County considers voluntary buyouts after Fran flood crisis
Frederick County plans a buyout program funded by about 200000 from mitigation grants and potential county and HUD support to remove flood risk. Homes in flood plains will be assessed for fair market value, with demolition after purchase and no rental restrictions. Several residents express readiness to relocate while others, like Millie Legg and Lettie Shores, describe attachment to riverfront homes and plans to return if possible.
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Civil War monument drive seeks funds after event shortfall
General Staff members report expenses for a Civil War reenactment including more than 100 on flowers and 96 on printing. They visited 41 county schools to distribute tickets, hoping families would attend, but air shows drew crowds away. They aim to raise $20,000 for two three ton monuments to Frederick County soldiers in the conflict, with donations urged to General Staff, P.O. Box 266, Walkersville.
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Hagerstown
Frederick County
Mount Olivet
General Staff
P.O. Box
Walkersville
Germantown Man Killed In Early Morning Vehicle Overturn
A Germantown man, 24, Kamar Bayete Campbell of 12822 K Leebury Circle, died when his 1997 Geo Tracker overturned on Falls Road at 1270 and Falls Road in Rockville at 3:33 a.m. Police say he lost control while driving south.
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Germantown
Maryland
Kamar Bayete Campbell
Leebury Circle
Falls Road
Obituary for Elizabeth Ober a Baltimore homemaker and volunteer
Elizabeth W. Ober 76 a homemaker and active church volunteer died September 3 of heart failure at Broadmead in Cockeysville. Born Elizabeth Wells in Syracuse she moved to Roland Park in 1927 and graduated Western High in 1939. Services Monday September 8 at 11 a.m. at Episcopal Church of the Redeemer Baltimore. Survived by husband DeLancey Ober Sr two sons DeLancey Jr and John Wells Ober a daughter Margaret Ober Hoff a brother Friend Wells a sister Margaret Wells Brooks four grandchildren and 15 nieces and nephews.
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Cockeysville
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Syracuse
N.Y
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Western High School
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DeLancey Rochester Ober Jr
Hopewell
N.J
John Thompson Wells Ober
Westminster
Margaret Ober Hoff
Frederick
Lord Wells
Lutherville
Margaret Wells Brooks
Baltimore
Pacifist to commentate at Antietam reenactment event
Dennis Frye, president of the Association for the Preservation of Civil War Sites, will provide play by play for up to 50,000 spectators at a large Antietam battlefield reenactment. He declines to participate as a combatant, stressing education over firing. The 135th commemoration aims to educate about the 1862 battle, its casualties, and its broader impact, while boosting area business and cultural events in Hagerstown with concerts and a Gettysburg film screening.
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Antietam Creek
Harpers Ferry National Park
Hagerstown
Antietam National
Antietam
America
Lincoln
Gettysburg
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Fredericksburg
Battle of Antietam
Washington County
Maryland Symphony Orchestra
Maryland Theatre
New Deer Crossing Opens With 709 Capacity and Outdoor Fresh Start
The overburdened county school opens a new building designed for 709 pupils with a 200-student addition in mind. On opening day parents from Summerfield arrived with siblings, many staying outside as staff guided children to rooms. veteran teachers like Larry Hauver and Larry Foreman joined, with a temporary gym in a vacated classroom due to the incomplete facility.
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Summerfield
Deer Crossing
Larry Hauver
Larry Foreman
Haover
New Americans Share Dreams Across Immigrant Tales
Voices of three new citizens from Ukraine Bolivia and Haiti reflect on why they chose to become American. Marina Goncharuk fled lines and hardship to Columbia with Leonid and Yelena, Oscar Miranda found freedom and opportunity in Germantown and Reston, while Prudent Gray cites America as a land of law. their stories echo a broader sense of seeking safety, opportunity, and belonging.
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Ms. Hogan
America
Marina Goncharuk
Ukraine
Leonid
Yelena
Goncharuk
Columbia
Oscar Miranda
Bolivia
United States
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Germantown
Reston
Prudent Gray
Haiti
Mr. Gray
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