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School board gets out of city while the getting is good
Congratulations to the Washington County Board of Education for correctly answering the following question: Would you bet $50,000 on the city of Hagerstown being able to get its act together in the course of one month? The answer, of course, is no. So...
Tags: Lotteries, The Herald-Mail, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Lifestyle and Leisure
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Washington County officials question school board's plans for Downsville Pike property
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comWith its decision Tuesday to purchase the former Allegheny Energy site off Downsville Pike, the Washington County Board of Education effectively removes a 44-acre property and approximately $60,000 annually from county tax rolls. Earlier Tuesday, during...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Education
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Washington County school board votes to buy former Allegheny Energy HQ
julieg@herald-mail.comThe Washington County Board of Education ended months of speculation Tuesday afternoon by voting unanimously to buy the former Allegheny Energy building on Downsville Pike to house its administrative offices. The $5.5 million purchase agreement includes...Tags: Environmental Issues, Sora, Lobbying, Government, Education
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Four Board of Education members leaning toward the purchase of former Allegheny Energy
julieg@herald-mail.comRecalling his first tour of the former Allegheny Energy headquarters on Downsville Pike, Washington County Board of Education member Wayne D. Ridenour said he thought of the possibility the office building could house the school system’s...Tags: Science and Technology, Business Enterprises, Local Government, Health and Medical Professionals, Health Treatments
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Letters to the Editor - March 31
BOE can teach by example by moving downtown To the editor: As we read the recent articles about moving the Board of Education (BOE) offices downtown, it seems we’re mostly reading about time and money. It will take at least a year or two...Tags: Christianity, Reformed, Religion and Belief
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Plenty of questions remain as BOE dust settles
timr@herald-mail.comIn the late ’90s, Allegheny Energy hoped it would become the next Enron; unfortunately, it succeeded. But for a brief year or two, before anyone had heard of raptors or Jeffrey Skilling, it appeared that Allegheny might soar in the rarefied,...Tags: Sora, The Herald-Mail
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If BOE chooses former Allegheny Energy site, it's understandable
Visiting the mound in a bases-loaded, no-out situation, the late Baltimore Orioles Manager Earl Weaver — fresh out of good advice — once told his beleaguered pitcher, “If you know how to cheat, this would be the time.” In a...Tags: Earl Weaver, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Mail Call - March 28
“The Obama administration is going ahead with plans to give 200 Abrams tanks and 20 F-16s to Egypt, which is now under the control of the Muslim Brotherhood. Since these weapons are no longer in production, this deal will degrade U.S. defense...Tags: Theft, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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School board members want 'hard numbers' on Hagerstown plan for offices
julieg@herald-mail.comSeveral Washington County Board of Education members said Wednesday that a letter they received from Hagerstown’s mayor and City Council regarding the city’s pitch to have the school board’s offices move downtown, didn’t offer...Tags: Elections, Politics, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Most Washington County school board members favor former Allegheny Energy headquarters
julieg@herald-mail.comAt least four of the seven Washington County Board of Education members said Tuesday they were leaning toward voting to have Washington County Public Schools buy the former Allegheny Energy headquarters on Downsville Pike to house the school system’...Tags: Elections, Voting, Politics
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Waynesboro officials unhappy with FirstEnergy estimated readings
waynesboro@herald-mail.comBorough of Waynesboro officials aired grievances about FirstEnergy practices last week as they questioned why electric meters are not read more often. David Kline from FirstEnergy talked to the Waynesboro Borough Council on Wednesday about complaints...Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Employees, Career and Workplace, FirstEnergy Corp.
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Washington County Schools Superintendent contends system is already big supporter of downtown
julieg@herald-mail.comWhether the Washington County Board of Education decides to move the school system’s administrative offices to downtown Hagerstown, the school system already is a big investor in downtown and expects to remain so, Schools Superintendent Clayton...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Arts and Culture, Arts, University System of Maryland, Education
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