Hagerstown Lands Businesses From Frederick Drive for growthling in downtown
Hagerstown officials aggressively recruit Frederick and regional firms to relocate or open second locations here. Downtown coordinator Karen Giffin markets Hagerstown’s incentives, offers loans and grants, and helps craft business plans to expand in the city. In four years, about 20 firms have moved or expanded downtown, while others consider relocation.
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Hagerstown
Ms Giffin
Department of Community Development
Ms. Giffin
Frederick
Fredericksburg
Wans Giffin
Hagerstown mayor pushes Civil War museum move bid
Hagerstown Mayor Steven Sager says a board member will vote on relocating the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in March while Frederick officials defend keeping the museum. Sager claims significant financial incentives and aims to make the area a Civil War tourism hub amid a tense dispute over the museum's lease and future location.
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Hagerstown
National Museum of Civil War Medicine
Steven T. Sager
Sager
Frederick
Public support for Frederick County teacher pay hike voiced
School superintendent Jack Dale said he has received consistent feedback in favor of a pay raise for Frederick County Public Schools employees. The board will consider 36 spending areas including a $24 million rise in salaries as it prepares the budget for February workshops and a February 19 adoption. Also favored are expanding the dyslexia program with four more teachers costing $141,000 and funding the early childhood initiative to study education techniques.
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Jack Dale
Frederick County Public Schools
Frederick County Board of Education
Dale
Murder trial reveals seamy drug and prostitution side in city
David Charlies Morgan, 38, sentenced to life behind bars for first degree murder of Francisco Hernandez in Frederick County Circuit Court. He denied killing Hernandez and blamed trial errors, addressing the victim’s wife and sister and apologizing amid tense courtroom security and limited seating.
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David Charlies Morgan
Frederick County
Morgan
Francisco Hernandez
Testi
Mony
Frederick City
Hernandez
Sheriff's Deputies
County drill uncovers gaps in disaster plan at center
Mock disasters at the National Emergency Training Center exposed holes in Frederick County's plan as officials, private groups, and 70 participants tested response. Leaders urged fixes for the emergency operations center budget tracking and interagency rescue coordination, especially for moving animals to shelters.
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National Emergency Training Center
Frederick County
Mark Hoke
John Croneburg
Hoke
Droneburg
Timothy Jacobsen
John Droneburg
Fredenck County
Andrew Marsh
Maryland bill seeks tax relief on flags
Senator Timothy Ferguson of Frederick Carroll sponsors a measure to exempt Maryland and US flags from state valuation taxes. The proposal notes flags are already exempt from sales tax and argues inventory costs hurt flag distribution to constituents via the US Flag Service’s Hugh Warner.
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Annapolis
Hugh Warner
US Flag Service
Frederick
Maryland
Mr Warmer
Timothy Ferguson
Frederick Carroll
Inside The News Portions Of The Frederck Paper Archive
The fragment notes that the Frederck News Poe is presented on 100 percent recycled paper and is recyclable. It mentions sparse archival context despite the odd OCR phrasing.
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