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Gettysburg High School prom: See 90 photos from Friday’s event
Gettysburg high school hosted their prom at the Gettysburg Wyndham on Friday night. We hope you enjoy the photos captured at the event, taken by PennLive photographers Brendan Bilo. PennLive will be sending photographers to many central Pa. proms throughout the season, which continues through early June. Our coverage can...
A Frederick County Asian American center transforms lives across all backgrounds
FREDERICK -- There's an organization in Frederick that has Asian American in its name, but their work helps families of all backgrounds.Inside the Asian American Center of Frederick's Family Services office, it looks like any other typical office.But, it's home to early childhood education, as well as several adult classes -- that includes a fitness class.Elizabeth Chung, the AACF's founder and executive director, said all of this started as after-school programming for immigrant families in 2004."There wasn't too much over here [at the time], so I started having classes in reading and math," she said.Their services -- most of which are...
Jacob Dukes-Celey Busted In Stolen Car During Police Pursuit
Jacob Dukes-Celey, 21, caught the attention of a Carroll County Sheriff's deputy on patrol when he was spotted driving a white sedan without a front registration plate on John Street in the area of West Main Street in Westminster. After initially losing sight of him, the deputy tracked down Dukes-Celey...
Planning Commission approves subdivision for future development
Frederick’s Planning Commission has approved the subdivision of a property on the northern side of the city to help pave the way for developing a project that would add 274 housing units. The commission voted unanimously Monday night to approve the subdivision of the Barrick property near Rocky Springs...
Citizen Groups Call On State, County To Rigorously Enforce Environmental Regulations When It Comes to Quantum Loophole
They say there have been a number of violations at the site over the past few months. Steve Black, President, Sugarloaf Alliance (Photo from Sugarloaf Alliance Website) Frederick, Md (KM) There’s a call out among several citizen groups to do something about the environmental violations occurring at the Quantum Loophole site in Buckeystown. These organizations have sent a letter to the governor, several local elected officials and government agencies asking them to address this problem.
City continues to look at park as site for westside library
Despite concerns from some in the community and remaining questions from city aldermen, Frederick continues to look at possibly allowing Frederick County to build a library on the site of a park on the city’s western side. The current proposal would build a $6.3 million, 15,000-square-foot library on the...
Updated: School board labors over cuts to services, programs to fill $50M budget gap
The Board of Education reviewed its options Wednesday for closing a $50 million budget gap and chose to increase class sizes, but emotional appeals from students, parents and educators saved fourth grade instrumental music from the chopping block, for now. Expenditures in the proposed fiscal year 2025 operating budget total...
Madrones offers wide variety of steaks, pasta, seafood
One of the higher-end offerings in Frederick's restaurant scene, Madrones has become a variety of things to different people. The restaurant off of Md. 26 on the north side of the city may be known for their steaks, but, “You don't need to come here just to order a steak dinner,” said kitchen manager Max Motley.
Water Tower Maintenance In Littlestown
As of this Friday morning, May 17th, the water tower behind the Fire Company in Littlestown has been drained for repairs. Officials are asking that all water users please try to conserve during this process and your water pressure may fluctuate. It is anticipated the tower to be back in...
Zuel The Care Veterinary Center Pet Of The Week
This handsome guy is going to steal your heart. Meet Zuel our Care Frederick – Crossroads Animal Referral & Emergency Pet of the Week. Zuel is a 1 1/2-year-old Siberian Husky. He was abandoned by his owner and is looking for a loving forever home. He has lots of energy and personality. To meet him contact Frederick County Animal Control 301-600-1546.
Rachel Schlothauer, Cornell Bell III Caught With Cocaine
Rachel Schlothauer, 20, and Cornell Bell III, 29, both of Westminster, are facing drug charges following a midday incident last week that was reported on Monday afternoon. Investigators say that at around 2:45 p.m. on Thursday, May 9, members of the sheriff's office's Pro Active Community Enforcement (PACE) Team were on patrol in the area of Route 140 near Sandymount Road when they spotted an Acura, driven by Schlothauer with what they believed to be darker-than-allowed window tinting.
Quantum Loophole sells 150 acres on Adamstown data center campus
Quantum Loophole has sold 150 acres of land on its 2,100-acre data center campus in Adamstown to an undisclosed tenant, the company announced in a press release on Wednesday. “We are excited to welcome a new customer to the Quantum Ecoscale campus,” Quantum Loophole Founder and CEO Josh Snowhorn said in the press release. “We look forward to ongoing collaborations with our customers to bring above and beyond value to residents of Frederick and the entire state of Maryland.”
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