West End

A man being treated Sunday morning at Meritus Medical Center for a nonlife-threatening gunshot wound was involved in an incident in Hagerstown's West End, according to a news release from the Hagerstown Police Department. The man was not identified in the news release. Police were dispatched to the area of West Side Avenue and Church Street at 1:49 a.m. Sunday for a report of shots fired, police said. While police were investigating the call, 911 dispatchers were notified of a man who arrived at Meritus Medical Center with a nonlife-threatening gunshot wound, police said.

West End used an eight-run fifth inning to propel itself past American 12-9 on Thursday evening and into the losers' bracket final of the Maryland District 1 9-10 Tournament. West End trailed American 9-4 entering the bottom of the fifth inning before roaring back to take the lead. “It was big inning and came at the right time for us,” West End manager Mark Brown said. West End will travel to Valley Friday at 6, with the winner going on to play Federal in the championship round.

Most redevelopment projects in downtown Charles Town have been done in the city's east end with little activity in the west end, Mayor Peggy Smith said Thursday. That's been changing since the announcement last fall of plans for a new CVS pharmacy store at the corner of West Washington and North West streets. The city of Charles Town, the planning commission and the Charles Town Historic Landmarks Commission have all approved the project even though four buildings in the Downtown Charles Town Historic District have to be razed to make room for the pharmacy, City Manager Joe Consentini said this week.

The West End Senior Citizens Club will hold its monthly meeting Thursday at 10:30 a.m. in Rider Hall at Grace United Methodist Church, corner of Church and Winter streets in Hagerstown. Richard Helfrich will talk about the Great Hagerstown Fair. Bring a packed lunch.

According to the old saying, you have to walk before you can run. It was a little different at West End. The Little League All-Stars walked to get runs and then got runs because of hits. West End used a world of patience, combined with a heavy dose of Halfway wildness, to come away with a 7-2 victory on Wednesday in the opening round of the Maryland District 1 11-12 Tournament. West End travels to face Maugansville tonight at 6. "My philosophy is pitching, defense and timely hitting," said West End manager Bill Nutter.

MAUGANSVILLE -- Airin Martin had two home runs and seven RBIs as West End beat Maugansville 16-5 on Thursday in the Maryland District 1 11-12 Tournament. "I told the kids to be aggressive today -- get their licks," West End manager Bill Nutter said. Martin's three-run homer in the top of the first gave his team a quick 3-0 lead, and his towering grand slam over the fence in the center field highlighted West End's five-run second. West End added three more runs in the third off three hits, a walk and an error to extend the lead to 11-0.

Click here to view and/or purchase photos. Nick Lewis had three hits on Thursday as Clear Spring survived a game filled with walks and wild pitches to eliminate West End 27-19 in the losers' bracket of the Maryland District 1 9-10 All-Star Tournament. Clear Spring will travel to Federal today at 6 p.m. Clear Spring finished with 13 hits - J.T. Altman, Jake Brant, Riley Lozich and Eric Yetter each had two. "Everybody swung the bat well," said Clear Spring manager Todd Brant.

WAYNESBORO, Pa. - A 25,000-square-foot Food Lion on the west side of Waynesboro could bring with it another large commercial business as well as nine stores in a retail center. Early sketch plans for the 6.56-acre tract show the grocery store sitting off Pa. 16 behind a 1.1-acre outparcel. Between the grocery store and the West Branch of the Antietam Creek are retail businesses each approximately 1,300 square feet. Timber Development of Longwood, Fla., has been working with the site just west of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles club.

CHEWSVILLE - Perhaps the only thing more mighty than West End All-Star Aaron Stoner's bat is his pitching arm. Valley is in the unenviable position of having to hope it will get the chance to find out. Stoner went 2-for-2 with a monstrous two-run homer, a double and a walk as West End beat defending champion Valley 5-3 in the District 1 11-12 All-Star Tournament winners' bracket final Tuesday. "We're playing tremendous and working as a team," said Stoner, who played shortstop after pitching a no-hit shutout with 16 strikeouts Monday.

Wednesday is the Fourth of July, our nation's 236th birthday. July Fourth or Independence Day has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1941, but the tradition of celebrations goes back to the 18th century and the American Revolution. In June, 1776, representatives of the 13 colonies weighed a resolution that would declare their independence from Great Britain. On July 4, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, a historic document drafted by Thomas Jefferson.

