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Home cooking: Braciole
Domenick Palmer is a second-generation Italian-American. His grandmother and grandfather emigrated from Naples, Italy. "Our family name was Palimeri," he said by email. "I was the seventh child of eight." Palmer was introduced to the kitchen by his...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Pasta, American Legion, Steaks, Italy
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Tri-State senior centers calendar - Oct. 8-12
Activities and programs scheduled for Monday, Oct. 8, through Friday, Oct. 12, at senior citizens centers in Washington County, Md., and Franklin County, Pa.: Maryland Francis Murphy 20014 Rosebank Way, Hagerstown 240-313-9300, ext. 154 - Closed...Tags: Wii, Rosebank, Scrabble (game), Physical Fitness and Exercise, Franklin County (Pennsylvania)
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Columbus Day seen by some as significant, by others as 'a mistake'
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comOn Monday, Federal Employees will be off work and other U.S. citizens will have the day free as well, all because of an accident. “When I was in school, Columbus Day was a day off,” Hagerstown resident Emily Ricketts, 23, said. “...Tags: Government, Benjamin Harrison, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Holidays, Dominican Republic
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Columbus Day closings
Maryland offices Maryland state offices will be closed Oct. 8 in observance of Columbus Day. MVA Maryland’s Motor Vehicle Administration offices and VEIP locations are closed on Saturday, Oct. 6, and Monday, Oct. 8. PennDOT The Pennsylvania...Tags: Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania)
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Worship service has international flair
Covenant Presbyterian Church will hold an international worship service Sunday. The worship service will include scripture, the Lord’s Prayer and hymns in different languages. Flags from Cameroon, Togo, Philippines, Guatemala and Cuba will be...Tags: American Legion, Religion and Belief
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Senior menus - Oct. 3 to 9
The Washington County Commission on Aging offers noon lunches to anyone 60 years and older at five locations — Smithsburg, Keedysville, Williamsport and two in Hagerstown. Smithsburg, Keedysville and Williamsport are open Mondays, Wednesdays and...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Lifestyle and Leisure, Salads, Lettuce, Potatoes
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Home cooking: End-of-the-Garden Pickle
Hagerstown resident Julia Brugh gets together with her mother and sisters every year to harvest and can produce. They call themselves the Wildcat Growers Cooperative. Brugh said the idea behind the End of the Garden Pickle is to take anything that is...
Tags: Cabbage, Pickles, Carrots, Environmental Issues, Cheese Corn
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Stonecroft community yard sale
The Stonecroft Tenant Association will hold a community yard sale and bake sale Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The yard sale will be at 11400 Stonecroft Court (building A) off Robinwood Drive. For more information, call 301-739-3442. Dance party Jim...Tags: PTA
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Meetings: Oct. 7 edition
Tri-State Civitans Monday, Oct. 10, 6 p.m. Next Dimensions restaurant, 132 Old National Pike, Hagerstown. Focus is on individuals with disabilities. All are welcome. Call Carolyn Blitz at 301-745-8917. Mack Golden Bulldogs Monday, Oct. 10, 9:15 a.m....Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Dining and Drinking, Museums, Senior Health
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Tri-State senior centers calendar - Oct. 10-14
Events and programs scheduled this week at senior citizens centers in Washington County, Md., and Franklin County, Pa.: Maryland Francis Murphy 20014 Rosebank Way, Hagerstown 240-313-9300, ext. 154 - Lunch served Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and...Tags: Billiards, Snooker and Pool, Wii, Dancing, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Halloween
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READER SUBMITTED: Historic School To Be Open For Summer
BloomfieldThe Wintonbury Historical Society of Bloomfield announces that the Old Farm School, built in 1796, will again be open for visitors on Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m., starting May 19 and continuing through Columbus Day. "Scholars" were taught here continuously...Tags: Orange County Regional History Center
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Mom, it's a day that's just for you -- or is it?
Mother's Day is the mother of all conundrums. "Are you supposed to plan a celebration that includes the kids?" a colleague asked me. "Or plan a day that gives her a break from the kids?" He's a dad of two little ones. He wanted to do the right thing....Tags: Mother's Day, Personal Service, Father's Day
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