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- Debate continues over WCPS meal debt, proposed use of collection agency
Thursday - 09/28/2017 - 08:00 AMSchool board member Wayne Ridenour is continuing his opposition against a proposal that would allow Washington County Public Schools to use a collection agency to recoup outstanding student meal debt.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Hagerstown could see medical-marijuana facility as soon as this year
Wednesday - 09/27/2017 - 11:00 PMA medical-marijuana facility proposed for the former Statton Furniture Co. building in Hagerstown is on track to open by the end of the year. The site plan submitted by Kind Therapeutics and Mari Holdings Md.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Council approves funding for downtown Hagerstown improvement project
Wednesday - 09/27/2017 - 07:45 PMThe Hagerstown City Council on Tuesday approved a memorandum of agreements related to the Urban Improvement Project proposed for downtown.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Washington County school board briefs
Wednesday - 09/27/2017 - 08:00 PMNaloxone policy approved The Washington County Board of Education on Tuesday approved a new policy on the administration of overdose-reversing medications, such as naloxone.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Washington County, Hancock leaders discuss roads
Wednesday - 09/27/2017 - 08:15 PMHANCOCK — Washington County and Hancock leaders talked about improvements to Pennsylvania Avenue during the commissioners' meeting in the small town Tuesday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - City of Hagerstown honors teen world wrestling champ
Wednesday - 09/27/2017 - 06:40 PMLocal wrestler Aaron Brooks was honored for his newest title, Cadet World Wrestling Champion, at the Hagerstown City Council meeting Tuesday evening.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Hagerstown tap room lands liquor license
Wednesday - 09/27/2017 - 05:15 PMThe general manager of a new tap room in Hagerstown told Washington County liquor officials on Wednesday that the business will likely open next month.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Restaurant/brewhouse applies for liquor license at Halfway location
Wednesday - 09/27/2017 - 04:11 PMA national restaurant chain has applied for a license to serve alcohol at a new location in Halfway.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Developer asks Smithsburg council to annex land into town
Wednesday - 09/27/2017 - 08:59 AMSMITHSBURG — A Frederick County, Md., developer wants nearly 70 acres of his undeveloped property annexed into the corporate limits of Smithsburg, in order to build new homes and businesses.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - WHS Class of 1953 holding reunion
Tuesday - 09/26/2017 - 11:45 PMThe Williamsport High School Class of 1953 is holding its 64th class reunion at noon Saturday, Oct. 14, at Western Sizzilin Steakhouse,17567 York Road in Halfway.
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- Jewelry store holding job fair
Wednesday - 09/27/2017 - 11:45 PMJewelry store holding job fair Kay Jewelers at Valley Mall in Halfway is holding a hiring event from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today. The store is hiring full- and part-time and seasonal employees.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Trial starts for man accused of 2013 sexual abuse in a Hagerstown-area residence
Wednesday - 09/27/2017 - 09:30 PMThe jury trial of a man accused of sexually abusing a child four years ago got under way Wednesday in Washington County Circuit Court with recordings of statements the man made to a Baltimore County detective in which he apparently…
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Breakfast kicks off first year of Hagerstown Community College's new 'Promise' program
Wednesday - 09/27/2017 - 08:00 PMA total of 20 students have been selected for the first year of a new program at Hagerstown Community College aimed at helping break down the financial barriers for a post-secondary education.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Maryland Department of Transportation, local leaders to discuss state projects
Wednesday - 09/27/2017 - 08:00 PMState transportation officials will meet with local leaders next week to discuss the county's priorities for road repair and construction.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Hagerstown-area mom accused of stabbing teen son
Wednesday - 09/27/2017 - 08:38 PMA Hagerstown-area woman accused of stabbing her teenage son in the arm earlier this month had her bond set at $10,000 following a bond-review hearing Wednesday in Washington County District Court.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - $1.5 million in unpaid speed camera tickets owed to City of Hagerstown
