His name, face and actions are synonymous with volunteerism across the community. You may know Roy Taylor as the president of the Araby Civic Association. He’s also dedicated countless hours working as a member of the Southern Frederick County Youth Athletic Facilities Group (SFCYAF), instrumental in the construction of athletic playing fields on county-owned...
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Local resident Bob White, a 14-year veteran of the Frederick County Planning Commission and its current vice chairman, has announced he is running for Frederick county commissioner. The Republican, who has made his home on Reels Mill Road for the past 30 years, has also spent three years on the Board of Zoning Appeals...
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Back to School Frederick County Public Schools students head back to class August 23. Watch for back to school news in the September issue of The Town Courier. Students in Need of School Supplies The Urbana Food Pantry is collecting school supplies for 75 students in the Urbana and Linganore feeder schools and is...
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Community Plans National Night Out Event The Frederick County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call about graffiti found on the basketball court in Villages of Urbana July 19 and the investigation is ongoing, according to Cpl. Jennifer Bailey, spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Department. Spray paint was used to deface the backboards of the two...
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How’s your summer? Did the kids go to camp, learn a new skill or enjoy daylong adventures with their friends? Or did they avoid the intense heat and stay indoors and read, watch TV or play video games? Did you get away with family and friends to relax and enjoy some unstructured down time...
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The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) ruled in July that Potomac Edison Company qualifies as an electric company, which allows the Potomac Appalachian Transmission Highline (PATH) to move forward in the approval process to build the $2.1 billion, 765-kilovolt line that will run in part through Frederick County and end at a proposed substation...
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Pink is universally associated with girls, but for some women the meaning goes much deeper than being just a pretty color. Two years ago, Urbana High School special education teachers Tracy Easterday and Heather O’Brien, both of Frederick, set out to take part in the Susan G. Komen Walk for the Cure to help...
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Sixteen candidates have announced their run for the Frederick County Board of Education (BOE). Finances, diversity and the best possible education for students are the top reasons why many of these candidates say they were persuaded to try to win a seat on the BOE. Most noticeably, three current members have decided against reelection...
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As the mother of three children in Frederick County Public Schools (FCPS), Ijamsville resident Colleen Cusimano has spent endless hours lobbying the Board of Education (BOE) for causes representing the best interests of her children. Despite all of her efforts and hard work, she feels that she has come up short on their behalf....
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Late summer brings a bounty of delicious fruits and vegetables to those who toiled and nurtured their backyard gardens during the spring and early summer. For others who did not have the time, talent or inclination to garden, the Urbana Farmers’ Market offers the next best thing: high quality, fresh local produce for a...
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