Frederick County jobless rate slips to 3.1 percent
In September Frederick County's unemployment rose 0.3 points to 3.1 percent with 2,992 unemployed amid a 96,550 labor force. The state report notes gains in education, transportation, and retail sectors offset by declines in auto industries. Nearby counties show varied changes, Montgomery remaining lowest and Baltimore City highest at 10.6 percent.
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Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
Carroll County
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Baltimore City
City plaza project clashes over creek design and funding
Zuchelli and Grimes traded sharp remarks over a Frederick creek development. Officials cited $250000 paid to Sasaki linked work, with $184610 spent on research and marketing, while investors backed out after delays. The mayor and investors clash over contracts and the project’s largely pre leased seven story building status.
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Grimes
Galen Claggett
The
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Plaza
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Zuchellé
Sasaki
Massachusetts
Frederick
Hendrickson's Building Explored as Historic Landmark
Frederick residents discuss renaming and preservation of Hendrickson's, a landmark built in 1688 designed by J. M. Dempwolf in York PA. Architect Orlando Ridout notes Romanesque revival style influenced by H. Richardson and Richard Morris Hunt. Irene Kirilloff lauds its high Victorian architecture and historic district significance. The store closed in 1980 and has since been underutilized.
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Orlando Ridout
Maryland Historical Trust
J.4. Dempwolf
York
H. Hichardson
Richard Morns Hunt
Frederick
Irene Kirilloff
Historic District Commission
Hendrickson’s
County panel mulls updated taxing districts and new bills
Delegates discuss extending special taxing district authority countywide and questions about transfer tax use. Officials assure checks and boundaries protect objectors while several proposed laws aim to tighten firearms dealer reporting, create a criminal justice tech fund, and raise penalties for false alarms. Also seeks workers' comp for volunteer police members.
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Timothy Ferguson
St-Frederick Carroll
Urbana
Lake Singapore
Mark Hoke
John Mathias
Hoke
Sue Hecht
Frederick Washington
Louise Snodgrass
County Social Services Board
Jim Hagg
Hagy
Hagg
Sheriff's Office
Police pursue gunpoint robbery suspect as multiple units search
Abandoned pickup on U S 15 sparked a massive search with K9 teams, a state police helicopter, and sheriff deputies scanning woods near Independent Hose Co. on Baughman’s Lane. A woman, Martha Ault, was briefly detained after a confrontation. she later said she was unaware of the incident. The robber remains at large. another Frederick City robbery from January 3 at F M Bank on Old Farm Drive is under FBI involvement.
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Shookstown Road
Shookstown
Baughman’s Lane
Martha Ault
Ms. Ault
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F&m Bank
Old Farm Drive
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