Walkway

The Hagerstown Beautification Advisory Committee (HBAC) needs your help to "Highlight Hagerstown. " For the fifth year in a row, the committee is looking to recognize Hagerstown residents and business owners who are boosting curb appeal in the City of Hagerstown through the "Highlight Hagerstown Awards. " The committee is looking for projects that include, but are not limited to: landscaping and trees, window boxes, walkway improvements, fencing, facade improvements, flower beds and gardens and sidewalk plantings.

A 29-year-old Hagerstown man was shot in the lower leg at 11:23 p.m. Thursday on a Washington Gardens Apartments walkway, Hagerstown Police Department Sgt. Paul Kifer said. The victim sustained non- life-threatening injuries in the shooting, which was reportedly in front of 1006 Security Road, he said. Police are still searching for the gunman, Kifer said. He said the gunman was described as a black man, who was about 5 feet 9 inches tall. The alleged shooter was in his late 20s to early 30s, he said.

A major portion of the construction project in the first block of South Potomac Street in downtown Hagerstown should be finished by early 2008, said Irv Gish, director of special development for Bowman Development Corp. Construction on the multimillion dollar project, which is next to Duffy's on Potomac and funded entirely with private money, started in 2005, Gish said. "We really don't have a definite schedule," he said. "We're trying to design as we go. " The project includes the renovation of three adjacent properties - the Walker House, the Tri-State Electric building and the site of the former Double T Lounge.

HAGERSTOWN - A major portion of the construction project in the first block of South Potomac Street in downtown Hagerstown should be finished by early 2008, said Irv Gish, director of special development for Bowman Development Corp. Construction on the multimillion dollar project, which is next to Duffy's on Potomac and funded entirely with private money, started in 2005, Gish said. "We really don't have a definite schedule," he said. "We're trying to design as we go. " The project includes the renovation of three adjacent properties - the Walker House, the Tri-State Electric building and the site of the former Double T Lounge.

WAYNESBORO, Pa. - The Waynesboro Borough Council, at a special meeting Thursday, clarified its goals for South Mulberry Avenue now that it has turned it into a pedestrian walkway. The north end of the thoroughfare's first block will be outfitted with a mountable curb so emergency vehicles still are able to use the road, Councilman Craig Newcomer said. The south end likely will have a single pole that can be removed by firefighters, he said. On Aug. 10, a contractor will replace the pavement on both North and South Mulberry avenues with bricks, Borough Manager Lloyd Hamberger said.

WAYNESBORO, Pa. - The Waynesboro Borough Council, at a special meeting Thursday, clarified its goals for South Mulberry Avenue now that it has turned it into a pedestrian walkway. The north end of the thoroughfare's first block will be outfitted with a mountable curb so emergency vehicles still are able to use the road, Councilman Craig Newcomer said. The south end likely will have a single pole that can be removed by firefighters, he said. On Aug. 10, a contractor will replace the pavement on both North and South Mulberry avenues with bricks, Borough Manager Lloyd Hamberger said.

waynesboro@herald-mail.com GREENCASTLE, Pa. - Residents who live in existing and not-yet-built housing developments in the southwest parts of Antrim Township will be able to walk to the township's new community park on a new $500,000 pathway scheduled to be built next year. The 1.2-mile walkway will start in the borough of Greencastle on Shanks Church Road, head south along Williamsport Pike, cross through private housing developments and end at the 136-acre Antrim Township Community Park on Grant Shook Road, Township Administrator Ben Thomas said this week.

tarar@herald-mail.com Hagerstown Regional Airport is planning a nearly $900,000 expansion and upgrade to its terminal building, including a bigger holding room for passengers, a covered walkway and more office space, an airport official said. The Washington County Commissioners are expected to vote today on whether to award an $891,870 contract to a Hagerstown company to perform the work. County staff has recommended that the commissioners award the contract to Excel Contractors Inc., contingent upon approval by the Federal Aviation Administration.

WAYNESBORO, Pa. - The Washington Township Planning and Zoning Commission heard further plans Monday night for the design of a 26-acre commercial and residential development off of Washington Township Boulevard. Because of traffic concerns and uncertainty about a designed walkway, the commission tabled preliminary plans for the project that is north of the Wal-Mart and Lowe's stores. "It's probably six months away from anything being built," said code enforcement officer Jerry Zeigler.

"A Mail Caller in Wednesday's paper said The Vacuum Store was closed. It is not closed. It remains open on Virginia Avenue in Hagerstown. The vacuum place they were talking about was called something like Reliable Vacuum, which went out of business. " "Our congressmen and senators gave in to the cattle industry by not enforcing tougher regulations which has now led to mad cow disease. It's funny that the House and Senate were so concerned about gay marriages and other moral issues, but didn't care about the health of the American people.