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The Washington County Division of Public Works-Capital Projects Engineering Department has advised that the contractor for the U.S. 40 at Mount Aetna Road intersection improvements project will install a new traffic signal pole and equipment Wednesday at the intersection of westbound U.S. 40 and Mount Aetna Road. Traffic on westbound U.S. 40 and westbound Mount Aetna Road can expect a delay of approximately 15 minutes, from approximately 9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., in order to accommodate this work.

WASHINGTON COUNTY -- Washington County engineering officials will hold a community informational meeting Thursday to discuss the rehabilitation of the Barnes Road bridge over Beaver Creek, county spokesman Norman Bassett said in a news release. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in the Eugene C. Smith Community Center at Shafer Park in Boonsboro.  The purpose of the meeting is to present the need for the project, explain the proposed road closure and temporary detour that will be required, and to answer any questions the public might have, Bassett said.

Sarah A. Lindsay and Christopher G. Kelly were married Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008, at Christ's Reformed UCC in Hagerstown. The bride is the daughter of Tom and Cindy Lindsay of Smithsburg. The bridegroom is the son of George and Lois Kelly of Woodstock, Md. The bride is a 2002 graduate of Smithsburg High School, a 2004 graduate of Hagerstown Community College and a 2005 graduate of the diagnostic sonography program at University of Maryland Baltimore County. She is employed as a registered ultrasound technologist at Anne Arundel Diagnostics in Annapolis.

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. - CSX Transportation plans to clean up an old loadout facility in Berkeley Springs that has potential petroleum contamination, the Department of Environmental Protection said last week. The company has submitted an application for the work to the DEP. The 3.37-acre site at 107 Williams St. once was used as a raw lumber and wood pulp handling yard, according to a DEP news release. No areas of concern have been identified but there could be petroleum contamination because of the site's previous use, the DEP said.

The Washington County Division of Public Works-Capital Projects Engineering Department has advised that the contractor for the U.S. 40 at Mount Aetna Road intersection improvements project will install a new traffic signal pole and equipment today at the intersection of westbound U.S. 40 and Mount Aetna Road. Traffic on westbound U.S. 40 and westbound Mount Aetna Road can expect a delay of approximately 15 minutes, from approximately 9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., to accommodate this work.

The first block of Hagerstown's North Potomac Street will be closed today as crews continue to upgrade downtown traffic signals, the project manager said. North Potomac Street between Franklin and Washington streets will be closed between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., said Gary Street, project manager for contractor Lockheed Martin. Allowing a contractor to shut down a main road during weekday business hours is unusual, said Assistant City Engineer Rodney Tissue. It's being allowed this time so crews can complete work in that area before the Western Maryland Blues Fest this Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Leadership Washington County, the core program of the Washington County Leadership Development Program Inc., has announced the members of its 22nd class. The mission of the program is to provide leadership training and community immersion for individuals identified as accomplished in their business, nonprofit or government sectors. This flagship program began in 1987 and has graduated more than 550 individuals who have gone on to serve on boards, run for public office and take on other leadership roles in the community.

Mercersburg Family Medicine MERCERSBURG, Pa. — Dr. Pierre Turchi has joined Mercersburg Family Medicine, an affiliate of Summit Health, at 2 Keefer Drive in Mercersburg. Turchi, who practiced medicine in St. Thomas, Pa., for more than 27 years, joins Drs. W. David Kent and Timothy Owolabi, and certified Physician Assistant Heather Wolfe. The practice’s services include newborn visits, well baby exams, immunizations, health maintenance examinations, physicals, and care of acute and chronic illnesses, such as diabetes, high blood pressure and asthma.

Rowe-Reidl Susanne Marie Reidl and Andrew Austin Rowe were married Saturday, Sept. 21, 2002, at First Alliance Church in Mansfield, Ohio. The bride is the daughter of Daurel and Linda Reidl of Lexington, Ohio. The bridegroom is the son of Elaine Rowe of Hagers-town and the late Charles Rowe Jr. The bride is a graduate of Mansfield Christian High School and Hagerstown Community College. She is employed as a radiologic technologist with Diagnostic Imaging Services in Hagerstown.

Leadership Washington County Class XXIII Leadership Washington County is accepting applications for Class XXIII. An information session, where potential applicants can learn more about the program and speak with alumni and current class members, will be Thursday from 7:30 to 9 a.m. The session will be in the conference room on the second floor of The United Way/Community Foundation building at 33 W. Franklin St. Coffee and doughnuts...