Six year high for employment boosts job gains in March
Washington AP reports March jobs rose to a six year high with non farm payrolls up 456000 as weather improved boosting construction. The unemployment rate held at 6.5 percent. Economist Michael Niemira calls the data strong evidence of solid growth.
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New York
County jobless rate up 0.5 percent in February
Frederick County's unemployment rose to 6.1 percent in February with 5,820 jobless out of a 95,008 labor force as severe weather affected businesses. State and national rates, neighboring counties, and separate Commerce reports on income, spending, and construction activity are noted.
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Catoctin teen bills would broaden protection for vulnerable adults
Marianne Martins bill, advanced by Judicial Proceedings Committee, would extend protection to unpaid caregivers and family members, add sexual abuse to punishable acts, and expand neglect definitions. The measure shifts focus from physical harm to potential future harm, awaiting full Senate action before April adjournment.
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Catoctin
Senate
Marianne Martin
George Littrell
Frederick
Emmitsburg
State Department of Human Resources
Attorney General’s Office
Maryland Senate panel kills child bike helmet bill
The Judicial Proceedings Committee rejected a measure requiring helmets for children 16 and younger by a 6 to 4 vote. Delegate Ethel Ann Murray had argued helmets would cut head injuries, citing a CDC study showing high child injury rates and potential daily deaths prevented, but Chairman Walter Baker urged defeat citing parental responsibility and personal freedom.
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Judicial Proceedings Committee
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Maryland lawmakers push to toughen animal mutilation penalties
ANNAPOLIS Maryland legislators acted on animal abuse after a wave of horse mutilations in Frederick and across several counties. Delegate George Owings sponsored stricter penalties beyond 90 days in jail and a $1000 fine, citing the heinous nature of the crimes. State Police investigated attacks spanning Frederick Carroll Montgomery Howard Prince George's Dorchester Worcester counties and parts of Pennsylvania Virginia.
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Worcester
Pennsylvania
Fairfax
Loudoun
Virginia
Furst
Gary Bachtell
Watersville Road
Westminster
Montgomery County
Frank Schell
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Boy falls three stories at John Hanson Apartments
A two year old boy, Alfred Casper Hopkins, fell from a window at 41 John Hanson Apartments while playing with two brothers. He was reported in serious condition at Children’s Hospital in Washington after a Maryland State Police helicopter airlift. The accident occurred around 3 15 p m Friday.
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Saylor, 100, Dies at Daughter's Home in Frederick
Esther R Saylor 100 of 9034 Bethel Road Frederick died Friday April 1 at her daughter's home. Born Sept 6 1893 in Johnsville she was daughter of Willie and Emma V Martz. She worked as a seamstress for N R Garment Co Walkersville and as a caretaker at F M Bank Walkersville. She was a member of It Continued on Page A-5.
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Bethel Road
Frederick
Johnsville
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N.R. Garment Co
Walkersville
F&m Bank
Saylor
Time springs ahead Sunday
Colonial Jewelers in Frederick will spend much of Sunday resetting 200 quartz watches to daylight saving time. Manager Charles Lawson notes the process may take most of a day and helps customers who forget to adjust, especially older digital models. The change, enacted in 1918, covers most of the United States.
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