New leadership at Md. Stadium Authority Nov 8, 2008
He replaces Frederick W. Puddester, who resigned Nov. 4 from the volunteer role after holding the title since July 2007. O'Malley, on Puddester's recommendation, also named Michael J. Frenz as the new executive director. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Wegmans says shoppers will get price break Nov 7, 2008
Other stores are planned for Prince George s and Frederick counties. The company explained that in spite of falling gasoline prices and declining costs for corn, wheat, and soybeans, food prices have not come down anywhere because manufacturers and producers locked into contracts when costs were much higher for fear of even higher costs in the future. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Rivals250 to Watch: Five-star candidates Nov 6, 2008
DE , 6-4/270, Frederick (Md. St. John's Catholic Prep. (Boston College Sports -- Rivals.com)
Campaign '09 Underway in Va Governors Race Nov 6, 2008
Further the party leadership chose conservative Jeff Frederick as its new Chairman defeating another moderate, former Lt. Governor John Hager ... Frederick told us, "I don't think our failures have been a failure of conservatism. I think it's been a failure of Republicans to do what we said we would do and to stay true to the values that we stood for when we asked the people for their votes.". (W-USA News, DC)
Obituaries for Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008 (46) Nov 3, 2008
E. Louise Lookingbill, 93, of Woodsboro died unexpectedly Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008, at Northampton Manor Nursing Center, Frederick ... A memorial service will be held at noon Nov. 15 at Catonsville Presbyterian Church, 1400 Frederick Road, Catonsville ... Memorial contributions may be sent to Catonsville Presbyterian Church, 1400 Frederick Road, Catonsville, MD 21228. (Carroll County Times, MD)
African Spirit Bundle Found; Hints at U.S. Slave Ritual Nov 1, 2008
The relic, which measures about ten inches high (25 centimeters) and six inches (15 centimers) wide, may not have been obvious to passersby, but it would have been visible, said Frederick Lamp, curator of African Art at the Yale University Art Gallery. Lamp was not affiliated with the archaeological dig, but was consulted by Leone to verify the African context. (National Geographic)
Bechtel renews lease in Frederick Nov 1, 2008
has signed a 10-year lease renewal for 325,879 square feet in Frederick -- marking the largest suburban Maryland transaction in 2008. The San Francisco-based engineering, construction, management, and development services firm has been located at 5275 Westview Dr. for nearly 10 years and chose to stay put. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Beckman family roots in Lodi Nov 1, 2008
Three years later, his father, Frederick Beckman, arrived. They bought land west of the newly established community of Mokelumne Station, which soon changed its name to Lodi. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Slots or not Oct 31, 2008
Christopher Grove, a trainer from Frederick who has trained a number of horses at Laurel Park, said his time at the track will directly correlate to slots. "If we get slots, that means better horses come here and stay here, which means better racing and it means better purses. I wouldn't have to leave Maryland anymore to race them," he said. (Laurel Leader, MD)
McCarthy: Soccer, politics at Hofstra Oct 31, 2008
Jacob Ausherman (Pallotti) of Laurel is a freshman on the men's soccer team at Hood College in Frederick. He played in 10 of the first 14 games and had two goals for Hood, 4-10 overall. (Laurel Leader, MD)
Frederick County Police Shooting | WUSA9.com ... Oct 28, 2008
A Frederick man is dead -- over a necklace worth about $500. A Frederick County Sheriff's deputy shot and killed the man after he fled from the Francis Scott Key Mall -- and allegedly lunged at state troopers with a pair of scissors ... Authorities says three Maryland State Troopers and a sheriff's deputy cornered the 40-year-old Frederick man after chasing him a ways on foot. (W-USA News, DC)
DC Offers New Rebate For New Trees Oct 28, 2008
