What happened on March 12, 2008

NEWS

• Obituaries 

• Hagerstown man charged with raping girl, 13, pleads guilty to lesser offense, gets 4 years By ERIN JULIUS

• Williamsport Community Band turning 10 By MARLO BARNHART

• W.Va. convenience store robbed 

• Maryland PSC plans to hear Allegheny bulb credit proposal By ANDREW SCHOTZ

• 'Idol' chatter, more 'Winter Help' cash and an April retreat By BOB MAGINNIS

• Volunteers needed to help plant trees 

• Washington Co. sheriff requests budget boost By JOSHUA BOWMAN

• Milestones 

• Community calendar 

• Malin resigns after 17 months as Mainstreet Waynesboro helm By JENNIFER FITCH

• Blast from the past 

• Williamsport briefs By HEATHER KEELS

• Letters to the Editor 

• Cockapoo puppy lost in Boonsboro 

• Senior center activities for next week 

• Stay safe when cooking and dyeing eggs By LYNN LITTLE

• Boonsboro rebuilds 

• Tri-State briefs 

• The ladder's the limit 

• Mail Call 

• Domestic violence monitoring bill rejected by House committee 

• Brussels sprouts with Toasted Walnut Vinaigrette recipe By BEVERLY MILLS, with ALICIA ROSS

• Waynesboro Area School Board briefs By JENNIFER FITCH

• Movie with superheroes and villains filming in Hagerstown 

• Jefferson County considers property tax increase By DAVE McMILLION

• Correction 

• Archbishop celebrates Mass in Hagerstown By DAN DEARTH

• Annapolis briefs By ANDREW SCHOTZ

• Police briefs 

• Found animals 

• Williamsport calendar 

• Spierenburg, Bullets take best shots By TIM KOELBLE

• Take flight with education, Tuskegee Airman tells W.Va. students 

• Waynesboro mayor excluded from chief interviews By JENNIFER FITCH

• Hearing delayed for suspect in shooting death of Chambersburg man By DON AINES

• Quick moussaka recipe 

• Around Smithsburg and Robinwood By DARYLENE MOWEN / 301-331-5683

• Franklin County, state officials consider forming rural planning organziation By DON AINES

• Hagerstown woman admits stealing from adult-care patient By ERIN JULIUS

• Work resumes on Potomac Street project in downtown Hagerstown By DAN DEARTH

• Triple-bean casserole recipe 

• Bill to start fall sports practice earlier cheered in Washington County, jeered elsewhere By ANDREW SCHOTZ

• Washington County schools wants to boost spending on sports, extracurricular activities By ERIN CUNNINGHAM

• Seniors will follow Williamsport Retirement Village employee's trail trek 

• Washington County briefs By JOSHUA BOWMAN

• Allegany Dental Care holds poster contest for second-graders to put 'magic in their smiles' By JANET HEIM

• Area roundup: HCC loses in eight innings 

• Tomato and onion glaze recipe 

• Hagerstown duplicate bridge club posts results 

• Coolfont seeks Morgan County's OK for project improvements By TRISH RUDDER

• Around Williamsport By JOAN KNODE / 301-223-7229

• Simmered sauerkraut recipe 

• Roasted fresh ham with simmered sauerkraut recipe