Frederick County Students Seen Rising Enrollment by 2004
Frederick County public school enrollment is forecast to grow 28.4 percent from 31,106 in 1994 to 39,310 in 2004, outpacing most Maryland counties. The state Office of Planning expects statewide growth of 10.2 percent, with Howard and Calvert counties likely to rise faster.
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Frederick County
Maryland
State Office of Planning
Howard
Calvert
Office of Planning
IRS rules Frederick County bus drivers as employees
An IRS audit concludes Frederick County school bus drivers who contract as independent operators are employees. The district owes 158,268 in back income tax and Social Security withholdings for 1992 and 1993. The school system plans an appeal, insisting the ruling aligns with similar findings in other Maryland counties and will not immediately change relations with drivers.
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Frederick County
Board of Education
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Mark Blom
Blom
Maryland
Biom
Mount Airy imposes mandatory water ban amid drought
Mount Airy declares a mandatory ban on car washing and lawn watering due to a long drought. Emmitsburg Middletown also issue voluntary bans while Myersville maintains an outside-water ban from Labor Day. Violations carry fines. the town reports 600000 gallons daily usage but only 300000 reach the wastewater plant. Local wells are running dry with drillers noting depths of 350 to 400 feet and hydrofracture options as a remedy.
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Mount Airy
Emmitsburg
Middletown
Myersville
Raymond Hinkle
R Delaine Hobbs
Bob Cline
Cline and Duvall Inc
Frederick
Bul Quynn
Quynn-Cromwell
Barn bears fruit of family tree reunion at Key residence
The Key and Dorsey families held a reunion on Urbana Pike where Judy Owens of Walkersville Middle School described a five generation family tree taped to a barn. Barbara Thompson of Twin Ridge Elementary noted Martha Key started the reunions, revived after deaths, to strengthen family ties especially among black families.
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Judy Owens
Mary Owens
Key
Dorsey
John and Mary Key
Urbana Pike
Walkersville Middle School
Ms. Owens
Barbara Thompson
Twin Ridge
Martha Key
Carroll County
Thompson
Gordon to head Frederick County 250th birthday gala
Former Frederick Mayor Paul Gordon was unanimously appointed by the Frederick County Commissioners to direct the year long 250th birthday gala. The festival begins in January 1998 to mark Frederick County's founding on December 10, 1748, when it separated from Baltimore and Prince George's counties.
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Frederick City
Frederick
Paul Gordon
Frederick County
Mr. Gordon
Baltimore
Prince George's
Maryland
Paul
Mark Hoke
Fraderick News-Post highlights recycled paper use
Inside The News- Post explains portions printed daily on 100 percent recycled paper and notes the newspaper is recyclable.
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Fraderick News- Post
Immunization deadline set for Sept 25 in Frederick County schools
Health officials say all students must have required immunizations by Sept 25 or face exclusion. About 100 students remain incomplete as of Sept 1, many new to the system or new residents. Second measles shot is being phased in for grades kindergarten to third and sixth to ninth.
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Health Department
Debbie Frye
County Health Department
Frye
Frederick County
Baltimore
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AMA
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