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Hagerstown budget faces tough balancing act amid rising costs, state setbacks

HAGERSTOWN – City officials are wrestling with difficult decisions as they prepare to finalize Hagerstown’s $16.4 million fiscal year 2026 budget. During the...

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Reichard moves monthly ‘Hanging with Chad’ event to larger venue

WAYNESBORO – Following large turnouts at the monthly Hanging and Chad events, Rep. Chad Reichard (R-Waynesboro) has moved the informal meetings to the...

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New liquor store opens near Hagerstown

HAGERSTOWN – A new wine and liquor store, featuring Maryland wines and spirits, is now open at the Maugansville Exit on I-81, just north of...

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Maryland offers heat illness prevention plan to help comply with new law

ANNAPOLIS – New regulations in Maryland require employers to establish minimum requirements to protect employees whose employment activities, indoor or outdoor, expose employees...

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Washington County Transit boosts paratransit services via new software

HAGERSTOWN – Washington County Transit had added an upgrade to its paratransit services through a new partnership with Ecolanek, a leading provider of...

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Independents, minor parties, unable to vote in May municipal primary

CHAMBERSBURG – Voters who are currently registered as an Independent/Non-Partisan or with any minor political party (i.e. Green, Libertarian,Constitutional, etc.) are not permitted...

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I-81 expansion moving with $99.1 million funding for project’s Phase 2

HAGERSTOWN – After years of delay, the expansion of Maryland’s Interstate 81 is again moving forward after state lawmakers green-lit funding for the...

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Franklin to consider another farm conservation easement

CHAMBERSBURG – Franklin County Commissioners on Wednesday will consider an agreement between the county and Daniel and Amy Hershberger for the sale and...

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Washington County honors 911 staff

HAGERSTOWN – At the recent annual Tri-State Telecommunicators Awards Ceremony,  Washington County honored its 911 Communications Center staff as  part of National Public Safety...

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Pedestrian hit by vehicle in Greencastle, woman hospitalized in serious condition

GREENCASTLE – A 39-year-old Boonsboro, Maryland, woman was hospitalized with head and leg injuries on Friday, April 25, after being struck by a...

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