HAGERSTOWN — The minor league Hagerstown Suns say they’d like to make a long-term commitment to the western Maryland city they seemed so eager to leave in recent years. The Herald-Mail reports the City Council approved a two-year stadium lease ...

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HAGERSTOWN — The ceremonial New Year’s Eve doughnut dunk in Hagerstown is getting an upgrade. Organizer Pieter Bickford of What’s NXT magazine says the giant papier mache doughnut that introduced the tradition two years ago has been replaced with a ...

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MACUNGIE, Pa. — Mack Trucks Inc. plans to lay off 400 people, or more than 20 percent of the work force at its Pennsylvania manufacturing facility. The Greensboro, North Carolina-based company cites weakened demand in Tuesday’s announcement. The layoffs take ...

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HAGERSTOWN — The Washington County Sheriff’s Office says it’s investigating the death of a jail inmate found dead in his cell with a sheet tied around his neck. Deputy First Class Carly Hose said Wednesday a correctional deputy found 44-year-old ...

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HAGERSTOWN — Hagerstown, Maryland, Police Chief Mark Holtzman has been hired to lead the police department in Greenville, North Carolina. Greenville City Manager Barbara Lipscomb announced Holtzman’s hiring on Monday. Holtzman said last month that he was retiring from the ...

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The president of a newly formed medical marijuana company has proposed an indoor-growing facility in Hagerstown. The Herald-Mail of Hagerstown reported that Peake Releaf president and manager Warren Lemley told the Hagerstown Planning Commission Wednesday that he will apply for ...

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U.S. Rep. John Delaney is visiting a Volvo truck manufacturing plant in Hagerstown to promote his ideas for job growth in western Maryland.

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RadioShack Corp. will close its Hagerstown distribution center in March and lay off its 87 employees there, according to a notice from the state labor department.

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The Volvo Group’s powertrain development and manufacturing facility in Hagerstown was named a Superior Energy Performance Platinum-Certified Partner, the highest level in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) program, Volvo announced. The Hagerstown facility improved energy performance by nearly 21 ...

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The western Maryland city of Hagerstown is considering subsidizing four apartments for use by students at the University System of Maryland downtown campus.

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