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Kimberly Robinson, a Greencastle building contractor, former retirement home owner and restaurateur since August 2000, won approval Monday night to add on to her Highline Restaurant and Railway Lounge. The council voted to grant Robinson a waiver to add an $86,000 addition to the restaurant at 101 W. Washington St., described on the Internet as a “premium dining destination.” Robinson said after the meeting that she needed more room to expand the dining room and kitchen and to add a new lounge.

The record high temperature for April 10 was broken Wednesday afternoon when the mercury rose to nearly 90 degrees in Hagerstown, Hagerstown weather observer Greg Keefer reported on his website at i4weather.net. The temperature in the city reached 89.3 degrees at 2:11 p.m., beating the old record high of 86 degrees set for that day in 1922, according to Keefer's website. The record low temperatures for April 10 is 18 degrees, which was set in 1985, according to Keefer's website.

People who have been dissatisfied with the spring temperatures so far got some relief Monday when the mercury shot to a high of 79.3 degrees in Hagerstown, local weather observer Greg Keefer reported on his website at i4weather.net. But the high temperature reached at 2:49 p.m. was not enough to set a record, according to Keefer's website. The record high temperature for April 8 was reached in 1991 when the temperature climbed to 87 degrees, according to the website. The high temperature Tuesday is expected to be near 82 degrees and the high on Wednesday will be near 84 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.

Here is a list of road and lane closures in the area for Thursday, May 19, 2011: • The intersection of Massey Boulevard and Halfway Boulevard near Hagerstown is still undergoing its expansion project, causing traffic to be backed up in each direction at different times. Road work is expected to continue there until Thanksgiving. • The intersection between Dual Highway and Edgewood Drive is still undergoing a project to have it widened. Traffic is sometimes sluggish each way there.

With the Mega Millions lottery jackpot at $640 million, the opportunity for a monster payout drew lines of people Thursday to local ticket outlets. One of those hoping to get lucky when the numbers are drawn tonight was Paul Pague of Hagerstown, who had a plan if he wins the jackpot. “I'd buy City Park and turn it into an amusement park,” said Pague, 66. “I'd also give $1  million to each of my kids, buy a home, give money to people down in the holes and put the rest in the bank.” It was the record-breaking amount of the jackpot that had him taking a chance on Mega Millions.

In a recent Mail Call, an anonymous reader asked: “I'd like to donate my body to science. Could someone tell me who to get in touch with about this?” The Anatomy Board of Maryland is one possibility. The board's website says donors can get a form by calling 410-547-1222 or 1-800-879-2728 or writing to State Anatomy Board, Bressler Research Building, Room B-026, 655 W. Baltimore St., Baltimore, MD 21201-1559. Anyone at least 18 years old is eligible. After a donor dies, a nursing home, hospital or attending doctor will contact the Anatomy Board, which will arrange to collect the body.

 Work to expand the intersection of Massey Boulevard and Halfway Boulevard near Hagerstown continues, causing traffic to be backed up in each direction at different times. Roadwork is expected to continue there until Thanksgiving. Work to widen the intersection of Dual Highway and Edgewood Drive continues. Traffic is sometimes sluggish in both directions. Only one lane of Md. 550 in Thurmont, Md., is open between Eylers Valley Flint Road and Kelbaugh Road due to a mudslide that occurred April 17. The Maryland State Highway Administration says it is unsure when the road will completely reopen.