Town meeting on disability organized by Frederick County officials
Frederick County Commissioners and the Commission on Disabilities host a town meeting on October 6 at North Frederick Elementary School to engage about disability issues. Representatives from six committees will discuss housing education employment accessibility medical needs and transportation and the new ombudsman program. William E. Weber notes many residents aged 16 to 67 are handicapped and face daily living challenges both inside and outside the home.
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Frederick County Commissioners
Frederick County Commission On Disabilities
North Frederick
Motter Avenue
Commission On Disabilities
Commission
William E. Weber
Overdue honor for Roger Stevens at Kennedy Center
Roy Meachum recalls Roger L. Stevens finally receiving overdue praise at the Kennedy Center ceremony. The event honored his role in building Washington into a global arts hub, linking Kennedy era vision with institutional leaders, donors, and politicians across parties.
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Sharon
John F. Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts
Pres. Kennedy
Roger L. Stevens
Washington
London
Paris
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Roger
Stevens
Jack Kennedy
Jacqueline Bouvier
Jacqueline Bouvier Was Still Lugging A Camera For the Old Times-Herald
L. Corrin Strong
Catherine Filene Shouse
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
Covent Garden
Potomac
Ralph Becker
Becker
GOP
Lincoln
Center
Henry Strong
Roger Stevens
August Hecksher
Claudia Taylor Johnson
Empire State Building
Bus mixup ends in child misrouting scare
A mother recalls her 4-year-old son Dylan being placed on the wrong bus on his first prekindergarten ride. The boy was dropped about a half mile from home before a neighbor on the bus directed him back. The mother describes fear, a panic attack, and relief when son was found safe, urging reviews of transportation procedures and driver accountability. SHARILYN FOX Frederick.
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Transportation Department
Dylan
Kristen
School and Transportation Department
Weld Nomination Fail Shows Party Split and Helms Block
Weld’s bid to be ambassador to Mexico collapsed as Jesse Helms blocked the nomination over drug policy and libertarian views. The clash revealed GOP fractures, Clinton political calculations, and questions about Weld’s diplomacy and timing amid Latin American policy considerations.
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Jesse Helms
Republican Party
GOP
Weld
Clinton
Mexico
Helms
Senate
U.S
United States
Republican
Bill Weld
Massachusetts
Mexico City
Joseph Kennedy
Kennedy
Water Tank Contract Awards Boost Frederick Supply
A 146000 contract was granted to Chicago Bridge and Iron to build an elevated million gallon water tank in Frederick, adding one million gallons daily. Work expected no sooner than late 1948. Also reports show local fishing success on the Potomac by Samuel H. Young and Frank Foland with crappie, carp, and catfish.
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Chicago Bridge and Iron Company
Frederick
Samuel H. Young
Frank Foland
Potomac
Dickerson
Letter on police searches and press duties in Frederick
A reader urges the Frederick newspaper to disclose how often police search vehicles after traffic stops and to report totals of searches and nonsearches. He questions probable cause and cites the Bill of Rights, arguing for balanced, accountable reporting. Author E Thomas Frye from Laytonsville.
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Cpl
North Market Street
Frederick
Frederick City
Frederick City Zoning Clash Over Adult Bookstore Fight
Barry K Salisbury argues the city mishandled a Frederick adult bookstore case by letting violations slide, changing laws, and reduced fines, urging a tougher, nationwide model to curb such businesses and protect community standards. He urges consistent policy and strict enforcement to deter future similar establishments.
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Frederick City
Frederick
Letters to the Editor at The Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News Post invites exclusive signed letters with the writer's name address and home and business phone numbers. Many letters are published for various reasons and poetry or addressed copies are not published. Due to high volume publication is not guaranteed.
