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Black walnuts sought
If you have black walnut trees in your yard, and do not know what to do with all of the walnuts that drop each fall, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service could use your help with collecting them. If you can provide at least two...Tags: Natural Resource Industry, Walnuts, Environmental Issues, Natural Resources, Conservation
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Hagerstown man wins jousting title
Two Maryland teenagers who are newcomers to national competition, and one veteran national titleholder from Hagerstown were honored by the Maryland Horse Industry Board with Touch of Class Awards for earning national titles in jousting, the official state...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Human Interest, Annapolis, Schools, High Schools
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Washington County unemployment up in February
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comWashington County’s jobless rate for February was 9.2 percent, an increase from January’s adjusted rate of 9 percent, according to state figures released Friday. In Washington County, 6,295 members of the labor force were without jobs in...Tags: Somerset County (Maryland), Employment, Labor Markets, Labor Legislation, Unemployment
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School readiness report supports need for continued work with parents, community
julieg@herald-mail.comOnly 78 percent of Washington County Public Schools kindergartners were fully ready to start school last fall, according to a state report, and the findings have caused concern among school officials, Superintendent Clayton Wilcox said. In an effort to...Tags: Music, Preschools, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Students, Education
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Lawmaker offers bills to improve Md. pension system
andrews@herald-mail.comFor the second straight year, Del. Andrew A. Serafini has offered a package of bills that he said could improve the state’s pension system. Two of his bills would change the system from defined contributions to defined benefits, while another would...Tags: AFSCME, Politics, Teaching and Learning, Investments, Pension and Welfare
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O'Malley signs executive order on Md. growth plan
Gov. Martin O’Malley signed an executive order Monday outlining how to implement the state’s first long-range strategy to control growth as the population continues to swell, but opponents say the plan that includes sweeping land-use...Tags: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Bodies of Water, Politics, E.J. Pipkin, Government
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Washington County's jobless rate drops to 8.2 percent in March
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comWashington County’s jobless rate dipped to 8.2 percent in March, a decrease from February’s adjusted rate of 9.3 percent, according to state figures released Friday. It is the lowest the county rate has been since November 2011, when it...Tags: Somerset County (Maryland), Labor Markets, Employment, Unemployment, Labor Legislation
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Berkeley Co. residents could get discount on flood insurance
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comEffective Oct. 1, Berkeley County residents who have flood insurance could net a 15 percent discount on their premiums thanks to county floodplain-management efforts, officials said. Donna Seiler, the county's litter control and code enforcement officer,...Tags: FEMA
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Bill would let sheriff's deputies practice law
andrews@herald-mail.comMaj. Sam Billotti of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office is qualified to be a lawyer, but Maryland won’t let him do both jobs at once. Billotti has a law degree and has been admitted to the Maryland bar. However, state law prohibits...Tags: Labor Legislation, Politics, Middletown, Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice
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Search for superintendent a competitive one
julieg@herald-mail.comWashington County Board of Education members were mixed Monday regarding whether they were concerned about how competitive the search for a new schools superintendent could be, given the anticipated limited pool of candidates and other superintendent...Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Elections, Politics, Career and Workplace, Washington County (Maryland)
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Teen who dragged Md. trooper with car won't be charged; officer's condition improving
DENTON, Md. (AP) — State police say a 17-year-old driver who dragged a trooper alongside a car in Caroline County appears to have done so inadvertently and will not be charged. Police also said Thursday that the trooper's condition has been...Tags: Maryland State Police, Denton
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Here is the latest Maryland news from The Associated Press
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Former Anne Arundel County Executive John Leopold has paid a $75,000 fine for misconduct. Court records show Leopold paid the fine late last month. DENTON, Md. (AP) — Maryland State Police say a trooper is in critical...Tags: Punishment, Judges, Maryland State Police, Caroline County (Virginia), WikiLeaks
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