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Newspaper: If a new multipurpose stadium is built in Va. town, Suns will move there
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comReports that Fredericksburg, Va., may be making a play to attract the Hagerstown Suns reached a fever pitch Thursday, when Suns majority owner Bruce Quinn was quoted in a Virginia newspaper saying he’s going “full-speed ahead” with...Tags: Politics, Newspaper and Magazine, Public Officials, Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Lt. Gov. Brown focuses on economy, jobs in Hagerstown visit
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comAddressing a lunch gathering Wednesday organized by the Hagerstown-Washington County Chamber of Commerce, Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown stressed the value of partnerships between the state and private businesses to create more opportunities and jobs. Brown,...Tags: Politics, Elections, Ken Ulman, Annapolis, Regional Authority
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Washington County Commissioners accept $500,000 hiring grant
The Washington County Board of Commissioners has unanimously accepted a $500,000 federal COPS Hiring Program grant to hire four additional deputies for the county sheriff’s office. The U.S. Department of Justice grant will cover 75 percent, or...
Tags: Rubber Products Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Justice System, U.S. Department of Justice
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Big decision looms for W.Va. House
West Virginia’s House of Delegates faces a momentous decision after Speaker Rick Thompson departs for Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s Cabinet: choosing a new leader will help set the stage for 2014, when Republicans aim to wipe out the Democrats&...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Elections, Parties and Movements, Earl Ray Tomblin
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CASA Inc. gets $30,000 to recondition and reopen after bedbug infestation
dona@herald-mail.comClosed at the beginning of April because of a bedbug infestation, the CASA Inc. shelter for victims of domestic violence has received more than $30,000 in financial support to recondition and reopen the building. “It happened on April Fool’s...Tags: Politics, Building Material, Abusive Behavior, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Executive Branch
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Hagerstown budget approved with no change in tax rates
davem@herald-mail.comHagerstown City Council members passed a $133.1 million budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year Tuesday night, but not without a lot of wrangling. Among the items discussed were financial issues facing the city and whether enough is being done for city...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Finance, Public Employees, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance
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This week in government
Scheduled meetings this week of the Washington County Commissioners, Washington County Board of Education, and Hagerstown Mayor and Council: WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Hager Hall Conference and Event Center 901 Dual Hwy., Hagerstown Tuesday,...Tags: Water Supply, Politics, Culture, Juvenile Delinquency, Local Government
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More than 200 turn out for GLBTQ festival
matthewu@herald-mail.comOne of several openly gay members of the Maryland House of Delegates in Hagerstown on Saturday said she will announce later this summer whether she will run for governor in 2014. “I’ve been taking a serious look at getting in the governor&...Tags: Politics, Festive Events, Maryland General Assembly, Elections, Arts and Culture
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Art Callaham: Calculated complexity
Lots of folks love to quote the Constitution. The Constitution is the supreme law of the land. The document outlines the structure of our central government and frames the principle of federalism. Federalism is simply a political system that binds a...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, U.S. Congress, George Washington, Politics
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Maryland Public Service Commission's investigation into Potomac Edison to begin Monday
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comA public utility law judge on Monday is expected to set the procedural schedule for the Maryland Public Service Commission’s investigation into complaints that Potomac Edison overbilled some Western Maryland electric customers by failing to read...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, William Donald Schaefer, Judges, Politics
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Herald-Mail receives 20 awards from Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association
The Herald-Mail on Friday received 20 awards, including one Best In Show distinction, from the Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association. The newspaper’s awards included six first-place and 14 second-place honors in its division. The Herald-Mail...
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One step closer to obtaining funding to finish new Hedgesville public library building
matthewu@herald-mail.comThe Berkeley County Building Commission advanced a bond ordinance to second reading Thursday that would allow officials to obtain up to $700,000 in financing to complete the new Hedgesville, W.Va., public library building. The bond ordinance for the...Tags: Finance, Safety of Citizens, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance
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