Search the District, Virginia and Maryland. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Officials at the D.C. Department of the Environment say district residents will receive a $50 rebate for planting trees on their property. (W-USA News, DC)
ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Taps Dan Ryan Builders to Lead Construction of New Home Near Maryland and Pennsylvania Border Oct 25, 2008
--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dan Ryan Builders, based in Frederick, Maryland, today announced their upcoming participation in Extreme Makeover: Home Edition ... Dan Ryan Builders was founded in 1990 by Daniel M. Ryan with headquarters in Frederick, MD. The firm has division offices in Martinsburg, WV, Morgantown, WV and Charleston, SC. It has been the recipient of the Builder of Integrity Award from Quality Builders Warranty Corporation for four consecutive years. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Frederick, Md. Police Officer Killed In Crash... Oct 25, 2008
(WUSA) - Frederick Police are investigating a deadly single-vehicle accident involving one of their own, early Thursday morning ... The vehicle that officer Bremer was attempting to stop was located on the West side of Frederick ... The Frederick County State's Attorney Office says Sweeney will be charged with 16 crimes. (W-USA News, DC)
FREDERICK: Man faces charges in crash that killed officer Updated 2:52 p.m. Oct 24, 2008
FREDERICK - The Frederick County State's Attorney says a man involved in a chase that led to the death of an Frederick City police officer will be charged with 16 crimes ... Police found Sweeney, of Frederick, in a hotel on the city's West Side and arrested him on an outstanding warrant. (Carroll County Times)
Archaeologists Find Unique, Early US Relic Of African Worship Oct 23, 2008
To help identify the object, Leone consulted with Frederick Lamp, curator of African Art at the Yale University Art Gallery. "The use of compacted clay and iron materials points to the African origin of this bundle," Lamp says. (Science Daily)
2010 linebacker looking to visit Virginia soon Oct 22, 2008
Tony Greco CavsCorner. Thomas Johnson linebacker Nick Forbes has the makings of one of the top players in the state of Maryland in the class of 2010. (Virginia Sports -- Rivals.com)
Maryland artifact sheds light on African rituals Oct 22, 2008
Frederick Lamp, curator of African art at the Yale University Art Gallery, who was not involved in the discovery, said materials seen to have "extraordinary spiritual power were used by many different cultures in Africa.". Lamp noted that X-rays of the bundle's contents revealed an abundance of lead shot, iron nails and copper pins. (International Herald Tribune)
Immigration Proposals in Frederick County Lead to Showdown Oct 22, 2008
- Members of an immigrants rights group and opponents of illegal immigration faced off as Frederick County Commissioners held a hearing on their legislative package on Tuesday ... But immigrant rights group CASA de Maryland and the Frederick Justice Coalition, a group of local churches, organized a press conference Tuesday to voice their opposition to these proposals in front of Winchester Hall. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Senator John McCain Holds Rally In Virginia Oct 19, 2008
The Chairman of the Virginia Republic Party, Virginia Delegate Jeffrey M. Frederick said, "Prince William is the key to Senator McCain winning Virginia and his visit here will only reinforce that Prince William is McCain country.". Written by 9NEWSNOW. (W-USA News, DC)
Frederick Douglass High Plays Fort Hill in Cumberland Oct 18, 2008
- Prince George's County's Frederick Douglass High School made the trek to Cumberland, Md ... But the coach of Prince George's County Frederick Douglass High School's team wasn't intimidated ... "I can't speculate on that, I wasn't there," said Julius Pinkney, Frederick Douglass' head coach. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Women's Basketball Starts Practice Friday Oct 17, 2008
Fellow sophomore (Frederick, Md. played in 25 games during 2007-08 and will compete for more playing time this season. (Wakeforestsports.com)
Local Student Wins on "The Price Is Right" Oct 17, 2008
