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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1999
Page
1
Frederick aldermen delayed any mandatory 40 hour work week for city staff until January 2000. The vote keeps the option for 35 hours or 40 hours, following input from an employee task force and an employee committee member Linda Dutrow.
A Baltimore police officer confessed to killing Vicky Lee Austin and her daughter Jessica Eliofi in Harford County on April 15, 1998, and to killing an unborn child. Officer Michael Edward Thompson 27 admitted guilt to avoid the death penalty, with prosecutors seeking consecutive life sentences.
Frederick Mayor Jim Grimes condemned Historic District Commission members at a Thursday workshop for pressuring property owners on All Saints Street to repair homes. He criticized the HDC for actions harming residents who cannot afford costly renovations as a city parking deck and nearby pond project proceed, urging more support for affected families.
Bishop Murphy 66, co founder of Interfaith Housing in Western Maryland, died Thursday after a career spanning over 40 years in the Catholic Church. He led efforts for social justice and interfaith relations, served as Western Vicar for several counties, and chaired the housing group's board. Born in Cumberland, he studied at St Marys and Charles H schools, was ordained in Rome, and influenced regional church outreach and development programs.
About 50 Hyattstown residents attended a meeting to oppose closing Fire Station 9 as a 1994 master plan suggests a new Montgomery County complex near Clarksburg. Fire Chief and officials warned that closure would shift calls to Urbana and threaten community safety, prompting plans to seek changes from the County Council.
Frederick County Republican Central Committee seeks a replacement after Tim Brooks resigned on Thursday. Brooks, 25, drew attention last year in a political ad showing him in a cowboy outfit with a lasso and rifle and reading seen any liberals lately. He had joined the committee after an unsuccessful bid for the House of Delegates 3rd District. The released statement says he will move to the West Coast for his job with First Guaranty Mortgage in Frederick. Chairman Davi Lenhart noted the vacancy to be filled by December 2002 and hopes to select a new Republican member by November. Interested candidates must be Republicans registered to vote in Frederick County and submit a resume and letter of intent to FCRCC, PO Box 4034, Frederick, Md. 21705 4034.
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Middletown officials including the burgess and commissioners breach drought guidelines as groundwater remains stressed after limited rainfall. Town administrator Andrew Bowen says restrictions mirror the state ban lifted by Governor Glendening amid ongoing vigilance by elected officials and staff on water usage. First violation triggers an order to stop. second leads to water service disconnection.
Six city police officers were promoted today at a ceremony attended by Mayor Hare Jameson and other officials. Thomas J. Ledwell, 31, a 14-year veteran, was named commander of the special operations division. Ledwell’s nephew JJ Ledwell pinned his badge as the department honored the promotions.
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