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THURMONT,
Md. – All tomatoes are not the same. In
fact, the same can be said of most fruits and
vegetables.
If you want the most-nutritious fruits and vegetables,
you should check out your local farmers’
markets like the Thurmont Farmers’ Market
that opens on July 7.
According to an article in Better Homes and
Gardens, “Foods at farmer’s markets—predominantly
fruits and vegetables—almost always have
more nutrients per calorie and fewer calories
per bite, than many of the food products you’ll
find on supermarket shelves.”
The Thurmont Farmers’ Market will be held
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Sewer
lawyer responds to mayor's criticism
THURMONT,
Md. – The families who won a $3.5-million award in May
against the town of Thurmont because the town’s sewer
system backed up into their homes are not responsible for the
drastic increases in the town’s water and sewer rates,
according to one of the families’ lawyers.
John
Coppock wrote in a letter about Mayor Martin Burns comments
on the case that, “the Mayor has attempted to shift
blame and portray the Plaintiffs as opportunists who exaggerated
their claims and took something from the Town. The Mayor suggested
that the Plaintiffs’ damages were minimal and that they,
the Plaintiffs, are to blame for upcoming increased tax rates
and hardships in the Town’s immediate future.”
Coppock
said that the town has known since 1974 that the sewer system
needed repairs to avoid sewage back-ups.
“Rather
than accept responsibility for the condition of the system
and the decades long history of negligence and mismanagement,
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Northern
Frederick County sees
minimal growth last year
EMMITSBURG,
Md. – Growth in Emmitsburg and Thurmont last year was
six. Not six percent. Six people. This is according to new estimates
on municipal populations that the U.S. Census Bureau released
on June 28.
According to the
numbers, Thurmont’s population last year was 6027, up
5 people from 2005. The average growth since the 2000 census
has been 1.3 percent a year.
“I think
that’s a little slow personally,” said Thurmont
Planning and Zoning Chairman John Kinnaird. He said the commission
hasn’t officially taken a position on how fast the town
should grow, though 2 percent annually has been discussed more
than most options.
Emmitsburg has
grown even slower than Thurmont. Last year, its population was
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