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Down Syndrome Buddy Walk in Frederick, Md., offers free fun activities for the whole family
The F.R.I.E.N.D.S 11th Annual Down Syndrome Buddy Walk is at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, at Baker Park in Frederick. Activities include a slow-paced walk around Baker Park, petting zoo, Moon Bounce, ice cream, community resources, games, entertainment,...Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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June E. Harris
janeth@herald-mail.comJune Harris had a heart for nursing. For 33 years, after graduating from Hagerstown Junior College’s nursing program, she worked in her field. She started at Reeders Nursing Home, then got a job as a medical-surgical nurse at Shady Grove Hospital...Tags: Blood, Mastectomy, Chemotherapy, Cancer, Medical Specialization
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Mail Call - March 22
“Is the only way Bill Maher feels he can make himself look good is to make fun of Gov. Sarah Palin and her child with Down syndrome? Why does this woman who is bothering no one seem to be all Democrats can talk about? Where is the wonderful women&...Tags: Executive Branch, Republican Party, Democratic Party, Politics, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Chambersburg man charged in death of man with Down syndrome testifies on own behalf
waynesboro@herald-mail.comClosing arguments are anticipated Tuesday afternoon in an involuntary manslaughter trial involving the death of a man with Down syndrome. Joseph Easton, 41, of Chambersburg, testified in his own defense Tuesday morning. He is criminally charged in the...Tags: Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Trials, Easton (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Franklin County (Pennsylvania)
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Missing 'project lifesaver' client found in Back Creek Valley area of W.Va.
A missing "project lifesaver" client was found in the Back Creek Valley area in Berkeley County, W.Va., after a brief search Thursday afternoon, the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office said. Project Lifesaver is a program that assists families and...Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Missing Persons, Health, Behavioral Conditions, Behavioral Conditions
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New iPads help Waynesboro students learn
waynesboro@herald-mail.comAs 6-year-old Hannah Wetzel signed and spoke a full sentence, tears dripped down her personal care assistant's cheeks. "This is a sink," Hannah said with guidance from her teacher and an iPad program. Hannah, who has Down syndrome, was a nonverbal...Tags: Students, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Laura Richardson, Apple iPad, Health
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Pa. man acquitted of involuntary manslaughter in death of man with Down syndrome
waynesboro@herald-mail.comA Franklin County, Pa., jury on Tuesday acquitted a Chambersburg man in the September 2010 death of a 37-year-old man with Down syndrome. The jury of eight men and four women delivered a not guilty verdict after an hour and 20 minutes of deliberation...Tags: Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Justice System, Easton (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Crime, Law and Justice, Health
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Case dismissed against caregiver charged in death of man with Down syndrome
waynesboro@herald-mail.comMagisterial District Judge David Hawbaker Tuesday dismissed the case against a Chambersburg caregiver who had been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the Sept. 9, 2010, death of a man with Down syndrome. Joseph Easton, 39, was charged with the...Tags: Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Prosecution, Politics, Judges, Crimes
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Chambersburg man charged in death of man with Down syndrome
waynesboro@herald-mail.comA Chambersburg caregiver has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the Sept. 9 death of a man with Down syndrome. Pennsylvania State Police allege Joseph Easton, 39, sat on a 37-year-old man at a care home operated by Person Directed Supports...Tags: Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Health
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Death of man with Down syndrome ruled a homicide
dona@herald-mail.comThe Franklin County coroner has ruled that the death of a man with Down syndrome who suffocated in September after a caregiver reportedly sat on him was a homicide. The cause of the Sept. 9 death of Timothy Bradford Smith, 37, was traumatic...Tags: Asphyxiation, Physical Conditions, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Health
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Man accused of tying 5-year-old brother to coffee table with dog leash
A 21-year-old man accused of abusing his 5-year-old brother allegedly tied the boy to a coffee table with a dog leash after being physically aggressive with him over the weekend, according to Berkeley County Magistrate Court records. Justin Curtis Cole,...Tags: Multiple Sclerosis, Labor Legislation, Abusive Behavior, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice
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John C. Ford Jr., cryptanalyst during World War II
John C. Ford Jr., who as a young World War II cryptanalyst was part of a team whose work resulted in the shooting down of the bomber carrying Japanese Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto, died Wednesday from respiratory failure at a son's Arnold home. He was 94....
Tags: Armed Forces, Golf, National Security Agency, World War II (1939-1945), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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