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HAGERSTOWN — Members of Congregation B’nai Abraham in Hagerstown are backing the idea of a park across from the synagogue to honor Thomas Kennedy, a Washington County state lawmaker who pushed for the right of Jews to hold public office ...

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HAGERSTOWN (AP) — Many of the centuries-old stone markers are weathered and difficult to decipher, but their importance to American history holds strong today just like the boundary line they represent. This year marks the 250th anniversary of the completion ...

CLEAR SPRING — While most 6-year-olds spend their summers playing outside, participating in sports or watching TV, 17-year-old Joseph Heavner of Clear Spring spent his childhood teaching himself mathematics and reading high-school textbooks. As a child, Heavner not only taught ...

HAGERSTOWN (AP) — At 95 years old, when most people are well into their golden years and decades beyond the workforce, Harriett Clopper still drives herself to work to her job at McDonald’s on Sharpsburg Pike in Hagerstown — something ...

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Meritus Health is cutting 120 positions, including 60 current workers, and reduce hours for another 43 workers.

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When Ali Mohadjer was around 7 years old, his father retired and began gardening at their home in Iran. As he helped his father with his roses and cherry trees, he said recently, he developed a “little green thumb,” and an aspiration: to one day have a little orchard, farm or garden of his own.

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HAGERSTOWN — An art gallery once known for its floor-to-ceiling paintings and darker colorings was reopened to the public Sunday, showing off its brighter, more sparsely decorated atmosphere. The William H. Singer Jr. Memorial Gallery at the Washington County Museum ...

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HAGERSTOWN — An elderly woman heads into the emergency room with severe stomach pain. She hardly understands what’s happening, let alone how the doctors will fix it. All she knows is that it hurts, she’s alone and she doesn’t speak ...

HAGERSTOWN — The city of Hagerstown is considering three possible sites for a minor league ballpark that would replace 82-year-old Municipal Stadium. The Herald-Mail reports that Ripken Design presented its proposal for three locations to the City Council Tuesday. All ...

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HAGERSTOWN — At a time when many restaurants are closing their doors, Benny’s Pub in Hagerstown is brewing up new business. On Tuesday, owner Bill Skomski Sr. hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open Antietam Brewery inside the Benny’s Pub ...

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