Washington Street

The Hagerstown City Council this week approved a resolution that clears the way for the city to buy a downtown property while keeping a commercial tenant in place. The city has an option and purchase agreement to buy 43-53 W. Washington St. from Hagerstown Table Corp. for $320,000, Downtown Manager Andrew Sargent said Wednesday. However, the owners of the business occupying 49-53 W. Washington St., Potomac Bead Co., had the right of first refusal to purchase the entire combined parcel, he said.

Found - Pit bull mix Where - The dog was found on East Washington Street about a block from the Sheetz convenience store. When - The dog was found Friday. The person who found the dog said someone had to lift the dog and put it in her yard, which is fenced in. Description - The female dog is brown and white. It has a black nose with pink spots on it. The medium-size dog had a camouflage-colored leash and a white flea collar. It is described as friendly.

Tri-State-area communities will be remembering those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom this weekend by hosting ceremonies, services, parades and speakers. Events in Franklin County and West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle include: Berkeley County, W.Va. In Martinsburg, W.Va., the traditional Memorial Day service at War Memorial Park along North Tennessee Avenue will begin at 10 a.m., according to Steve Catlett, executive director of the Martinsburg-Berkeley County Parks & Recreation Board.

Through an informal vote Tuesday night, the Hagerstown City Council gave its approval for city staff to entertain purchase offers on a city-owned property on Public Square. Later in the work session meeting at City Hall, the five-member council also informally agreed to authorize staff to enter into negotiations to purchase a blighted building along West Washington Street. Both actions, the sale of property at 11, 12, 15 and 16 Public Square as well as the “strategic” acquisition and preparation for resale of 43-53 W. Washington St., are steps toward turning city-owned or blighted properties in Hagerstown's downtown back over to private hands, according to John Lestitian, the city's director of community and economic development.

The Budweiser Clydesdales parade on West Washington Street in Hagerstown on Friday.

The commute through Hagerstown on East Washington Street was dark and soggy Thursday.

People make their way along West Washington Street in Hagerstown under a sign showing the temperature Monday afternoon.

Tim McCauley paints trim Tuesday at the Hamilton building along West Washington Street in Hagerstown.

A motorist navigates the shifting lanes for roadwork on South Washington Street in Greencastle, Pa., on Tuesday.

Brake lights and stoplights glow in the evening mist as traffic backs up on West Washington Street Monday in downtown Hagerstown.