One person was injured, several animals perished and at least four families were displaced after a townhouse fire last night in the 3500 block of Winthrop Lane in Urbana. The Preliminary investigation has been determined the fire to be accidental and caused when hot briquettes in a charcoal grill ignited the wooden deck. Frederick...
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The Villages of Urbana (VOU) and The Urbana Highlands’ Neighborhood Watch groups have activities planned in recognition of National Night Out tonight. The groups will be at the VOU pool from 7:30 – 9 p.m.
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The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office is currently on the scene of an accident involving a tractor roll over in a field with a victim trapped underneath. At approximately 4:14 p.m. deputies were dispatched to Rt. 355 (across from the Cracked Claw) and found a deceased adult male pinned underneath the tractor. The Medical Examiner...
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The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Unit is currently investigating a fatal crash that occurred July 24, approximately 12:02 p.m., at the intersection of Bartholows Road and Molesworth entrance. The preliminary investigation revealed that a Honda Accord driven by Carol L. Smith, 77, was stopped at the stop sign at Molesworth entrance and then attempted to make...
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A public scoping meeting to discuss the Potomac Appalachian Transmission Highline (PATH) is set for July 21, 4 – 8 p.m., at Tuscarora High School. The National Parks Service, the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are seeking public comment to help in the development an environmental impact statement regarding...
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Tombstones in Urbana’s Zion Cemetery received some tender loving care in June as experts from Lough Memorials in Frederick donated time to straighten and secure several tombstones in need of assistance. Later, volunteers spent a morning cleaning the burial markers. Chris Jordan and Andy Marchetti with Lough used gravel and dirt as infill to...
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As Frederick County residents await the decision by the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) on the fate of PATH, opposition groups are continuing their push for pulling the plug on the project. Since the June 3 PSC hearing, the Citizens Against the Kemptown Substation (C.A.K.E.S.) group has continued its outreach efforts, including setting up...
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Frederick resident Don DeArmon is placing his entire campaign on just one issue. DeArmon, a Democrat, is fortunate that it is an issue on the minds of Urbana residents and also those residents in Frederick who commute to jobs every day in Germantown, Gaithersburg and beyond. “I’m running for the State Senate because I...
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Former Frederick Mayor Ron Young has announced that he is running to become the next state senator in District 3. Young, who chided Senator Alex Mooney for his lack of success during his 12 years in the position, says he is throwing his hat into the ring simply because he is the right candidate...
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Three candidates have filed to run for Maryland state senator of District 3: Republican Alex X. Mooney of Urbana and Democrats Don DeArmon and Ronald N. Young of Frederick. The deadline for candidates to file to run for office in the 2010 elections is Tuesday, July 6. Mooney is the incumbent senator, spending three...
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