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• County Ethics Commission Finds No Violation Against Commissioner Delauter
• County to Consider Proposal for Sale of Citizens-Montevue Facility
• Maryland Department of Planning Completes Review of County Growth Map
• May edition of From the Desk of County Commissioner Blaine Young
• Insights on the proposed changes to the fire tax districts
• County Commissioners to Present Proposed FY-2014 Operating Budget
• County Sells Bonds to Fund Capital Projects
• Bond Agencies Affirm Excellent Ratings for Frederick County
• Commissioners Meet with State to Discuss Clean Water Issues
• County moves forward with recommended FY2014 operating budget
• Last Chance Bonanza Raises Over $10K for Fort Ritchie Community Center
• New Board Takes Lead on Scenic Byway
• County Delegation voices support for Waste-to-Energy facility
• County fire and rescue administration & oversight changes adopted

• Fire tax increase proposed for some
• County Commissioners Report on the State of Frederick County
• Property Owners to Receive Real Estate Tax Bills
• County Commissioners Adopt Balanced FY2013 Budget
• Sun shines on His Place's car show to help raises funding for charities
• Frederick County Community Partners Prepare for G-8 Summit
• Catoctin Mountain Park Celebrates Earth Day
• G8: The ‘silver lining’
• County Commissioner Kirby Delauter responds to Teachers Association
• County Moves Forward with Economic Enhancement Tax Rebate
• County Approves Municipal Tax Equity Program
• Congressional redistricting sends challengers scrambling
• Officials fear Bay rules could impact local economies
• State profiting on federal ‘freebies’
• Rural Maryland Advances a Strategic Alliance
• County Commissioners Approve Senior Property Tax Credit Proposal
• Charter board requests $25,000 for outreach, document draft
• Frederick County Government Financial Picture Improves
• Frederick County Releases Private-Public Services Assessment Study
• County Commissioners Approve Balanced Budget with No Tax Increases
• Ethics panel halts Delauter's construction from business in Frederick County
• Catoctin Mountain Park Announces 2011 Youth Conservation Corps Program
• Fourth Annual Frederick County Spelling Bee
• County reduces workforce as last step in decreasing deficit
• Commissioners Establish Public-private Partnership Committee
• Commissioners to Consider Relinquishing Head Start to Federal Government
• Commissioners Reorganize Fire & Rescue Services Division
• Charter Writing Initiative
  • County Commissioner Blaine Young's: Why I support the Charter
  • David Rodgers: Considering Charter Home Rule in Frederick County
  • County Commissioner Paul Smith's: Why I oppose the Charter
  • Kai Hagen's: The Case Against Charter Government
  • Jim Hoover's: Why I volunteered for the County Charter Committee
  • Charter board requests $25,000 for outreach, document draft
  • Commissioner Blaine Young's: On the Charter Writing Board petitioners
  • Bob White's: To Charter or not to Charter...
  • Ellis Burrus's: Charter Government: Yes? No? ...Maybe?
  • Commissioner Blaine Young's: The case for Charter Government
  • Special Election Petition Falls Short of Required Signatures
• Treatise On County Government
  • Inquiry into the nature and purpose of county governments
• Frederick County gets popular, pricey

• May edition of From the Desk of County Commissioner Jim Martin
• Habitat for Humanity Kicks off 25th Anniversary with Open House
• Commissioners discuss ‘State of Adams County’
• Feb Edition of From the Desk of County Commissioner Jim Martin
• Dayton Seeks GOP Nomination for Adams County Sheriff’s Race

• Get ready for the South Mountain Fair!
• Adams stormwater plan off to DEP
• Feb Edition of From the Desk of County Commissioner Jim Martin
• August edition of from the Desk of State Representative Dan Moul

• Mayor presents $1.6M budget; taxes stay level
• May edition of From the Desk of Town Commissioner Patrick Joy
• Budget Cuts, Tax Change for Fire & Rescue
• Town Council Clears Path for Budget Talks
• April edition of From the desk of Town Commissioner Chris Staiger
• Council Weighs Allowing Backyard Chicken Coops
• Commissioners Grapple with Vacancy Procedures
• March edition of From the desk of Town Commissioner Chris Staiger
• Burglaries Lead Uptick in January Crime
• Town Square Revitalization Moves Forward
• Former Mayor Jim Hoover Appointed to Town Council
• Town Council President Glenn Blanchard resigns
• February edition of From the Desk of Town Commissioner Chris Staiger
• February Edition of From the Desk of Mayor Don Briggs
• Private ‘cooling’ wells to be allowed
• Board divided on tabling sign rules
• January edition of From the Desk of Town Commissioner Chris Staiger
• January Edition of From the Desk of Mayor Don Briggs
• Eateries, pubs benefit from ski season

