ANNAPOLIS — For months, there’s been a countdown on the Maryland Seafood website, ticking down the months, days, hours, minutes and even seconds to the most anticipated seafood season of the year: crabbing season. Monday marks the start of crabbing ...

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You ought to see some of the characters I work around. The other day, I’m doing my work, and one says: “Drink your tea, drink your tea.” I see him up in the tree, black with ruddy orange under his ...

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The real estate spring market is underway and you are finally thinking of purchasing a new home. The fun part is going out and looking at homes and envisioning your family settling into a beautiful new house with a rolling ...

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THURMONT — Nestled in the Catoctin Mountains, just across the Frederick County-Carroll County line, sits Catoctin Mountain Growers Inc. — a 15-acre wholesale greenhouse operation in Detour started by Robert and Denise Van Wingerden in 1985. Catoctin Mountain Growers has ...

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WASHINGTON — U.S. home sales are gradually coming back. A mild winter and a stronger job market have helped boost sales ahead of the crucial spring buying season. The past two months made up the best winter for sales of ...

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With the very mild winter we’ve had so far, early signs of spring are popping up everywhere. The crocuses are coming up; the daisies and tulips have begun to push their way through the mat of winter decay, and yesterday ...

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NEW YORK — Sprint dug deep into its pockets in the latest quarter to put iPhones in the hands of its customers. The perennially money-losing company on Wednesday posted its largest loss in three years. Sprint, once known for the ...

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Just about any real estate agent will tell you that for almost four years now, buyers and sellers have had one trait in common — procrastination. Although the desire to delay is frustrating for agents, the trepidation of buyers and ...

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WASHINGTON — U.S. workers were less productive in the spring for the second quarter in a row, a trend that may not bode well for future hiring. Productivity dropped 0.3 percent in the April-June quarter, following a decline of 0.6 ...

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Check out a slideshow of our past Photos of the Day from The Daily Record’s staff photographers. We also have a SmugMug page, where you can purchase photos taken by The Daily Record staff

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