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Opportunities available at job fair during tough economic times
The economy might be sluggish, but there still are opportunities out there for job seekers with the right degrees, recruiters said Wednesday at a job fair hosted by the University System of Maryland at ...
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Go, Do, Learn
Family fun trick or treat will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. today, in the courtyard of The Maryland Theatre on South Potomac Street in Hagerstown.
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A feast of foliage
On fields o'er which the reaper's hand has pass'd Lit by the harvest moon and autumn sun, My thoughts like stubble floating in the wind And of such fineness as October airs, There after harvest could I glean my ...
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Scary stuff
It seems like it was just summer and already the ghosts are jumpin' in the Tri-State area with several haunted activities under way and more beginning soon.
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W.Va. man waives hearing in robbery case
A Hedgesville, W.Va., man waived his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday in Washington County District Court in an armed robbery case.
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Local Chiropractor Using His Faith To Serve All Income Levels
HAGERSTOWN, MD Chiropractic: it's an alternative form of medicine that focuses on the spine and nervous system.
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Longtime Indian Springs barber says he's retiring
Lewis "Buzz" Mills, 81, cuts hair in his barber shop in Indian Springs. Mills is considering retiring soon after 53 years of cutting hair.
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Spudfest offers fun lessons in rural heritage
Three-year-old Amelia Robbins gingerly placed her pink flip-flopped foot onto the damp brown dirt of the potato patch.
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Nice weather adds to event's success
The big draw of the Leitersburg Peach Festival is, of course, its peaches. Mary Franklin of Hagerstown buys a large bag from Ivy Hill Farm of Smithsburg.
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Pleasant weather ideal for peaches, festival
Jeff Grove, a member of the Washington County Antique Tractor Club, drives a barrel train full of passengers Saturday during the Leitersburg Peach Festival.
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Assault charge against Washington Co. Sheriff's Department lieutenant is dropped
Prosecutors dropped charges Wednesday against a Washington County Sheriff's Department lieutenant who had been charged with assaulting a child.
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Only one bid received for home won in San Mar raffle
Denny Stouffer of Stouffer's Auction Co. seeks an opening bid on the Big Pool farmhouse raffled off by San Mar Children's Home in March, and Dennis Weaver explains why he decided to try to auction the house.
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House Winner Fails To Find Buyer
There's little relief for those trying to sell homes in our current economy. Kelly McPherson reports, selling a house is getting tougher even if you won the house for a hundred dollar charity raffle.
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Washington Co. Sheriff's employee accused of assaulting boy
A Washington County Sheriff's Department lieutenant has been reassigned to administrative duties after he was charged with assaulting a boy at a pizzeria last month, according to court documents and Sheriff ...
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Groups offer melodic praise at Hagerstown gospel sing
The Morning Star Singers had arrived. Miss Piggy, as the group's tour bus is known, rested amply among the trees near the arts pavilion at Doubs Woods Park.
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Man, 73, given house arrest for vehicular homicide
A Maryland man accused of speeding and weaving in and out of traffic before he forced a car off Route 15, killing its passenger and seriously injuring its driver was sentenced to a year of house arrest and nine ...
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House Winner Putting Prize Up For Sale
The Maryland man who recently won a restored farmhouse in a charity raffle is putting the house and the adjoining land up for sale.
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Barge Bash in Hancock brings boats both funny and functional
A small contingent led a boat trolley across a steel bridge and down the gravel trail of a grassy bank.
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DNR seeks curator-resident for Hornbaker House
The Hornbaker property sits near the entrance to Fort Frederick State Park. Maryland Department of Natural Resources is making the historic property available for restoration under the resident-curation ...
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Power restored for Clear Spring-area customers
Power has been restored to more than 2,000 Allegheny Power customers in the Clear Spring area, a spokesman for the power company said this morning.
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