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Grant to help neighborhoods hit by foreclosure, subprime lending
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comWashington County has been awarded a $715,000 state grant for housing counseling, foreclosure prevention and other housing programs, a county official told the Board of Commissioners on Tuesday. Jim Hovis, director of the county’s Office of...Tags: Interior Policy, Douglas F. Gansler, Politics, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Housing and Urban Planning
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Don't blame computers; blame humans
Economist Paul Krugman has questioned whether the economic malaise of the last five years could correctly be labeled as “the Excel Depression.” The short version of this theory is that a spreadsheet coding error led a couple of respected...
Tags: Barack Obama, Media Industry, Business Enterprises, Interior Policy, White House
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A tale of two houses
arnoldp@herald-mail.comNew homeowner Steven Mazur and his new neighbors, Jesse McAllister and fiancé Heather Kurtz, are full of hope about their lives in the housing development on Hagerstown’s western edge. So, too, presumably, was the woman who in summer 2006 bought...Tags: Federal Housing Administration, Career and Workplace, Human Interest, Homes, Economy, Business and Finance
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Washington County falls behind Franklin, Berkeley in housing sales
arnoldp@herald-mail.comWashington County was king of the region’s real estate market before the recession, posting more in total sales than any Tri-State-area county west of Frederick. But in the past two years, Washington County has lost its crown, with sales growing...Tags: Franklin (Franklin, Virginia), Career and Workplace, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Retirement, Property
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Washington County home sales up 2 percent
arnoldp@herald-mail.comWashington County’s home sales market bumped up in 2012 over the previous year for its first annual increase since before the recession. Sales rose 2 percent to $187.7 million in total purchases, compared to $183.5 million in 2011, according to...Tags: Freddie Mac, Loans, Property, Clubs and Associations, Inventories
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Business Briefs - Jan. 6
Greater Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — The Greater Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce welcomed 11 new members in December, bringing its membership to 950. New members are: - Aflac, Andrew Powell, 550 Cleveland Ave.,...Tags: Cambridge (Dorchester, Maryland), FirstEnergy Corp., Tourism and Leisure, Arts and Culture, Hybrid Vehicles
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Letters to the Editor - Jan. 3
Krauthammer paints gun control as hopeless To the editor: On Sunday, Dec. 23, I sent a letter to the editor advocating gun control. My wife asked if the paper would give more space to a subject that had already been addressed. Evidently they would,...Tags: Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Rentals, Property, Gun Control
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Business briefs - Dec. 13
MVB Financial Corp. FAIRMONT, W.Va. — MVB Financial Corp. recently announced it has reached an agreement to purchase the northern Virginia residential mortgage company Potomac Mortgage Group LLC, which has offices in Fairfax, McLean and Reston,...Tags: Ellicott City, AAA, Minor League Baseball, Chicago Housing Authority, Interior Policy
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Taking advantage or taking a risk?
arnoldp@herald-mail.comHaving sold their previous house, Michael and Kanda Betson and their teenage son are living in a 30-foot camper while Michael oversees construction of their new home in Brownsville. Paul Plume and his wife, Courtney, have fulfilled his lifelong dream of...Tags: Human Interest, Newspaper and Magazine, Politics, Sales, Homes
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Mail Call - Jan. 18
“You know, I get tired of these here Benghazi accusations from these Republicans and right-wing talk show hosts. Does anybody know who protects the embassies of foreign countries in our own country? We do. We protect all these embassies, all of...Tags: Barack Obama, Republican Party, Benghazi, George W. Bush, Firearms
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Foreclosure victims might reap windfall
arnoldp@herald-mail.comNancy Shulley received a letter about a year ago that she thought might be junk mail, but, just in case, she put it in a desk drawer and eventually sent a reply. Good thing she did. Now, the Hagerstown woman’s letter might be the ticket to her...Tags: Human Interest, Banking, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Homes, Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland)
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Business briefs - Nov. 18
Jersey Mike’s Subs Jersey Mike’s Subs of Hagerstown recently was named a finalist for the Small Employer Award in the 2012 Maryland Chamber/Baltimore Business Journal Business Philanthropy Awards. Nominated by the Hagerstown-Washington...Tags: Blindness, Manitowoc Company Incorporated, Human Interest, Breast Cancer, Relay for Life
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