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Memorial Recreation Center to change its name to honor Robert Johnson
The Board of Directors at Memorial Recreation Center invites the community to a rededication ceremony Saturday, June 15, from 2 to 4 p.m. The building will be renamed the Robert W. Johnson Community Center in honor of Johnson and his contributions to...
Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Politics, Awards and Prizes, Diabetes, Dwayne Johnson
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Grant to help neighborhoods hit by foreclosure, subprime lending
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comWashington County has been awarded a $715,000 state grant for housing counseling, foreclosure prevention and other housing programs, a county official told the Board of Commissioners on Tuesday. Jim Hovis, director of the county’s Office of...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Politics, Financial and Business Services, Mortgages, Douglas F. Gansler
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Children's Village to host Kids Alive Fest
Children’s Village to host Kids Alive Fest Children’s Village of Washington County will host its 22nd annual Kids Alive Fest Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is free. The event will be held rain or shine. Scheduled activities:...Tags: Aetna Inc., Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Ronald McDonald (fictional character), Reformed, Politics
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Day of Hope is set for May 18
The community is invited to attend Day of Hope on Saturday, May 18, from noon to 4 p.m. at Wheaton Park to celebrate the History of Our Neighborhood with special historical tributes and a contest to win “Mr. Andy’s Money $$$.” The...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Tooth Decay, Politics, Health, Dentistry and Dental Health
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Pa. housing agencies cutting staff, rent aid
Pennsylvania’s local housing authorities are absorbing deep federal funding cuts, prompting them to shed employees, cut back rent vouchers or put off repairs to housing they own. A deeper worry is that the automatic federal funding cuts known as...Tags: Budget Control Act of 2011, Sports, Golf, Politics, Career and Workplace
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Don't blame computers; blame humans
Economist Paul Krugman has questioned whether the economic malaise of the last five years could correctly be labeled as “the Excel Depression.” The short version of this theory is that a spreadsheet coding error led a couple of respected...
Tags: Stock Market, Finance, Business Enterprises, Mutual Funds, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Lioness Club to meet
The Hagerstown Lioness Club will hold its regular meeting Thursday, May 2, at the Academy Theater Banquet and Conference Center in downtown Hagerstown. The guest speaker will be Denny Warrenfeltz. Doors open at 6 p.m. and dinner will be served at...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Politics, Arts and Culture, Wars and Interventions, Museums
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Pancake breakfast planned Saturday
A pancake breakfast to benefit Habitat for Humanity will be hosted by First Christian Church Saturday from 7 to 11 a.m. The menu includes all-you-can-eat pancakes, eggs, sausage, orange juice, milk, coffee or tea (extra sausage costs 50 cents). Groups...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Rentals, Politics, Hospitals and Clinics, Diabetes
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Book signing scheduled for motivational author
A book signing will be held Saturday for Dr. Sinclair Grey, motivational speaker, motivator, author and life coach. Stop by the Memorial Recreation Center, 109 W. North Ave., and pick up your copy of his book, “It’s in You” from 1 to...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), YMCA, Politics, Authors, Baptist
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South High Boosters to meet Monday
A meeting of the South Hagerstown High School boosters will be held at 7 p.m. Monday in the media center at South Hagers-town High School. There will be many topics to discuss. Everyone is invited. Diabetes support group to meet April 17 The diabetes...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Colonial Williamsburg, Fine Artists, Politics, Arts and Culture
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Biking/hiking trail proposal gathering momentum in Jefferson County
richardb@herald-mail.comIn 2009, the Jefferson County Commission approved a Shepherdstown Town Council request for $38,000 toward a $76,000 match needed to apply for a grant to build a half-mile biking/hiking path to Morgan’s Grove Park. The grant was denied, but...Tags: Politics, Interior Policy, Virginia Department of Transportation
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Report: 'Downtown has shortcomings, but is far from run-down and inhospitable'
dona@herald-mail.comEditor’s note: This is one in an occasional series of stories on findings and recommendations in the Hagerstown and Washington County Economic Development Strategic Plan. Poverty, low-income housing and vacant properties in downtown Hagerstown...Tags: Sora, Poverty, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Public Housing, Rentals
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