Displaying items 37-48 of 61
» View herald-mail.com items only
< Previous
•
1
2
3
4
5
6
•
Next >
-
'We want full transparency'
arnoldp@herald-mail.comThe Washington County Board of County Commissioners is pledging to increase accountability standards so it’s clear not only why public money is being given to volunteer fire and rescue companies, but how they’re spending it. A majority of the...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Local Government, Internal Revenue Service, Social Services, Finance
-
Giant CRS grapples with revenue fall, seeks county help
arnoldp@herald-mail.comIn Washington County’s world of emergency medical services, Community Rescue Service is the giant. Two years ago in 2010, Hagerstown-based CRS had 12,153 runs — easily more than half the 20,066 calls handled by all eight of the county’s...Tags: Insurance, Medicaid, Local Government, Companies and Corporations, Finance
-
Fingerprinting going high-tech
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comEvery Thursday for more than a decade, Charles Lumm has volunteered his time taking fingerprints at the Maryland State Police Barrack south of Hagerstown. A former banker, Lumm said fingerprinting gives him something to do in retirement. “It...Tags: Electronics, FBI, Maryland State Police, Science and Technology, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
-
Washington Co. faces nearly $1M increase in emergency services costs
heather.keels@herald-mail.comCosts for volunteer fire and rescue services are rising dramatically while gaming revenue is decreasing, leaving county taxpayers to pick up more of the tab, officials said Tuesday during a budget presentation before the Washington County Board of...Tags: Maryland Department of Transportation, Health and Safety at Work, Entertainment, Budgets and Budgeting, Disasters and Accidents
-
Super Bowl Saturday?
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comHagerstown resident Jorge Zambrana has to be at work between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. every Monday morning, so when the Pittsburgh Steelers played in the Super Bowl last year, he had to accept that he would be tired going to work the next day. “I was...Tags: Maryland State Police, FedEx Corporation, Bowl Championship Series, Super Bowl, Football
-
Cave in which man was trapped has tight passages
davem@herald-mail.comA cave along Cresspond Road where a man became trapped Tuesday has tight passages that are only about a foot high and other sections where cave explorers must turn their bodies sideways to pass through, a member of a caving group said Wednesday. At the...Tags: Maryland State Police, Landforms, Montgomery County (Maryland), Caves and Caverns, Landforms
-
Snow dusting, freezing temps slicken roadways
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comAn unexpected dusting of snow that didn't measure as precipitation on weather instruments slickened roadways and caused several traffic accidents Tuesday morning across Washington County. The snowfall caught road crews by surprise because it wasn't in...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Traffic, Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents, Disasters and Accidents
-
Police say things mostly quiet on the reveling front
dona@herald-mail.com“Really quiet and uneventful for the most part” is how the Washington County Sheriff’s Office activity report described the New Year’s weekend. Hagerstown Police responded to reports of fights and the sheriff’s office made a...Tags: Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Maryland State Police, Police Arrests, Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents
-
Mark Allen Lewis, 87
Mark Allen Lewis, 87, of Stottlemyer Road, Garfield, Md., passed away Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011, at his home. Born Sept. 13, 1924, in Garfield, he was the son of the late Claude C. and Annie (Hayes) Lewis. He attended Forrest School in Garfield. Mark was...Tags: Broward Health Medical Center, Methodist, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Physical Disabilities, Christianity
-
Nevin K. Lewis
janeth@herald-mail.comNevin Lewis, known as "Pappy" to his 10 grandchildren and "Great Pappy" to his three great-grandchildren, loved his family and hard work. As the third generation to own and operate Lewis Orchards near Cavetown, Nevin thrived on a life filled with long...Tags: Pancreatic Cancer, Ocean City, Travel, Diseases and Illnesses, Bones and Joints
-
State police waiting on FEMA in fire co. investigation
arnoldp@herald-mail.comThe police investigation into allegations of wrongdoing at the Volunteer Fire Company of Halfway, Md., has hit a snag. The problem — getting the federal government to respond. "We're still waiting on information from the federal government,"...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Civil Rights, File Sharing, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
-
Talking and texting on hand-held cellphones: "They're still doing it"
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comA Maryland law that prohibits motorists from talking on hand-held cellphones while driving went into effect more than a year ago, but that hasn't stopped people from chatting behind the wheel. Local law-enforcement officials said one reason people aren't...Tags: Transportation, Manufacturing and Engineering, Travel, Motorvehicle Accidents, Disasters and Accidents
Apr 14, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Mar 24, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Mar 15, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Mar 13, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Feb 4, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Jan 25, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Jan 3, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Jan 2, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Dec 14, 2011
|Story| Herald Mail
Dec 3, 2011
|Story| Herald Mail
Oct 29, 2011
|Story| Herald Mail
Oct 15, 2011
|Story| Herald Mail
Original site for Kevin Lewis topic gallery.