The Frederick county woman is on a full basketball scholarship at Monmouth University in New Jersey. But her recent appearance on 'The Price Is Right' was not only a fun chance to show her stuff, it also left her the winner of a couple of pretty big prizes. (W-USA News, DC)
Study Considers Oyster Solutions Oct 16, 2008
Those recognized included: Deputies and John Harms and Cpl. Richard Wilson of the , Trooper Eric Evans of the Leonardtown barrack and Trooper Joseph Chirichella of the Prince Frederick barrack. Cpl. Anthony Moschetto of Calvert and Officer Raymond Brooks of also were among those honored. (Washington Post)
Study: Bottled Water Has Contaminants Too Oct 16, 2008
Wal-Mart spokeswoman Shannon Frederick said the company was "puzzled" by the findings because testing by suppliers and another lab had detected no "reportable amounts" of such contaminants. She said Wal-Mart would investigate further but defended the quality of its bottled water. (W-USA News, DC)
US soldiers in Iraq can find stress deadlier than enemy Oct 15, 2008
"We know that the stress of war, which includes repeated and long deployments, is having an effect on our soldiers and their families," said Colonel Elspeth Cameron-Ritchie, a military psychiatrist based at US army medical command in Fort Detrick, located at Frederick, Maryland. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have increased the number of US soldiers suffering Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), leading to higher rates of suicides and divorce, according to military reports. (Yahoo News)
Fresh City plans to bloom in D.C. area Oct 15, 2008
Leases are currently under negotiation in Rockville, Fairfax, Sterling and Frederick. Robert Grimes, chief executive of Potomac-based , has bought the development rights for the area and each new Fresh City that pops up will be operated and developed by his company. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Death of Woman in SUV Ruled Homicide Oct 14, 2008
FREDERICK, MD (AP) Police say the death of a Baltimore woman found in her family's sport-utility vehicle on a Frederick street last month has been ruled a homicide. Frederick police spokesman Lt. Clark Pennington says the medical examiner's office determined that 19-year-old Shneara Boone was killed by asphyxiation ... Boone's body was found five days later in Frederick. (W-USA News, DC)
Police Involved Shooting in Frederick Oct 7, 2008
Bobby Potter, a Frederick Community College student was in his car, about to pull out of the parking lot on Gatepost Lane when all of a sudden, "cops are running from both sides of the apartment complex, blocking it off and saying there's a victim that's been shot. They ran towards the balcony and told someone to get down. I guess he didn't listen because after that, I heard gunshots." He claims to have heard 6 or 7 shots. While police won't say who fired the shots that killed the gunman, they... (W-USA News, DC)
Dow Recovers To Close Down 370 After Plunging 800 Oct 7, 2008
Frederick Dickson, chief market strategist at D.A. Davidson & Co., believes investors are eager for any signs about the well-being of the economy. He doesn't believe that will happen until Wall Street overhauls its expectations for growth of corporate earnings and the overall economy. (W-USA News, DC)
McCarty returns home to face the Terps Oct 3, 2008
He began his college career at Mount St. Mary s in Frederick County. He played at Carroll High in Washington, D.C.. (Laurel Leader, MD)
2008 UNC Women's Soccer Statistics Oct 3, 2008
16 17 18 21 24 26 29 30 32 Opponent Date Score WL GIVAN,RAC AVERBUCH, HARRIS,AS LONG,ALLI WOOD,RACH WASHINGTO FREDERICK BRIGGS,LE EVELAND,K -------- ---- ----- -- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- CHARLOTTE Aug 22 5-1 W 0- 0- 0 1- 0- 2 0- 0- 0 2- 1- 5 0- 0- 0 0- 2- 2 DNP 0- 0- 0 0- 0- 0 at Texas A Aug 29 3-2 W 0- 0- 0 0- 0- 0 0- 0- 0 0- 1- 1 0- 0- 0 0- 1- 1 DNP 0- 0- 0 0- 0- 0 vs Tennessee Aug 31 1-0 W 0- 0- 0 0- 1- 1 0- 0- 0 0- 0- 0 0- 0-... (Tarheelblue.com)
Maryland Hits the Road Saturday to Face Virginia Oct 3, 2008
9 FM - Crisfield; WGOP AM 540 - Crisfield; WTBO AM 1450 - Cumberland; WFMD AM 930 - Frederick; WARK AM 1490 - Hagerstown; WPTX 1690 AM - Lexington Park, Md. WVMD 99. (Umterps.com)
Caution urged on giving kids cold medicine Oct 3, 2008
