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Washington County location major plus in economic development strategic plan
dona@herald-mail.comEditor’s note: This is one in an occasional series of stories about findings and recommendations in the Hagerstown and Washington County Economic Development Strategic Plan. “Location, location, location” is an old real estate adage...Tags: Cultural Development, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Personal Income, Arts and Culture, Business
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Sociology professor extends education beyond four walls
marieg@herald-mail.comWhen sociology students at Hagerstown Community College first walk through the doors of Daniel Madron’s classroom, they quickly learn their education will extend beyond four walls. Lessons will be learned at The Salvation Army and REACH Cold...Tags: Culture, Arts and Culture, Homelessness, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Teaching and Learning
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With no farm bill, Maryland dairy farmers lose safety net
Capital News Service“You can’t turn these cows on and off,” said Bill Kilby, whose family has owned a dairy farm in Cecil County, Md., since 1961. “You cannot stop feeding the cows, you’ve got to take care of them.” That’s the...Tags: Prices, Economy, Business and Finance, Farms, Politics, Finance
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Williamsport eyes holding landlords responsible for tenants' nuisances
andrews@herald-mail.comThe town of Williamsport is still considering a nuisance ordinance. The mayor and town council members on Monday reviewed a “property nuisance abatement” ordinance from Elkton in Cecil County, Md., as a possible guide, continuing a discussion...Tags: Elkton, New York City, Methamphetamine (drug)
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Washington Co. teacher of the year 'humbled' to be in state competition
Rhonda Holmes-Blankenship, of Cecil County, was named Maryland’s Teacher of the Year Friday night during a dinner at Martin’s West in Baltimore. She is an English teacher at Rising Sun High School in Rising Sun, Md. Christina Hammer-Atkins,...
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Pa. man accused of photographing kids at rest areas
Maryland State Police are looking for witnesses or victims of a man who photographed children at two rest stops. Brian Williams, 28, of West Chester, Pa., was arrested on May 6 and charged with visual surveillance with prurient intent, police said. ...Tags: Prosecution, Harford County, Maryland State Police, Witnesses
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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: Dorchester County, Labor Legislation, Caroline County (Maryland), Unemployment, Worcester County
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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: Culture, Entertainment, Concerts, Personal Income, Arts and Culture
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Letter to the Editor - March 16
To appreciate the present, we must remember the past To the editor: It is interesting how times and educational fads change. In a recent column in The Herald-Mail, the writer mentioned a supposedly relatively obscure famous black person — George...Tags: Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Vehicles, Frederick Douglass, George Washington Carver, Passenger Cars
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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: Dorchester County, Caroline County (Maryland), Labor Legislation, Unemployment, Labor Markets
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Moving further to the right won't help Md. GOP
Earlier this month a friend who lives in another county sent me (and several other people, I suspect) a note asking if we "ever notice that House of Delegates Republicans always seem to form their firing squads in a circle?" This observation was prompted...Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Government, Baltimore County, Labor Legislation, Democratic Party
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Gas not the only factor in Labor Day plans
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comWith gas prices lower now than they were in July and Labor Day approaching, area residents Wednesday talked about costs, crowds, congestion and even crime shaping their plans to travel over the holiday weekend. Dick Gaylor of Boonsboro said that he...Tags: Trips and Vacations, General Motors Corp., Ocean City, Crimes, Holidays
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