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Parents Day recognizes everyday sacrifices
A new campaign from the Washington County Department of Social Services celebrates parental responsibility and encourages families to provide the financial and emotional support children need to thrive. Parents Day is an annual event that recognizes...Tags: Politics, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Father's Day, Lobbying
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Letters to the Editor - May 3
Christian Social Services thanks furniture donors To the editor: Christian Social Services in McConnellsburg, Pa., wishes to thank the 44 people who donated furniture. We were amazed at the large number of sofas, love seats, chairs, tables and chairs,...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Letters to the Editor - March 24
Civil Air Patrol does more than search and rescue To the editor: Are you familiar with the local Civil Air Patrol in Washington County? Well, you should be. This program is one of the best youth programs in the area. I know this firsthand, because my...Tags: Mental Health, Abusive Behavior, Special Olympics, Culture, Arts and Culture
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Hundreds enjoy Italian Festa to benefit local charities
davem@herald-mail.comFor 40 years, people have been coming out for a meal served by the Antietam Exchange Club to help the organization raise money for charities it supports. The event started at the Venice Inn on Dual Highway and then moved to South Hagerstown High School,...Tags: Boy Scouts of America, Social Issues
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Washington County location major plus in economic development strategic plan
dona@herald-mail.comEditor’s note: This is one in an occasional series of stories about findings and recommendations in the Hagerstown and Washington County Economic Development Strategic Plan. “Location, location, location” is an old real estate adage...Tags: Norfolk Southern Corporation, Employment Opportunities, Business, Local Government, Employment
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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: University System of Maryland, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Housing and Urban Planning, Productivity, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Be wary of scams - if it's too good to be true...
Predators come in all shapes and sizes. And the holidays can bring out the monsters. We hear a lot about scams at The Herald-Mail. Once or twice a week we receive news releases from police about residents who have been scammed out of hundreds and...Tags: Google Inc., Personal Data Collection, Social Security, Politics, Viral Diseases and Infections
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Pa. legislators from Franklin County to give raises to local charities
waynesboro@herald-mail.comPennsylvania’s legislators, judges and top executive-branch officials will be receiving automatic salary raises of 2.2 percent, but some said they are not counting on that money for their take-home pay. Gov. Tom Corbett will be eligible for a...Tags: Government, Laws, Todd Rock, Judges, Tom Corbett
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Department of Social Services encouraging residents to claim earned income, child tax credits
The Washington County Department of Social Services is assisting in a promotional campaign called “Your Money. You Earned It. Now Claim It!” to encourage eligible Washington County residents to claim their earned income credit and child tax...Tags: Federal Income Tax, Employees, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Taxation, Internal Revenue Service
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'What are you doing for others?': Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy lives during day of service
marieg@herald-mail.comIn the mid-20th century, a black seamstress, tired after a long day at work, was thrown into jail and fined because she refused to give up her seat on an Alabama bus so a white man could sit down. A 6-year-old black child was spit upon by a New Orleans...Tags: Martin Luther King Day, U.S. Congress, Convoy of Hope, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Civil Rights
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Washington Co. social services board honored
The Washington County Board of Social Services was honored as Board of the Year at the annual meeting of the Maryland Association of Social Service Boards at Kent Narrows, Md., on Oct. 18. The board was recognized for its successful capital campaign to...
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Washington County Public Schools offer suicide prevention, intervention and postvention supports
Asked about Washington County’s training on suicide awareness and prevention, Steve Burnett, the district’s supervisor of school counseling services, responded in an email. “We offer comprehensive prevention, intervention and...Tags: Students, Disease Prevention, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Treatments, Human Interest
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