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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: Citigroup Incorporated, Washington, DC, Social Issues, Human Interest, Lobbying
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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: Natural Disasters, Prices, Farms, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Droughts
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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: Teaching and Learning, Social Issues, Family, Easter, Homelessness
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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: New York City, Methamphetamine (drug), Elkton
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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: Harford County, Witnesses, Prosecution, Maryland State Police
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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: Caroline County (Maryland), Employment, Employment Opportunities, Somerset County (Maryland), Dorchester 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: Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Early Learning, Poverty, Entertainment
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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: Caroline County (Maryland), Employment, Employment Opportunities, Somerset County (Maryland), Dorchester County
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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, Maryland General Assembly, Labor Legislation
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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: Travel, Labor Day, General Motors Corp., Holidays, Trips and Vacations
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Disaster declaration could help Washington County
andrews@herald-mail.comAlthough Washington County was largely spared from Hurricane Irene damage last weekend, it will be included in an emergency declaration for Maryland counties affected by the storm. Kevin Lewis, the county's director of Emergency Services, said the county...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Maryland, Martin O'Malley, Hurricane Irene (2011), Baltimore County
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