Middletown News

In the middle of this Eastern Shore town, where residents eat hamburgers at an old-fashioned diner and get their shoes shined at a shop down the street, Gov. Martin O'Malley announced Tuesday the expansion of a state program that aims to revitalize small towns and cities.

Under the Main Street Maryland program, O'Malley said that five communities -- Berlin, Annapolis, Chestertown, Middletown and Princess Anne -- qualified for grant money and other assistance.

He also announced the creation of the Maple Street initiative to encourage residential revitalization near the business districts. The new funding directed to both programs totals $300,000.

The Frederick County Sheriff's Office is investigating a burglary where an undisclosed amount of money was taken from a safe.

Washington Monument State Park reopens at noon today, more than two weeks after a heavy thunderstorm toppled 29 large trees, including one that fell onto the park museum roof and a water pump station.

The Frederick County Department of Aging is concerned that high gas prices will force volunteers to quit delivering free meals to homebound senior citizens and the disabled.

Dozens of residents who live near a natural gas line that runs through Frederick County gathered Monday night to discuss where a new compression station should be placed.

Frederick County sheriff's deputies have charged four young men in the armed robbery of a 19-year-old in the front yard of his Middletown home.

Sixth District Congressman Roscoe Bartlett will host a meeting Monday evening in Middletown to discuss a proposed natural gas compressor station.

Mark G. Lancaster, president of Lancaster Craftsman Builders, couldn't wait for professional classes on green building to come to Frederick County.

Discovery Communications' 540,000-square-foot headquarters in downtown Silver Spring is one of three buildings in the state to achieve platinum certification - the highest level - in the Leadership in Energy ...

Basketball Coaches Without Boundaries volunteers, and members of the Leakins family pose with opening day guest speaker Dallas Pryor , a former BCWB player and Frederick High athlete.

The following 39 teams are confirmed for this weekend's MDVarsity.com Passing Jamboree, which will be held at two locations in Frederick County.

Tea drinkers can be a thorny lot when it comes to their favorite beverage. They may prefer loose tea over bagged, cups over mugs, leaves grown in China rather than India or Africa.

The following is basically for my own enjoyment. It helps me relive the moment I wasn't pissed while driving.

Fire On the Mountain , the annual Civil War Artillery Weekend begins this weekend with reenacted artillery duel at 1 p.m. on June 7 and 8 on the South Mountain State Battlefield in South Mountain State Park.

Wednesday, May 28, 2008 WBAL Radio as reported by John Patti and Associated Press An Air Force Airman whose death in Vietnam was only recently confirmed is being laid to rest this afternoon at Arlington ...

Saturday, May 24, 2008; Page B02 Today A U.S. NAVY MEMORIAL WREATH-LAYING The Rolling Thunder motorcycle group will hold a wreath-laying ceremony at 11 a.m. A PARADE AND ICE CREAM SOCIAL Featuring patriotic ...

Doug Reel of Sharpsburg shows how tight it is for New Market Volunteer Fire Department drivers, such as himself, to get in and out of fire trucks at the current station.

“A lot of them hold fond memories. Well, especially in the Wolfesville area. Used to be John Pine Road -- all gravel roads ... Then of course, I can think back to 1939. Brandenburg Hollow Road used to be a dirt road.”

Winding rural roads in Frederick County are windows to the picturesque farmland and beauty of the mountains. via WTOP

A Virginia-based energy company says it is moving the location of a planned natural-gas compressor station that ran into resistance in the Middletown area of Frederick County, Md. via WMDT-TV Salisbury

“I love working here, and I love that good hometown feeling.”

Kathy Gaver, administrative specialist for the Town of Myersville, provides support services for the town manager and other employees. via WTOP