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M&T Bank recently donated $10,000 to Fix JB Sports, a community-driven fundraising campaign to make improvements to athletic facilities in the Tuscarora School District.

Hagerstown police were investigating an armed robbery of the M&T Bank branch on the 900 block of Dual Highway on Saturday morning. At 9:53 a.m. police received a report that a man armed with a handgun entered the bank and demanded cash. The man fled with an undisclosed amount of cash and was last seen fleeing north on foot, Sgt. Stewart Hackman said. The man was described as black and wearing dark clothing. It was the second bank robbery this week in Hagerstown. Shortly after 9 a.m. Monday, the PNC Bank branch on the 1700 block of Dual Highway was robbed by a gunman.

Hagerstown police were investigating an armed robbery Saturday morning at the M&T Bank branch on Dual Highway, the third time this week a Dual Highway business has been robbed at gunpoint. At 9:54 a.m., police received a report that a man had entered the bank, went to the teller counter, pulled a handgun and demanded cash. The man made off with an undisclosed amount of cash and last was seen running north toward Weis Market. A K-9 team tracked the man, but the trail was lost in the parking lot on the west side of Weis Market, police said.

Work has moved along to restore drive-through window service at the M&T Bank in Clear Spring. Jill Johnson, branch manager, said there is no date for when customers will be able to do their banking from their vehicles. This picture taken in late January shows the first stages of construction. By early February, the brickwork and roof were completed. Drive-through banking services have not been available at the bank since Oct. 26, when a trucker hit the building and the drive-through wing on the bank collapsed.

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. -- Pennsylvania State Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred Saturday morning at M&T Bank at 1750 Philadelphia Ave. in Greene Township, according to a state police press release. A man holding an unknown type of weapon went into the bank about 11:10 a.m. and fled after he received an undisclosed amount of money, police said. The man is described as white and between 5 feet 6 inches and 5 feet 8 inches tall with a thin build, police said.

Washington County Sheriff's deputies Monday were investigating a Saturday afternoon armed robbery at the M&T Bank at 13409 Pennsylvania Avenue, investigators said. The robber walked in and waited until a teller was available, Investigator Kenny Barnhart said. He then displayed a weapon and demanded money, Barnhart said. The male robber was described as about 5 feet 10 inches or 6 feet tall and weighing between 140 and 150 pounds, Investigator Kenny Barnhart said. The robber fled through the back of the bank with an undetermined amount of cash, Barnhart said.

HAGERSTOWN -- A Martinsburg man was taken into custody Thursday afternoon at a house off East Moler Avenue in Martinsburg, W.Va., in connection with a June 26 robbery at M&T Bank at 17724 Garland Groh Blvd., according to a Berkeley County Sheriff's Department officer. Officers from the Hagerstown Police Department, the Washington County Sheriff's Department, the Martinsburg Police Department, the FBI and the Berkeley County Sheriff's Department responded to 28 Fletcher Court, where Bobby Gene Shelly was taken into custody about 2:30 p.m., Lt. Gary Harmison of the Berkeley County Sheriff's Department said.

Charges against a man and his grandson accused of robbing M&T bank on Dual Highway in October will be forwarded to Washington County Circuit Court, court records show. A Washington County District Court judge found probable cause Tuesday to proceed with the 165 charges that have been filed against David Wilbert Shanton Sr., 53, of Winchester, Va. His grandson, Kevin Andre Shanton, 17, also of Winchester, waived his preliminary hearing, was also was scheduled for Tuesday, court records show.

A suspect was taken into custody Thursday evening, about an hour and a half after a robbery occurred at an M&T Bank branch on Old National Pike in Boonsboro, according to a Washington County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman. Daquan Quincenell Barnes, 19, no fixed address, was charged with robbery, theft from $1,000 to $10,000 and second-degree assault, according to the sheriff's office. Barnes was transported to the county's central booking facility for processing, police said Wednesday night.

Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a bank robbery that took place Thursday afternoon on U.S. 30, east of Chambersburg near Walmart in Guilford Township, Pa. An unidentified male entered M&T Bank at 1798 Lincoln Way East (U.S. 30) and demanded money from the teller, Trooper 1st Class Chris Ott said in a news release. The man, who got away with an undetermined amount of cash, then placed a package on the teller's counter and “made reference to a bomb,” Ott said. The man fled the bank through the front door and crossed U.S. 30 to the north of the building, Ott said.

