Adamstown News

Steve Stoyke, right, of Frederick County Department of Aging, talks with seniors about the importance of flu vaccinations at the Urbana Senior Center.

A sign at the corner of Buckeystown Pike and Adamstown Road marks the spot for the future site of the Carroll Manor fire station.

In Buddhism the lotus represents purity of body, speech and mind, floating above the muddy waters of attachment and desire -- pretty heady stuff for a plant that prefers to grow in the thick mud of shallow ponds, lakes and drainage ditches throughout India and other parts of Asia.

Recommended land-use changes would not only decrease "the value of our property, but we also feel it hurts the potential economic development of the county," says Earl H. Robbins Jr., an Alcoa spokesman.

Allegheny Power was dispatched to multiple power failures Friday night, said David Neurohr, Allegheny Power spokesman.

How time flies when you're having fun. It's my turn again for our Ask the Editor column.

A large patch of trees in a wooded area between Ijamsville Road, bottom, and Mussetter Road, top, was flattened by the violent storm that passed through the area Friday afternoon.

Carol Myers surveys damage to her farm on Ball Road near Ijamsville. Winds destroyed a number of the barns and sheds on the 300-acre farm.

Downtown Frederick went to the dogs Saturday evening as the First Saturday Gallery Walk had the theme of Dog Days of Summer.

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Aside from some slow-to-ripen tomatoes and peppers, this season's rainy start and dry middle has allowed local farmers to maintain steady sales of ripe fruits and vegetables.

Firefighter Russ Rusenko leads a group of children safely across a field toward the firehall.

Residents allowed back in their homes. Adamstown Road between Mountville Road and New Design Road will be reopening momentarily, according to Frederick County Emergency Communications.

Fire and rescue crews remain on the scene of a gas leak at Adamstown Road and Decatur Drive in Green Hill Manor.

An industrial center will be smaller than planned, Urbana could have more trails and bike paths, and Adamstown would take a look at redeveloping its village center under a draft of a county comprehensive plan for the next 20 years.

Convicted previously of animal mutilation and first-degree assault, Mark Anthony Willis Jr.

Domestic dispute leads to stabbing A man was injured when his child's mother threw a knife at him after an argument at her Willowdale Drive apartment, according to the Frederick Police Department.

Cops smelled PCP when they approached the car. About 8:30 p.m. Wednesday night, two area men were arrested by members of the Frederick City Drug Enforcement Unit for possession of crack cocaine, PCP, and paraphernalia.

Cancer survivor Diane Trammell of Urbana takes the first lap with other survivors and caregiver and daughter Jessie, 15, at the American Cancer Society's annual Relay for Life held at the Urbana Volunteer Fire Company on Saturday.

PRESSWIRE Lilypons Water Gardens 24Th Annual Lily Pons Days A Unique Event for the Whole Family to Experience and Enjoy Adamstown, MD - June 4, 2009 -- Lilypons Water Gardens invites everyone to join us for a fun-filled weekend Saturday & Sunday, June 13th & 14th, 2009 9:30 a.m. - 5:30p.m. Fine arts and crafts, festival foods, wine tasting with ...