrangements Snowden Funeral Home Rockville.
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Barber Funeral Home
Laytonsville Road
Laytonsville
Cedar Grove Baptist Cemetery
Joseph Francis Tyron
Frederick
Michigan
Grace Thelma Pelter Tyron
Manistee
Mich
Francis and
Rose Zetarga Tyron
Alexandra K. Tyron-Hopke
Stephen
Joseph Patrick Tyron
Diane
Tucson, Ariz
Thomas M. Tyron
Bettye
Ludlington
Genevieve Wissner
Melissa Hopke
Stauffer Funeral Home
Andrew Demar
Andrew T. Demar
Washington, D.C
Seattle
Wash
Maryland
Shirley Y. Kennard
Washington
Abdullah S. Ali
Charles Hopkins Sr
Buffalo
N.Y
Sherry Childress
Kevin Demar
Elsie Pryor
New Market
Hattie Williams
Germantown
Friendship United Methodist Church
Ridge Road
Damascus
Church
Snowden Funeral Home
Rockville
Mother and son arrested after Frederick domestic dispute
Frederick police responded to a reported domestic dispute on East Patrick Street at 11 30 p m. A 13 year old boy punched someone and was charged with second degree assault. The mother Patty Boggs 29 was charged with disorderly conduct resisting arrest and was handcuffed after resisting police. She was taken to Central Booking for a bail hearing. The boy was held at headquarters and released to a relative.
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Frederick
William Burton
Bruce DeGrange
East Patrick Street
DeGrange
Patty Joan
Boggs
Ms. Boggs
Burton
Allen Yinpling
Man 59 Dies On Bicycle Trip Near Mountairy Maryland
Westminister man Wayne H. Rodgers, 59, was last seen Saturday during a bicycle trip from a park and ride on Md. 27. He told friends he felt sick and planned to ride to Md. 27 then Md. 26 to the park and ride, but did not return. Police found his body Monday near Md. 26 Hooper Road, with death attributed to an apparent heart attack after searches with helicopters and K-9 units.
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Mountairy
Maryland
Wayne H. Rodgers
Park and Ride
Rodgers
Buffalo Road
MD. 26
Maryland Lottery announces weekend drawing results and prizes
The winning numbers were 8 12 13 38 40 42 as announced by Theresa Battaglia of the Maryland Lottery. The winning store remains undisclosed until the winner comes forward. Thirty nine others matched five of six for 976 dollars, while 2 841 players matched four for 36 dollars each.
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Theresa Battaglia
Maryland Lottery
Man Arrested in Frederick for Trespass and Cocaine
Frederick police arrested Dwann A. Hall, 22, of All Saints Street after he trespassed at Sagner Housing and was found with cocaine. He is jailed at Frederick County Adult Detention Center in Hewass with $5,000 bail.
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Frederick
Sagner
Frederick City
Dwann A. Hall
Pennsylvania Avenue
Hall
All Saints St
Frederick County
Hewa
Tjamsville Man Injured After I-70 Crash
A single vehicle crash on I-70 near Mount Phillips Road left Michael Joseph Gibbons, 52, in serious condition at Maryland Shock Trauma. Police and hospital spokesmen said he fell asleep while driving east at about 4 p.m. His 1993 Ford Probe left the road and struck a ditch, injuring his leg.
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Maryland
Baltimore
Michael Joseph
Gibbons
Mount Phillips Road
Gibbon
Bene
Travel Guide Snapshot of Major U S Resort Regions
Regions listed include Walt Disney World Orlando and Epcot Center in Florida and MGM Studios, Martha's Vineyard Nantucket Cape Cod Hyannis in Massachusetts, Myrtle Beach South Carolina with Brookgreen Gardens and shows, Nashville with Grand Ole Opry and Opryland Hotel, Horizon Inn Vermont for leaf peeping, Branson Missouri Ozark Music and St Louis Kansas City Hallmark Center, Springfield Shepherd of the Hills Silver City Clydesdale Stables in Missouri.
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Walt Disney World
Magic Kingdom
Epcot Center
MGM
Martha’s Vineyard
Nantucket
Cape Cod
Hyannis
Myrtle Beach
Brookgreen Gardens
Nashville
Grand Ole Opry
Opryland
Horizon Inn
Branson
Ozark
Mis
St. Louis
Kansas City
Hallmark Ctr
Springfield
Shepherd of the Hills
Silver City
Clydesdale Stables
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Ewspai
Berry's
WEA
New England
John Lang
News-Post
Independent Hose Co
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Emmitsburg
Eustalco
Henry L. Springiith
Eugene Curtis Frederick
Sylvia J. Creamer
Walkersville
Charles Hungerford
Joseph Tyron
Mr. Rodger
State Medical Examiner's Office
Tjamsville
Gisco Premier
Washington Counties
Panhandle
Intrepid , Technologies, Inc
Complete Communications Company
Lincoln Bus Tours
Casa Blanca
Thunder Bay
Alex Bay
St. Lawrence
Lake Placid
White Mts
Bennington
Green Mts
Lake Winnie
Dolly Wood
Gatlinburg
Music Mansion
Lee Greenwood
Williamsburg
Ar Service
W. Elm Ave
Hanover
Kodak
Rite Aid
Kodak Premium
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