Frederick

FREDERICK -- Five years ago, this 50-acre campus of red brick, white columns and leafy quadrangles was the very picture of timeless collegiate charm - and in real danger of extinction. Hood College, a private all-women's school founded in 1893, had suffered years of plummeting enrollment. Whole dormitory floors lay vacant. The college's endowment was bleeding millions of dollars annually. This week, Hood welcomed its largest freshman class in decades to a lively campus abuzz with students.

Frederick -- A Frederick man who died shortly after he was shocked by a police Taser had drunk a lot of alcohol but apparently had taken no drugs, the Frederick County Sheriff's Office said yesterday. Jarrel C. Gray, 20, died Nov. 18 after Cpl. Rudy Torres, a 13-year-veteran of the sheriff's office, used the electronic stun gun on him twice in 23 seconds after responding to reports of men fighting outdoors in a Frederick neighborhood about 5 a.m. Torres delivered the first, five-second burst after Gray ignored an order to show his hands, Cpl. Jennifer Bailey said.

Sister Marguerite Therese Leary, the former mother superior of the Frederick Monastery and past president of Visitation Academy there, died Sunday of complications from old age at her order's monastery in Rockville, Va. She was 92. Born Margaret Mary Leary in Philadelphia and raised on Springfield Avenue in North Baltimore, she attended the old Baltimore Academy of the Visitation on Park Avenue in downtown Baltimore and graduated from the Frederick Academy...

FREDERICK PITTMAN also known as Frederick Pittman Johnson is survived by 2 daughters, Louise Jenkins and Winifred Johnson-Blagmond, 4 sons, Amili Lumumba, Locy Lumumba, Dennis Johnson, Mark Johnson, 6 grandchildren , 1 great-grand child and a host of other relatives and friends. A Memorial Service will be held 7p.m. on Friday Nov. 16, 2007 at Martin Luther King U.M. Church 5114 Windsor Mill Rd. Interment Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery. Services were entrusted to WILLIAM C. BROWN COMM.

On February 13, 2007, MARY JANE (nee Norris), of Finksburg, MD; beloved wife of the late Joseph George Frederick; devoted mother of sons, Joseph G., Jr., David W., Anthony L. Frederick; daughters, Nancy C. Merryman, Pamela J. Austin, Elizabeth A. Frederick and Dianna L. Ford; sister of brothers, Harry Clinton Norris and Edward Norris, who is deceased. Also survived by 15 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren. Services at Christ Lutheran Church, 16530 Trenton Road, Upperco, MD 21155, Friday, February 16, 2007, at 8 A.M. Interment Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery in Owings Mills, MD. Friends may call Thursday, February 15, 2007, 3 to 5 and 7 to 9, at Eline Funeral Home, 934 S. Main Street, Hampstead, MD 21074.

On October 15, 2007, DAVID LEE SHIELDS, 70, of Frederick. Husband for twelve years to Lorraine Wilhelm Shields. Also survived by a daughter, a step daughter, a step son, a sister, a brother, two nieces and a nephew. Retired parts manager for Knott and Geisbert. The family will receive friends on both Wednesday and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM at the Stauffer Funeral Home, 1621 Oppossumtown Pike, Frederick, MD, where services will be held on Friday at 10:00 AM. Burial in Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Frederick.

WASHINGTON -- A Supreme Court case about the free-speech rights of high school students, to be argued tomorrow, has opened an unexpected fissure between the Bush administration and its usual allies on the religious right. As a result, an appeal that asks the justices to decide whether school officials can squelch or punish student advocacy of illegal drugs has taken on an added dimension as a window on an active front in the culture wars, one that has escaped the notice of most people outside the fray.

On March 3, 2007, PATRICIA VERA BLASCO, age 90, formerly of Lemoyne, PA, died in Frederick, MD. Wife of the late Andrew G. Blasco of 57 years. Born September 12, 1916 in PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Ines Mae (nee Klepper May). Survived by two sons, Colonel Andrew P. Blasco (Ret. Army) and wife Yvonne and David P. Blasco and wife Jean, two daughters, Bonnie Lee Rohr and husband Donald and Patricia Roeder and husband David, ten grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren. She is additionally survived by one brother, Earl May, and one sister, Gladys Mumma.

It's been two years since Michelle Murphy lost her son, but the tragic circumstances of his death have become no easier to bear. Army Reserve Spc. Kendell K. Frederick, a native of Trinidad, was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq while off base to have fingerprints taken for his U.S. citizenship application. While fighting for a country that wasn't yet his, Frederick - a 21-year-old from Randallstown - had spent a more than a year battling red tape to become a citizen, said his mother.

