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Conservation practices funding through bay watershed inititative extended
The Hagerstown-Washington County Economic Development Commission announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, recently extended conservation practices funding under the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative to...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Agriculture, Natural Resources, Conservation
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Proposed Md. bill would make it a crime to interfere with reporting of child abuse
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comA bill introduced by two local legislators that could become law would make it a crime to interfere with the reporting of suspected child abuse or neglect. Current Maryland law requires teachers, counselors, social workers, caseworkers, and parole or...Tags: Graham Spanier, Employment, Employment Opportunities, Maryland General Assembly, Career and Workplace
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Letter to the Editor - April 25
Editorial was unfair to existing businesses and EDC To the editor: The Herald-Mail editorial printed on April 9 titled “After one year, Washington County economic development in limbo,” is both incomplete and misleading. The Washington...Tags: Economic Policy, Local Government, Business, Small Businesses, Labor Markets
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Grant to fund energy saving kits
The Hagerstown City Council on Tuesday unanimously accepted a grant that will provide 1,100 energy conservation kits to local electric customers whose meet income guidelines. The 2013 EMPOWER Clean Energy Communities Grant from the Maryland Energy...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Energy Saving
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Ag Calendar - April 23
Grazing and Pasture Management — The class will meet Tuesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. on April 30, May 28, June 4, June 11 and June 25. University of Maryland Extension has developed a five-session course for grazing and pasture management. The course is...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), E. coli Infection, Colleges and Universities, Travel, Education
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2013 session of Maryland General Assembly productive for Washington County
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comWashington County’s state legislators said that the 2013 session of the Maryland General Assembly was a productive one for the county, with many delegation bills being approved. The county also got a $1.55 million share of a wealth-based grant...Tags: Taxation, Voting, George C. Edwards, Elections, Politics
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Lucie L. Snodgrass: Md. farmers do their part
Since its inception in 1970, Earth Day has led to enormous growth in understanding the consequences we face if we do not take care of our natural resources. It has led to more action to protect our planet’s land, water, air, wildlife and human...Tags: Global Change, Renewable Energy, Weather, Agriculture, Earth Day
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Diaper event aims to change minds
alnotarianni@aol.comThey used to be plain, thick, white and messy. Today, they are sporty and trendy, sometimes even chic and formal. Eric and Lisel Powell bantered over which look they wanted as they prepared to diaper their 10-month old son, Jim Powell, on Saturday at the...Tags: Auction Service, Waste
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Rescuers comb ruins of Texas fertilizer plant; as many as 15 dead
Associated PressRescuers searched the smoking remnants of a Texas farm town Thursday for survivors of a thunderous fertilizer plant explosion, gingerly checking smashed houses and apartments for anyone still trapped in debris or bodies of the dead. The accident killed as...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Emergency Incidents, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, American Red Cross, Environmental Politics
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Maryland Competitiveness Coalition critical of corporate tax rate, but likes state's emphasis on education
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comTwo representatives of the Maryland Competitiveness Coalition were critical of the state’s public policies that deal with issues such as private business at a breakfast meeting Wednesday. At the same time, they praised Maryland’s emphasis on...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Corporate Officers, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Maryland Chamber of Commerce, Personal Income
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Area residents differ on decriminalizing marijuana
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comTeddy Williams of Hagerstown described the measure to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana in Maryland as a “pretty sensible idea.” “I think a lot of money is being wasted on policing people who really haven’t hurt anybody,...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Medical Marijuana Therapy, Back Pain, Arthritis, Crime, Law and Justice
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Mail Call - April 4
“I’m calling about the comment made about the taxi drivers in Hagerstown. Yes, the taxi drivers in the cities do have meters in their car. They can put up the sign that says, you know, out of service, because they have meters in their cars...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Democratic Party, Elections, Politics, Career and Workplace
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