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Dorothy V. Mercer, 96, of Charles Town, W.Va., died Friday, June 8, 2012, at her daughter's home in Johnstown, Pa. The family will receive friends Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Eackles-Spencer & Norton Funeral Home, Charles Town. The service will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pleasant View Memory Gardens, Martinsburg, W.Va.

The Rev. Yvone Mercer-Staten was appointed Tuesday to the Washington County Mental Health Authority. The Washington County Commissioners made the appointment during their Tuesday meeting. Clifford Eardley was appointed Tuesday to an at-large vacancy of the Washington County Housing Authority. The appointment was made by the Washington County Commissioners at the recommendation of the authority board.

PINESBURG - The Hagerstown Community College Hawks' softball team came up a little bit short in the Hagerstown Invitational at Pinesburg Complex on Sunday. Hagerstown lost a 4-2 decision in the semifinal round against the Mercer (N.J.) Vikings. cont. from sports page Charles won the championship by beating Mercer 18-8 in the title game. All of the games in the tournament went just five innings, except the championship game which went seven innings. "I was very happy with the way that we played this weekend," Hagerstown coach Brian Beck said.

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. - Parking will not be allowed on portions of Washington and Fairfax streets Thursday from 6 to 9 a.m. while the streets are swept. No parking during that time will be allowed on Washington Street from Williams Street to Johnson's Mill Road and no parking will be allowed on Fairfax Street from Mercer to Wilkes streets. The Town of Bath is the local government inside Berkeley Springs.

andrear@herald-mail.com If reflection upon one's history is a luxury, it may be one that many in downtown Hagerstown's predominantly black Jonathan Street community feel they cannot always afford. "There are more pressing needs in their day-to-day lives," said the Rev. Yvonne Mercer-Staten, pastor of Asbury United Methodist Church at 155 N. Jonathan St. "We're talking about going to war and there are already little wars raging all around us," she said. "There are some wonderful families and individuals in this community, but there are some nights this street is a war zone.

For 29 years, tiny St. James school has seen plenty of big-name players set foot on its basketball court. Names like Scott and Stackhouse, Mercer and McGrady have shown their stuff as high school players in the St. James Invitational Tournament before moving on to big-time college programs or right to the pros. There will be no 30th anniversary for the three-day showcase, however. The school has cancelled the upcoming tournament, which was scheduled for Feb. 13-15, 2003. St. James athletic director Paul Salit said the tournament was cancelled for "a bunch of reasons" but would not comment further Wednesday night.

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. - Selected works of 19 professional photographers from nine counties throughout West Virginia are showcased in "West Virginia Photographers," an exhibit opening at the Ice House Gallery on Aug. 29 at 7:30 p.m. The show will be displayed through Sept. 28. The photo show opening at the Ice House is the second stop on an Artwalk that begins at 5 p.m. at Mountain Laurel Gallery on the Square with the opening of another photo exhibit, "The Beauty of West Virginia," showcasing the work of Lynn Golemon.

Playing in a final - any final - is better than watching. Emily Middlekauff led four Frederick players in double figures as the Cougars staved off elimination Thursday with a 72-63 win over Mercer in the consolation round of the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II women's basketball championships at Hagerstown Community College. Frederick, which lost to Penn Valley in Wednesday's opening round, will play Saturday at noon in the sixth-place game. Middlekauff hit 5 of 6 shots en route to 12 points to lead Frederick's balanced attack.

by Joe Crocetta / staff photographer enlargement WILLIAMSPORT - Boonsboro Post 10 was clicking on all cylinders on Wednesday night. Post 10 got a fine performance from southpaw pitcher Josh Cenate and five home runs from its offense to defeat Williamsport Post 202, 10-4, in a Western Maryland District American Legion baseball game. --cont from sports-- "Boonsboro deserved to win the game," Williamsport manager Scott Jennings said. "I thought that Josh Cenate did a good job of mixing his pitches.

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. - A representative of the Berkeley Springs Farmers Market asked the Bath Town Council at Monday's meeting for funding for fiscal year 2005-06 and permission to operate the market. Larry Lower, who said the Farmers Market "is successful more each year," said it will open the first Sunday in May and be open each Sunday for 26 weeks, except Apple Butter Festival weekend. Lower said the Farmers Market budget for last year was $3,500, and two-thirds of that came from vendor fees and sales from the co-op booth operated by the Morgan County Master Gardeners.

