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EMS companies are held to a higher set of standards
arnoldp@herald-mail.comEmergency medical services (EMS) companies have more to lose than do fire companies. All eight local emergency medical services companies in Washington County are bound by more punitive financial reporting rules than those governing the fire companies....Tags: Companies and Corporations, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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Companies race the calendar
arnoldp@herald-mail.comWhen their budget years end, a race with the calendar begins for Washington County’s 27 volunteer fire and rescue companies. Each company has three months to file a financial report to the county government — or go without its funding from...Tags: Finance, Companies and Corporations, Budgets and Budgeting, Personal Income, Economy, Business and Finance
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It's all about deadline
arnoldp@herald-mail.comBoonsboro’s volunteer fire company endured a painful period this year, when Washington County’s government suspended its financial aid because the company’s financial reports were late. ...Tags: Fort Detrick (military base), Finance, Companies and Corporations, Fires, Rubber Products Industry
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Talking and texting on hand-held cellphones: "They're still doing it"
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comA Maryland law that prohibits motorists from talking on hand-held cellphones while driving went into effect more than a year ago, but that hasn't stopped people from chatting behind the wheel. Local law-enforcement officials said one reason people aren't...Tags: Automotive Equipment, AAA, Social Media, Travel, Disasters and Accidents
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State police waiting on FEMA in fire co. investigation
arnoldp@herald-mail.comThe police investigation into allegations of wrongdoing at the Volunteer Fire Company of Halfway, Md., has hit a snag. The problem — getting the federal government to respond. "We're still waiting on information from the federal government,"...Tags: Justice and Rights, FEMA, Companies and Corporations, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Civil Rights
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Extreme Couponer Arrested For Stealing Newspapers
CNNSPRINGDALE, Arkansas -- An Arkansas woman loves to save money, and now it has gotten her in trouble with the law. Police say she stole more than 100 newspapers to feed her coupon habit. Extreme couponers save thousands of dollars on everyday items....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Arkansas, CNN (tv network), Justice System, Theft
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Where is the accountability?
arnoldp@herald-mail.comThe 27 volunteer fire and rescue companies in Washington County spent nearly $13 million in 2010, the most recent year for which all are on record. But a yearlong investigation by The Herald-Mail showed that details of what happened with a lot of that...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Disasters and Accidents, Federal Bailout Funds, Internal Revenue Service, Career and Workplace
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Sheriff asks for less than half percent more; EMS seeks additional 9.8%
dona@herald-mail.comPreliminary public safety budget requests to the Washington County Commissioners on Tuesday ranged from less than a half a percent increase from Sheriff Douglas Mullendore to a nearly double-digit increase sought by Division of Emergency Services Director...Tags: Elections, Disasters and Accidents, Employees, Washington (U.S. state), Career and Workplace
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Milestones - Feb. 19-21
Birthdays - Feb. 19 — Ronald Blair, Crest Road, Hagerstown, turned 65. - Feb. 20 — Michelle (Warrenfeltz) Shaw, Jordan Road, Fairplay, turned 47. - Feb. 21 — Dwayne Weaver, Little Elliott Drive, Hagerstown, turns 24; Kevin Lewis,...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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This week in government
Scheduled meetings this week of the Washington County Commissioners; Washington County Board of Education; and Hagerstown Mayor and Council: WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Tuesday, May 24, noon Academy Theatre, 55 E. Washington St.,...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Citizens Initiative and Recall, Disasters and Accidents, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Regional Authority
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Washington County Commission briefs
Developer will pay city to widen road A developer who agreed to widen a portion of Broadfording Road will instead pay the city of Hagerstown for the improvement, the Washington County Board of Commissioners agreed Tuesday. The county had previously...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Contracts, Disasters and Accidents, Washington (U.S. state), Hospitals and Clinics
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Pop culture: A better way to sell the perks of aging to young people
Opinion L.A.We need promotional campaigns to make aging seem more appealing to young people, writes Ideas columnist Kevin Lewis, so that they strive to live longer and stop binge drinking to block out the unavoidable: Everyone gets old. Aging is not......
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