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Veterans learn computer skills in Md. nonprofit program
POTOMAC — Twenty unemployed or under-employed military veterans are graduating from a computer skills program run by a nonprofit organization in Montgomery County. Retired Navy Vice Admiral Joseph Kernan is […]
‘The Potomac Lice Lady’ is a sought-after nitpicker
WASHINGTON — The cars, some from as far as Georgia, pull up to the stately brick home tucked into an affluent Washington suburb. Some of the people who emerge are […]
Cumberland targets kayaking sites
(AP) Officials from the city of Cumberland and the National Park Service are making progress toward a Potomac River public access point for kayakers and canoeists. The Cumberland Times-News reported […]
Tiger’s tournament headed to Avenel
(AP) Tiger Woods’ tournament will have yet another new home in 2017. Organizers announced Thursday that the 2017 Quicken Loans National will be played at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm […]
Allegany bridge over Potomac reopens
(AP) A Potomac River toll bridge linking Allegany County to Green Spring, West Virginia, is back in business. The Cumberland Times-News reported that the reopening Tuesday of the Oldtown Bridge […]
Oldtown bridge repairs start
(AP) The owner of a private toll bridge over the Potomac River says she’s rebuilding the structure between Western Maryland and West Virginia after it was damaged by a June […]
Reduced sentence sought in Md. wife beating death
ROCKVILLE — A Potomac doctor convicted a decade ago of beating his wife to death with a rubber mallet is seeking to be released as early as this year. Lawyers […]
VDOT to study bridge traffic over Potomac
McLEAN, Va. — Virginia’s Department of Transportation is launching a study of traffic over the Potomac River bridges. VDOT says the study spanning several months will also engage Maryland and […]
Sabelhaus honored by RE/MAX
Joe Sabelhaus of RE/MAX Town Center (Germantown) has won both the 2011 Broker/Owner of the Year and Eagle Awards from the RE/MAX Central Atlantic Region. Sabelhaus also earned international recognition […]
82 snakehead caught in DNR eradication contest
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland anglers caught 82 snakeheads in a contest sponsored by the Department of Natural Resources to help eradicate the invasive species. DNR says the 69 anglers were automatically […]
3 Marylanders indicted in pension theft scheme
McLEAN, Va. — Three Maryland men have been indicted in an alleged conspiracy to steal nearly $10 million from a Vienna, Va.–based company’s employee pension plan through a series of […]
$17M for Blue Plains sewage plant approved
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s Board of Public Works has approved $17 million in construction grants for the Blue Plains sewage plant, the largest single source of nitrogen pollution entering the Chesapeake […]
