THURMONT — The town of Thurmont says it’s negotiating to sell 450 acres to the state to expand nearby Cunningham Falls State Park. The Frederick News-Post reports that town officials held a closed meeting Tuesday to discuss the matter. Mayor ...

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THURMONT — Rebecca Richey doesn’t understand why some of this town’s 6,000 residents were dreading the weekend G-8 summit at nearby Camp David. “There’s a lot of people who are not very welcoming,” Richey said. “They don’t want to disrupt ...

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Business advocates are bemoaning the actions of the General Assembly, and how those actions will impact the state’s economy. Meanwhile, officials from eight of the world’s largest economies will descend upon Camp David, near the tiny town of Thurmont in ...

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PIKESVILLE — For the first time, a new team of Maryland public safety officers will work together during the Group of Eight meeting this week in Frederick County. The Maryland State Police said Thursday that the State Law Enforcement Coordinating ...

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FREDERICK — Perhaps it’s fitting that Joe Cohen celebrates his birthday July 4. Cohen owns Classic Cigars and British Goodies on North Market Street in downtown Frederick. He came to America three decades ago, intent on upgrading to the American ...

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THURMONT — Gov. Martin O’Malley is joining a campaign for world hunger relief aimed at the Group of Eight economic summit at Camp David. The Democratic governor sent a tweet that is among hundreds of short messages the Washington-based group ...

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THURMONT — A winding, 10-minute drive up Catoctin Mountain from what was Mechanicstown before the railroad came in 1871, leaders from eight of the world’s largest economies will meet May 18 to make decisions of global impact. And what will ...

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FREDERICK — The Occupy Frederick group says it plans a number of events in Frederick later this month linked to the meeting at nearby Camp David of leaders of the Group of Eight leading industrialized nations. The Frederick News-Post reports ...

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THURMONT — The State Department says journalists will work out of a National Park Service dormitory complex near Camp David when leaders of the Group of Eight leading industrialized nations meet at the presidential retreat near Thurmont May 18-19. The ...

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FREDERICK — Frederick County public school students are expected to have a day off in May because the G-8 summit being held at Camp David in Thurmont. The Frederick News-Post reports that Sheriff Chuck Jenkins asked for the schools to ...

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