2012

• LED street lights acquisition questioned
• Study revealing town resident statistics
• December edition of From the Desk of Town Commissioner Chris Staiger
• Town Square plans draw praise
• Town Square design contract awarded
• Town takes on speeding in Brookfield
• From the Desk of Mayor Don Briggs
• Sandy: Gone but likely never forgotten
• Emergency agencies brace for ‘Stormzilla’
• ‘Scotty’s Ride’ fundraiser nets $11,000
• Planning for Downtown Emmitsburg
• State to re-consider local park-and-ride
• Lions Club barbeque a sell-out
• Ridge Fest a delicious success
• Silo Hill Parkway plan goes nowhere
• Lions Club barbeque a sell-out
• Mayoral ‘shake-up’ of town council questioned
• Leadership shake-up on Emmitsburg Board of Commissioners
• Town heritage agreement approved
• Drinking water problems reported
• Town seeks facade improvement funds
• Parking issues come before commission
• Water table dropping seriously
• Rocky Ridge to hold carnival, parade
• Town revitalization moves forward
• Youths help Mother Seton Center
• Sewer plant contracts approved
• Emmitsburg man charged in armed robbery
• Lions Club hosts 30th Community Day
• Two area bridges to be replaced
• $3 million budget package approved
• June edition of From the Desk of Town Commissioner Chris Staiger
• Emmitsburg approves tax break
• Town to apply for grant money for senior housing
• Sun shines on His Place's car show to help raises funding for charities
• 2013 town budget unveiled
• May edition of From the Desk of Town Council President Chris Staiger
• Emmitsburg water hookups double
• Drought 2012: Water supplies begin to drop
• Local veterinarians recognized for their efforts to produce solar energy
• Expansion not likely for elementary school
• Board reverses position on tax rate hike
• Welcome Center to reopen
• Town may avoid 2013 tax increase
• Work continues on Old Emmitsburg Hotel
• No tax or fee increase for pool
• Emmitsburg sets sewer rate increase
• March Edition of From the desk of Town Commissioner Chris Staiger
• Rising gas prices impacting lifestyles
• Food drive aims to top $20,000
• Emmitsburg loses friend, hard worker, veteran
• Emmitsburg commissioners field new sewer plant questions
• Mason Dixon welcome center set to reopen this summer
• Feb Edition of From the desk of Town Commissioner Chris Staiger
• After School’ could be free to residents
• Town considers Sustainable Communities’ options
• Vigilant holds 128th Awards Banquet
• Town mulls After School Program
• January 4th Emmitsburg Town Council News Briefs
• JD’s opens on Main Street

  Complete list of all Emmitsburg related Current Event Articles (2011 -> 2000)

• Fairfield Fire Co & EMS holds open house
• Borough sends overgrown lot rules to planning
• Mayor and board seats challenged in primary
• Hamiltonban approves street tree list
• May edition of From the Desk of Carroll Valley Mayor Ron
• Specialty Granules rezoning approved by Hamiltonban
• Brad Rigler announced his candidacy for Fairfield Area School Board
• "Stone House" project may need several variances
• Frank Burhman appointed to fill council seat vacated by William Reinke
• April edition of From the Desk of Carroll Valley Mayor Ron
• Specialty Granules seeks permission to mine on Gum Tree Road
• Mayor, police chief back local radar use
• Fairfield Fire & EMS presents awards
• Sewer plant sale progresses
• No threat posed by wall collapse on Lake May dam embankment
• Carroll Valley development re-debuted
• March edition of From the Desk of Carroll Valley Mayor Ron
• Borough hall options pursued
• Water Street stone house to get makeover
• Cavalry Action Historic District proposed
• Hamiltonban adopts ‘official’ map
• Carroll Valley Citizens Association seeks members
• Fairfield Sesquicentennial Committee to identify Civil War properties
• February edition of From the Desk of Carroll Valley Mayor Ron
• Dayton Seeks GOP Nomination for Adams County Sheriff’s Race
• House fire at 1873 Mount Hope Rd. with fatality
• Hamiltonban doesn’t buy into ‘recession’
• January edition of From the Desk of Carroll Valley Mayor Ron

