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Federal judge extends pause on renovation at ICE facility in Williamsport

BALTIMORE, Md. – U.S. District Judge Brendan A. Hurson on Thursday extended the stop-work order for the Williamsport warehouse until no later than...

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Water system concerns, community projects lead Smithsburg council meeting

SMITHSBURG, Md. –  Concerns about aging water infrastructure and how to fund future improvements took center stage at Tuesday night’s Smithsburg’s Mayor and...

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Washington County Commissioners discuss ICE facility, approve 911 fee increase

HAGERSTOWN, Md. – Washington County officials on Tuesday provided their first detailed public update on a controversial federal plan to convert a Williamsport...

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Washington County Commissioners to consider proposed 2027 budget, 911 fee changes, salary study

HAGERSTOWN, Md. – The Washington County Board of County Commissioners will meet on March 17 for a regular open session to discuss issues...

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Federal judge halts construction at planned ICE detention center in Williamsport

A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order Wednesday halting all construction and renovation work on a planned Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention...

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Woodland Way Park to close March 22 to prepare for upgrade

HAGERSTOWN, Md. – Washington County Parks & Recreation officials announced Tuesday a major upgrade to the playground at Woodland Way Park, with work...

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ICE already posting on job sites to staff migrant site in Maryland as 2 grassroots groups launch opposition campaign

HAGERSTOWN, Md. – Job postings for employment with ICE at a planned Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility are already popping up in...

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State agency heads call Trump plan for ICE Williamsport facility ‘deeply flawed’

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The leaders of three Maryland state agencies have condemned as “deeply flawed” the Trump administration’s proposal to convert a large...

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ICE awards $113 million contract for controversial Hagerstown detention center build-out

HAGERSTOWN, Md. – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has awarded a $113 million contract to a Pennsylvania-based company for the build-out and operations...

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Souders: Smithsburg ‘moving forward’ with infrastructure, parks, fiscal care

SMITHSBURG – In his annual state of the town address Tuesday night, Mayor Donald L. Souders Jr. described Smithsburg as an “amazing town”...

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