Wednesday - 09/27/2017 - 07:17 PMFrom July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017, roughly 73 people were issued a speed-camera ticket per day in the City of Hagerstown — which totals 27,000 issued citations.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Developers envision eatery on site near Marty Snook Park
Wednesday - 09/27/2017 - 06:08 PMLocal developers have requested a property near Martin "Marty" L. Snook Memorial Park be rezoned to allow for a business such as an eatery.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Hagerstown police respond to incidents
Wednesday - 09/27/2017 - 04:15 PMThe Hagerstown Police Department responded to the following incidents: Tuesday • 4:37 p.m., theft from vehicle in the 300 block of Bryan Place • 4:47 p.m., personal-injury accident at Dual Highway and Manor Drive • 6:08 p.m., property-damage accident|
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Spectrum to play at Pen Mar Park
Tuesday - 09/26/2017 - 11:45 PMSpectrum will perform from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday as part of the Jim and Fay Powers Music Series at Pen Mar Park, 14600 Pen Mar-High Rock Road in Cascade.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Hagerstown agrees to invest more than $1.5 million in water system upgrades
Tuesday - 09/26/2017 - 10:12 PMMore than $1.5 million will be spent to replace old water-system pumps throughout the City of Hagerstown.
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- Animals being blessed Sunday
Wednesday - 09/27/2017 - 11:45 PMAnimals being blessed Sunday Among the most beloved figures of the Christian faith is St. Francis of Assisi. The 12th-century deacon and monk is remembered for his compassion for the poor and for popularizing the crèche, or nativity set, at…
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Driver that fled accident caught in South End
Wednesday - 09/27/2017 - 10:15 PMThe driver of an overturned vehicle involved in a Wednesday night accident in Hagerstown's South End was caught a short time later, a Washington County 911 supervisor said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - More workers, more cheese at plant near Hancock
Wednesday - 09/27/2017 - 07:45 PMHANCOCK — In its first year, the Lanco-Pennland cheese plant near Hancock has more than doubled its workforce and increased its production capacity.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Proposed zoning changes would allow Elmwood Farm to host events
Wednesday - 09/27/2017 - 08:15 PMElmwood Farm Bed & Breakfast owner Selena Wilkes, who appealed a county zoning decision that her business can't host events, said a proposed zoning law change could help rectify the situation.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - World War II roundtable to hold October meeting
Wednesday - 09/27/2017 - 08:15 PMThe Potomac Highlands World War II Roundtable will hold its next meeting at 7 p.m. Oct. 4 at the Morris Frock American Legion on Northern Avenue in Hagerstown.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Hagerstown-based WJAL to go dark after government acquisition
Wednesday - 09/27/2017 - 07:30 PMHagerstown-based WJAL will stop broadcasting at midnight Saturday because its bandwidth was purchased by the federal government for $26.7 million, according to the station's senior vice president.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Hagerstown spends more than $200,000 on 5 new police vehicles
Wednesday - 09/27/2017 - 06:00 PMThe Hagerstown Police Department will be receiving five new SUVs valued at $216,290 The City Council approved the contract to buy the new Ford SUVs during the council meeting Tuesday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Coffman Nursing Home & Rehabilitation Center planning expansion
Wednesday - 09/27/2017 - 08:30 AMThe Washington County Board of Commissioners unanimously agreed Tuesday to convey — for $1 — a half-acre of land to Coffman Nursing Home & Rehabilitation Center that will help with plans for a new wing for rehabilitative patients.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Church hosting harvest auction
Tuesday - 09/26/2017 - 11:45 PMEmmanuel United Methodist Church, at at 802 Summit Ave. in Hagerstown, will hold its 10th annual fall harvest auction at 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7. The doors will open at 3 p.m.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Officials break ground for new library in Hancock
Tuesday - 09/26/2017 - 09:46 PMHANCOCK — At the groundbreaking ceremony for Hancock's new library Tuesday, John Schnebly described such facilities as "houses of truth."
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