The parking lot at the West End Pub in Hagerstown was full of vehicles Wednesday morning, but the marquee between the front doors was gone. By 9:30 a.m. Thursday, owner Ruth Thompson will have to turn in her liquor license after violating a number of local liquor laws. Although Thompson wasn't at the pub on Wednesday morning, an employee and a number of her patrons agreed to talk about the bar's closure. “I've put in resumes, but nobody has answered back,” bartender Becki Brophy said about looking for another job. “They've taken all of our jobs from us, and some of us have kids to raise.” On May 29, the Board of License Commissioners for Washington County voted 3-0 to revoke the pub's liquor license.

A man being treated Sunday morning at Meritus Medical Center for a nonlife-threatening gunshot wound was involved in an incident in Hagerstown's West End, according to a news release from the Hagerstown Police Department. The man was not identified in the news release. Police were dispatched to the area of West Side Avenue and Church Street at 1:49 a.m. Sunday for a report of shots fired, police said. While police were investigating the call, 911 dispatchers were notified of a man who arrived at Meritus Medical Center with a nonlife-threatening gunshot wound, police said.

A public information meeting will be held tonight to provide information about the planned “West City” elementary school to community members of the Hager's Crossing housing development, Washington County Public Schools officials said Tuesday. The school is to be built in the development behind Walmart in Hagerstown's West End. The 7 p.m. meeting will be held in the Hager's Crossing community center. City of Hagerstown officials asked for the informational meeting to be held before the county submits an application for a Planned Unit Development amendment, said Chad Criswell, a senior project manager and planning supervisor for the school system.

The West End Senior Citizens will meet at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Grace United Methodist Church, corner of Church and Winter streets. The activity this month will be bingo. Each person attending is asked to bring a bingo prize so everyone will have a chance to win. For more information, call Dan Litten at 301-797-4852.   Lions Club scholarships High school students who live in Hagerstown's West End are eligible for college scholarships from the West Hagerstown Lions Club.

When a Thursday morning fire struck 12-year-old Malik Fall's Lanvale Street home in Hagerstown's West End, he was so overwhelmed, he didn't know what to think. Then, the reality began to sink in, in specific and practical ways. For one, Malik realized he wouldn't be able to take part in Saturday's West End Little League season-opening celebration and games. Though playing in Little League has been a tradition for Malik and his brother, Shamere Washington, 10, since they were 5, the two lost all of their baseball equipment in the fire.

No one was injured in a fire Thursday morning at a 2 1/2-story duplex in the 700 block of Lanvale Street in Hagerstown's West End, Hagerstown Fire Marshal Douglas P. DeHaven said. Firefighters responded to a report of smoke at 709 Lanvale St. on Thursday at about 11:15 a.m., according to a Washington County Emergency Services supervisor. The fire was contained to a second-floor bedroom and it is believed it might have been caused by faulty wiring on an electrical appliance, Hagerstown Fire Department Battalion Chief Mark Cleck said.

A Hagerstown Police Department spokesman said Sunday night that investigators were still trying to determine what led to the shooting of two men outside a bar in the West End of Hagerstown early Sunday. Investigators believed the disturbance occurred outside the bar at 5 Nottingham Road and involved only the shooter and the two victims, Sgt. John Lehman of the Criminal Investigation Division said. Nottingham Road is off Washington Street. The bar is close to the intersection of the streets.

Robert Willett Rohrer, 98, of Hagerstown, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, at the Village at Robinwood. Born Dec. 30, 1914, in Williamsport, he was the son of the late Robert Richard and Helen S. (Willett) Rohrer. Robert was a graduate of Hagerstown High School. He was a veteran of the United States Army. Robert retired after 40 years of service as an engineer with the Western Maryland Railway. He was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church; Mount Zion Mason Lodge 774 in McConnellsburg from 1985 to 1992 before he transferred his membership to the Friendship Lodge No. 84 A.F. & A.M. He was also a member of the Scottish Rite and the United Transportation Union of Railroads.

Washington County liquor officials on Wednesday ruled a Hagerstown bar owner wasn't responsible for a fight that occurred at the business last month. After listening to police testimony during a Wednesday hearing, the Board of License Commissioners for Washington County, known as the liquor board, voted 3-0 to clear the West End Pub at 5 Nottingham Road of any wrongdoing. “I find there is no fault here,” liquor board Secretary William Dunham said before he made the motion to exonerate the tavern.

The West End Pub, at 5 Nottingham Road in Hagerstown, will have to close it doors for 15 days for selling alcohol to a minor, but the suspension will not take place until after the holidays. Hagerstown Police Sgt. Eric Knode told the Washington County Board of License Commissioners on Wednesday that two officers were working with a 19-year-old man on compliance checks on Nov. 1. The bartender at West End Pub asked the man for identification and he showed her a West Virginia identification stating he was 19, but the woman served him a beer, Knode said.