Governor seeks federal flood disaster aid for six Maryland counties
Governor Glendening asked President Clinton to declare a major disaster in Allegany Calvert Charles Frederick Garrett and Washington counties after remnants of Hurricane Fran caused floods. Damages exceed 1.4 million with 745k on roads and 234k on utilities, Allegany hit hardest at over 900k. Separately 20 state troopers dispatched to Allegany.
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Annapolis
Parris Glendenny
Maryland
Glendening
Clinton
Allegany
Calvert
Charles
Frederick
Garrett
Washington
Allegany County
Small Business Administration
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA
MEMA
Lisa Albin
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Park service to locate second Frederick HQ at former cannery
Frederick officials unanimously approved a lease allowing the National Park Service to use the former cannery at 103 E South St as the park service second county headquarters. The service will pay $12,000 annually. the temporary lease supports Carroll Creek plans while NPS trains youths in preservation trades and builds local partnerships. The move follows flooding at Williamsport and positions NPS near Monocacy Battlefield, with Monday as relocation start.
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Frederick
National Park Service
South St
Park Service
Williamsport
Monocacy Battlefield
H. Thomas McGrath Jr
Carroll Creek
McGrath
Maryland School For the Deaf
Frederick High custodian sprays yardage lines for game
Frederick High School custodian David DeGrange, photographed by Timothy Jacobs, lays fresh yardage lines on the football field Wednesday morning in preparation for an upcoming game.
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Frederick High School
David DeGrange
TransIT plans include central transfer at MARC station
Frederick County and city officials heard TransIT Services outline a five year transportation plan to expand service. Sherry Burford urged using the MARC train station as a central transfer point for buses to shorten trips while Stovall pressed for continued operating funding. New shuttles were added to Walkersville and Frederick routes with a Dash shuttle in downtown Frederick. A Ride-Share program grant was obtained to promote van and car pools. A separate Agri-Future Roundtable report seeks to bolster agriculture with an ongoing survey expected by October.
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Frederick County
Transit
Sherry Burford
MARC
Jim Grimes
Mark Hoke
Burford
Walkersville
Frederick Trading Company
Frederick
Key Parkway
Government Services
MD. 85
Richard Ramsburg
Agri-Future Roundtable
Ramsburg
David Gray
Mr. Gray
First Santa letter arrives at The Frederick News Post
Vicki McDonald of Walkersville submits the first letter to Santa for the season as children head back to school and the Great Frederick Fair opens. Her list includes toys, furniture, and clothing with shifts in demand from Spirographs to computers and in-line skates. Barbie now features a Jeep with a telephone. Raggedy Ann doll remains a wish.
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Frederick
Vicki McDonald
Walkersville
Santa Claus
the Frederick
Vicki
Santa
Barbie
North Pole
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Iee Wilson
News-Post
Timothy Jacobs
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