Derr House in Frederick Faces Preservation Debate
Frederick's 1755 Derr House, the city’s oldest structure, nears preservation after a workshop by the mayor and Board of Aldermen. Developers, the Landmarks Foundation, and city officials will decide a path to restoration or alternative, with costs up to $200,000 offered by Tom Natelli and broader considerations of feasibility and historic value.
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Frederick
Derr
Board of Aldermen
Dearbought
MD 26
Frederick County Landmarks Foundation
Tom Natelli
Maryland Historical Trust
Office of Research, Survey and Registration
Joseph Adkins
Charles Gunn
Gunn
Natelli
Terre Rhoderick
Rhoderick
Meta Nash
Jim Grimes
Landmarks Foundation
Walkersville imposes outdoor water use ban
Walkersville officials enacted a mandatory ban on outdoor water use as wells fell 1 to 3 feet below normal. Offenders face warnings for the first two violations and water shut off on the third, with a $25 fee to restore service. Buckets under five gallons allowed for flowers or cars.
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Walkersville
Burgess Orley Bourland Jr
Ralph Whitmore
Mount Airy
Middletown
Emmitsburg
Thurmont
Myersville
Rainfall Hits Frederick County in scattered showers
Parts of Frederick County saw light rainfall on Wednesday with a brief heavy downpour at the Frederick Fairgrounds and no rain in northern areas. A hydroplaning crash was blamed on wet roads near Mount Airy along I-70. The Sound Source station logged 0.01 inch amid 89 high and 67 low temperatures.
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Frederick County
Frederick Fairgrounds
Jefferson
Mount Airy
Ed Crouse
Maryland
Frederick
National Anthem 181 Years Old Today
The Star Spangled Banner marks 181 years since its creation by Francis Scott Key a Frederick County native then 34. Key penned the lines after the bombardment of Fort McHenry near Baltimore during the War of 1812.
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Francis Scott Key
Frederick County
Baltimore
Fort McHenry
James Madison
Key
Light Artillery
William Beanes
Cochrane
Dr. Beanes
Anacreon
Second suspect arrested in machete murder case in Frederick
Frederick police say robbery is the probable motive in the Aug. 30 machete killing at Elmwood Terrace Apartments. Mary Louise Vitale 32 was charged as an accessory after the fact to murder solicitation of prostitution felony theft and conspiracy to rob. Morgan, held without bail, was seized in Braddock Heights after the body of Francisco Hernandez 36 was found.
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Susan C Nicol
News-Post
Elmwood Terrace
Frederick City
Mary Louise Vitale
Chase Court
Frederick
Frederick County
Leu
Francisco Hernandez
el Salvador
Vitale
Hernandez
David C Morgan
Bruce DeGrange
DeGrange
John Lammers
Ms Vitale
Mr Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Braddock Heights
Maryland woman wins 20000 scratch off at Blue Ridge News
A Frederick woman cashes a Touchdown scratch-off at Blue Ridge News Agency on East Patrick Street during lunch. She buys three more tickets and a Double Blackjack card, hitting a $10,400 prize that doubles to $20,000 after a Jack appears. The win is the store’s largest in 45 years, with clerk Pam Lescalleet and owner Allen Merchant describing the moment as emotional and joyous.
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Pam Lescalleet
Blue Ridge
Frederick
East Patrick Street
Ms Lescalleet
Lescalleet
Allen Merchant
Blue Ridge News Agency
Ms. Lescalleet
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Thomas Chase
Morgan
Kelly Hahn
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