Christmas
season begins in Thurmont
With the
lighting of the town square tree on Nov. 26, the Christmas
season in Thurmont officially began. Te 15-foot Douglas
fir was a gift from Gary W. Shaffer and family of
Autumn Ridge Christmas Tree Farm in northern Frederick
County. See "Thurmont's
Christmas tree."
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Joint
police building-
cost soars
THURMONT,
Md. – Thurmont may be looking at alternative ways to
build a new police office if the county is unable to adjust
a “sudden” rise in projected costs for a joint
building with the county sheriff’s office.
The board
learned in a meeting with representatives from the sheriff’s
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Allegheny
Energy awarded Thurmont contract
THURMONT, Md. – The town board of commissioners voted 3-0-1
(Commissioner Glenn D. Muth effectively abstaining) at their Nov.
29 meeting to enter into a five-year wholesale power supply agreement
with Allegheny Energy Supply Company. According
to the terms of the contract, Allegheny, headquartered in Greensburg,
Pa., will supply power to meet Thurmont’s electrical load
when the current contract between the town and Glen Allen, Va.-based
Dominion Energy Marketing expires at the end of June 2006.
Before
voting on the contract, the commissioners held a closed-door
executive session to discuss the proposed agreement with Allegheny.
Following those »
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State
visitor center grand opening delayed
EMMITSBURG, Md. – A leaking roof on the new county visitors
center on U.S. 15 was the “final straw,” and the
grand opening date has been postponed until sometime in spring
2006.
John
Fieseler, Executive Director of the Tourism Council of Frederick
County, told The Dispatch that the Maryland Office of Tourism
Development had been considering postponing the new visitors
center grand opening because of a project lag, but. “the
roof was the final factor” in the decision.
“The
big five inches of rain several weeks ago had caused some
leaks at that point. The contractor is »
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Thurmont
names
Main Street Manager
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1854
'Emmitsburg Meteorite' surrounded with mysteries
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Feature
Two local churches
celebrate 200 years
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Christmas
Decoration Contest
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