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The new Ruth Ann Monroe Primary School has two classroom wings, designed to allow prekindergarteners and kindergartners to share one wing, with first- and second-graders sharing the second wing. Before the school year began Aug. 24, Principal Ellen Hayes had already shaken up that idea a little, for the benefit of teachers and students, she said. “I think it's very important for teachers at various grade levels to talk to other teachers in different grade levels so we can keep the continuum going with the curriculum,” Hayes said.

Hydraulic fluid leak coats city streets Hydraulic fluid coated Maryland Avenue and several other South End streets this morning, reportedly leaking from a trash truck that was in the neighborhood on its rounds before dawn. Hagerstown City Police coordinated cleanup efforts with firefighters, Civil Defense crews and fire police who were called in to direct traffic. Sand was expected to be spread on the roadways to absorb the petroleum-based fluid and then swept up and hauled away, a spokesman said.

Authorities offer tips to prevent home invasion Giannaris' generosity touched many lives Authorities on Wednesday continued to investigate a home invasion by armed intruders at the home of the late Nick Giannaris, and an investigator with the Washington County Sheriff's Office said there was no apparent link between the home invasion Monday night and Giannaris' death Tuesday morning. Nothing was reported stolen in the incident, which occurred shortly before 7 p.m. Monday at the Meadowbrook Road home of Giannaris, Sheriff's Office Detective Greg Alton said Wednesday.

waynesboro@herald-mail.com CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - Sisters June Fahnestock and Beda Stouffer were walking side by side down an aisle at the 22nd annual Franklin County Builders Show Friday, the first day of the three-day weekend event in the Franklin Center shopping center on U.S. 30. Both were carrying large plastic bags filled with the "freebies" they were collecting from vendors as they made their way through the show. It's a scene that will be repeated over and over in the weekend event.

Boonsboro briefs 1/3 BOONSBORO - People who want to pay tribute to a loved one or honor someone can do so by helping to pay for one of the town's new pedestrian lights, town officials said Tuesday night. The town is buying 22 new lights for $14,520 to complement the Main Street streetscape project. The concrete bases for the lights will cost at least $660 each, said Town Manager Jake Jones. People can have a small plaque installed on a light base for $1,500, Jones said.

by Ric Dugan / staff photographer see the enlargement Remodeling a bedroom for 10-month-old daughter Abby is just one of a number of renovation projects Doug and Christy Garner have planned for the home they bought in Hagerstown last month. Attending the Home Builders Association of Washington County's 13th annual Home Show Saturday afternoon, the Garners said, they got some ideas for their home, made contact with potential contractors and learned how to organize their remodeling through a free seminar.

Martin remembered for loving his family By KIMBERLY YAKOWSKI kimy@herald-mail.com One of Harold Leroy Martin's greatest joys in life was being a great-grandfather, his grandson, the Rev. Dean Pryor, said. "He loved his three great-grandsons. He loved to play with them and put them on his knee," said Pryor, pastor of Hagerstown Grace Brethren Church. Martin, 71, died Wednesday from head injuries he sustained in a fall after climbing through a window to get into his locked house.

Q: We both like to cook and often have our guests in the kitchen while we gin up dinner together. In fact, we are thinking of knocking out a wall in order to create a proper seating area for guests -- they can watch without getting in our way. Our home and kitchen are contemporary. What kind of table and chairs/stools would work well? A: You're smart to think beyond the usual island/eat-at counter that's become ubiquitous in today's kitchens. A table will instead dramatically increase your workspace on nights when cooking school isn't in session.