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Fredenck News-Post
Frederick News-Post
E. Patrick St
P.O
Frederick
Fredericknewspost.com
Community events bulletin for September 24 in Frederick area
The Monocacy Archeological Society meets at Walkersville Middle School at 7 p.m. September 24 with a Monocacy Church report draft and a Rosenstock Site flotation station. Other events include a Personal and Home Safety Workshop at Frederick Community College, a Preadoption Course on Sept 27 and Oct 4, a pharmacist free consultation at Frederick Senior Fellowship Center, a Friday evening Positively Single meeting at Fort Detrick Chapel, and Daybreak Day Center open house September 25 with Daycare Month programs.
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Monocacy Archeological Society
Walkersville Middle School
Monocacy Church
Rosenstock
Bob Newbury
Frederick County Commission For Women
Frederick Community College
Frederick County Police Department
Frederick County
Deb Waserbach
Frederick Senior Fellowship Center
Positively Single
Fort Detrick Chapel
Paul Mundey
The
Frederick
Daybreak Adult Day Center
Daybreak
Community groups seek volunteers across Frederick County
Frederick County and local organizations call for volunteers to support children and families. Opportunities include teaching crafts, tutoring, mentoring, crisis intervention training, and in school programs. Training sessions and orientations begin in October. call numbers provided for details.
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Frederick County
Kristen
Community club events range from canoe trip to dance classes
The Sierra Club Catoctin Group sponsors a Oct 4 5 canoe trip along Taylors Island Wildlife Refuge near Cambridge with an 8 fee plus camping. Junior Assembly Club Inc offers multiple dance classes for younger and older students starting Oct 24 26 with chaperones sought. ESCAPE hosts an Open House Sept 24 in Frederick to recruit volunteers. Emmitsburg Library reopens around Sept 24 after renovation. Shady Grove Adventist Hospital hosts a cancer screening Sept 28. Welcome Wagon Club October luncheon Oct 14 features Margellen Gor on women self esteem. reservations by Oct 7.
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Sierra Club Catoctin Group
Cambridge
Taylors Island Wildlife Refuge
Chesapeake
Deanna Hofmann
Junior Assembly Club Inc
Homewood Retirement Center
Eisenhart’s
Kathleen Rowley
Rebecca Boykin
Escape
South Market Street
Frederick
Shady Grove Adventist Hospital
Welcome Wagon Club
Dutch's Daughter
Margellen Gor
Middletown
Sharon Warren
Community Support Groups Area Calendar Highlights
Family Life Center offers an anger support group for children and parents from Oct 8 to Nov 20 with six children sessions on Wednesdays 7 8 pm and three parent sessions on Thursdays. Preregistration required call 301 694 9002.
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Family Life Center
ChADD to Hear Speaker on Managing the Morning Rush
ChADD chapter invites families to a talk by Patti Saylor RN at the Frederick County Health Department on September 25. The session covers realistic morning goals and practical tips to ease the most stressful time for households. Contact Mary Lee Shumeyer after 5 pm or Sound Source for details.
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Potomac River
New York
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Kennedy Center
National Endowment For the Arts and Humanities
Hall of States
John F. Kennedy
Potomac Bottom
Sharilyn Fox
Robert J. Caldwell
Latin America
U.s.-Mexico
Copley News Service
P.G
News-Post
John G
Jack” Hoffman
Richard Beard
Blair Lee III
Great Frederick Fair
Michael Ports
State Water Resources Administration Department of Permits
Sagner
Wisner Street
Sagner Avenue
Jeff Hevner
Johnsville
Great Frederick
Helen Smith
Federated Garden Club of Maryland
Libby Richards
Tasker’s Chance Garden Club
Citizens
E. Thomas Frye
Laytonsville
Barry K. Salisbury Frederick
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Mas
Marty Younget
Markella
Spring Ridge
Spring Ridge Elementary
Hotline
YMCA
Jeannine Jennings
BBBS
Big Brothers Big Sisters
East Church St
Rock Creek School
Mimi Brady
Jana Lamonica
Frederick Church
Jeanne Bussard Center
Literacy Council
Poe Cae
By Skip Lawrence
Theresa Hagy
Jody Smith
Community Report
Emmitsburg
Health Department
Montevue Lane
Bridget Patterson
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Stroke Club
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Seventh Street
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