Williamsport

The City of Hagerstown says hydrant flushing will take place Monday, April 22 through Friday, May 17, in the following areas: Areas along Virginia Avenue from Williamsport to the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks including the areas of Williamsport, Cloverton, Interstate Industrial Park, Governor Lane Boulevard, Elmwood Farms, VanLear, Tammany Manor, Hickory School Area, Valley Mall and Wesel Boulevard. The city cautions water customers in those areas to frequently check their water supply for discolored water conditions which may occur because of this work, particularly when using automatic washing machines.

The City of Hagerstown says hydrant flushing will take place Monday, April 22, through Friday, May 17, in the following areas: Areas along Virginia Avenue from Williamsport to the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks including the areas of Williamsport, Cloverton, Interstate Industrial Park, Governor Lane Boulevard, Elmwood Farms, VanLear, Tammany Manor, Hickory School Area, Valley Mall and Wesel Boulevard. The city cautions water customers in those areas to frequently check their water supply for discolored water conditions which may occur because of this work, particularly when using automatic washing machines.

Leon Vernon Minnick, 86, of Williamsport, Md., passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2013, at University of Maryland Hospital, Baltimore, Md. Born Aug. 30, 1926, in Paramount, Md., he was the son of the late William Clarence and Loretta May Snyder Minnick. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving during World War II. He was employed with Canteen Vending Co., and was in the vending business all his life, working for various vending companies throughout the Tri-State area. He was a member of Church of the Holy Trinity, Hagerstown, Md. He was an avid duckpin bowler and belonged to various leagues.

The Williamsport baseball team did all of the necessary little things to pull out a 5-3 win over the Tuscarora Titans on Wednesday. “We didn't swing the bats great,” Wildcats coach Dave Warrenfeltz said. “But we had some good at-bats to get baserunners and to move them around. I also thought that we really played well defensively.” Warrenfeltz said his pitching staff held its own. “I thought we pitched really well,” Warrenfeltz added. “Today was Ryan Boward's first start since his injury.

Monday, April 15, 2013 PREP BASEBALL BRUNSWICK, Md. - Chance Smith had three hits, including a three-run homer in the sixth, and five RBIs to lead Brunswick to a 9-0 MVAL Antietam win over Williamsport (6-4, 4-3). Joe Fawley homered, Gary Barrett had three hits with a triple and a double, and Colin Nusbaum pitched a three-hitter with four strikeouts for the Railroaders (6-3, 4-2). Williamsport    000    000    0    -     0    5    0 Brunswick    301    113    x    -     9    12    0 Arnone, Scriever (4)

Williamsport's baseball team executed well in all areas on Friday to defeat Boonsboro 6-1 in an MVAL Antietam game. “We had a good week,” Wildcats coach David Warrenfeltz said. “Anytime that you can go 2-0 during the week, it is a good week. If we can keep pitching well and getting hits at the right time, I think that we can play with anybody.” Senior Nick Sauble (2-1) and junior Wyatt Scriever combined on a five-hitter without a walk for Williamsport (6-3, 4-2). Sauble hurled five scoreless innings to get the win. Scriever gave up just one unearned run in two innings of relief.

Ann Katheryn "Missy" Kretzer, 89, of Sharpsburg, Md., passed away on Wednesday, April 10, 2013, at Homewood Retirement Center, Williamsport, Md. Born Feb. 9, 1924, in Sharpsburg, to the late Leonard Eugene and Anna Caroline Riley Highberger. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Dean "Cy" Kretzer, on June 5, 2010. She was a graduate of Boonsboro High School, Boonsboro, Md. She was the co-owner and operator with her husband, Cy Kretzer, at Kretzer's Market in Sharpsburg and also operated Missy's Flowers in Sharpsburg.

The scene outside the auditorium of Williamsport High School was bustling Monday evening as parents, staff and choral booster members helped cast members put on makeup and costumes and rehearse music to prepare for the school's production of “Cats,” which opens at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 12. “It takes a village,” said Michelle Rafter, head of the fine arts department and choral director at Williamsport High School, as she gestured across the...

A Pennsylvania man was sentenced Wednesday in Washington County Circuit Court to four years in state prison for the death of a Williamsport man and injuries to a woman and child in a fatal accident last summer. Stephen James Bonafede, 27, of Mountville, Pa., entered Alford pleas in January to one count negligent manslaughter and two counts of causing life-threatening injuries while driving under the influence of alcohol, court records said. The charges stemmed from a July 23, 2012, crash on Eastern Boulevard in which Luis Enrique Salazar-Reyna died of injuries he received in a head-on collision with the vehicle Bonafede was driving.

Peggy Kelly Fox, 59, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away on Friday, April 5, 2013, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown. Born Jan. 8, 1954, in Hagerstown, to the late Martin “Bruzz” Jr. and Bettie Jane Jones Kelly. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Allen Fox, in 2010. She was a 1972 graduate of South Hagerstown High School. She was employed by Berwick Offray Hagerstown for the last 39 years and an independent contractor for The Herald-Mail. She enjoyed sewing blankets for friends and also bake and decorate cakes.