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Park would honor 19th-century lawmaker who stood up for Jews
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 in the 19th century. The park would be developed on the city-owned “Massey” property on […]
250 years later, care for Mason-Dixon markers in question
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 of the famed Mason-Dixon Line, established as the remedy to a contentious boundary dispute between […]
Md. 17-year-old gets degree in biology, physics and math
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 himself high school math and science, but by middle school, he had read the entire […]
Md. McDonald’s honors chain’s oldest worker in the nation
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 she’s been doing for the last 20 years. Clopper has the distinction of not only […]
Meritus Health laying off 60
Meritus Health is cutting 120 positions, including 60 current workers, and reduce hours for another 43 workers.
Award-winning Western Md. farm does a lot on a little
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.
Hagerstown art gallery reopens with new look
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 of Fine Arts closed more than two years ago after snow and ice melting on […]
Hagerstown language bank provides interpretation for patients
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 English. As medical personnel come and go from the curtained examination area, she glances from […]
Consultant offers options for Hagerstown ballpark
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 three are in the city’s East End, near the existing stadium. Municipal Stadium is home […]
Benny’s Pub begins brewing business in Hagerstown
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 building at 49 Eastern Blvd. The event culminated with Mayor David S. Gysberts tapping the […]
Md. man pleads, could get 50 years for child porn
HAGERSTOWN — Washington County prosecutors are seeking a 50-year sentence for a man who was featured on “America’s Most Wanted” after fleeing from child pornography charges in Maryland. The Herald-Mail newspaper of Hagerstown reports that 46-year-old Robert Mulkern pleaded guilty Monday to manufacturing child porn, sex abuse of a minor and third-degree sex offense. The [&hellip[...]
Hagerstown Community College sees enrollment spike
HAGERSTOWN — Hagerstown Community College has jumped ahead of all other community colleges in Maryland in enrollment growth. The Maryland Higher Education Commission says enrollment at HCC grew by 6.8 percent this fall. That’s the highest-percentage increase in the state. It was also a stronger growth rate than all the four-year colleges in the state […]