• Fairfield line-of-sight next on list?
• Public reacts to police dismissal
• Hamiltonban disbands police department
• December edition of From the Desk of Carroll Valley Mayor Ron
• SGI seeks change to tap ancient lava
• Sign changes to go to council
• No tax hike for Carroll Valley
• Students to donate picnic tables
• Fairfield In sold to local Orrtanna Resident
• Strawberry Hill holds auction fundraiser
• November edition of From the Desk of Carroll Valley Mayor Ron
• Pippinfest ‘in the black’
• Carroll Valley development back on table
• 150th Confederate raid commemorated
• Borough hall ‘falling apart’
• Hamiltonban Township police unionized
• October edition of From the desk of Carroll Valley Mayor Ron
• Sign dedication, 150th planning continues
• Lake repair contact stands, but some feel left out
• Historic Fairfield Inn to be auctioned
• Fairfield addresses tree removal
• Civil War signage to be dedicated
• Signs to protect horseback riders
• September edition of From the Desk of Carroll Valley Mayor Ron
• Fairfield continues signage work
• Pippinfest making a come back
• Old logging road not an easy change
• Hundreds attend ‘National Night Out’
• August edition of From the Desk of Carroll Valley Mayor Ron
• Carroll Valley to host "National Night Out"
• Fairfield considers regulating tree branch heights
• Thousands attend Carroll Valley ‘Fourth’
• July edition of From the Desk of Carroll Valley Mayor Ron
• Township updates nuisance laws
• June edition of From the Desk of Carroll Valley Mayor Ron
• Fairfield Civil War event a success
• Fairfield Fire Co. holds open house
• Highland reviews runoff rules
• Townships support wage resolution
• Hamilton Township reviews abandonment inquiry
• May edition of From the Desk of Carroll Valley Mayor Ron
• Fairfield Civil War event schedule posted
• Orrtanna waste treatment plant to be upgraded
• Carroll Valley supports emergency survey
• Fairfield stormwater goes to engineering
• April edition of From the desk of Carroll Valley Mayor Ron
• ‘Civil War’ looms in Fairfield
• Carroll Valley lowers pavilion fees
• Fairfield storm water rules drafted
• Township clamps down on social media
• Fairfield Fire & EMS presents awards
• March edition of from the Desk of Carroll Valley Mayor Ron
• Fine arts and crafts shop to open
• Highland nixes Community Media funding
• February edition of From the desk of Carroll Valley Mayor Ron
• 'Gettysburg Country Club’ property rezoned
• Carroll Valley ‘chicken law’ facing adoption
• Fairfield Area News Briefs
• Highland looking at potential development
• Susan Spicka to Run as Democrat for 33rd Senate District
• Lit ‘Open/Closed’ signs may be okay
• January edition of From the desk of Carroll Valley Mayor Ron
• Jan edition of From the Desk of County Commissioner Randy Phiel

  Complete list of all Fairfield & Carroll Valley Articles (2011 ->2003)
 

• Gettysburg artist Wendy Allen to exhibit Lincoln paintings
• Music Gettysburg! presents Pianist Brian Ganz's Chopin Festival
• Gettysburg Festival – at the Crossroads of History and Culture
• Spiritual Prayer Retreat Offered at St. James
• Convention & Visitors Bureau seeks volunteers for 150th anniversary
• Seminary Ridge Plans Expansion and Restoration of Historic Grove
• Fastnacht Fundraiser Benefits St James’ Youth
• The Majestic Theater presents Western Adams County Photography

• Tens of thousands expected at 150th Gettysburg Battle Re-enactment
• Nicaragua Night 2013 Slated for January 26
• New acts to perform for Gettysburg’s New Year Celebration
• Adams County Arts Council Presents "The Dance"
• 21st Adams County Heritage Festival
• Local Children’s Theatre to Become Gettysburg Community Theatre
• Gettysburg Cook-off – North vs. South to bring world-class barbeque
• Music, Gettysburg! Present Gettysburg Children’s Chorus in Concert
• Adams County Apple Blossom Festival
• Interfaith Center for Peace and Justice to hold Peace Camp
• Metta Ensemble Premiers in Music - Features Copland’s Appalachian Spring
• Robert Cray Band Brings the Blues to 5th Annual Gettysburg Festival
• Music, Gettysburg! announces the return of Ensemble New Amsterdam
• PA redistricting stalled by court
• Gettysburg's EasyReInk brings relief from high price printer cartridges
• Eleven to run for vacated House seat
• Barbara Franco named as Director of Gettysburg’s Seminary Ridge Museum
• Supercenter-anchored center moves forward

