Narcotics Search Warrants and Arrests On Nov. 21, members of the Frederick County Narcotics Task Force, Washington County Narcotics Task Force and the Frederick City Police Drug Enforcement Unit executed five search and seizure warrants leading to the seizure of cocaine, marijuana, handguns, two vehicles and U.S. currency. After a Sept. 12 search warrant...
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Potomac Valley Ruffled Grouse Chapter Meeting Ruffed Grouse Society Potomac Valley Chapter will host the 15th annual Sportsmen’s and Conservation Banquet beginning at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 25 at Urbana Volunteer Fire Department, 3602 Urbana Pike, Urbana, MD 21704. Individual membership and dinner: $50; family membership and two dinner tickets: $90. Any additional dinner tickets...
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‘The Sound of Music’ Olney Theatre Center — a 73-year-old professional, award-winning, year-round theatre — will continue to stage “The Sound of Music,” through Jan. 15 at Olney Theatre Center, 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney, MD 20832. Times include 8 p.m. on Jan. 11 to 14, 2 p.m. on Jan. 14 and 15, and...
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Since last year, the number of families seeking help at the Greater Urbana Area Food Bank has doubled. Currently, 97 families visit the Food Bank on a regular basis. “Our community is feeling the economic pinch in a big way,” said Jo Ostby, director of the nonprofit Food Bank. “Ninety-seven is double what we...
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By Adrienne Lawrence and Bethany E. Starin A hip new restaurant is scheduled to open this week — but it might not be a spot where you’d expect to find Bryan Voltaggio in the kitchen. Why? Because it’s a casual sandwich and lunch place that he and his business partner, Hilda Staples, are dubbing...
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Urbana’s Ashlyn Atwell says her number one goal heading into the Miss Maryland Teen USA pageant was to make new friends — and though she didn’t come away with the crown, she definitely holds new friendships. “Not winning was tough; it was upsetting,” 16-year-old Atwell said. “But this was my first pageant, so I...
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Oct. 19 was a rainy Thursday evening, but at 10:45 p.m. in the Villages of Urbana, the neighborhood streets were not as quiet as usual. Instead, more than 75 Urbana community members, neighbors and friends from church lined Rick and LaNae Fisher’s street holding signs, balloons, posters and flags. They were welcoming home Rick,...
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Local Artwork Sought for State Capitol Local artists once again have an opportunity to have their work displayed at the state capitol. The Frederick Arts Council is working in partnership with the Frederick County Delegation to show local artwork in Annapolis during the legislative session. 2012 will mark the sixth straight year of the...
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At least 50 concerned residents crowded into Frederick County Circuit Court Nov. 14 to hear lawyers representing Potomac Edison argue before Judge G. Edward Dwyer Jr. that the Frederick County Board of Zoning Appeals’ decision on Nov. 18, 2010, was in “legal error” and should be reversed. Dwyer, after several hours of oral arguments,...
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Bob Marley’s ghost has been depicted in HistoryIn2Art’s latest installation at Urbana Middle School (UMS). All four scenes, when Ebenezer Scrooge meets the four important spirits, are included in the exhibit: Marley, the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, and the Ghost of Christmas Present. “The four scenes from...
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