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Western Maryland Rail Trail extension work could start later this year
dona@herald-mail.comA plan to extend the Western Maryland Rail Trail could be approved by the National Park Service by August with construction of a portion of the extension possibly beginning later this year. An environmental assessment of the extension was reviewed by...Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure, Travel
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Camp Greentop outdoor education great hands-on experience
janeth@herald-mail.comIt was the opportunity to move her classroom to an outdoor, hands-on setting that prompted North Hagerstown High School teacher Wendy Fraker to seek grants for an overnight learning experience at Catoctin Mountain Park in Thurmont, Md., in the fall. ...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Frederick County (Maryland), Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Education, Gardens and Parks
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Local national parks see increase in visitors, study shows
davem@herald-mail.comIn what a local tourism official said is an example of the importance of tourism to the local economy, the number of paid visitors at Antietam National Battlefield increased by 14,991 in 2010, and visitors spent more than $19 million, according to the...Tags: Corporate Officers, Washington, DC, Travel, John Brown, Georgetown
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Washington County told to stop work on emergency communications tower
heather.keels@herald-mail.comFederal officials have ordered Washington County to stop construction on an emergency communications tower near Maryland Heights due to unresolved concerns about how it could tarnish the views in the historic Harpers Ferry, W.Va. area. The county began...Tags: Arts and Culture, Human Interest, Culture, Manufacturing and Engineering, Sociology
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Edgar L. Howell, 91
Edgar Leon Howell, 91, of Huyetts Crossroads near Hagerstown, Md., died Monday, March 5, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center after a long illness. A son of the late Lee Hampton Howell and Neva Goen Howell, he was born at the family home, Natural Well Farm,...Tags: Crossroads, Boca Raton, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Geneva (Seminole, Florida)
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Business Briefs - March 25
Dot Foods WILLIAMSPORT — Dot Foods, the nation’s largest food redistributor, will host a job fair Saturday, March 31, from 9 a.m. to noon at 16301 Elliott Parkway in Williamsport. Positions available include full- and part-time warehouse...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Career and Workplace, Aetna Inc., Employment, State Farm Insurance
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JFK 50 Mile to remain on Appalachian Trail
dona@herald-mail.comThis year’s 50th running of the JFK 50 Mile ultramarathon will still include a 13-mile section of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, and organizers will look at ways to expand the field of entrants in future years while maintaining a limit of 1,...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Road Running, Running, Tourism and Leisure
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Pact allows JFK 50 Mile ultramarathon to stay on Appalachian Trail
dona@herald-mail.comThis year’s 50th running of the JFK 50 Mile ultramarathon will still include a 13-mile section of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, but organizers will look at ways to expand the field of entrants in future years while maintaining a limit of 1,...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Appalachian National Scenic Trail, John F. Kennedy, Running, Tourism and Leisure
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C&O Canal pulled history buff onto new career path
janeth@herald-mail.comFor Daniel “Dan” Filer, it all started with an internship at the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park’s Cumberland Visitors Center while he was a college student at Frostburg State University. Filer, 29, who grew up and...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Colleges and Universities, Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland), Gardens and Parks, Frostburg State University
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Pearl Harbor survivors share stories of attack
Clarence Pfundheller was standing in front of his locker on the USS Maryland when a fellow sailor told him they were being bombed by Japanese planes.
"We never did call him a liar, but he could stretch the truth pretty good," Pfundheller said. "But...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Daniel Inouye, Teaching and Learning, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Korean War (1950-1953)
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Battle brewing over JFK 50 race use of Appalachian Trail
andrews@herald-mail.comA dispute over whether the JFK 50 Mile ultramarathon will be allowed to continue using the Appalachian Trail and double the number of runners from 1,000 to 2,000 is escalating. After years of quiet battle, "it's time for the gloves to come off," JFK 50...Tags: Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland), Gardens and Parks, Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Running, Road Running
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Thousands remember slain former C&O park ranger
Margaret Anderson became a law- enforcement officer with the National Park Service because she wanted to help people, and she put herself in the way of evil on New Year’s Day because of her deep religious faith and love for others, her father told...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Christine Gregoire, Iraq War (2003-2011), Laws
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