Police warn on rising gang activity in Frederick County
Police report a rash of assaults and burglaries linked to a Walkersville and Discovery youth group. Det Herrmann notes growing danger as investigations tie about a dozen youths to incidents including a knife assault at Walkersville Carnival. Deputies to address gang threat and school violence at Oct 6 Sheriff’s attendance meeting.
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Walkersville
Frederick County
Montgomery County
Rene
Alten Herrmann
Grove Road
Herrmann
Keith Bowerman
Brunswick High teens suspended for harassment
Four Brunswick High School seniors including three football players were suspended for harassment of a female student. Two got three day suspensions and two received five days. The football players are barred from Friday's game against Middletown.
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Brunswick
Middletown
Hood College student faces car damage from overnight storm
Alyssa Schloer, a Hood College junior, finds her car scratched after a tree fell during strong overnight winds. Around campus, nearly two dozen trees were snapped or uprooted, with minor damage reported to several other vehicles.
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Alyssa Schloer
Hood College
Trees downed and power out in Frederick County storm
Heavy rain and strong winds left thousands without power as trees fell across Frederick County delaying normal activities. Officials from the National Weather Service noted no tornadoes were implicated. Meteorologist Dewey Walston cautioned weakened root systems and rainfall totals of 11 inches in Frederick and 28 inches at Thurmont. Winds reached up to 48 mph.
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Frederick County
National Weather Service
Dewey Walston
Frederick
Thurmont
Walston
Race track project scrapped in Frederick after funding issues
Chesapeake Motorsports officials abandoned plans for a multi million dollar race track in Frederick one week after declining to confirm any talks. Mayor Grimes and Rand Weinberg offered no comment while Concerned Citizens for Responsible Industrial Development warned the project would harm quality of life. Melissa and Tad Burge had searched for a site since 1993, exploring Anne Arundel and Baltimore counties before Frederick County.
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Frederick
Chesapeake Motorsports
Christopher Lencheski
Chesapeake
Jim Grimes
Rand Weinberg
Citizens For Responsible Industrial
RID
Melissa
Tad Burge
Anne Arundel
Baltimore
Frederick County
Offiard
Bnan Duncan
Frederck County
Decidot
Aledd
Private schools surge as parents seek smaller classes
Frederick County parents move children from crowded public schools to private options citing smaller classes and safer environments. At Banner School enrollments jump while families recount bullying and discipline gaps at Walkersville Middle, prompting some to homeschool or switch to Christian and other faith based schools.
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Frederick County
Bobbi Mead
Matt
Frederick
Littleton
Cole
Jonesboro
Ark
Michael Mullin
Banner School
Banner
Ms. Mead
Walkersville Elementary
Walkersville Middle
Teens observe real market moves during academy field trip
Students from the Academy of Finance at the Career and Technology Center visit Morgan Stanley Dean Witter on West Patrick Street to watch a live trade. Dennis Watkins executes 52 share CeilNet Data Systems order as teens follow the market, noting gains and losses. The program, started this fall and endorsed by Maryland state education, combines six half credit courses with internships and college credit, preparing juniors for finance careers.
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Dennis Watkins
CeilNet Data Systems
California
Academy of Finance
Career and Technology Center
Watkins
Morgan Stanley
Dean Witter
West Patrick Street
Fconb Bank
Wall Street
Matt Roberts
Gew Thomas Johnson High School
Invest
National Academy of Finance
Maryland State Department of Education
Frederick Community College
Senha
Frederick County
Hall Pushes City Seat in County Commission
Frederick Alderman William Hall urged creating a guaranteed Frederick city resident seat on the county board, criticizing current at large elections as taxed without representation. He cited Jobs Pathway funding pull and argued the county benefits from city residents’ tax base while city needs go unmet.
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Frederick
William Hall
Frederick City
Board of
Hall
Jan Gardner
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