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Fourth-graders cut ribbon on C&O Canal TRACK Trail
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comWilliamsport Elementary School fourth-graders helped National Park Service officials open two new educational trails Friday morning at the C&O Canal National Historical Park in Williamsport. Park Superintendent Kevin Brandt was among a handful of...Tags: Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland), Georgetown, Travel, Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure
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Tourism is a quiet driver of local economy
Dwelling as we have of late on Downtown Hagerstown’s cloudy future is all well and good, but at some point we might stop to remember that our inherent strength is changing over time. Instead of coming from the city, our economic engine is...Tags: Arts and Culture, Class Conflict, Productivity
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Maryland governor's capital budget allocates $100,000 for lock, lockhouse renovations
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comGov. Martin O’Malley’s capital budget bill that cleared the Senate on Wednesday sets aside $100,000 for renovations and repairs to Lock 44, Lockhouse 44 and the Western Maryland Railroad Lift Bridge in Williamsport as part of improvements to...Tags: Government, Public Finance, Travel, Gardens and Parks, Executive Branch
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C&O Canal Park visitation increases
The latest figures for visitation show that the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park is Maryland’s largest and most visited national park. Figures released by the National Park Service recently show that the park ranks 11th in number...Tags: Statue of Liberty, Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland), Georgetown, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Travel
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Government sequestration could affect Hagerstown Regional Airport
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comWith less than a week remaining before federal budget cuts could go into effect, federal agencies and parks, the military, hospitals, doctors, and Hagerstown Regional Airport, prepare for the ramifications if Congress fails to pass legislation to avoid it...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Leesburg, Budget Control Act of 2011, Roxbury
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Bond bill seeks $175,000 from state for improvements at C&O National Historical Park in Williamsport
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comA bond bill introduced by Sen. George C. Edwards, R-Garrett/Allegany/Washington, during the current session of the Maryland General Assembly seeks $175,000 from the state for improvements to Lock 44, Lockhouse 44 and the Maryland Railroad Lift Bridge,...Tags: Maryland General Assembly, Annapolis, Arts and Culture, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Travel
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24-year NPS vet chosen as new superintendent of Appalachian National Scenic Trail office in Harpers Ferry
richardb@herald-mail.comNational Park Service officials sifted through more than 300 applications — from federal government employees to private citizens — before deciding on Wendy K. Janssen as their new superintendent of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail office...Tags: Somerville, Government, National Government, Washington, DC, Appalachian National Scenic Trail
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Fiscal cliff causing unease for Washington County businesses
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comWith the fiscal cliff less than three weeks away, one area bank is accelerating its dividend payments, and a local business poised to hire more people is holding off to see what happens at the start of the year. Susquehanna Bancshares Inc. Chairman...Tags: Barack Obama, Sales, White House, Appalachian National Scenic Trail, U.S. Congress
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2012: A year of remembering the past, and celebrating individual, group achievements
Big Slackwater Oct. 13 — Images of the old Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, which had faded with time, were resurrected in 2012. The 2.7-mile section of the towpath known as Big Slackwater was closed after flooding in 1996 and it deteriorated into a...
Tags: 2012 Summer Paralympics, Battle of Antietam, Labor Day, Awards and Prizes, Veterans Affairs
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Potomac River shore and Virginia line being disputed in court case
dona@herald-mail.comWhere the south side of the Potomac River ends and the state of Virginia begins is the subject of a court case in Washington County Circuit Court between the owners of the river bottom and two river rafting companies. On Friday, Circuit Judge M....Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Trials, Judges
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Glacier National Park rangers say hikers were well-prepared
Rangers at Glacier National Park said Tuesday that the two hikers with ties to Western Maryland, including former Boonsboro resident Neal Peckens, were well-prepared for their unexpected situation in the Montana wilderness. Peckens, 32, who now lives...
Tags: Landforms, Glaciers, Blacksburg, Television Stations, Travel
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Ribbon-cutting ceremony for completion of Big Slackwater restoration was enthusiastic celebration
alnotarianni@aol.comIt was a sore amid the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park’s towpath. The Big Slackwater section of the popular 184.5-mile hiking and biking trail was closed after flooding in 1996 and deteriorated into a treacherous ridge overrun with...Tags: Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Science and Technology, Travel, Renovation, Gardens and Parks
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