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Dunbar Beats Williamsport To Win Boys 1A Title
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Devonte Wallace had 23 points and 10 rebounds to help Dunbar repeat as the Class 1A state champions with a 64-43 victory over Williamsport on Saturday. It was Dunbar’s second...
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FirstEnergy To Hire 30 To 40 At Md. Headquarters
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — The president of FirstEnergy Corp.’s Maryland operations says the company will add 30 to 40 workers at its Williamsport office. James Fakult made the announcement Wednesday at a...
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Park Service Proposes C&O Canal Upgrades In Md.
WILLIAMSPORT, Md. (AP) – The National Park Service said Monday it aims to make the western Maryland town of Williamsport a star attraction of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park,...
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Civil War Weekend Set In Williamsport
WILLIAMSPORT, Md. (AP) — Civil War hobbyists are heading for the western Maryland town of Williamsport to recall the Confederate retreat from Gettysburg, Pa., 148 years ago. The events begin Friday...
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2 Leave In Stolen Van From Md. Juvenile Facility
WILLIAMSPORT, Md. (AP) — Washington County authorities are looking for two boys who allegedly stole a van to escape from a residential Christian school for troubled youth near Williamsport. The...
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Md. Court Upholds $151,000 Award In Dog Shooting
WILLIAMSPORT, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s second highest court has upheld most of a $151,000 jury award against a man sued by his neighbors for shooting two of their pet dogs. Jeffrey Lynn Hurd of...
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Potomac On List Of Threatened Historic Properties
By DAVE McMILLION The Herald-Mail of Hagerstown WILLIAMSPORT, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s oldest historic preservation organization has included the Potomac House in Williamsport on its 2012 list of...
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Fatal Bus Crash Led To Construction Of Library
By DAVE McMILLION The Herald-Mail of Hagerstown WILLIAMSPORT, Md. (AP) — Their smiling faces in black and white photographs posted on a Facebook page give no hint of the tragedy that claimed their...
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Md. Gives Williamsport Funds For Civil War Cannons
WILLIAMSPORT, Md. (AP) The western Maryland town of Williamsport is getting state help in preserving its Civil War history. Town officials said Wednesday they’ve received more than $23,000 from the...
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Williamsport Gets $275K Grant For Visitor Center
WILLIAMSPORT, Md. (AP) — The town of Williamsport has received a $275,000 grant to build a visitor center near the C&O Canal National Historical Park. The Herald-Mail of Hagerstown reports the...
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Hundreds Jumping In Potomac River For Charity
WILLIAMSPORT, Md. (AP) — Hundreds of people are chilling for charity in Williamsport. The New Year’s Day Polar Bear Plunge into the Potomac River has become the biggest annual fundraiser for the Humane...
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Mechanical Failure Blamed For Williamsport Fire
WILLIAMSPORT, Md. (AP) — Maryland fire officials are blaming a mechanical failure for a fire that caused an estimated half-million dollars in damage to a downtown Williamsport building. The state fire...
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Civil War Cannons Return To Williamsport
WILLIAMSPORT, Md. (AP) — Three Civil War cannons are back in Williamsport following restoration. The cannons mounted on historically accurate carriages were taken by horse back to Doubleday Hill on...
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Williamsport, Md. Marks Independence Day With Civil War Twist
WILLIAMSPORT, Md. (AP) — The western Maryland town of Williamsport is marking Independence Day with a Civil War twist. Town officials are holding a dedication ceremony Thursday for three Civil War...
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Pa. Woman Gets 3 Years In Western Md. Arson Spree
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — A Pennsylvania woman who drove an arsonist to several western Maryland locations to set fires last spring has been sentenced to three years in prison. Three others were sentenced...
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Old Ways Of Life On C&O Coming Back
DAVE McMILLION The Herald-Mail WILLIAMSPORT, Md. (AP) — It appears some of the old ways of life on the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal gradually will be coming back to Williamsport now that the National...
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Polar Bear Plunge Into Potomac Pushed Back To Jan. 18
WILLIAMSPORT, Md. (AP) — Those hardy souls taking a New Year’s Day dip in the Potomac River at Williamsport are finding some changes to the chilly event this year. Town officials decided last fall to...
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Charity Plunge Moved To Western Md. State Park
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — The Humane Society of Washington County says a dispute over the location of its annual Polar Bear Plunge is ending happily. The group says it has raised more than $23,000 ahead...
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Md. Town’s Arbor Day Trees Honor Civil War Dead
WILLIAMSPORT, Md. (AP) — The western Maryland town of Williamsport is marking Arbor Day by planting 120 trees in memory of fallen Civil War soldiers. Saturday’s event at the Springfield Farm and Museum...
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Md. Police Seek Juvenile Offender After Crash
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — Maryland State Police say they’re looking for a group-home runaway who apparently stole a car and crashed it on Interstate 70 near Hagerstown. Witnesses told police the...
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