What happened on November 17, 2009

NEWS

• Washington Township hopes to hold taxes in check By JENNIFER FITCH

• Building blocks 

• No agreement on city's proposed annexation policy change By ANDREW SCHOTZ

• Waynesboro school board hears energy-saving ideas By JENNIFER FITCH

• Ag calendar 

• Waynesboro prepared to request funding for Cemetery Ave. project By JENNIFER FITCH

• Mail Call 

• Midshipman to compete in her first JFK 50 Mile By BRIDGET DiCOSMO

• Part of South Potomac Street to close for press conference 

• Letters to the Editor 

• Ground broken on Eastern Primary School By HEATHER KEELS

• Washington Co. School Board briefs By DAN DEARTH

• Community calendar 

• Milestones 

• Police briefs 

• Around Funkstown By SUSIE HOFFMAN / 301-790-2413

• Obama-Hu summit: Good will, but few deals 

• Doubts remain about new Washington County tax structure By ANDREW SCHOTZ

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

• Franklin County briefs 

• Pet Watch 

• Around Boonsboro By KRISTY SMITH / 301-432-8615

• Robert W. Ruedisueli, 86 

• Grant to boost minority and woman-owned businesses By ERIN JULIUS

• Person of the Year nominations are due Friday 

• Top stories for Monday, November 16th 2009 

• Preservationists hope to save Mercersburg stone house By JENNIFER FITCH

• The bottom line is that farming is a business By JEFF SEMLER

• Found animals 

• Around Williamsport By PAULA GREEN SHUPP

• Commissioners postpone decision on hiring ALS techs By HEATHER KEELS

• Around Clear Spring By CHERYL WEAVER / 301-842-0087

• W.Va. Hospice sets sights on $8.5 million complex By RICHARD F. BELISLE

• Artists bring containers 'Out of the Box' on Friday 

• Washington County Free Library expansion proposals to be unveiled By ERIN JULIUS

• Pa. team achieves its goals By DAN KAUFFMAN

• Pennsylvania briefs 

• Smithsburg girls are state runners-up 

• County all-stars face Pennsylvania tonight 

• Brewer's to remain open after losing Saab By JULIE E. GREENE

• Holiday drives in Hagerstown 

• John H. Mellott, 29 

• Police request assistance in drug distribution case 

• 'Twilight' fans give take on 'New Moon' book By BRIGITTE GREWE and KACEY KEITH / Pulse correspondents

• Man accused in Orioles Club shooting waives hearing 

• Study recommends better use of street parking in Town of Bath By TRISH RUDDER

• HCC women lose in Baltimore 

• Prevatt gets 25 years for Hancock standoff By JULIE E. GREENE

• Hagerstown Council pulls vote on Municipal Stadium naming rights By ERIN JULIUS

• Man rescued after fall from cliff 

• Panel presents final proposals for redistricting Washington Co. schools By DAN DEARTH

• Virginia May Rogers, 95 

• Fire destroys dairy barn in Quincy Township By JENNIFER FITCH

• Logan's Roadhouse plans to open in Martinsburg By MATTHEW UMSTEAD