Buckeystown News

Share + Jul 3, 2009 5:54 pm US/Eastern Reporting Suzanne Collins FREDERICK, Md. The crimes in Frederick make you think of Bonnie and Clyde, a couple working as a pair robbing banks.A Suzanne Collins reports, the gun wasn't real, and the crime spree didn't last long before they were caught.

Frederick County farmer Mehrle Mayne checks out some of the 14 acres of sweet corn he has planted on his farm near Buckeystown.

This is an aerial photo of the Essrock Concrete plant near Buckeystown taken last October when the plant was still in operation.

From right, Janet Wells speaks to an audience as Gary Maynard, Thomasina Hiers, Paul Oa Flaherty, Bryan Lamb and Seth Turner of Goodwill Industries International look on.

Buckeystown -- When longtime visitors enter the dining area of the Bishop Claggett Center, the first thing they ask is, "Does Virginia still work here?" After 50 years, Virginia Proctor, 83, is still making her famous pancakes at the 277-acre conference center on Buckeystown Pike.

The historic Visitation Academy for Catholic girls on East Second Street in Frederick is in the hands of local ownership.

Chesapeake Green Fuels plans to open a facility in Delaware this year, says Robert Butz , who owns the company along with brothers Jeremy, Teddy and Tom.

Frederick residents concerned about government spending took to the streets of downtown Frederick Wednesday to rally in protest of U.S. Tax Day.

Hilda Smith bends down to wish her friend, Virginia Horman, a happy birthday during Horman's 100th birthday party at AMVETS Post 9 in Middletown.

Two state bills that would have a major impact on Frederick County's proposed incinerator are at different stages in the legislative process.

Senator Alexander X. Mooney's bill prohibits the state from granting permits for incinerators within 1 mile of a national park.

Two Frederick County commissioners announced Wednesday that they will attend an international conference in Philadelphia this month to learn more about trash disposal options beyond incineration.

Gov. Martin O'Malley proposed Monday a partial reregulation of the state's electricity markets in an attempt to stabilize prices and prevent power outages in the future.

Frederick County's waste-to-energy debate is heating up as fast as the boilers on an incinerator.

In the three years since Frederick County started talking about building a trash incinerator, the price tag has jumped almost $200 million.

Starting April 1, people renting county park facilities in the following parks will also be able to purchase a permit for alcohol use: a ' Ballenger Creek Park a ' Kemptown Park a ' Pinecliff Park a ' Old ...

It started out in 2000 with a handful of students meeting in rented space at a Walkersville church, but now St.

Farmers are an optimistic lot, always believing and hoping that their harvest will produce a good yield, said Ray Ediger, a beef and goat farmer at Green Spring Farm in Thurmont.

Driver faces drug charge A Buckeystown man found with marijuana in his sock during a traffic stop about 11:55 p.m. Sunday was charged with possession of drugs, according to the Frederick Police Department.

The notion of running the bad guys out of town exited our reality once the Wild West was considered to have been won and tamed.