Such studies are much needed, said Dr. David Bromberg, a Frederick, Md. pediatrician who testified on behalf of the American Academy of Pediatrics. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
2010 Maryland LB has BC offer Oct 3, 2008
Tom Matthews EagleAction. Thomas Johnson linebacker Nick Forbes is undoubtedly one of his state's top prospects from the Class of 2010, and his three early offers is evidence of that. (Boston College Sports -- Rivals.com)
WUSA9.com | Washington, DC | Loudoun Teacher ... Oct 3, 2008
s Deputy was on patrol when they saw Doss sleeping inside a parked car in the parking lot of Rolling Ridge Elementary School located on East Frederick Drive. Inside the vehicle, police say, the deputies observed a green leafy substance which field-tested positive for marijuana. (W-USA News, DC)
Hughes Communications, Inc. Tops Deloitte's Maryland Technology Fast 50 Ranking of Fastest-Growing Technology Companies, With 9,268 Percent Growth Over Five Years Sep 25, 2008
The Technology Fast 50 company rankings are as follows: 2008 Rank Company Name City 5yr% 1 Hughes Communications, Inc. Germantown 138,762% 2 Telkonet, Inc. Germantown 14,956% 3 Bill Me Later, Inc. Timonium 6,848% 4 Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Bethesda 2,128% 5 Freewebs, Inc. Silver Spring 1,704% 6 Broadsoft Gaithersburg 993% 7 V-Empower, Inc. Bowie 935% 8 PROTEUS Technologies Annapolis 869% 9 Iomai Corporation Gaithersburg 566% 10 InfoZen, Inc. Rockville 562% 11 Viamericas Corporation Bethesda... (PR Newswire)
Absentee voting starts Oct. 25 for general election Sep 25, 2008
County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections Bill Frederick reports his office has received over 500 applications for absentee ballots by mail. He said that is normal, but expects an increase in absentee voting in the general election. (Kalona News, IA)
Gov. Blunt Tasks Missourians with Commemorating Civil War's 150th Anniversary (5) Sep 24, 2008
Dr. Sweeney served as a board member of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Frederick, Maryland from its inception to 2002. He has been a member of the Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Foundation since 1971. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Frederick Teachers Plan Action In Labor Dispute Sep 23, 2008
(AP) -- Frederick County public school teachers say they are planning a job action this Friday after the school board said it won't offer them a contract this year. The Frederick County Teachers Association says its members won't grade papers or work on lesson plans during lunch and will leave at the end of their duty hours. (W-USA News, DC)
Organizing A Group Bike Trip On The C&O Canal Sep 23, 2008
We stop in Hancock for lunch, bike past imposing Fort Frederick from the French and Indian War and end our shortest day's ride at Williamsport, where there is lodging. Tips: The paved rail trail is a pleasant change of pace. (W-USA News, DC)
CTC Loop route may disappear Sep 19, 2008
"This is very bad news and it would be disappointing if they do this," said City Council President Frederick Small, referring to the proposed service cut. The city's annual budget includes more than $22,000 for CTC, and a year ago, City Council members approved $70,000 in additional funds for the financially strapped agency, which at the time had a deficit of more than $550,000. (Laurel Leader, MD)
Protective Pathway In Stressed Cells Not So Helpful When It Comes To Prions Sep 18, 2008
The researchers include Neena S. Rane, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; Sang-Wook Kang, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; Oishee Chakrabarti, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; Lionel Feigenbaum, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD; and Ramanujan S. Hegde, National Institute of Child... (Science Daily)
Senators doubt anthrax finding Sep 18, 2008
Ivins, an anthrax scientist at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases at Fort Detrick in Frederick, Md. committed suicide in July as federal investigators built their case against him. (USA Today -- News)
Muslim Retreat Lawsuit Sep 18, 2008
