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Despite nature's best efforts, Ellicott City, which was founded in 1772 as Ellicott Mills, stands today with all the old-country charm of its early days. Preservation is key to the community of Ellicott City, and restoring historic landmarks is something the residents believe in. Indeed, the town itself seems to want to be preserved, having survived three major fires and two major floods. Despite those potential disasters, Ellicott City thrives. New businesses have taken the place of burned-down ones on Main Street, and a railroad bridge at the end of the street is marked with lines that document the floods. Residents of the town, which is the seat of Howard County, have an unusually strong...
Despite nature's best efforts, Ellicott City, which was founded in 1772 as Ellicott Mills, stands today with all the old-country charm of its early days. Preservation is key to the community of Ellicott City, and restoring historic landmarks is something the residents believe in. Indeed, the town itself seems to want to be preserved, having survived three major fires and two major floods. Despite those potential disasters, Ellicott City thrives. New businesses have taken the place of burned-down ones on Main Street, and a railroad bridge at the end of the street is marked with lines that document the floods. Residents of the town, which is the seat of Howard County, have an unusually strong sense of community for this day and age. Also, the town often plays host to a weekend crowd of antique shoppers who come to peruse the many boutiques of the old town. Aside from the diversity of bars, restaurants and antique shops, Ellicott City offers quite a few buildings that are antiques themselves. Among these are the B&O Railroad Station Museum, the Patapsco Female Institute and just about every building on Main Street, from the pubs to the fire station -- almost all of which are rumored to be haunted. To that end, Ellicott City offers what is purportedly one of the best ghost tours in the state, which runs from April to December every year.
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John E. Barger, 93
John Edward Barger, 93, of Hagerstown, died Sunday, May 19, 2013, at Coffman Nursing Home in Hagerstown, Md. Born Sept. 11, 1919, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late John Franklin and Maude Estelle Barger. He was preceded in death by his wife of...Tags: American Legion, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Manassas (Manassas, Virginia), Franklin (Franklin, Virginia)
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Catherine L. Delauter, 88
Catherine Lorraine (Deibert) Delauter, 88, of Hagerstown, passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, at Coffman Nursing Home, with her granddaughter at her side. Born Feb. 14, 1925, in St. James, Md., she was the daughter of the late Walter and Beulah...
Tags: Petroleum Industry, Long Term Care, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Medical Specialization, Nursing
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Panhandle's Tough Mudder raises more than $95,000 for Wounded Warrior Project
matthewu@herald-mail.comParticipants in the Tough Mudder Mid-Atlantic Spring event near Glengary, W.Va., helped raise $95,328 for the Wounded Warrior Project, a spokesperson for the endurance series said Monday. About 14,000 people participated in the two-day event, Tough...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Allentown
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Tough Mudder event to return to Berkeley County in the fall
matthewu@herald-mail.comTough Mudder’s event team is expected to meet with Berkeley County officials this month to discuss plans and resources for endurance series’ fall event near Martinsburg, which is slated for the same October weekend as the Mountain State...Tags: Event Planning, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Services and Shopping, Arts and Culture
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Maryland man's death in Tough Mudder one of several linked to similar events
matthewu@herald-mail.comThe death of a Maryland man who participated in Tough Mudder in Berkeley County joins a growing number of fatalities linked to similar obstacle course challenge events held across the nation. Avishek Sengupta, 28, was pronounced dead at Inova Fairfax...Tags: Falls Church (Falls Church, Virginia), Heart Attack, Advanced Life Support, Manassas (Manassas, Virginia), Disasters and Accidents
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Tough Mudder participant dies in Va. hospital
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comAn Ellicott City, Md., man died Sunday at a Virginia hospital after participating in the Tough Mudder endurance series in Berkeley County on Saturday, police said. Avishek Sengupta, 28, was pronounced dead at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Va.,...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Falls Church (Falls Church, Virginia), Heart Attack, Advanced Life Support, Accidental Death
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Shepherdstown Library site cleanup begins
richardb@herald-mail.comIn the next two weeks, a contractor will begin cleaning up the site of the former town dump, marking the first physical step toward construction of a new $3.5 million Shepherdstown library. Snyder Environmental of Charles Town, W.Va., won the $718,000...Tags: Homes, Human Interest, Arts and Culture, Libraries, Construction
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Evelyn G. Dawson, 81
Evelyn Genevieve Dawson, 81, of Cumberland, Md., died Wednesday, March 27, 2013, at Western Maryland Regional Medical Center. Born June 8, 1931, in Frederick, Md., she was the daughter of the late John J. Thomas Summers and Emma Jane (French) Summers....Tags: Human Interest, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland)
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Harold D. Breidenstein, 81
Harold Donald “Bud” Breidenstein, age 81, of Ocean Pines, Md., passed away Friday, March 22, 2013. Bud was born in Baltimore, Md., on March 24, 1931. He graduated from Mount St. Joseph’s High School in 1949. He joined the U.S. Army...Tags: U.S. Army, American Legion, State Farm Insurance, Ocean City, Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland)
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Jeffrey D. Lehman, 54
Jeffrey Dean Lehman, age 54, of Chambersburg, Pa., passed away Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013, at his home. He was born Oct. 10, 1958 in Tampa, Fla., the son of Nate and Kathy B. Lehman. He had been self-employed as a home improvement professional for the past...Tags: Tampa, Human Interest, Funeral Parlor and Crematorium
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Business briefs - Dec. 13
MVB Financial Corp. FAIRMONT, W.Va. — MVB Financial Corp. recently announced it has reached an agreement to purchase the northern Virginia residential mortgage company Potomac Mortgage Group LLC, which has offices in Fairfax, McLean and Reston,...Tags: Rentals, Housing and Urban Planning, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Politics, Automotive Equipment
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George F. Shinham, 88
Angels came Friday, Nov. 23, 2012, and carried George Fiery Shinham to his heavenly home. Born Feb. 23, 1924, in Clear Spring, Md., he was the son of the late Ralph and Anna Margaret Fiery-Shinham. He was formerly of Cearfoss Pike and a resident of...
Tags: Human Interest, Petroleum Industry, Armed Forces, Religion and Belief, U.S. Army
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