Surge in Students Strains Urbana and Yellow Springs Classes
An unexpected student surge at Urbana High School overfills social studies and English classes with more than 35 pupils. Principal George Seaton II and superintendent staff plan hiring to ease the crunch as enrollment nears 1,260 on opening day, well above projections. Yellow Springs schools report 27 students per class in upper grades but 20 in early grades, prompting potential staffing tweaks though not urgent.
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Urbana High School
George Seaton II
Seaton
R. Daniel Cunningham
Hank Bohlander
Frederick County
Yellow Springs
Whittier
Jerry DeGrange
DeGrange
Apartment fire damages building on East Patrick Street
Firefighters say improperly discarded smoking materials ignited furniture in a second floor apartment above The Deli and Frederick Craftworks at 55 East Patrick Street. No one was inside the apartment. The Deli and Frederick Craftworks remain open. The awning was damaged but repaired and smoke has cleared. A Fort Detrick firefighter spotted the blaze and a customer alerted staff. Continued on Page A-10.
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Frederick Craftworks
East Patrick Street
Deli
E. Patrick St
Neil Levitt
Mike Yingling
Levitt
Fort Detrick
Frederick County 250th Parade Heads Downtown Sunday
A grand parade celebrating Frederick County’s 250th anniversary will start at 2 p.m. Sunday at West Seventh and North Market, marching south to the square then onto Patrick Street and Bentz Street to Carroll Parkway. More than 150 units, including bands and floats, will participate with descendants of founding families as grand marshals in period dress.
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Frederick
Frederick County
West Seventh
North Market Streets
Market Street
Square Corner
Patrick Street
North Bentz Street
Carroll Parkway
Keith Roberson
Frederick News-Post
GS Communications
John Crawford
WG. Cole
Frederick native recalls last big parade and 250th celebration
City resident Harry Elmer Crutchley, 78, who drove for late artist Helen Smith during Frederick's 1996 250th parade, recalls that event from South Carroll Street. He plans to watch the upcoming parade but may travel out of town. Crutchley’s memories include East Sixth Street, North Market Street, and watching horses shoeing at his grandfather’s blacksmith shop.
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Harry Elmer Crutchley
Frederick
South Carroll Street
Helen Smith
Frederick County
Crutchley
Mr. Crutchley
East Sixth Street
North Market Street
Sixth Street
Brooks candidate with past assault charges history
Timothy W. Brooks 25 a Republican House candidate faced battery charges in July 1996 and an inactive case in March 1997 tied to a dispute with his ex wife Denise Brooks. He denied ongoing convictions, noting prior marital issues while advocating marriage counseling and programs.
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Timothy W. Brooks
House of Delegates
North Carolina
Camp Legeune
Mr. Brooks
Frederick County
Brooks
Denise Brooks
Heartly House
Ms. Brooks
Frederick County judges race draws ten applicants for circuit bench
Ten lawyers seek appointment to Frederick County circuit court as Judge Herbert L. Rollins nears mandatory retirement at 70. Candidates include Janice Ambrose and Oliver Cejka among others, with interviews by the 13 member nominating commission and appointment by the governor for a 10 year term.
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Circuit Court
Frederick County
Herbert L. Rollins
G. Edward Dwyer Jr
Mary Ann Stepler
John H. Tisdale
Janice
Rodrick Ambrose
I. Matthew Campbell Jr
Oliver John Cejka Jr
James H. Clapp
Gordon Miles Cooley
Charles B. Frey
Daniel B. Loftus
John S. Mathias
William R. Nicklas
Mr. Campbell
Montgomery County
Frederick
Montgomery Counties
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Susan C. Nicol
News-Post
Frederick Deli
Susan Nico
Matthew Barakat
Ms. Ambrose
Washington
Anoth
Nity
Cejka
Frederick Community College Board of Trustees
Cumberland School of Law
Birmingham
Ala
Mount St. Mary’s College
Panama
Caracas
Venezuela
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