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Hagerstown finalizes parking meter removal as part of broad downtown renewal

HAGERSTOWN – The City of Hagerstown is completing the final phase of removing traditional parking meters, a change prompted by theft and vandalism...

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September is Suicide Prevention Month, you can help!

WAYNESBORO – The Waynesboro Police Department is reminding readers that September is Suicide Prevention Month. “This month reminds us that talking about suicide isn’t...

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Local communities unite for 9/11 memorial events

Communities across Franklin and Washington counties will come together this September to honor the memory of those lost on Sept. 11, 2001, and...

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Franklin commissioners approve crime grants totaling $230,445

CHAMBERSBURG – The Franklin County Board of Commissioners approved two crime/delinquency grants totaling $230,445 at a meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 3. These were...

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Franklin commissioners to consider two crime grants totaling $234,000

CHAMBERSBURG – Franklin County Commissioners will consider two crime grants totaling $234,000 when they meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday. The meeting will be...

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Waynesboro police warn of scammers pretending to be Amazon

WAYNESBORO – The Waynesboro Police Department took a report from a resident on Aug. 27 who had been the victim of a scam....

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Washington County preserves 53.62-acre Boonsboro farm

HAGERSTOWN – Officials of the Washington County Division of Planning & Zoning have announced the recent preservation of a 53.62-acre farm in Boonsboro, approaching nearly 43,000...

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Johnson named Franklin County’s  August Employee Of The Month

CHAMBERSBURG– The Franklin County Commissioners proudly presented the August Employee of the Month award to Giana Johnson during the board’s Aug. 27 public...

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Franklin County 911 telecommunicators honored with ‘stork award’

CHAMBERSBURG – Franklin County Commissioners joined the Emergency Health Services Federation in recognizing Franklin County Department of Emergency Services 911 telecommunicators Sherry Cochran...

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Locomotive 202 to stay in Hagerstown after public pushback

HAGERSTOWN – Steam locomotive 202, a fixture of City Park for more than 70 years, will remain in Hagerstown after the City Council...

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