EMMITSBURG
VOTING RESULTS : |
Glenn
Blanchard – 102
Denise Etris – 98
Pat
Boyle – 1 |
Tim
O’Donnell – 1
Cliff
Sweeney – 1
Bo
Cadle – 1 |
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RAYMOND BUCHHEISTER / THE DISPATCH
World War II re-enactors are welcomed into Emmitsburg
on Sept. 15 as they “liberated” the
town just as soldiers would have during WWII.
Plans are in the works to make this an annual
event as re-enactors head up to the WWII weekend
at the Eisenhower Farm in Gettysburg. |
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The
liberation of Emmitsburg
Fairfield woman experiences liberation real and staged
EMMITSBURG,
Md. – Watching the “liberation” of Emmitsburg
from Nazis on Sept. 15 brought back memories for Ivanka
Antolin of her hometown’s real liberation from the
Nazi’s on May 1, 1945.
“First
they came with the tanks and then they came with the trucks
and then the jeeps,” Antolin said. “It was very
much like it was here but without the tanks.”
Troops from the 4th Infantry Division Military Police Platoon
(recreated) liberated Emmitsburg from the Nazis on Sept.
15. Residents lined »
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Judge dismisses
4 of 5 counts in Elder lawsuit
Remaining
count carries no financial penalty
EMMITSBURG,
Md. – What had once been a multi-million-dollar lawsuit
against the Town of Emmitsburg by a former town commissioner
has been reduced to one charge that the town had inadequate
procedures in its ethics ordinance, which carries no financial
penalty.
Frederick County Circuit Court Judge Julie Stevenson Solt
heard arguments to dismiss the various counts of a lawsuit
against the town filed by former Emmitsburg Town Commission
Arthur Elder on Aug. 15. In an order written Aug. 31, she
dismissed four of the five counts.
“The
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County okays funding for fire museum
FREDERICK, Md. – During a Sept. 18 meeting, the Frederick
County Board of Commissioners agreed to help the National
Fire Heritage Center get established in Emmitsburg.
“The
interest in the fire heritage museum has been growing since
May of last year,” said Austin Abraham, Frederick
County Management Services Division director.
The
National Fire Heritage Center would house a county fire
and rescue museum where the current Emmitsburg Ambulance
Company bays are and a »
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Etris and Blanchard filed to run for town commissioners
EMMITSBURG, Md. – Denise Etris had only lived in Emmitsburg
about two weeks when she attended her first town meeting.
“I
thought it was great that the average citizen could talk
to the commissioners and have them listen,” Etris
said. “I thought it was great that the average citizen
could be on all these commissions and do something that
makes a difference in the town.”
So Etris began to participate on those committees. She
serves on the board of appeals, the charter review committee,
the streets committee and has
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SEPT. 25
FOR
EMMITSBURG TOWN
COMMISSIONERS
7 A.M. - 8 P.M.
COMMUNITY DEPUTY
OFFICE
22 EAST MAIN STREET
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