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Panel releasing science review of anthrax probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Research Council in Washington is releasing its review of the science the FBI used in its investigation of the anthrax mailings that killed five people in 2001. A committee of the congressionally chartered group...Tags: Science, FBI, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Diseases and Illnesses
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Community band to perform June 30 at Gettysburg anniversary
The Williamsport Community Band has been invited to perform Sunday, June 30, along with the Detroit Metropolitan Choir, for the Commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. The concert will be held at the Basilica at The Seton...Tags: Spaghetti, Wars and Interventions, Spaghetti with Meat Sauce, Restaurants, Dining and Drinking
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BioWatch faces congressional hearing this week
WASHINGTON — A decade ago, then-Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge oversaw the start of BioWatch, the nationwide system designed to detect airborne releases of anthrax or other biological weapons. In his 2003 State of the Union address,...
Tags: Biological and Chemical Weapons, Science, Medical Research, U.S. Army, Janet Napolitano
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Robert W. Blair, 88
Robert William Blair, 88, of Hagerstown passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va. Born March 29, 1925, in Clear Spring, Md., he was the son of the late Russell S. and Vinette (Grush) Blair. Robert...
Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Fishing, American Legion, U.S. Army, Hospitals and Clinics
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Mountaintop Heritage Days set for June 29
The One Mountain Foundation will hold its eighth annual Mountaintop Heritage Days Saturday, June 29, in Blue Ridge Summit, Pa., and Cascade. The multiple events are open to the public and will include the following (unless otherwise noted, events/...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), American Legion, U.S. Army
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Navy Reserve airborne electronic attack squadron makes final Md. flight
For nearly a quarter-century, members of the airborne electronic attack squadron VAQ-209 have launched their jets from this air base in Prince George's County for deployments over Bosnia, Afghanistan and Iraq. Earlier this month, Navy Cmdr. James King...
Tags: Linthicum, Fort Meade (military base), Wars and Interventions, Defense, Prince George's County
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Investigators open probe into airplane crash that killed father and son
Federal investigators began examining Monday the wreckage of a two-seater, home-built airplane that crashed Sunday in Virginia, killing a man from Davidsonville and his son from Westminster, the father of 10 children. On Saturday, experimental...
Tags: Air and Space Accidents, Federal Aviation Administration, Timonium, Accidental Death, Cambridge (Dorchester, Maryland)
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The Shanks celebrate 60 years
Earl E. Shank Jr. and Norma Jean (Goodwin) Shank recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with family and friends at Beaver Creek Christian Church in Hagerstown. The Shanks were married April 1, 1953, at Trinity Lutheran Church in...
Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Hershey (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Middletown
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Irvin F. Stride, 97
Mr. Irvin F. Stride, 97, of Frederick, Md., died Thursday, April 4, 2013, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born Dec. 2, 1915, in Frederick, he was the son of the late Irvin G. and Grace E. Stottlemyer Stride. He was the loving husband of Eva M. Young...
Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Christianity, Human Interest, Mount Airy, Methodist
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Fort Detrick will change hours of operation at gates
Beginning Monday, Fort Detrick will redirect all traffic to the Rosemont and Old Farm gates in an effort to save operating costs, according to a news release from the city of Frederick. With this change, Opossumtown Gate will be closed, according to... -
A tale of two houses
arnoldp@herald-mail.comNew homeowner Steven Mazur and his new neighbors, Jesse McAllister and fiancé Heather Kurtz, are full of hope about their lives in the housing development on Hagerstown’s western edge. So, too, presumably, was the woman who in summer 2006 bought...Tags: Homes, Mortgages, Labor Legislation, Federal Housing Administration, Financial and Business Services
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2013-14 Seasons and Bag Limits receive preliminary approval from #Pennsylvania Game Commission
Lehigh Valley WildThe Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners gave preliminary approval to hunting and trapping seasons and bag limits for 2013-14 license year durign the final day of their quarterly meeting on Tuesday. The package includes allowing qualified adult...
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