Pizza

HAGERSTOWN -- The owner of a Hagerstown pizza shop was charged Friday with resisting arrest after he shouted curses at police officers and then scuffled with them after he was informed that beer had been served to an underage woman, according to allegations in a Hagerstown Police Department supplement report. Frank J. Picone, 42, owner of Rocky's Pizza at 907 S. Potomac St., also was charged with one count each of obstructing and hindering, disorderly conduct and possession of marijuana, according to court documents.

HAGERSTOWN -- As Vinnie DiCola stood outside the charred remains of Rocky's University New York Pizza in downtown Hagerstown, he said he was amazed by the outpouring of public support. It was early Sunday that DiCola narrowly escaped from a fire that seriously damaged his business and the upstairs apartment in which he lived on Public Square in Hagerstown. "It's pretty rough," DiCola said. "I was hoping to get up and go to work this morning. I'm just happy to be alive. " While DiCola dealt with insurance adjusters Tuesday, his friends set up a collection box and sold sandwiches in front of the business to help pay for DiCola's expenses.

HAGERSTOWN -- A Sunday morning fire gutted Rocky's University New York Pizza on the Public Square, forcing the shop to close indefinitely and inspiring a push by the community to raise money for repairs. The fire, which was reported at 5:40 a.m., damaged the pizzeria's equipment, wiring, plumbing, flooring, ceiling and air-conditioning system, owner Vinnie DiCola said Sunday. He estimated the fire caused about $150,000 in damage. "The whole pizza shop is shot," DiCola said.

I attended my high school reunion in New Jersey a couple of weeks ago. How many years? Gulp. Forty. Yes, I am old. I'm still smiling about reconnecting with people I knew so long ago. I feel good that my choice of friends has been validated four decades later. I hung out with good, caring, smart and funny - oh, so funny - people during those four years. We've had a few other gatherings, but this one was casual: pizza and beverages at a riverside community center.

HAGERSTOWN -- On the corner of Wilson Boulevard and Maryland Avenue in Hagerstown is a house with rose bushes out front and a somewhat unusual parking lot around back, but no one has lived in the house for nearly a decade. Yet, Peggy Corsi still refers to that house's basement as home, because for 46 years, she has owned Corsi's Pizza Parlour, which operates there. But on June 29, Corsi's will close its doors. Customers, some of whom have been eating there since it opened, will have to stock up on jars of sauce this week if they ever want to taste it again.

1 ball prepared pizza dough, room temperature 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for grilling and serving 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 1 large leek, trimmed and cut into thin rounds 6 cups chopped greens (such as kale, chard, spinach, etc.) Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 2 cups shredded Gouda cheese On a lightly floured counter, use your hands to flatten the dough. Cut the dough in two, then use a rolling pin to roll each half into a 10-inch round or oval.

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - A masked gunman held up the Pizza Hut at 928 Lincoln Way East Monday night, according to the Chambersburg Police Department. The robbery was called in at 7:53 p.m., police said. The man entered the restaurant armed with a handgun and ordered employees to put money from the cash register in a bag. The man fled southeast toward Washington Street Extended, police said. The man was white, between 5 feet 8 inches and 5 feet 11 inches tall and wore a white hooded sweat shirt and baggy jeans, police said.

HAGERSTOWN -- A 43-year-old New Jersey man was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison after admitted to robbing the Dunkin' Donuts and Pizza Hut restaurants on Dual Highway. Russell Anthony King took a toy BB gun into both stores in September 2007, pointed it at store employees and demanded money, Assistant State's Attorney John Dunlap said Tuesday during his statement of facts. King, formerly of 1531 Violet Drive where he was staying with a relative, pleaded guilty Tuesday to two counts of robbery.

A group of people in ski masks stole cash and three pizzas from a Domino's Pizza delivery driver Tuesday night, Hagerstown Police said. The driver was making a delivery in the first block of Madison Avenue at about 9:30 p.m. when a masked man with a rifle approached and a second masked man demanded cash, police said. A third man rummaged through the driver's vehicle, apparently looking for money, and three other masked subjects were seen standing in the area during the robbery, police said.