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January 11, 2005
Crystal Draper returns the ball to her husband, David, as the two play tennis at Pangborn Park in Hagerstown on Monday.
NEWS
September 14, 2009
Hagerstown native Brittany Churchey, in her third year as a midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy, visited Saint Mark's Episcopal Church recently. Churchey is a graduate of North Hagerstown High School who plans to return to Washington County for this year's JFK 50 Mile ultramarathon.
NEWS
March 3, 2003
Calendars for school systems throughout the Tri-State area are normally published on the first Monday of each month. The calendars will not be published this month because school officials are debating changes following the recent snow days. The calendars will be published in April.
NEWS
July 15, 2007
WILLIAMSPORT - Police are looking for a juvenile who failed to return to the Cedar Ridge Children's Home last week after a weekend pass, according to a Washington County Sheriff's Department press release. The release said Jason Chaz Green, of the Hagerstown area, did not return as scheduled Monday. He is black, 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighs 160 pounds. He has a slight mustache and short black hair, according to the release. Green last was seen wearing tan pants, a dark T-shirt and red ball cap, according to the release.
NEWS
November 30, 1999
Thirteen teachers who were quoted incorrect salaries last year will not be returning to Washington County Public Schools this year, the school system's supervisor of human resources and teacher personnel said. Read the full story in Friday's Herald-Mail newspapers.
NEWS
June 9, 2009
HAGERSTOWN -- Authorities are looking for a Washington County Detention Center inmate who failed to return from his work-release assignment Monday, the Washington County Sheriff's Office said in a news release. Anwar Ari McCleod, 26, was on work release at the McDonald's restaurant at 520 Northern Ave., the release said. McCleod is black, stands 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 170 pounds, the release said. He is serving time for theft and has a long criminal history, the release said.
NEWS
by MARLO BARNHART | August 20, 2002
marlob@herald-mail.com Their luggage was a little heavier and their smiles were a lot wider when Cassie Dobrzanski and Laurel and Andy Brabson came back home from the Aug. 6-9 AAU Junior Olympics in Knoxville, Tenn. The girls both placed first in the 200-meter freestyle relay and second in the 200-meter individual medley. Each won medals for those accomplishments. Cassie, the 12-year-old daughter of Cathy and Mark Dobrzanski of Maugansville, also took seventh place in the 400-meter freestyle event.
NEWS
by JACK HILL III | March 5, 2004
Expectations are high this spring for the Hagerstown Community College baseball team. The Hawks, ranked 17th in the preseason NJCAA Division I poll, return several players from last year's squad, which went 27-16-1 and claimed the Region XX championship for the first time in 10 years. HCC finished second in the Eastern District Tournament to just barely miss advancing to the NJCAA World Series. "I feel pretty good about our team right now," HCC coach Scott Jennings said.
NEWS
August 16, 1997
WILLIAMSPORT - A citizen reported seeing someone around 8 p.m. Friday matching the description of Charles Elmer Carpenter, the killer who did not return to the Patuxent Institution from a weekend pass, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Department. The reported sighting was at Donald M. Bowman's trucking terminal in Williamsport. Sheriffs checked out the report without finding anything, police said. Carpenter, 32, murdered his grandmother 15 years ago near Clear Spring, and did not return before an 11:59 p.m. deadline Sunday night.
LIFESTYLE
February 22, 2013
A free concussion seminar will be from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7, at  Parkway Professional Conference Facility, lower level, 13 Western Maryland Parkway, Hagerstown.   Dr. Pandit will discuss common signs and symptoms of concussions, short and long-term risk of early return to play sports; and when it is medically safe to return to play sports.
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SPORTS
By TIM KOELBLE | koelble@herald-mail.com | May 20, 2013
North Hagerstown's baseball team would gladly make some additional room in the school's trophy case for another piece of hardware. With one small plaque for the Maryland Class 3A West region title in hand, the Hubs (19-3) continue their pursuit of a state title Tuesday night at 7 when they go against the Bel Air Bobcats in a state semifinal game at Joe Cannon Stadium in Hanover. North reached the state semis with a nine-inning 6-5 win over Seneca Valley on Friday in the 3A West final.
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NEWS
By DAVE McMILLION | davem@herald-mail.com | May 19, 2013
Kathleen Dorman talked Sunday about her days abusing cocaine and how she was “headed in all the wrong places.” Dorman - speaking during an adult education commencement at Hagerstown Community College - said she was told that she was never going to amount to anything and for seven years, she prayed to God for help. That help arrived in the form of a husband who she now credits with being an “angel” in her life. Dorman moved to Hagerstown from Baltimore and began seeking her high school diploma with help from the Washington County Family Center.
