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Social Services wins Place Matters awards
Maryland’s Department of Human Resources recently held its fifth annual Place Matters awards, recognizing the outstanding efforts of state employees in helping ensure that all Maryland children grow up in safe and loving homes. The Child Welfare...
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County adept at collecting child support
The Child Support Division of the Washington County Department of Social Services collected and disbursed more than $15.1 million in child-support payments to county families in the federal fiscal year ending Sept. 30. This represents an increase of...Tags: Environmental Issues, Employment Opportunities, Politics, Career and Workplace, Government
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Social services collects $15.1 million in child support in fiscal year
The Washington County Department of Social Services collected and disbursed more than $15.1 million in child support payments to county families in the federal fiscal year ending Sept. 30, according to a press release. Payments collected by the... -
Washington County DSS risk-management team honored at conference
The Washington County Department of Social Services’ Risk Management Team recently received the Health and Safety Group Award of Excellence in Risk Management at the recent State Employees Risk Management Administration conference in Towson, Md....
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"I hope my baby is dead"
"I hope my baby is dead." These are the chilling words from a mother who is now charged with repeatedly stabbing her 8-month-old child during a supervised visit with a social service's worker. The account comes from police charging documents filed in...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Abusive Behavior, Health, Witnesses
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Robert D. Hull
janeth@herald-mail.comRobert “Bob” Hull was proud of his roots. He was the oldest of three sons born to Christine and Robert L. Hull. “Bob was always very sentimental. All three were born in Keyser. That made him a West Virginian,” said Bob’s...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Colleges and Universities, Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Social Services
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Savage Love: 13 and Out
My 13-year-old son came out to us this morning. He plans to tell his brothers in the next few days. We love and accept our son, and this news isn't surprising (but when will the stereotypical neatness kick in?), but we do have some concerns. He has,...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Health, Bullying, Dan Savage, Advice Columns and Columnists
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State Employee Fired In Food Stamp Scandal; 1199 Union Worker
A state employee has been fired in the emergency food stamp fraud scandal after receiving $200 in benefits, officials said Wednesday. The union worker was terminated for understating her income while applying for the federal benefits, said her attorney,...Tags: Court Preliminary, Politics, Labor Legislation, Middletown, Fraud
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Mother Still Seeks Answers in Child's Death
The Associated PressRuth McCoy says she pleaded for months to have her niece's 1-year-old daughter removed from a dirty mobile home that did not have heat in western North Carolina. When social workers and sheriff's deputies arrived on a cold night in November 2010, they...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Prisons, Prisons, Abusive Behavior, Career and Workplace
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Four State Employees Fired In Food Stamp Scandal
Four state employees have been fired and four others have retired in the ongoing food stamp scandal. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy made the announcement Tuesday regarding the controversy over state employees who allegedly falsified their financial status in...Tags: Court Preliminary, Politics, Health and Safety at Work, Middletown, Health and Safety at Work
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Attorney Accuses State Agency Of Muzzling Employees
A lawyer for government workers suspected of defrauding the state to gain post-storm food benefits is accusing Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's administration of muzzling its employees “to keep us from uncovering the truth” by an "unconstitutional...Tags: Politics, Court Preliminary, Middletown, Judges, Fraud
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Food Stamp Fraud: Take Home Pay Is Key For Some State Employees; House GOP's Larry Cafero Wants To Meet 8 Percent Not Approved
Why would highly paid state employees apply for emergency food stamp benefits when it would appear they would not qualify? The reason, veteran state employees said, might be the rules of the game. The Department of Social Services workers who...Tags: Civil and Public Service, Unions, Politics, Bill Gates, Government
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