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Md. rental housing discrimination likely to die in committee
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comThe Maryland Senate voted by the narrowest of margins this week to send a bill that aimed to address rental housing discrimination back to committee, effectively ending its chances of passing this year. Sen. Christopher B. Shank, R-Washington, who...Tags: Christopher B. Shank, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Discrimination, Jamin B. Raskin, Poverty
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Report: 'Downtown has shortcomings, but is far from run-down and inhospitable'
dona@herald-mail.comEditor’s note: This is one in an occasional series of stories on findings and recommendations in the Hagerstown and Washington County Economic Development Strategic Plan. Poverty, low-income housing and vacant properties in downtown Hagerstown...Tags: Personal Income, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Social Services, Interior Policy
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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, Frederick County (Maryland), Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Hagerstown Housing Authority awarded two grants
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comThe Hagerstown Housing Authority has been awarded two grants totaling $150,784 to help reduce the number of people who receive public housing assistance. Dianne Rudisill, resident services director for the Hagerstown Housing Authority, said the grants...Tags: Services and Shopping, Housing and Urban Planning, Vehicles, Politics, Chicago Housing Authority
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Letters to the Editor - Aug. 27
Chick-fil-A, Molly Hatchet and ‘Raymond’ re-runs To the editor: As was noted in the Aug. 1 edition of The Herald-Mail, many members of the Tri-State area took part in Chick-fil-A day, lining up around the chain’s Hagerstown location...Tags: The Home Depot, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Chicago Housing Authority, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Charity
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Family Self-Sufficiency program helps families become responsible homeowners
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comAs a single mother of three, Patricia Marasa knows firsthand how difficult it can be to make ends meet for some families today. In 1996, Marasa, affectionately known as “Tish,” became a tenant of the Housing Authority of Washington County....Tags: U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Housing and Urban Planning, Politics, House Building
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Ted Shankle: City's problem not Section 8 housing
At the recent State of the City breakfast, it was stated that one of the problems with the downtown area is Section 8 housing. I have heard and read the espousement of this theory for many years, but never has there been proof that the Section 8 folks...Tags: Housing and Urban Planning, Politics, Chicago Housing Authority, Interior Policy, Rentals
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Downtown revitalization plans, including stadium, touted at State of the CIty event
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comThe construction of a minor league baseball stadium in downtown Hagerstown was cited Tuesday during the State of the City address as one of the ways officials hope to revitalize the urban core. Mayor Robert E. Bruchey II and members of the Hagerstown...Tags: Personal Income, Politics, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Government, Inner Harbor
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Grant to help families become more independent
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comThe Hagerstown Housing Authority has received a $100,125 federal grant to help pay for a program that sends the heads of low-income families back to school. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Wednesday that the money was...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Frostburg State University, Housing and Urban Planning, Politics, Chicago Housing Authority
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Mail Call - Oct. 6
“Why does it take 4 1/2 years to rebuild a small bridge in Waynesboro, (Pa.), when it took about half that time to build the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, and less than 1 1/2 years to build the Empire State Building? And we’re talking...Tags: Corporate Crime, Fraud, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Annapolis, Chicago Housing Authority
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Mail Call - Oct. 17
“The first roundabout that was put in this area was at Cearfoss, Md., and probably the next 30 or 40 times I came through that roundabout, I didn’t even have to stop. I think they work wonderful. Now when are they going to put one out at...Tags: Entertainment Events, Montgomery County (Maryland), Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Montgomery County (Pennsylvania)
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Community Action Council assists many in need
Washington County Community Action Council Inc. was created in 1965 as part of President Lyndon Johnson’s “War on Poverty” and the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. CAC is the designated Community Action Agency for Washington County,...Tags: Washington (U.S. state), Lyndon B. Johnson, Washington County (Maryland), Maryland, Politics
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