NEWS
By ALICIA NOTARIANNI | alnotarianni@aol.com | May 4, 2013
Civil War cannons that occupied Doubleday Hill in Williamsport from the late 1800s until they were removed in 2000 returned to their home during a ceremony Saturday. Williamsport Town Councilman Scott Bragunier coordinated the historic project, through which the cannons were sent away to Kentucky firm Steen Cannons for restoration. Bragunier said in 1896, U.S. Sen. Louis E. McComas donated the tubes that had been stockpiled following the war. The town of Williamsport mounted the tubes on bricks and dedicated them on Doubleday Hill on July 4, 1897.
NEWS
By MATTHEW UMSTEAD | matthewu@herald-mail.com | May 3, 2013
Tough Mudder's event team is expected to meet with Berkeley County officials this month to discuss plans and resources for endurance series' fall event near Martinsburg, which is slated for the same October weekend as the Mountain State Apple Harvest Festival. “They are aware of the Mountain State Apple Harvest Festival in Berkeley County on the same weekend and are looking forward to working with the community then to ensure both events are fully resourced,” Tough Mudder spokesperson Ashley Pinakiewicz said Friday via email.
NEWS
March 22, 2013
Asbury United Methodist Church, Charles Town, W.Va., commemoration of Last Supper, 7 p.m. Maundy Thursday. Beaver Creek Church of the Brethren, Pastor Rachel Black will lead the Maundy Thursday service at 7 p.m. with love feast and communion in fellowship hall. Bethel United Methodist Church, Chewsville, Maundy Thursday communion service. Healing and wholeness service Friday. Blair's Valley First Church of God, Clear Spring, Maundy Thursday communion service, 7 p.m. Boonsboro First Christian Church, re-enactment of the Last Summer during Maundy Thursday communion service, 7 p.m. Broadfording Church of the Brethren Fellowship, Maundy Thursday love feast and communion service at 7 p.m. Good Friday service at 7 p.m. Pastor Len Smith will speak on Hours of Denial.
SPORTS
By JACK HILL III | Staff Correspondent | March 1, 2013
The Hagerstown Community College softball team opens its 2013 season today looking to improve on a 20-21 record and third-place finish in the Region XX Tournament last season. “I think we're going to be successful and finish in the top four in the conference,” said coach Thomas Burge, who will begin his first season at the helm for the Hawks. “I am looking forward to opening the season. I believe the fall season and spring pre-season have put together a strong foundation for the upcoming season.” The Hawks return four sophomores from last year, led by catcher and shortstop Kayla Ewing of Williamsport.
LIFESTYLE
February 22, 2013
A free concussion seminar will be from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7, at  Parkway Professional Conference Facility, lower level, 13 Western Maryland Parkway, Hagerstown.   Dr. Pandit will discuss common signs and symptoms of concussions, short and long-term risk of early return to play sports; and when it is medically safe to return to play sports.
LIFESTYLE
By CRYSTAL SCHELLE | crystal.schelle@herald-mail.com | February 14, 2013
Cat owners would be amazed at the way Gregory Popovich is able to corral his cats in his show, Popovich Comedy Pet Theater, which stops Saturday for two shows at Shippensburg University. Popovich insists that it's not a special training technique, in fact, it's the same one he uses on his dogs - nothing. "In my case, special technique is based on their natural habits," Popovich said during a telephone interview on the road in New Hampshire, his Russian accent punctuating his English.
NEWS
By JULIE E. GREENE | julieg@herald-mail.com | February 9, 2013
“We will be back!!” - underlined twice - is the message in red on the white board in Fairplay Volunteer Fire Co.'s main bay area. Despite the Washington County Commissioners' 4-1 vote Jan. 29 to no longer recognize the Fairplay fire company, and to no longer provide it funding or in-kind services, the fire company has members who continue to work to raise funds and who still are receiving training for emergency services. “We think we should be reinstated,” President Bill Pennington said Wednesday night.
SPORTS
February 4, 2013
Monday, February 4, 2013 PREP WRESTLING North Hagerstown earned the right to defend its region duals title, getting the third seed for Wednesday's Maryland Class 4A-3A West dual-meet championships at Damascus High School. The Hubs, who are 12-2 (not counting dual-meet tournaments), will face second-seeded Bethesda-Chevy Chase (13-1) in the semifinals at 5:30 p.m. In the other semifinal at 5:30, top-seeded Damascus (14-0) will take on fourth-seeded Wootton (12-2). The two semifinal winners then will wrestle for the title at 7:30, with the champion advancing to the state duals Saturday at North Point High School in Waldorf.
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