Citi of Hagerstown shone as the Mason Dixon Heart and Stroke Walk's top team and top sponsor. With 195 registered walkers, Citi was named top team of the 2012 Mason Dixon Heart and Stroke Walk, held Sept. 23 in Greencastle, Pa. Citi's $21,792 walker income represented 19 percent of the overall event's walker income. The company also led the way as the event's top sponsor. The American Heart Association recognized the top fundraisers for the Mason Dixon Heart and Stroke Walk. Top walkers who earned status as $1,000 VIP Club members included event top walker Jean Ellis, $6,583)

A Chambersburg, Pa., man faces charges after a bank robbery Friday afternoon at M&T Bank at 13409 Pennsylvania Ave. in Hagerstown. Charles Benjamin McNeal, 27, is charged with two counts of robbery, one count of burglary, one count of theft and two counts of second-degree assault. At 4:44 p.m, the Washington County Sheriff's Office responded to a call for a robbery at the bank. A man entered the bank and passed a note to the bank teller demanding money, police said in a news release.

Eloise Lucille Barkman, 92, of 11647 Keifer Funk Road, Smithsburg, Md., passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center. Born Tuesday, June 15, 1920, in Chewsville, Md., she was the daughter of the late Stanley Keifer Barkman and the late Grace Anna (Warbel) Barkman. She graduated from Hagerstown High School in 1938 and attended Columbia Business College. She was employed as the head bookkeeper for Nicodemus Bank, later First National Bank and currently M&T Bank, retiring after 50 years of service.

U.S. District Judge Benson E. Legg recently sentenced Robert Gene Harris, 29, of Chambersburg, Pa., to 10 1/2 years in prison for conspiracy to commit armed robberies of a bank and pharmacies, and use of a firearm during a crime of violence, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice. Legg also ordered Harris to be under supervised release for three years after his prison term and to pay restitution of $14,925. The sentence was announced by U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein; Special Agent in Charge Richard A. McFeely of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Baltimore City State's Attorney Gregg L. Bernstein; and Baltimore Police Commissioner Frederick H. Bealefeld III. The news release cited the plea agreements of Harris and his co-conspirators - Ernest Widener, Freddie Douglas Widener, Richard Adams and Lacy Varner.

Community Foundation of Washington County MD Inc. The Community Foundation of Washington County MD Inc. recently presented Michael G. Day with a Professional Advisor Award of Excellence. Day, president and principal of the law firm Michael G. Day and Associates, specializes in elder law, estate planning, asset protection, Medicaid, tax and estate administration issues. He has promoted the work of the Community Foundation through the creation of more than 15 individual funds resulting in $4 million in contributions.

Hagerstown police were investigating an armed robbery of the M&T Bank branch on the 900 block of Dual Highway on Saturday morning. At 9:53 a.m. police received a report that a man armed with a handgun entered the bank and demanded cash. The man fled with an undisclosed amount of cash and was last seen fleeing north on foot, Sgt. Stewart Hackman said. The man was described as black and wearing dark clothing. It was the second bank robbery this week in Hagerstown. Shortly after 9 a.m. Monday, the PNC Bank branch on the 1700 block of Dual Highway was robbed by a gunman.

Hagerstown police were investigating an armed robbery Saturday morning at the M&T Bank branch on Dual Highway, the third time this week a Dual Highway business has been robbed at gunpoint. At 9:54 a.m., police received a report that a man had entered the bank, went to the teller counter, pulled a handgun and demanded cash. The man made off with an undisclosed amount of cash and last was seen running north toward Weis Market. A K-9 team tracked the man, but the trail was lost in the parking lot on the west side of Weis Market, police said.

A Chambersburg, Pa., man was arrested and charged with Friday's robbery of the M&T Bank in downtown Hagerstown after an alert Hagerstown Police officer noticed a man fitting the suspect's description in a hospital lobby, police said Sunday. Milton Johnson III, 41, of 76 S. Main St., Apartment 308, in Chambersburg, was charged with robbery and theft less than $1,000, according to a police news release. Hagerstown Police Officer Justin Wert was at Meritus Medical Center on Saturday for an unrelated investigation when he noticed a man in the lobby that matched the robbery suspect's description, police said.