Gov. Martin O’Malley’s gambling work group meets today in Annapolis, in its first attempt to examine expanding gambling in the state. Meanwhile, today in The Daily Record, businesses around the soon-to-open Maryland Live! casino express optimism that the casino opening ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Frederick County officials are praising clarifications to PlanMaryland, a statewide development plan criticized by many local officials from rural parts of the state. Gov. Martin O’Malley signed the measure on Tuesday. Supporters say the bill clarifies that the ...

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Business advocates are bemoaning the actions of the General Assembly, and how those actions will impact the state’s economy. Meanwhile, officials from eight of the world’s largest economies will descend upon Camp David, near the tiny town of Thurmont in ...

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Josh Halbedel has joined NAI KLNB as an associate for its land brokerage and religious properties brokerage divisions. He will work company’s Columbia offices. In his new position, Halbedel will represent property owners and investors in the marketing and sale ...

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FREDERICK — A former Frederick County public school teacher is charged with molesting a student. The Frederick News-Post reported Tuesday that 50-year-old James Ways of Westminster was served Monday with a criminal summons charging him with three counts of fourth-degree ...

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THURMONT — Voytek Fizyta is not waiting until his grapes mature before beginning the process of turning the succulent treats into wine. While his grapes grow, Fizyta is using the oldest method to make wines at Catoctin Breeze Vineyard in ...

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FREDERICK — Every day, physicians and staff at Meritus Health Trauma and Emergency Services in Hagerstown see patients who are injured because a driver was not paying attention to the road, according to Mary Rizk, a spokeswoman for Meritus. With ...

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FREDERICK— A Frederick man has been charged with stealing more than $20,000 in copper from a construction company last week. The Frederick News-Post reports 28-year-old Joshua Michael Propst was arrested Monday. Documents filed in Frederick County District Court charge him ...

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A Frederick County Circuit Court jury has awarded $620,000 to a Taneytown couple whose Labrador retriever was shot by sheriff’s deputies. While Roger and Sandra Jenkins rushed to the vet with their severely wounded dog, who survived, the two deputies ...

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FREDERICK — A civil trial is under way in Frederick to determine whether a Frederick County sheriff’s deputy wrongfully shot a Taneytown couple’s dog. The Frederick News-Post reports that a six-member jury was chosen Monday to consider the complaint by ...

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