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Exhibit and education center in Martinsburg near completion
matthewu@herald-mail.comA new interactive exhibit and education center in Martinsburg, “for the kids, by George,” is 90 percent to 95 percent complete and nearly ready for visitors, according to project director Jim Castleman. The dedication and grand opening of...Tags: Maryland Area Regional Commuter Rail, Museums, Amtrak, Transportation, Travel
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Monday Breakdown: School buses stop at 'all' railroad crossings
Last week in “Monday Breakdown,” we quoted a AAA Digest of Motor Laws website about when school buses must stop at railroad crossings. After reading that, Hagerstown Police Officer Timothy Rossiter sent us an email. “Buses in the...
Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Crime, Law and Justice
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Martinsburg roundhouse chief's mother leaves $10,000 for project
matthewu@herald-mail.comHistory was very important to Catherine duBois Silver Martin. Martin, who died March 1, left $10,000 in her will for ongoing efforts to restore and find new uses for the historic Baltimore & Ohio Railroad roundhouse complex in Martinsburg, according...Tags: Judges, Transportation, Travel, Justice System, Human Interest
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Lloyd Waters: Train whistles still blow in Brunswick
A few weeks ago, my wife and I found ourselves driving down through the beautiful foliage of Harpers Ferry road as we headed to Brunswick days. This is the same road that my Father in law Leon travelled for over thirty years when he worked on the...Tags: Lobbying, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Berlin (Germany), Brunswick (Frederick, Maryland), Trips and Vacations
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Ranson man struck, killed by train while sitting on tracks
A 23-year-old man who was struck and apparently killed by a train in Jefferson County on Sunday night had been walking on the railroad tracks with his girlfriend to a friend’s house in Ranson just before the incident happened, police said Tuesday....
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Woman enters plea deal in train crash incident
A woman who police say drove a car past railroad crossing gates and was struck by a train in August pleaded guilty Tuesday to two misdemeanor charges in Berkeley County Magistrate Court. Katie Rose Stone of 154 Gall Drive, Martinsburg, pleaded guilty...Tags: Court Preliminary, Transportation Accidents, Punishment, Motorvehicle Accidents, Injuries and Wounds
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Happy birthday, Hagerstown: Hub City celebrating 250th anniversary
chrisc@herald-mail.comTwo hundred fifty years ago, in 1762, Jonathan Hager founded a community near the stone house he built for his future wife, Elizabeth. He named the new town Elizabethtown after her. To celebrate the 250th anniversary of the city's founding, the City...Tags: Food Network (tv network), Entertainment Events, University System of Maryland, Politics, Baseball
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Mail Call - Sept. 7
“I’d like to compliment the town of Williamsport on the hanging baskets and huge arrangements of flowers in the large vases on the sidewalk in downtown Williamsport. It adds so much. It’s really a joy to drive down Conococheague Street....Tags: John McCain, Government, Politics, Paul Ryan, John Kerry
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Restaurant inspections for March and April 2012
The following food service establishments were inspected by the Washington County Health Department in March and found to have sanitation violations that must be corrected within 30 days: Bavarian Pretzel Bakery, 17301 Valley Mall Road — Three...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Schools, Employees, Starbucks Corp., Pleasant Valley
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Main Street Martinsburg group remains passionate after two decades
richardb@herald-mail.comBecky Linton remembers when the owner of Brody’s, a women’s store in downtown Martinsburg, went on buying trips to New York. “He would bring back something he knew that I’d like, even if I didn’t always buy it,” said...Tags: City National Corporation, Entertainment Events, Transportation, Travel
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Martinsburg woman charged with child neglect due in court for preliminary hearing
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comA woman who is accused of risking injury to her 3-week-old child when police say she drove a car past railroad crossing gates and was struck by a train is due to appear in Berkeley County Magistrate Court Wednesday for a preliminary hearing. Katie Rose...Tags: Court Preliminary, Lifestyle and Leisure, Transportation Accidents, Child Abuse, Motorvehicle Accidents
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Historian talks about how both sides used railroads during Civil War
davem@herald-mail.comThe Civil War involved many troop movements, strategies and tragedies. But John Hankey said the timing and the conduct of the conflict was controlled by one thing: railroads. The north and the south had two distinctly different railroad systems during...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Travel, Transportation, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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