• Odor rules not applicable to chicken farm
• Adams County News Briefs
• Music, Gettysburg! Announces Concert of Favorites
• Fifth Annual Salsa on the Square in Gettysburg
• Adams County Heritage Festival Celebrates Twenty Years
• South Mountain Fair continues an American tradition
• Adams County Arts Council's CATS Tickets Now on Sale
• Gettysburg Dance Center’s Annual Recital Set for June 10-11
• International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival Announces Youth Mikado Cast
• British Set to Invade Gettysburg, but for Purely Musical Reasons
• 4th Annual Gettysburg Fringe Festival Lineup Announced
• Music, Gettysburg! Presents Concordia College Choir
• Music, Gettysburg! Presents Sunderman Woodwind Quintet
• Gilbert & Sullivan Festival Announces Audition Dates and Locations
• Music, Gettysburg! Presents The Eaken Piano Trio in Concert

   Complete list of all Gettysburg related Current Event Articles (2011 -> 2003)
 

• Harney: Sense of ‘community’ still alive
• Harney VFW honors veterans
• Harney remembers fallen warriors
• Harney VFW honors Veterans

• Mayor Jim McCarron's Mayor's Message - April 2013
• November edition of From the Desk of Mayor James McCarran
• ‘Harvest Fest’ another Taneytown success
• 'Pumpkin people’ invade Taneytown
• Taneytown forges a come back
• From sidewalk sales to puppy dog tails
• Taneytown celebrates summer
• Road work paves way for business
• Thousands attend Taneytown carnival

• Officials discuss Thurmont drug problem
• Meeting set on drug problems in Thurmont
• Thurmont officials hear potential budget items
• New town hall, employee handbook discussed by officials
• Thurmont to get drug-sniffing K-9

2012

• Cunningham struggles with Sandy damage
• Maple Run Golf Course asks for change to Thurmont's amusement tax
• 49th Colorfest gears up for 'sea of people'
• Thurmont officials raise water rates
• Catoctin Mt. Park Celebrates Founders Day
• Thurmont land sale may be part of June 19 meeting
• Variance requests concern Thurmont planners
• Water, sewer billing cuts tenant out
• "Bessie Darling" Musical Premieres in Thurmont This March
• Thurmont receives grant for building renovations
• Thurmont Historian George Wireman Dies

 2011

• Thurmont Senior Center continues remodeling, prepares for future
• Thurmont Thespians Announce Auditions for "Bessie Darling"
• Christmas in Thurmont sees record turnout
• Crowds at Colorfest bag unique finds
• Local Christian Store Helps With National Hunger Relief Project
• Buehrer, Kinnaird win Thurmont board seats
• New Rock-N-Roll School comes to Hagerstown
• Thurmont election forum engages candidates
• Thurmont mulls possible change to water, sewer billing process
• Thurmont nominates four commissioner candidates
• Catoctin Mountain Park Volunteers Win National Park Regional Awards
• Thurmont commissioners discuss plans for senior center
• County drops Thurmont's senior center
• Thurmont budget cushioned with highway user revenue
• Thurmont Main Street manager jumps right in

 2010

• Thurmont man killed in car crash praised by community

• Winners, losers in Woodsboro determined by two votes
• Trout’s Towne Restaurant donated $373 to United Way
• Spruill takes oath as new Commissioner
• Trimmer won't seek re-election as burgess
• Woodsboro’s disc golf course nearly ready for players
• Woodsboro’s rapid growth likely to slow
• Trouble finding a quorum in Woodsboro
• Commissioner-elect, 25, ready to serve Woodsboro
• Woodsboro elects two new Commissioner
• Three plan to run in Woodsboro’s May election
• Woodsboro horse lover reaches out to neglected
• Woodsboro Town Commissioner Dennis Kline resigns
• State approves grant funds to improve Woodsboro park

    Complete list of all Woodsboro related Current Event Articles