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Washington County hopes to have senior center completed by late 2014
Requests for proposals for engineering and architectural services to convert a former U.S. Army Reserve Center to a senior center were to be sent out this week, Washington County Administrator Gregory B. Murray said Tuesday. The 19,000-square-foot...Tags: Arts and Culture, U.S. Army, Technology, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Science and Technology
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Shepherd focusing on student recruitment in master plan
richardb@herald-mail.comA key point of a proposed, 10-year master plan for Shepherd University is an effort to recruit more students to live on campus. One goal would increase the number of students living on campus to half of the school’s student population. Currently,...Tags: Arts and Culture, Teaching and Learning, New York City, Education, Students
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Firm honored for design of Washington County museum courtyard, atrium
The Baltimore chapter of the American Institute of Architects, or AIA, recently presented the 2012 Good Design = Good Business Award to Murphy & Dittenhafer Architects for its design of the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts courtyard enclosure and...Tags: Arts, Museums, Arts and Culture, Morgan State University
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Antrim plans makeover of township building
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comThe Antrim Township (Pa.) Supervisors are moving forward with plans to upgrade the township’s 34-year-old municipal building. Township Supervisors Pat Heraty and John Alleman, who sit on the building project committee, said upgrades to the...Tags: Arts and Culture, Renovation
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Renovating former U.S. Army Reserve property for senior center most cost effective idea
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comPreliminary estimates for the cost of renovating the former U.S. Army Reserve property in Hagerstown for use as a senior citizens center could cost about half as much as the county’s previous proposal to build a new facility at Hagerstown...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Building Material, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Arts, Arts and Culture
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Fire safety problems still need to be addressed in former PNC Bank building
arnoldp@herald-mail.comLess than a year after Washington County’s government bought a downtown Hagerstown building for $3 million, a 2009 study by a Frederick, Md., firm found that the county would need to spend $1 million more to fix the building’s fire and life...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Energy Saving, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Mechanics Bank
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Berkeley County Farmland Protection Board OKs easement for Boydville
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comThe Berkeley County Farmland Protection Board on Thursday approved a preservation easement for Boydville, the 200-year-old mansion in Martinsburg that was spared from burning by direct order of President Lincoln in the Civil War. The easement for the...Tags: Arable Farming, Sociology, James Buchanan, Arts and Culture, Culture
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Journey's End in Hagerstown: Pangborn home designed with elegance
Special to The Herald-MailThis is the 195th in a series of articles about the historical and architectural treasures of Washington County. Shrouded by vegetation, settled on a rise, Journey's End stands on over two acres of land among stately trees and elegant, understated...Tags: Separation of Church and State, Arts and Culture, Religion and Belief, Brooklyn (New York City), New York City
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Business Briefs - Oct. 7
Greater Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — The Greater Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce welcomed eight new members in September: • IEPMAN LLC, Mont Alto, Pa. • Papa John’s Pizza, 977 Wayne Ave., Chambersburg...Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), American Legion, Lobbying, Washington, DC, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Many Sharpsburg homes have Civil War history
dona@herald-mail.comWith thousands of dead on the field of battle and thousands more wounded, almost every home and building in Sharpsburg that wasn’t being used as a Confederate defensive position during the Sept. 17, 1862, Battle of Antietam became a makeshift...Tags: International Law, Armed Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Arts and Culture, Extradition
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Two independent contractors become Berkeley County full-time employees
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comThe hiring of two employees Thursday by Berkeley County Council addressed federal labor law concerns that their prior role with the county as independent contractors was not clear, according to county officials. The council voted 4-1 to hire Adam Rouse...Tags: Government, Labor Legislation, Politics, Arts and Culture, Employment
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Peter Burr House 'wonderful remnant' of Jefferson County's frontier days
richardb@herald-mail.comCited as a “wonderful remnant” of Jefferson County’s frontier days in an architectural history of early county homes, the Peter Burr House also has the honor of being named the oldest original frame house still standing in West Virginia....Tags: Arts and Culture, Breads
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