Bus crash on Md 77 injures 49 students
A Smithsburg school bus skidded on a wet Mt Maryland road, hitting a dump truck on Md 77. Forty nine students were taken to three area hospitals with minor injuries. most were later released. The driver and truck occupants were uninjured.
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Smithsburg
Washington County
Donna Messina
Messina
Maryland streams in poor health per state report card
The first report on Maryland fresh water streams shows more than half in poor condition due to urban development and pollution. Only about 10 percent are in good condition, with the rest degraded, covering roughly 9,000 miles of stream bed monitored by the Department of Natural Resources.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Ron Kiauda
Department of Natural Resources Division
Hood professor to discuss arms and defense issues
Hood College biochemist Sharron Smith will lecture and lead a discussion on arms control and defense topics in Congress. The program titled Armes Control Defense Issues and the November Elections will be held Wednesday Oct 18 at 2 pm in OASIS at Lakeforest Mall Lord Taylor Gaithersburg. Registration 301 869 1508.
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Hood College
Armes Control
OASIS
Lakeforest
Lord & Taylor
Gaithersburg
Sharron Smith
Whitaker
Department of Physics
Congress
Russia
Public input sought on National Road tourism efforts
Maryland officials invite public ideas to boost tourism along the National Road through Frederick County. Workshops are set 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Frederick Community College and Thursday at the Cumberland Holiday Inn, hosted by state planning and tourism agencies.
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Maryland
Frederick County
Baltimore
State Line
Garrett County
Appalachian Mountains
Vandalia
Frederick Community College
Holiday Inn
Cumberland
S. George St
Maryland Department of Planning
State Highway Administration
Maryland Office of Tourism Development
Maryland Historical Trust
Strip of stores razed by Gaithersburg fire
A four alarm blaze at the Holbrook Shopping Center near Gaithersburg High School destroyed most of a two story strip, causing about 12 million dollars in damage and threatening the Adam Pegler building. Fire crews battled 5,000 to 6,000 gallons per minute, with 125 firefighters on scene. No injuries reported. cause remains undetermined though no accelerant was found by a canine unit. Structural concerns may lead to demolition or rebuilding, as iconic tenants including a beer shop and a hair salon were heavily damaged. Residents and shop owners described the center as a popular, uncertain gathering place prior to the fire.
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Gaithersburg
Holbrook
Adam Pegler
Montgomery County Fire Department
MD 355
Gaithersburg High School
Uts
Pegler
Pegier
Police
Keo Sitha
Dorothy Brooks
Claudia
Kensington Wi
Rockville
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