Middletown News

Middletown Burgess John Miller wrote in an e-mail that town officials are being proactive to keep a oebig-boxa stores such as Wal-Mart and Target from coming in.

Roy Wilson Craddock may hear the train a comin', but it ain't the whistle outside Folsom Prison.

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A man who kept his domesticated cat indoors for nine years before turning him loose outside a house he was having built was convicted Tuesday of four counts of animal cruelty in Frederick County District Court.

Middletown High School students Leah Myers, left, Scott Keyser and Alyssa King plant trees on the schoola s campus for the Schoolyard Habitat program.

Sabillasville - At the Sabillasville Elementary School cafeteria, 16201B Sabillasville Rd.

Pat Thompson has opened Simple Inspirations on Shab Row in Frederick and will operate in its current location through Dec.

Frederick County is teeming with military service members and veterans, and with an Army post of its own the community is known for being friendly toward the military.

When elementary students bring home their Frederick County Public Schools report cards this Friday -- and whose idea was it to issue the reports on Friday the 13th? -- they'll have a different look than those of previous years.

Tampa Police responded to 4710 North Willis Street on Saturday at 12:25 p.m. Detectives say 32-year-old Melissa Kupferberg had just returned from a local gun range with her father, 65-year-old Stephen Kupferberg.

The Frederick County Chamber of Commerce combined its 97th anniversary celebration with an honor to teachers and businesses that support education.

Boy Scouts will be collecting food for area food pantries. The Boy Scout motto is "be prepared," but this weekend the scouts are asking residents to "be prepared" to donate.

A total of four people were charged. A 19-year-old Middletown man is charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

I've been asked by police and fire and rescue personnel from time to time whether I ever sleep.

Middletown was the scene of a Halloween parade Thursday evening that included youngsters and adults in all varieties of costumes, area fire and rescue equipment and marching bands.

Man charged in robbery A Middletown man was arrested after police said he punched a man in the face and took money from him in the 300 block of North Market Street, according to the Frederick Police Department.

A Washington County contingent hoped to bring back what Middletown's Alex Hoffman did for a second time - a Maryland individual state golf championship.

The Thunderhill Farm in Myersville will host a Halloween Party. The Thunderhill Farm in Myersville will host a Halloween Party, Friday, October 23, 2009, from 7:00-10:00 p.m. Officials with the Middletown Chamber say this is a great way to network with other businesses and have some halloween fun at the same time.

Middletown overlook off Old National Pike, at one time, the overlook allowed motorists to see much of the Middletown Valley, with South Mountain in the distance.

Corn grown in Frederick County is helping farmers in Nicaragua become sustainable.