Frederick County SAT scores rise again marking strong statewide lead
The latest SAT results show Frederick County students posted record high averages, outperforming Maryland and national state scores for an eighth consecutive year. The rise spans the district as more students nationwide take the test, though officials warn against rating schools by averages.
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Frederick County
Maryland
Colle
United States
U.S
Frederick
Grandma Could've Settled The Strike In Pine Grove Mills
Nancy Luse recalls a summer in Pine Grove Mills when kids played baseball on a yard ringed by Grandma’s flowers. Grandmother’s loud command to retreat to the field sparked hours of makeshift games as papersmen paused deliveries and neighbors watched, a slice of small town life where homegrown talent and discarded mowers created a local league.
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Pine Grove Mills
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Phillies
Pirates
Grandpa
Grandma
Upper Pine Grove Mills
Letters defend Frederick teachers against critic
Jessica Diamondstone of Walkersville High School argues against Andrew Rasbury’s critique of local teachers. She praises teachers’ dedication and calls for student responsibility, urging appreciation of educators and noting teachers’ after school efforts and workshops.
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Jessica Diamondstone
Walkersville High School
Dickinson College
Linden doughnut maker halted over health law violations
Walter R. Comer, sanitary inspector, testified to ants in sugar, chewing tobacco and cigarette butts on pastry boards, lightning bugs in grease, a worker sleeping on a bench, dirty floors and cookstove, no toilets, poor garbage disposal, and flies at the plant. Magistrate Alton Y. Bennett found the owner guilty and ordered closure.
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Linden Hills
Alton Y. Bennett
Walter R. Comer
Escape and surrender cited in Frederick Post story
The Frederick Post reports Larry Lidie escaped a county jail on Sunday night August 14 and surrendered the next day after delivering a letter to editor Patrick Street at the office on East Street. Sheriff Carl Harbaugh is quoted praising Lidie and noting his fair treatment of prisoners. Dorothy H. Branzell Union Bridge.
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Friends of Inmates
Hood College
Frederick County
Edgar Lantz
Francis Burch
Larry Lidie
Frederick Post
Carl Harbaugh
Larry
Mayberry
Andy Taylor
Otis Campbell
Lidie
Patrick Street
East
Harbaugh
Bill Kelley for District 4A Delegate
A reader urges District 4A voters to support Bill Kelley, praising his experience outside government service and disputing the value of career public servants. The letter argues Kelley understands real-world economics, job creation, and fiscal restraint, contrasting him with incumbent or government-only candidates.
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Bill Kelley
Bill
Harbaugh Criticized Over Jail Escapes and Leadership
The piece critiques Sheriff Carl Harbaugh over two jail escapes at Frederick County Adult Detention Center. It cites his editorials in The Frederick Post calling the incidents “attempted escapes” and questions his stance ahead of re election, arguing escapes are serious.
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Frederick County
Carl Harbaugh
Daren Witmer
Harbaugh
Frederick Post
Frederick County Sheriff Accountability and 2024 Election Debate
Citizens urge Honest leadership as two escapes occur on the sheriff's watch. Calls grow for accountability and a candidate with command, criticizing current leadership and pre election rhetoric. Residents press for Harbaugh’s replacement, highlighting trust and public safety concerns. Calvin Fouche and Sandral Busico provide local commentary on crime bills and government intrusion.
Bartletts vote on Crime Bill and public response
Tam defends Bartlett against Jeff Wilson while criticizing the Crime Bill. He argues the bill costs billions, would not meaningfully reduce crime, and would add 100,000 officers for a year with a later financial burden. He questions the gun ban, opposes midnight basketball, and urges real programs for education and employment.
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Bartlett
Tam
Jeff Wilson
Dr. Bartlett
Wilson
Five candidates named for Frederick County commissioner primary
Vincent J. Mooney Jr endorses five Republicans Shane Christensen Kenneth Gibbons Oona Hogan Mark Hoke and Howard Wilson as suitable county commissioners. He cites business experience fiscal management and broad county knowledge arguing against incumbents and focusing on job creation and crime prevention. Vote Sept 13.
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Shane Christensen
Kenneth Gibbons
Oona Hogan
Mark L. Hoke
Howard Wilson
Frederick County
David Gray
Gibbons
Mark Hoke
Fort Detrick
Wilson
Ilona Hogan
Maryland
Christensen
Hogan
Hoke
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Rasbury
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Camp Detrick
Robert E.L. Putman
George C. Slagle
Marcel Paul
Harvey P. Armentrout
Eustalco Aluminum Company
Buckeystown
Paul
Howmet
Golly
Dorothy H. Branzell
James E. Keenan
Middletown
Calvin Fouche
Vincent J. Mooney Jr
Frederick News-Post
E. Patrick Sr
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