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updated: Wed Jul 02, 2008 01:18 pm

White Plains News

Local news for White Plains, MD continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Wednesday Jul 2 | The Independent

State rips Chaney rezoning request

Chaney Enterprises' request to rezone 150 acres of Hughesville land on Route 231 from agricultural to heavy industrial has raised the dander of Maryland Department of Planning.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Charles County, MD, Indian Head, MD, La Plata, MD

Fri Jun 27, 2008

The Independent

Caruso Homes files Chapter 11

A new Caruso house is for sale on Kilburn Court off Tottenham Drive in the High Grove subdivision in White Plains.

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Related Topix: Charles County, MD, Hughesville, MD, Waldorf, MD, Home Listing, Home

Sat Jun 21, 2008

The Independent

These tourists aren't just sightseeing

Long and Foster foreclosure bus tour participants get ready to board the bus that took them to about 10 distressed properties on May 17.

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Related Topix: Real Estate, La Plata, MD, Charles County, MD

Fri Jun 13, 2008

The Independent

Local Dems leery of slots

As the statewide campaign for and against legalized slot machines intensifies ahead of the November referendum, opinions are also taking shape closer to home.

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Related Topix: Newburg, MD, Charles County, MD

Wed Jun 11, 2008

The Independent

Dental clinic for low-income families ready to care

Staff photo by NANCY BROMLEY McCONATY Susana Merida, left, a dental fellow from the University of Maryland who will provide pediatric dental services to Charles County young people ages 6 months to 18 years for ...

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Related Topix: Kids, Family, Dentistry, Charles County, MD

Fri Jun 06, 2008

The Independent

Unexpected visitor

No one was injured after the driver of a Ford pickup accidentally drove into the front of the Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative building in White Plains Wednesday morning, according to SMECO's Electric ...

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Wed Jun 04, 2008

The Independent

Dental clinic available

The Charles County Department of Health's pediatric dental clinic is open and provides preventative and restorative dental care to children 6 months to 18 years from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Thursday at the health ...

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Related Topix: La Plata, MD, Dentistry, Maryland, Charles County, MD

Fri May 30, 2008

The Independent

Local builder accuses officer of forgery

A local homebuilder, testifying under oath in Charles County Circuit Court in La Plata, accused on Tuesday an Anne Arundel County police officer and his wife of forging the builder's name on several checks.

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Related Topix: Charles County, MD, Anne Arundel County, MD, Cobb Island, MD, La Plata, MD

Sun May 25, 2008

The Independent

Businesses adapting to state smoking ban

Few businesses have sought waivers from the statewide smoking ban that went in effect Feb.

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Related Topix: Waldorf, MD, Indian Head, MD, Mechanicsville, MD, Maryland

Fri May 23, 2008

The Independent

U.S. 301 fixes crawling to finish

The Maryland State Highway Administration will hold a workshop to display alternatives on preliminary findings of engineers and environmental studies about how to improve traffic congestion along U.S. 301 in ...

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Related Topix: Maryland, Waldorf, MD, Brandywine, MD, Charles County, MD

Wed May 21, 2008

The Independent

Waldorf's tax office closes

Comptroller Peter V. R. Franchot announced that the agency's field office in Waldorf will close May 23 due to renovations to the Smallwood Village Shopping Center, where the branch islocated.

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Related Topix: Waldorf, MD, Upper Marlboro, MD

Sat May 17, 2008

The Independent

On the agenda

Charles County Commissioner Reuben B. Collins II will hold a meeting for Commissioner District 3 residents from 7:30-8:30 p.m. May 19 at the Capital Clubhouse, 3033 Waldorf MarketPlace, Waldorf. via The Independent

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Related Topix: La Plata, MD, Charles County, MD, Brandywine, MD, Waldorf, MD

Fri May 09, 2008

The Independent

Names & notes

Melinda Floyd of Country Florist in Waldorf recently completed Sympathy Expressions, a class hosted by Teleflora at its education center in Oklahoma City, Okla. via The Independent

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Related Topix: Social Software, Waldorf, MD

Wed Apr 23, 2008

The Independent

Hay is for horses, mostly, at So. Md. farm market

Volunteer auctioneer J.T. Hinkle, center, of Bel Alton closes the bidding on 200 bales of hay Saturday at the last hay auction for the season at the Southern Maryland Regional Farmers Market in Cheltenham. via The Independent

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Related Topix: Bel Alton, MD, Cheltenham, MD, Maryland, Charles County, MD

Wed Apr 09, 2008

The Independent

Names & notes

Submitted photo Owners of Exit Landmark Realty in La Plata, Jane Ratti, left, and Bernadette Cole, recently joined the Southern Maryland Business Network. via The Independent

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Related Topix: Charles County, MD, Waldorf, MD, Newburg, MD

Sun Apr 06, 2008

The Independent

Collection spills over into business

Collecting a new career: When Helen Farmer's husband, James, began collecting wildlife art more than 20 years ago, she was all for it. via The Independent

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Related Topix: Collecting, Life, Hobbies, Waldorf, MD, Pomfret, MD

Fri Apr 04, 2008

The Independent

Names & notes

Realtor Collette Lusk recently joined EXIT Landmark Realty in White Plains. Lusk has lived in the Southern Maryland area for more than 35 years. via The Independent

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Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Real Estate, Port Tobacco, MD, Maryland

Fri Mar 28, 2008

The Washington Post

Charles County

“I did a third of the business I did the year before”

By Brooke Howell Special to The Washington Post Sunday, March 30, 2008; Page R04 Home prices in Charles County fell slightly last year, while the number of transactions dropped sharply. via The Washington Post

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Related Topix: Washington Post, Publishing, Real Estate, Charles County, MD, Housing, Home Listing, Home

Wed Mar 26, 2008

The Independent

License issue leads to suspensions

The owner of Drive-In Liquors in Faulkner was ordered to close the business and hand in his liquor license last week until some discrepancies with the license could be worked out. via The Independent

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Related Topix: Faulkner, MD, Charles County, MD

Sat Mar 22, 2008

The Independent

School buses are in pair of accidents

One Charles County sheriff's officer might have been feeling a sense of dj vu Tuesday as he was called to investigate two separate crashes involving school buses. via The Independent

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Related Topix: Charles County, MD, Waldorf, MD, La Plata, MD

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