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Linganore High teacher wins state award for American history excellence
Aaron Burch, a social studies teacher at Linganore High School, has been named the 2024 Outstanding Teacher of American History for Maryland by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. The award honors full-time teachers of history and related fields, such as social studies, government and citizenship education. Eligible...
Incumbents among top vote-getters for Washington County school board, Hagerstown council
Most of the incumbents running for re-election were leading in local elections for Washington County Board of Education and Hagerstown City Council, according to unofficial and incomplete results on Wednesday morning. School board member Pieter Bickford (9,238 votes) and fellow incumbents Stan Stouffer (8,315) and Melissa Williams (7,655) were leading, with the top eight vote-getters of the 11 candidates moving onto the General Election. ...
Loaded Urbana boys continue climb by putting away Blair, cruising into 4A state semifinals
URBANA — Finally for Urbana boys lacrosse, the quick strikes came. The Hawks had played nearly the entire game in the offensive zone, but goals were less frequent than coach Gavin Donahue would have liked due to poor shots and a series of nice saves by Montgomery Blair goalie Trenton Royall.
Urbana girls waste no time setting tone, advancing to 4A state semifinals
URBANA — Wednesday’s Class 4A girls lacrosse state quarterfinal began a little later than its scheduled 5:30 p.m. start time. But once the action got underway, Urbana wasted no time taking command.
Local organizations receive emergency funding
Washington County was recently awarded $40,473 of federal funding from the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency through the national Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) under Phase 41. The funding is to supplement established emergency food assistance and emergency shelter programs within the county. The selection of...
Car stolen from Dover dealership found in Maryland, police swab for suspects' DNA
YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Police have acquired DNA evidence they hope will help them identify the suspects who stole a vehicle from a car dealership in Dover on Monday. The theft happened just before 4 a.m. at Thornton Automotive, when two suspects attempted to steal a Dodge Challenger Hellcat from the showroom by crashing a white Chevy Camaro into the outside wall.
Jacob Dukes-Celey Busted In Stolen Car During Police Pursuit
Jacob Dukes-Celey, 21, caught the attention of a Carroll County Sheriff's deputy on patrol when he was spotted driving a white sedan without a front registration plate on John Street in the area of West Main Street in Westminster. After initially losing sight of him, the deputy tracked down Dukes-Celey...
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