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Washington County unemployment rate drops to 8.8 percent in Feb.
dona@herald-mail.comThe unemployment rate in Washington County fell from 9.4 percent in January to 8.8 percent in February, and the number of people working and the total labor force also dropped, according to preliminary figures released Friday by the Maryland Department of...Tags: Employment, Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace, Unemployment, Labor Markets
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Agricultural commission meeting set
The Maryland Agricultural Commission will hold a public meeting Wednesday, April 10, at 7 p.m. at the Howard County Fair Grounds Dining Hall, 2210 Howard County Fair Road, in West Friendship. Anyone interested in farming and rural topics is encouraged...Tags: Fair Grounds Corporation
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Ned A. Martin, 81
Ned Augustus Martin, age 81, of Petersburg, W.Va., passed away Monday, March 25, 2013, at Grant Memorial Hospital. He was born Aug. 16, 1931, in Williamsport, Md., and was a son of the late Gussie Benjamin Martin and Lucy (Poffenberger) Martin. Mr....Tags: Schools, American Legion, International Military Interventions, Korean War (1950-1953), High Schools
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Washington County jobless rate jumped to 9.4% in Jan; labor force grew by 2,800
dona@herald-mail.comThe first unemployment report for Washington County in 2013 shows the jobless rate rose from 8.9 percent in December to 9.4 percent in January as the labor force added more than 2,800 people, according to preliminary figures released Friday by the...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Employment, Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace, Unemployment
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Police briefs - March 21
Police looking for missing teen Police are looking for a 15-year-old girl who walked off from the Sylvan Learning center on Northern Avenue on Wednesday afternoon. Hannah McKenzie Elizabeth Gossard was taken to the center at 4 p.m. for a tutoring...
Tags: Theft, Maryland State Police, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Prosecution, Criminals
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Caroline Beall Long, 96
Caroline Regina Beall Long, 96, passed peacefully into the next life Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Formerly of Williamsport, Md., she resided at Sterling House in Rotonda West, Fla. She was the widow of Charles Amos Long. Born June 27, 1916, in...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Schools, Human Interest, Glen Burnie, Elementary Schools
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Bill on cell phone tracking raises concerns of privacy
The Maryland House Judiciary Committee is considering a bill that would allow law enforcement officials to obtain location records from mobile devices without a search warrant. Opponents of the legislation said during a House judiciary committee hearing...Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Cell Phones, Laws, U.S. Supreme Court, Telecommunication Service
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Washington County unemployment up to 8.9 percent in December
Washington County’s unemployment rate rose to 8.9 percent in December, nearly a full percentage point above November’s adjusted rate of 8.1 percent, according to state figures that were released Friday. The county’s jobless rate was 8.8...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, Employment, Career and Workplace, Labor Markets, Unemployment
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Washington County unemployment down to 8.1 percent
The unemployment rate in Washington County ticked up from 8 percent in October to 8.1 percent in November as the number of people working and seeking work fell, while the number of unemployed increased, according to preliminary figures released Friday...
Tags: Employment, Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace, Unemployment, Labor Markets
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More students in poor schools get special education than those in wealthier districts
Capital News ServiceIn poorer public school districts in Maryland, the percentage of students receiving special education is disproportionately higher than in wealthier districts, and has been since early 2000. It’s a nationwide trend that experts say isn’t...Tags: Family, Lobbying, Medical Procedures and Tests, American Enterprise Institute, Students
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Mother seeks 'justice' in Club Twisted fatal stabbing
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comShelley Young wants justice to be served in the case of her 25-year-old son’s death nearly one year ago. One week after his birthday, her son, Terrell A. Coleman of Columbia, Md., died after being stabbed in the chest Sept. 25, 2011, Young said...Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Crime, Law and Justice
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Gloria F. Hughes, 76
Gloria F. (Rohrer) Hughes, 76, of Sharpsburg, Maryland, passed away suddenly from this life on Tuesday, June 19, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown. Born March 2, 1936, in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late William and Alice...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Randallstown
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