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In Memory of Karen Jane Sheckler Fogg
Karen Jane Sheckler Fogg, 78, of Frederick, passed from this life with her son and daughter by her side on Saturday, February 12, 2022 at Frederick Health Hospital. Born on August 23, 1943, in Bellefonte, PA, she was the youngest of children to the late Charles...
Kaplons: Once the Crown Jewel of Downtown Brunswick Shopping
When Kaplons department store closed its doors in the spring of 1967, it was the beginning of the end of downtown shopping in Brunswick. It took another 25 years before other anchor Potomac Street businesses closed, but Kaplons‘ demise due to the retirements of...
Happy 101 birthday Doris Irwin
Doris M. Irwin was born on February 12, 1921 in Olney, PA. After retirement she went to live in Meyersdale PA where her husband was born. At 95 years old she moved to Brunswick, MD and has been living with her grandson Tony Sznoluch . Doris is turning 101st Birthday...
SHIP Board Selects Melissa Muntz as New Executive Director
Frederick, MD – November 30, 2021 – The Board of Directors of the Student Homelessness Initiative Partnership (“SHIP”) has selected Melissa Muntz as SHIP’s new Executive Director, effective November 29th, 2021. SHIP’s journey from its inception to today has been...
50’s FLASHBACK: Military Plane Strikes a Jet Near Brunswick
On a relatively clear day with just a few scattered clouds on May 20, 1958, at approximately 3pm, local Brunswick area residents witnessed a horrible explosion and spectacle. Confusion reigned. Patricia Moore Snoots remembered on the Facebook Smoketown History page...
Gardner Announces Opening of FY23 Community Partnership Grant
FREDERICK, MD – Frederick County Executive Jan Gardner today announced the opening of the application process for the FY23 Community Partnership Grant program that awards competitive grants to non-profit organizations serving the needs of county residents. The grants...
Historical Interpretive Marker / Event
Significance of Thomas Johnson to Maryland and Our Nation Multiple organizations have joined together to provide an interpretive marker for Governor Thomas Johnson, Maryland's first elected governor and who is buried here in Frederick at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. The...
SHIP Begins Executive Director Search
Frederick, MD – SHIP of Frederick County (“SHIP”), a 501(c)3 based in Frederick, MD, is searching for its next Executive Director. SHIP’s Board has enlisted the help of an experienced search committee to find the right person to lead SHIP into its next phase. If...
Town of Brunswick Receives Sustainable Maryland Certified Award
College Park, MD (October 14, 2021) – The Environmental Finance Center at the University of Maryland announced that the Town of Brunswick was one of twelve Maryland municipalities honored at the Sustainable Maryland Awards Ceremony at the Maryland Municipal League's...
True Love Dental contributes to nonprofit
Dr. Sung of True Love Dental in Brunswick recently contributed over 300 toothbrushes for the fifth consecutive year to Samaritan's Purse's Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts project. These gifts will be distributed to children in need around the world to...
