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Local Brief: Residents invited to join petition drive for gun background check

The Western Maryland chapter of Organizing for Action will host a meeting today to begin a petition and letter-writing drive to require gun background checks

 

Local brief: Open house meetings on planned developments scheduled

The second meeting in an open house series to discuss Frederic County development plans will take place from 5 to 8 p m April 8 at Ballenger Creek Middle School, 5525 Ballenger Creek Pike

 

Fire and Police Blotter: Man arrested on theft, burglary charges

A Damascus man was arrested Sunday after someone crawled through an apartment window and stole a television, according to the Montgomery County Police Department

 

Officials: Bunnies can be a blunder as Easter gifts

Rabbits and chicks might seem like adorable gifts for Easter, but pet sellers and animal advocates strongly advise against giving them as presents --

 

FCC president projects $48.3 million budget for fiscal 2014

Frederick Community College President Doug Browning said Wednesday that he is expecting a $688,000 infusion from the state, bringing the school's projected operating budget up to a little more than $48 3 million for fiscal 2014

 

Advocate works to prevent domestic violence

The fight against domestic violence recently brought Joe Biden to Maryland, and the vice president praised the work of advocates such as Michelle Pentony

 

Elementary school donates hair, raises funds to fight cancer

Mackenzie Chapin, a fifth-grader at Ballenger Creek Elementary, grabbed the back of her mother's hair with one hand and gripped a pair of scissors with the other

 

School board still needs to trim $15.2M

Frederick County's Board of Education might not have sliced $15 2 million from its preferred 2014--school operating budget Wednesday night, but it decided on several million-dollar options it has no plans to cut

 

Woman, 90, performs as Tina Turner at nursing homes, loves to sing

Sylvia Hudson has performed on a float in the Thurmont Fourth of July parade, and as the Potato Lady, she has sung for pennies to buy potatoes for other countries

 

Higher education bill suffers setback

ANNAPOLIS -- A bill aimed at creating a Frederick County center for high-level science and technology training lost ground Wednesday because of discord between local lawmakers

 

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