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Fewer Marylanders are expected to travel Memorial Day this year than last year
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comDerek Hays of Hagerstown sometimes travels to the beach for Memorial Day weekend but said he plans to stay home and have a barbecue with his family this year. “Money’s a little tight, gas is a little tight, so it just doesn’t pay to...Tags: Holiday Vacations, Memorial Day, AAA, Trips and Vacations, Family
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Recreation and Outdoors calendar
Canoe/kayak Today, May 19: USA Canoe/Kayak Whitewater Slalom Team Trials and Deep Creek Open, Adventure Sports Center International, Deep Creek Lake, Garrett County. Admission: free. Children's Adventure Series and Kids Day at The Races, 11 a.m.-2 p.m....Tags: Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Arts and Culture, Somerset County (Maryland), Baltimore County, Annapolis
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Man convicted in 1975 of murdering night watchman wants conviction overturned
dona@herald-mail.comA man convicted of the 1975 murder of a night watchman was back in Washington County Circuit Court on Monday seeking to have his conviction overturned due, in part, to improper jury instructions in his trial. Michael Keith Hines is serving a life...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Defendants, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Murder, Judges
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Concern over possible gypsy moth outbreak in Md. as population of pests expands
OAKLAND, Md. (AP) — Maryland officials are concerned about a possible gypsy moth outbreak in parts of the state. The Times-News of Cumberland reports (http://bit.ly/19aIACp ) that the amount of acreage in Garrett County to be treated for gypsy...Tags: Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland)
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Recreation and outdoors calendar
Surfing regionals Through today, May 12: The Eastern Surfing Association's 2013 Mid-Atlantic Regional Surfing Championships will be held in Ocean City off the beach near 48th Street. For hours, registration and more information, call 800-399-6820 or...Tags: Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Arts and Culture, Ocean Surfing, Somerset County (Maryland), Ocean City
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Commissioners should adopt bold scholarship plan
The Washington County Commissioners will never face an easier decision: In exchange for a relatively small expense, the county could finally begin to reverse the biggest local obstacle to growth and employment, that being the long-standing truth that...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Awards and Prizes
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Clear Spring High cleans up at Envirothon
The 2013 Washington County Envirothon was held April 19 at the Claud E. Kitchens Outdoor Education Center at Fairview. Fourteen teams from Boonsboro, Clear Spring, Smithsburg, and Washington County Technical High School were on hand for the competition. ...
Tags: Energy Resources, Science and Technology, Natural Resources, Environmental Issues, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Scholarship program for Washington County's graduating seniors 'really unaffordable'
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comStarting a scholarship program for Washington County’s graduating seniors, albeit a worthwhile venture, is not something that the county can fund in the immediate future, County Commissioner Ruth Anne Callaham said Tuesday. “It’s...Tags: Colleges and Universities, United States Census Bureau, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Teaching and Learning, Marketing
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Unions do their business on taxpayers' dime
It's the old "fair share" argument, but this time it holds even less water than usual. The Maryland State Education Association, the union that bargains on behalf of K-12 teachers throughout Maryland, wants to force all teachers — members or not &#...Tags: Civil and Public Service, Teachers, Teaching and Learning, AFSCME, Career and Workplace
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Man serving life for murdering deputy wants new trial
dona@herald-mail.comA man serving a life sentence for the 1979 murder of a Garrett County Sheriff’s deputy was in Washington County Circuit Court on Monday, seeking a new trial based on a higher court decision in the case of a man convicted of murdering a Hagerstown...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Litigation, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Murder, Judges
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Scott A. Thrasher, 41
Scott Andrew Thrasher, 41, of Hagerstown, Md., and formerly of Oakland, Md., passed away Saturday, April 13, 2013, at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown. Born May 16, 1971, in Oakland, he was the son of Robert William and Beverly Elaine (Bittinger)...
Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Human Interest
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Inaugural class of HCC Police Academy has begun
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comIn his former job as a probation officer, Daniel Monn helped parolees rejoin society. Now, the 28-year-old is training at the Hagerstown Community College Police Academy to take criminals off the streets. “The role has kind of switched, and now...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Criminals, Montgomery County (Maryland), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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