By Joe Klemann Over 500 schools around the state compete in Math Bowl, a math competition among elementary schools that includes 4th – 6th graders. While it does not receive all the accolades the sporting world provides, it is an equally demanding competition that requires quick decisions and fast calculating. “Math Bowl is a program […]
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Major changes planned for downtown
Downtown won’t look the same after several changes are made within the next two years. Read about what is coming to downtown Hagerstown in the January 17th issue.
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Fifty Year Recognition: HFD’s Bill Hilbert Has Seen a lot of Fire Runs
By Bob Hansen When downtown Richmond exploded and burned in 1968, Bill Hilbert rode on a firetruck from Hagerstown to Richmond to help out. Within a few years when fire took out half a block in downtown Hagerstown, Bill Hilbert responded. When a landmark local restaurant caught fire nearly 45 years after that, Bill Hilbert […]
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Hagerstown from the Sky
I was delivering the Nettle Creek Gazette to the Hagerstown IGA last Tuesday morning when I ran into Wayne County Commissioner Mary Anne Butters. She, along with her artist husband Tom have always been heavily involved with the Flying Circus since its beginnings. Out of the blue, she asked if I would like a free […]