5 million in damages from the Frederick County town and town officials for a zoning decision that blocked the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community from establishing a worship center and recreational facilities on land Moxley had agreed to sell them. The town and town officials have denied Moxley's claims. (W-USA News, DC)
Leahy: Ivins Had Help In Anthrax Attacks Sep 18, 2008
Photo Courtesy: Frederick News Post. Most Commented. (W-USA News, DC)
FDA Defends Use Of Plastic With Health Risks Sep 17, 2008
Past animal studies have suggested reproductive and hormone-related problems from BPA. The JAMA study is the largest to examine possible BPA effects in people and the first suggesting a direct link to heart disease, said scientists Frederick vom Saal and John Peterson Myers, both longtime critics of the chemical. Still, they said more rigorous studies are needed to confirm the results. (W-USA News, DC)
Collision Causes Watermain Break in Clarksburg Sep 13, 2008
(WUSA) A collision involving an SUV on Frederick Road Friday morning left a watermain broken and caused a water service disruption for hundreds of residents in the area, as well as two schools and the Montgomery county detention center ... The incident began when the SUV struck a utility pole around 8:50 A.M. at 22521 Frederick Road, and the collision also broke open a nearby fire hydrant, and water flooded the immediate area ... All lanes of Frederick Road in the area of Route 121 were closed... (W-USA News, DC)
Weekend calendar Sep 12, 2008
Ravenwood Lutheran Village, off Frederick Street behind Food Lion. Call 301-790-1000. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Sibley Memorial joins alliance to cut costs Sep 12, 2008
Frederick Memorial Hospital Inc. in Frederick, Md. The Greater Baltimore Medical Center Inc. in Baltimore; Suburban Hospital Healthcare System Inc. in Bethesda; Washington County Health System Inc. in Hagerstown; Western Maryland Health System Inc. in Cumberland, Md. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Ghosts of Mount St. Mary's Universi... Sep 11, 2008
According to Father Daniel Nusbaum, campus historian, in 1805, a circuit-riding priest, John DuBois became tired while on a road between Frederick and Emmitsburg. He saw a light on a mountain and thought it was a farmhouse, so he rode toward it. (Suite101.com)
Fair to Compare Obama and Lincoln? Sep 10, 2008
I do believe that Obama wouldn't bother using runaway slaves, he wants all of the workers in this country to become slaves to his higher taxes and the insane amounts he intends to give to our best friend, the UN.I think I'm indirectly related to someone by way of my great grandmother's first cousin who saw General Robert E Lee ride through Frederick Maryland on his way to Gettysburg. Location: VA Reply # 2 Date: Sep 10, 2008 - 9:07 AM EST Additional Reading A good book to read about Lincoln, his... (Townhall.com)
Maryland Lineage Society: 95 Eligib... Sep 7, 2008
E,F William Elder (Prince George's, 1707), John Estep (Anne Arundel, 1738), Thomas and Mary Estep (Anne Arundel, 1730), Samuel Estep (Frederick, 1760), Loyd Ford (Baltimore, 1748), Thomas Ford (Baltimore, 1652), Jean Fortineaux (Frederick, 1730), Gerard Fowke (Charles, 1662) ... Mary's, 1635), Augustine Hermann (Cecil,1661), George Hollingsworth (Cecil, 1712), Owen Humphrey (Frederick, 1755), John Jarboe (St ... K-M Henry Keedy (Frederick, 1755), Corbin Lane (Baltimore, 1750), Dutton and Samuel... (Suite101.com)
Bankruptcy financing for Boscovs gets OK Sep 6, 2008
Boscov s has three other Maryland stores in Frederick, Salisbury and Westminster. The company has blamed the downturn in the economy and the credit crunch for its financial problems. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Proposal: Outlaw sex between officials, employees Sep 5, 2008
Frederick County Commissioner John Thompson says the proposal is a response to a specific situation, but he won't name the people involved out of consideration for innocent third parties. Thompson wants the issue included in the county's list of state legislative priorities. (AZCentral -- News)
In Venues Throughout the World Seventh Annual September Concert to Fill Skies With Music on September 11. Sep 5, 2008
