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Frederick, Maryland Patch AM: a 5 min read

Good morning to you Frederick! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Police detail what they know about the Franklin Street death investigation.
  • What Frederick County’s AI data center freeze really means for residents.
  • How one Frederick second grader became “Pastor for a Day.”

Also on today's calendar: LC3' Pints 4 Paws Celebration and Fundraiser for Community Cats and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Is there anybody completely useless? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, a little rain, with a high of 65 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy and cool, temps: high: 66, low: 48.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Frederick Police Charge Local Man with Murder in Franklin Street Death Investigation (radiofreehubcity.com) — This summary may be inaccurate; visit RadioFreeHubCity.com for full details. Frederick Police have charged 87-year-old Irwin Joseph Dickstein with first- and second-degree murder after his roommate, Michael Roy Bushnell, was found dead in their Franklin Street home. Investigators say the incident appears isolated and there is no ongoing threat, but they’re still seeking information from anyone who may know more. This article may be copyrighted content from Radio Free Hub City and should not be reproduced or summarized without a valid license agreement.
   

2. AI Data Center Backlash Reshaping US Local Politics (memesita.com) — Frederick County has frozen new AI data center applications while Maryland conducts a cost-benefit analysis, even as a huge 2,100-acre campus at the former Alcoa site keeps rising. That cautious pause reflects a national, bipartisan backlash against secretive, power-hungry data centers, with residents from Wisconsin to Virginia and Maryland demanding more transparency, environmental safeguards, and local control over how AI infrastructure reshapes their communities.
   

3. A 7-Year-Old Who Dreams of the Priesthood Gets to Serve as 'Pastor for a Day' (churchpop.com) — At Saint Katharine Drexel Catholic Church in Frederick, a second grader named Greyson got to live his dream by serving as “Pastor for a Day,” shadowing Fr. Matt through Mass prep and parish office work. The experience, won through a St. John’s Regional Catholic School auction, highlighted how local faith communities encourage children’s vocations and imagination through hands-on, supportive activities.
   

4. Bass Pro Shops founder Johnny Morris opposes proposed Valley Link power line (wvnews.com) — A massive 260-mile Valley Link power line is proposed to end in Frederick, potentially tying the city into a controversial high-voltage corridor crossing West Virginia and Virginia. Bass Pro Shops founder Johnny Morris has joined landowners and conservationists opposing the route, arguing it would clear-cut forests, disrupt farms, and scar historic landscapes, while urging regulators to seek less damaging options.
   

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    Im looking for a legit veterinary clinic. My cat needs a refill on his prozac and he chipped a tooth that needs to be shaved down. He is FIXED and… (Nextdoor Wyngate)
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: No because they can always be used as a bad example! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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