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Hagerstown accountant named Business Person of the Year
davem@herald-mail.comLocal accountant John P. Itell was left a bit stunned Wednesday night when he was named Washington County Business Person of the Year at the Hager Hall Conference & Event Center on Dual Highway. “We just go about our good work,” Itell told...Tags: Culture, Small Businesses, Business, Awards and Prizes, Ceremonies
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Four Board of Education members leaning toward the purchase of former Allegheny Energy
julieg@herald-mail.comRecalling his first tour of the former Allegheny Energy headquarters on Downsville Pike, Washington County Board of Education member Wayne D. Ridenour said he thought of the possibility the office building could house the school system’s...Tags: Taxation, Local Government, Health Treatments, Science and Technology, Allegheny Energy Inc.
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West Virginia Legislature briefs
Administrators substitute teaching bill OK’d by Senate The West Virginia Senate has passed a bill requiring that school administrators serve as substitute teachers for three days each year. The bill passed Wednesday gives exemptions to county...Tags: Measles, Vaccines, Diseases and Illnesses, West Virginia Legislature, Drugs and Medicines
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Waynesboro Area School Board debates cyber bullying policy
waynesboro@herald-mail.comThe Waynesboro Area School Board took steps Tuesday to narrow the scope of proposed changes to the district’s bullying policy, saying school administrators should not be policing social media posts that originate at home. The school board...Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Bullying
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Restaurant inspections for November 2012
How it works The Herald-Mail periodically publishes the findings of initial food establishment inspections by the Washington County Health Department. Food service facilities are inspected on a regular basis to make sure they are following the...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Lifestyle and Leisure, Health, Bars and Clubs, Food Industry
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EDC's Workforce Development Committee focuses on skills gap in manufacturing
dona@herald-mail.comThis is one in an occasional series of stories about findings and recommendations in the Hagerstown and Washington County Economic Development Strategic Plan. Sunday’s story looks at information contained in the study about workforce development....Tags: Retraining, Labor Markets, Science and Technology, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Advanced Training
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Flu shot doing a poor job of protecting elderly
It turns out this year’s flu shot is doing a startlingly dismal job of protecting senior citizens, the most vulnerable age group. The vaccine is proving only 9 percent effective in people 65 and older against the harsh strain of the flu that is...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Disease Prevention, Science and Technology, Preventative Medicine, Flu
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BodyWorks aims to help children, families with overall well-being
megp@herald-mail.comParents and caregivers have the power to lead the adolescents in their homes down a healthful path. A free program called BodyWorks, created by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health, provides adults and adolescents...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Wii, Family, Women's Health
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W.Va. governor focuses on education in State of State
West Virginia must ensure that every child finishes third grade reading at that level, offer full-day preschool in all 55 counties within three years, and allow local control of school calendars, Gov.Earl Ray Tomblin said Wednesday in his State of the...
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Health centers reopen at South Hagerstown High, Western Heights Middle
dona@herald-mail.comTwo school-based health centers, now run by Meritus Health, re-opened Tuesday at South Hagerstown High School and Western Heights Middle School. Jesus Cepero, the vice president of nursing at Meritus Health and Melissa Nearchos, the senior grant manager...Tags: Vaccines, Teaching and Learning, Drugs and Medicines, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Education
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Letters to the Editor - Feb. 10
Fairplay Fire Co. situation has saddened me To the editor: It has saddened me since the Fairplay Fire Co. ordeal first began. I was there at the beginning of the fire company, when it was named District 12 Volunteer Fire Co., because that was the area...Tags: MSNBC (tv network), Elections, Personal Weapon Control, Crime, Law and Justice, C-SPAN (tv network)
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Blue Ridge offering classes in Morgan County
trishr@herald-mail.comMore choices for higher learning are available at the Morgan County Center of Blue Ridge Community and Technical College, and more students are taking advantage of the easy commute. About 50 Morgan County residents have taken courses since the center...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Animal, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Medical Specialization
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