September Concerts USA 2008 ARIZONA Mesa East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT) 1601 W. Main Street 7 - 8:30pm Tucson KXCI Radio 220 South 4th Avenue 7 - 7:30pm CALIFORNIA Carson Carson Community Center 3 Civic Plaza 6 - 10pm Menlo Park The Atrium 605 Woodland Avenue 6 - 8pm Oakland Frank Ogawa Plaza One Frank Ogawa Plaza 11am - 1:30pm Palm Desert Palm Desert Civic Center Fred Waring Drive 7 - 8:30pm Santa Barbara Santa Barbara City College 721 Cliff Drive 4 - 5:30pm Santa Clara Triton... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Frederick Douglass' Journey Sep 4, 2008
How Frederick Douglass Became An Important Abolitionist. On September 3rd, 1838 Frederick Douglass, a black man, escaped to a free state, beginning his journey as one of the most important abolitionists in history ... After landing in New York City, Frederick Douglass went on to Bedford, Massachusetts, where he arned his first actual money that no one could take from him. (Suite101.com)
Creative minds collaborate for art project at Delaplaine Sep 4, 2008
Submitted photoSculptors Robert Sibbison and Steven Dobbin worked together to create "Three Mile" on display starting Saturday in "Collaborative Project" at the Delaplaine Visual Arts Center in Frederick. FREDERICK - Robert Sibbison walked into the studio of longtime friend Steven Dobbin to check on "Three Mile," a collaborative art project the two were working on ... Sibbison, a sculptor, worked together with Dobbin, Maria Barbosa, Doug Moulden and Peter Whitting to put together "Collaborative... (Carroll County Times, MD)
MARYLAND: Frederick commissioner wants new ethics law Posted 8:45 a.m. Sep 4, 2008
FREDERICK - Frederick County Commissioner John Thompson wants the state to adopt an ethics law forbidding state elected officials from having sexual relationships with state employees who work for them. An exception would be allowed if the official and the worker are married to each other. (Carroll County Times, MD)
MARYLAND: Frederick woman gets jail in animal hoarding case Posted 9:10 a.m. Sep 4, 2008
FREDERICK - A 52-year-old Frederick woman has been ordered to serve 80 days in jail for violating her probation in an animal hoarding case. Linda Young was convicted of animal cruelty last year after 45 cats were seized from her home. (Carroll County Times, MD)
Best Bets for Sept. 4-10 Sep 4, 2008
Merchants will be utilizing decorations, games and performers representing locations throughout the world during Frederick's First Saturday event ... First Saturday takes place from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sept. 6 throughout Downtown Frederick. (Carroll County Times, MD)
Fort Detrick Proposed As Superfund Site Sep 4, 2008
(AP) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has formally proposed adding a Fort Detrick dump site in Frederick to its list of the nation's most polluted places. The site called Area B is among 11 proposed additions to the EPA's National Priorities List, commonly known as the Superfund list. (W-USA News, DC)
Nicholas D. Kristof: The media's balancing act Aug 30, 2008
Then, this month, the government announced that the real culprit was Bruce Ivins, another scientist who had worked in the United States biodefense program at Fort Detrick, in Frederick, Maryland. The FBI claims that Dr. Ivins, who killed himself as the investigation closed in on him, was actually the anthrax murderer, and it exonerated Dr. Hatfill. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Books For the fall: Obama, Woodward and Moore Aug 28, 2008
"Abraham Lincoln's bicentennial is not until February, but fall offers a warmup for the deluge: John Stauffer's "Giants: The Parallel Lives of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass"; Harold Holzer's "Lincoln President-Elect" and "Tried by War," by James M. McPherson, a Pulitzer Prize winner and leading Civil War historian who thinks, despite thousands of books about the president, that Lincoln's war leadership deserves more attention."His functions as commander in chief have been undertreated... (Carroll County Times)
Dressing up, pigging out: Maryland State Fair home to quirky animal activities, musical acts Aug 28, 2008
The event is hosted by the J Bar W Ranch in Frederick. Milk it Yourself. (Carroll County Times)
