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Hagerstown police ask residents to take care of yards

Spring is in bloom and so are complaints of unsightly properties in Hagerstown. The police department is asking property owners to clean up. Hagerstown Police Chief Keith Folkner said the department is getting two or three complaints a day about trash and debris or abandoned vehicles on properties in town. Hagerstown Police Department tries to […]

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Student innovators pitch passion projects

For a thousand dollars, investors could help a group of Lincoln High School students add spice to life. At least, that’s the idea that six students calling themselves by the group name of Gabble shared with a parade of listeners during a Shark Tank program at the school on May 3. Modeled after the “Shark […]

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73 Hagerstown kindergartners enroll

Seventy-three children went through the recent kindergarten roundup at Hagerstown Elementary School, according to information presented to the Nettle Creek School board on April 12. Superintendent Emily Schaeffer reported, “This is the highest number of students we’ve had since before the pandemic. We are excited to welcome our next group of Tigers!” During the meeting, […]

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Hagerstown starts eclipse planning

Leaders from at least one Wayne County town are making plans for a horde of sun-chasing tourists that is expected here when the sun goes into hiding for a few minutes on April 8, 2024. Hagerstown town hall officials, town council members, the town parks department, police and fire chiefs, the airport board president, the […]

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Resignations at WW Schools similar to previous years

Three extracurricular resignations approved by the Western Wayne School board last week brought the total number of staff resignations this school year to 23, similar to numbers in previous years. Before the April 12 board meeting, Superintendent Andy Stover had responded to questions from Western Wayne News about staff resignations. In a March 29 email, […]

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Black horsemen will be remembered at dance

A nearly forgotten part of Richmond sports history will be remembered at an event on Saturday, April 22. A benefit for the Townsend Community Center Inc., the Black and White Ball will recognize three men who were part of a group that owned racehorses from the 1960s until about 1980. “It was difficult for a […]

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HPD hires 1st female officer

Hagerstown Police Department has its first full-time female officer. Taylor Fleming began her work April 1 as one of five HPD officers, Police Chief Keith Folkner said. He told the Town Council on April 3 that she replaced Adam Blanton, who left for “a job he couldn’t turn down” in the private sector. Fleming had […]