Report cites Baltimore good, bad, ugly
A preliminary Greater Baltimore Committee study finds the region has low living costs and strong healthcare but struggles with unemployment and crime. It ranks Baltimore city and surrounding counties among 19 areas, noting need for job growth and education improvements to attract firms. The report compiles federal data and will publish in about a month.
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Greater
GBC
Donald Hutchinson
America
Hutchinson
Baltimore City
Carroll
Harford
Howard
Anne Arundel
Atlanta
Austin
Texas
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Cleveland
Dallas
Denver
Greenville-Spartanburg
S.C
Indianapolis
Minneapolis-St Paul
Philadelphia
Portland
Ore
Raleigh-Durham
N.C
Richmond
Incumbents and newcomer seek three council seats
Myersville voters will decide the town election on Monday at the fire hall from 12 noon to 7 pm. Incumbents Jim Hardy and Gary DeMoss run again, newcomer Robert Lowry seeks his first term, while Tina Clements declined to run.
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Myersville
Jim Hardy
Gary DeMoss
Robert Lowry
Tina Clements
New Emmitsburg Commissioners Sworn In
David Haller and Patrick Boyle were sworn in Monday night by Mayor Bill Carr in Emmitsburg adding two new commissioners to the town government.
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Emmitsburg
David Haller
Patrick Boyle
Bill Carr
Potter vows retirement after 28 years in Montgomery politics
CHEVY CHASE Ne al Potter insists his plan to leave office after 28 years is 99 percent certain. He announced at his home with wife Marion Esch Potter and daughter JoAnn Potter Kemp, while observers await July 7 filing finality. County council president Isiah Leggett praised his honesty and warned this marks an era end in Montgomery County politics. Potter cited pride in open spaces, farmland assessments, taxation fairness, and criticism of Pay and Go development rules, while pledging to focus on world peace and civic work.
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Chevy Chase
Neal Potter
Isiah Leggett
Potter
Leggett
Marion Esch Potter
JoAnn Potter Kemp
Citizens Planning Association
Council
Thurmont adops master plan amid rezoning clash
Thurmont voters backed a master plan at a Wednesday meeting despite residents Sandra and Thomas Hunter opposing the rezoning of about 4 percent of 6 Emmitsburg Road for a Dollar General Store. The vote 2-1-1 included abstention. officials argued the issue was not properly separated.
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Thurmont
Dollar General
Terrence Best
Emmitsburg Road
Sandra
Thomas Hunter
Gordon Schaal
Schaal
Robert Wagerman
Edward Hobbs
Jim Gugel
County Planning Office
Schaaff
Gugel
Wisda Resigns as Rockville Animal Control Director
Rockville Montgomery County Executive Douglas M. Duncan announced the resignation of Robert M. Wisda after six months as director of the Division of Animal Control and Humane Treatment. Wisda left to pursue other opportunities, with Council member Nancy Dacek noting management problems. Duncan plans to push for the director to be a merit position, while Dacek warns merit status could hinder removal of poorly performing leaders.
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Rockville
Montgomery County
Douglas M. Duncan
Robert M. Wisda
Division of
Animal Control and Humane Treatment
Wisda
Upcounty Council
Nancy Dacek
Public Safety Committee
Merry Ellen Poole
Duncan
Dacek
Mr. Wisda
County Humane Society
Brian Stone
Paul Hibler
Drew Tracy
Teens Seek Skating Park Support in Emmitsburg
Two youths faced town leaders this week asking for a skate park. They went door to door after being driven from shops and businesses. About 186 residents signed a petition pledging to help raise funds for insurance if the project is approved.
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Emmitsburg
X Files consultant speaks at National Library Week lecture
Dr Ange Simon plant virologist and X Files consultant spoke to a full NCI FCRDC crowd unveiling how she ensures scientific accuracy in scripts. She showed clips and explained how minor word changes or matching organisms lend authenticity and noted a book due spring 1999.
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National Cancer Institute-Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center
Nclfcrdc
National Library Week
Ange Simon
University of Massachusetts At Amherst
X-Files
Nci-Fcrdc
Dr. Simon
The
Scientific Library
Data Management Sciences Inc
Frederick
Judge Acquits Former WV Judge in Civil Rights Case
Joseph Troisi a four year circuit judge in Clarksburg West Virginia was acquitted of a federal civil rights charge in a case stemming from a 1997 confrontation with Bil Witten after a courtroom bail hearing. Witnesses said Troisi returned to the bench after the incident and acted as if nothing happened. He faced up to 10 years in prison if convicted. He had previously pleaded no contest to state charges and served five days for assaulting Witten.
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Clarksburg
W.va
Joseph Troisi
Bil Witten
Witten
Troisi
St Marys
Home schooling conference set for May 16
A daylong home schooling conference will be held on Saturday May 16 from 830 am to 430 pm at the Presbyterian Church of Hagerstown 20 S Prospect St. The Appalachian Regional Cooperative sponsors the event with workshops for children and booths selling curriculum items.
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Presbyterian Church of
Hagerstown-Frederick- Shepherdstown
Maryland
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Town and developer near end of PWA talks for Fields of Nottingham
The 106 acre Fields of Nottingham project moves toward completion as the town council and Catonsville Homes negotiate a public works agreement for 203 units. Changes were proposed to clarify development terms while maintaining key town rights, with Ryan Homes also contributing connections and fees. Construction plans for 69 lots proceed as final plats near submission.
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Fields of
Nottingham
Stephens
MD. 27
Watersville Road
Richard Murray
Murray
Rob Scranton
Catonsville Homes
Ryan Homes
Scranton
Delaine Hobbs
Hobbs
Monika Jenkins
Senate moves closer to approving new IRS overhaul bill
The Senate backed an $8 billion financing plan for the $18.3 billion IRS restructuring bill. The vote supported converting traditional IRAs to Roth IRAs for seniors, with other funding from tax breaks and foreign credit limits. The measure creates a nine member oversight board and expands taxpayer protections while revamping agency operations.
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Internal Revenue Service
Senate
William V. Roth Jr
R-Del
Finance Committee
DRS
IRS
Bob Kerrey
D-Neb
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