A.J. Burnett doesn't lead the major leagues in strikeouts. He just wants to and is awful close. “I'm trying to keep up with Yu Darvish, but he's pretty filthy,” the Pittsburgh Pirates' ace said of the Texas Rangers' right-hander. Burnett allowed one run and struck out nine in seven shutout innings, and call-up Jordy Mercer hit a tiebreaking home run to lead the Pirates to a 3-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Friday night. Burnett (3-2) gave up five hits and one walk in winning his third straight game after going 0-2 in his first three starts.

The cost of hot mix asphalt, which is closely tied to petroleum prices, has increased by 28 percent in the past six years, making traditional street maintenance of milling and paving a stringent task for municipal officials. “It's becoming more and more expensive every time, and it's just not really sustainable for us to only do that treatment,” City of Hagerstown Engineer Rodney Tissue said Tuesday, “And what we're looking at it is doing other techniques along with milling and paving.” As a way to combat increased costs, the city instituted its Pavement Preservation Program in 2006, with the goal of maintaining streets and parking lots at the highest level possible but at the lowest cost, according to Tissue.

Dorothy V. Mercer, 96, of Charles Town, W.Va., died Friday, June 8, 2012, at her daughter's home in Johnstown, Pa. The family will receive friends Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Eackles-Spencer & Norton Funeral Home, Charles Town. The service will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pleasant View Memory Gardens, Martinsburg, W.Va.

Mr. Earl "Sonny" Mercer Jr., 82, of Frederick, Md., died Friday, May 25, 2012, at his home. He was the loving husband of 52 years to Mary Ellen McCardell Mercer. Born in Frederick, April 7, 1930, he was a son of the late Earl W. H. and Dorothy Toms Mercer. Mr. Mercer was a graduate of Frederick High School Class of 1947 and served in the Maryland National Guard from 1947 to 1958. He was president and owner of Earl W. H. Mercer and Son Inc., a milk-hauling business founded by his father, until his retirement in 2000.

Mary Virginia “Jennie” Hough Mercer, 81, of Kearneysville, W.Va., died Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, at Jefferson Memorial Hospital in Ranson, W.Va. Friends will be received Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Melvin T. Strider Colonial Funeral Home in Charles Town, W.Va. The service will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home with Pastor Raymond Martin officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant View Memory Gardens, Martinsburg, W.Va.

Charles Cleveland Mercer Jr., of Kearneysville, W.Va., died Thursday, June 4, 2009, at his home. Visitation will be Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at Eackles-Spencer and Norton Funeral Home, Harpers Ferry, W.Va. The service will be Monday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pleasant View Memory Gardens, Martinsburg, W.Va.

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. - Selected works of 19 professional photographers from nine counties throughout West Virginia are showcased in "West Virginia Photographers," an exhibit opening at the Ice House Gallery on Aug. 29 at 7:30 p.m. The show will be displayed through Sept. 28. The photo show opening at the Ice House is the second stop on an Artwalk that begins at 5 p.m. at Mountain Laurel Gallery on the Square with the opening of another photo exhibit, "The Beauty of West Virginia," showcasing the work of Lynn Golemon.

MERCERSBURG, Pa. - On Monday, April 14, at the regularly-scheduled Mercersburg Borough Council meeting beginning at 7 p.m., the first item on the evening's agenda will be the dedication ceremony christening the Borough Hall as the Gen. Hugh Mercer Building, Mercersburg Borough Hall, as well as to present the new signage for the Borough Hall and the Mercersburg Police Department. The borough council and mayor will thank the benefactor who donated the funds necessary to purchase the new Borough Hall sign, as well as being available for a brief photo opportunity in front of the newly dedicated Gen. Hugh Mercer Building.

The Hagerstown Community College women's basketball team called out the reserves on Sunday afternoon. The Hawks got 31 points from their bench to raise their record to 4-0 by defeating the Globe Institute of Technology 70-54 during the second day of the Hagerstown Classic at the HCC athletic complex. HCC led 29-24 at halftime before using an opening flurry to get comfortable, be it only for awhile. The Hawks ran off an 11-5 spurt in the first 5:40 of the half, but couldn't put the Knights away.

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. - Parking will not be allowed on portions of Washington and Fairfax streets Thursday from 6 to 9 a.m. while the streets are swept. No parking during that time will be allowed on Washington Street from Williams Street to Johnson's Mill Road and no parking will be allowed on Fairfax Street from Mercer to Wilkes streets. The Town of Bath is the local government inside Berkeley Springs.