FireTaneytown: Firefighters from Taneytown, Harney and Emmitsburg in Frederick County responded at 5: 11 p.m. Tuesday to smoke in a house in the 5700 block of Taneytown Pike. Units were out 34 minutes.

After more than 50 years as a mainstay along U.S. 40 in Western Ellicott City, the Forest Diner/motel/ice cream stand is poised to point the way to the corridor's potential future. A coalition of developers, lawyers and landowners wants to remake the 5-acre commercial property into an urbanized mixed-use center with retail space and offices under perhaps 30 residential units in two- and three-level "Main Street"-style buildings. A public information meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Miller Library/Senior Center on Frederick Road.

On September 2, 2009, FREDERICK LONESOME (BUS); devoted husband of 51 years to the late Mary Lonesome (nee Hines). He is survived by his daughter, Zara Hamm of Baltimore, MD, and son and daughter in law, David Michael and Carlene Hamm of Rancho Cucamonga, CA; and two grandsons, four granddaughters, seven great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter. Out of nine brothers and sisters, he is survived by his sister, Grace Shelton (nee Lonesome), four sisters-in-law, and a host of nephews, nieces, grand-nephews and grand-nieces.

Two brothers from Frederick are also vying for the title of "Top Chef" this season: Bryan and Michael Voltaggio. Reporter Jill Rosen learns some of their thoughts on cooking, the show and what it's like to be competing against each other: Michael Voltaggio Age:: 30 Hometown: : Frederick; now lives in Pasadena, Calif. First food job: : Worked in a Frederick hotel kitchen when he was 14 or 15 years old. His brother, Brian, was already working there. "I'm the guy who's always at work. I missed most of my 20s 'cause I'm always cooking."

On August 13, 2009, GREGORY STREAT. On Wednesday, friends may call at the VAUGHN C. GREENE FUNERAL SERVICES, 5151 Baltimore National Pike from 4 to 8 P.M. On Thursday, Mr. Streat will lie in state at New Psalmist Baptist Church, 4501 1/2 Old Frederick Road, where the family will receive friends from 10:30 to 11 A.M with services to follow. Inquiries to (410) 233-2400.

On July 14, 2009, MR. FREDERICK. Visitation 2140 N. Fulton Avenue, Sunday 2 to 6 P.M. Family will receive friends Monday 10 A.M at the chapel. Funeral to follow at 10:30 A.M.

Almost everything has gone right for Fallston on the baseball diamond this season. Saturday night at Ripken Stadium, however, almost everything went wrong. The Cougars' pitching gave up 11 hits and a leaky defense committed four errors as No. 2 Fallston (20-2) fell, 7-2, to Frederick (20-3) in the Class 3A state championship game. "I didn't have my best stuff tonight - especially my curveball - and we didn't play our best game in the field," said pitcher Jordan Lozzi, who took the loss.

Class 2A No. 13 Eastern Tech (19-5) vs. No. 15 River Hill (13-6) Time: 4 p.m. Outlook: Eastern Tech, which defeated Walkersville of Frederick County in the state semifinals, is shooting for its third state championship since 2005. The Mavericks are led by pitcher Donnie Guido (7-2). Surprising River Hill is making its first appearance in the state championship game. The Hawks were a middle-of-the-pack team in Howard County during the regular season, but first-year coach Wes McCoy has seen his young team (just two seniors)

Keith Young in Baltimore notes that Maryland had the nation's highest temperatures for two days last week - 96 degrees in Frederick (Sunday) and Cumberland (Monday). "How many times has Maryland been host to the country's high or low temperature?" he asks. Our data supplier doesn't track it but agrees it's extremely rare: "The heat wave was fairly historic for Virginia and Maryland."

At first glance, it seems like a good idea. Instead of building landfills and burying millions of tons of trash, Frederick and Carroll are considering construction of a waste-to-energy plant. Advocates say the plant would reduce by 90 percent the volume of trash the two counties would have to dispose of and generate enough electricity to power 1,000 homes annually. But there are lots of reasons why this project should not be built. For one, the only plant site under consideration is in an industrial park on the edge of the Monocacy National Battlefield south of Frederick.

Balto. Co. schools seek ethics panel member 1 The Baltimore County Board of Education is seeking a volunteer to serve on the Ethics Review Panel for the public schools. The advisory body interprets Ethics Code policies, issues advisory opinions and acts as a hearing examiner. Applicants must be U.S. citizens age 18 or older. They not hold, or be a candidate for, any elected or appointed office; and may not be an incumbent school board member, public schools employee or the spouse of such a person.