Category:garrett county
Delaney Applauds Head Start Grant to Garrett County Community Action Committee
WASHINGTON – March 12, 2015 – (RealEstateRama) — The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a $818,182 grant to the Garrett County Community Action Committee for Head Start. Head Start is a federal program that promotes school readiness for children under five. –
That's a lot of Water!
Muddy Creek Falls after the rainfall yesterday. Photo courtesy of www.deepcreektimes.com.
Proposed Md. fracking regulations are too restrictive
As president of the Garrett County Farm Bureau and the Energy and Property Rights Coalition, I would like to express our concerns about Maryland’s proposed hydraulic fracturing regulations and ask that they be placed on hold for further consideration.
NRP officers to test new 'iceboat' on Deep Creek Lake
From the Maryland Department of Natural Resources
There’s a new boat on Deep Creek Lake that rises above it all — literally.
Maryland Natural Resources Police officers are training on a 32-foot airboat, capable of skimming above winter’s ice to quickly reach an emergency to provide comfort and assistance.
NRP 149, purchased a little more than a year ago with a federal grant, is one of the law enforcement agency’s largest vessels and one of its most specialized. It has a top speed of well over 100 mph and it takes a delicate touch to make it run straight and true.
Read More Here: http://www.abc2news.com/sports/outdoors/nrp-officers-to-test-new-iceboat-on-deep-creek-lake
Md. Senate OKs speed limit boost to 70 on state highways
The Maryland Senate has voted to raise the speed limit from 65 to 70 mph on state highways.
The Senate voted 39-7 for the measure on Thursday.
Senate approval marks a milestone for the bill, which passed the House of Delegates last year, but stalled in a Senate committee. A similar bill is pending in the House this year.
Sen. George Edwards, a Garrett County Republican, is the sponsor of the measure. He says other states have a speed limit of 70 mph, and that the increase would not be mandatory statewide.
But opponents say it’s dangerous. Sen. James Brochin, a Baltimore County Democrat, says raising the speed limit will cause some drivers to push it to 80 mph. Brochin says he thinks that’s too fast.
– See more at: http://www.wcbcradio.com/?news=19688#sthash.rYevitxP.dpuf
Maryland Hunting Guides Sentenced for Violating Black Bear Hunting Regulations
……According to their plea agreements, between 2008 and 2010, Harding who operated Harding’s Wild Mountain Herbs, Inc., and Harward, who operated Timber Creek Services, engaged in commercial hunting activities for American black bear, mostly in Garrett County. Hunting for black bear is highly regulated in Maryland. Restrictions included a prohibition on the use of bait to attract the bear, as well as requirements that hunters associated with each other on the same hunting permit remain within view of each other while hunting.
During the course of an undercover investigation by NRP and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, law enforcement discovered that Harding and Harward were using bait to attract bears to locations where hunters – who had paid Harding and Harward to be guided in their pursuit of the bear – could more easily kill one of the animals. The undercover officers also learned that the defendants were violating the Maryland regulations that required a sub-licensee on a black bear hunting permit to remain in visual contact with the licensee.
During the course of the investigation, undercover officers posed as clients, paying Harding and Harward for guided bear hunts. Their investigation found Harding and Harward were illegally baiting bears for paying clients, some of whom came from outside Maryland to hunt.
Read More Here: http://smnewsnet.com/archives/212140/maryland-hunting-guides-sentenced-for-violating-black-bear-hunting-regulations/
