Glade Valley Government 

Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Invites Public Comment

An assessment team from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA®) will be conducting a virtual site-based assessment May 18-19, 2020 to examine all aspects of the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement Bureau’s policies and procedures, management, operations, and support services. The team will verify that the FCSO meets the commission’s state-of-the-art standards as part of a voluntary process to gain accreditation – a highly prized recognition of law enforcement professional excellence. Accreditation is for four years, during which the agency must submit annual reports, and…

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Obituaries 

George L. Spadacino

“His master replied, well done, good and faithful servant! Enter thou into the joy of the Lord,” Matthew 25:23. On May 4, 2020, George Louis Spadacino, was wrapped in the loving arms of Jesus as he completed his earthly race. George, age 85, of Walkersville, MD, died surrounded by his family at his home, after a year-long battle with liver cancer. Born March 27, 1935, in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late Paul and Carrie Fortunata Cilento Spadacino. He was the faithful and loyal husband of Anastasia…

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Glade Valley Government Health 

Governor Hogan Loosens Restrictions

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced this afternoon that hospitalizations and deaths as a result of COVID-19 cases leveled off and fell slightly over the past seven days. “Overall, we are down slightly from where we were a week ago. Even more encouraging is that our ICU numbers have been basically flat, level at a plateau for eight straight days. If these trends continue into next week, we will be ready to lift the stay at home order, and to begin stage one of our recovery plan,” Hogan stated. As a…

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