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Rosy Economic Review Contradicts County Events
What was not mentioned in the Republican article was the recent closing of Luke paper mill owned by Verso. The mill's closing leftover 6
Engage Mountain Maryland
Jul 15, 20195 min read
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Climate Change Impacts Northeast
As a result, increases in flood frequency or severity could increase the spread of contaminants into soils and waterways, resulting in incre
Engage Mountain Maryland
Nov 27, 20185 min read
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Garrett Elections See Red
Several local seats were challenged by formidable opponents who launched high-profile campaigns to unseat incumbents from Commissioner to De
Engage Mountain Maryland
Nov 7, 20184 min read
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Write-In Candidate Stirs Midterms
"Good people stay away or feel they can't make a difference,” says Gatto when talking about running for office. “Many have given up
Engage Mountain Maryland
Oct 30, 20185 min read
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Campaign High Stakes & Low Blows
Two candidates are feeling pushback over their bids for office including Democrat, Judy Carbone who has run a high-profile campaign since th
Engage Mountain Maryland
Oct 26, 20184 min read
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Campaign Funding Quick Fix
A very modest step to clean up campaign money sources... Under our constitution, members of the House represent voters in their...
Kevin Faley
Oct 24, 20182 min read
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Preserving Community Public Schools
In addition to our State-Aid formula problems, we have a declining school-aged population and shifting demographics. And, these factors, mak
Sue Athey
Sep 22, 20183 min read
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New Cell Tower Rattles Residents
The Oakland Drive tower location is in a patch of land that conveniently falls outside of the Mountain Lake Park town limits and jurisdictio
Engage Mountain Maryland
Aug 22, 20183 min read
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Voting For Garrett County's Future.
Garrett County's previous Comprehensive Plan included hydraulic fracturing as part of their economic development strategy. With a ban in
Engage Mountain Maryland
Jul 26, 20185 min read
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School Board Financially Challenged
“This is the moment we need the commissioners…and conversations about what a slight increase above minimum maintenance of effort in a three-
Engage Mountain Maryland
Jun 18, 20182 min read
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Candidate Forum Leads to June 26 Primary
Judy Carbone is running a landmark campaign. If elected in November, she would be the first woman and first Democrat elected to the Board of
Engage Mountain Maryland
Jun 2, 20182 min read
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Republicans Face Off For Commission Seat
“I’m very proud of what we accomplished working together,” he said. “During that time... we created over 3,000 new jobs... we more than trip
Engage Mountain Maryland
Jun 2, 20182 min read
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Neighbors Disagree on Bypass
While the municipal government of Oakland has supported this project for many years, the governing body of adjacent Mountain Lake Park has b
Engage Mountain Maryland
Jun 1, 20182 min read
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Commissioners Share County Economics
Between 2013 and 2017, Garrett County business owners made capital investments totaling about $21.5 million, according to the Maryland Depar
Engage Mountain Maryland
May 20, 20185 min read
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