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Herald-Mail receives 20 awards from Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association
The Herald-Mail on Friday received 20 awards, including one Best In Show distinction, from the Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association. The newspaper’s awards included six first-place and 14 second-place honors in its division. The Herald-Mail...
Tags: Government, The Herald-Mail, Politics, Civil and Public Service
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READER SUBMITTED: Middlesex County Historical Society Participates In Connecticut Open House Day
MiddletownThe Middlesex County Historical Society is participating with dozens of other museums around the state by offering free admission on Connecticut Open House Day on Saturday, June 8. The museum at the Society's headquarters, the General Joseph Mansfield...Tags: Sociology, Arts and Culture, Middlesex County (Connecticut), Culture, Middletown
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Gettysburg sesquicentennial battle re-enactment in Whitehall honors the 153rd
If you walk up the long gravel pathway alongside the spacious grassy fields of Whitehall Township's 110-acre main park, the view from the top of the hill is remarkably similar to that from atop the hills just north of Gettysburg. From the Oak Ridge...
Tags: Heart Attack, World War II (1939-1945), Northampton County (Pennsylvania), American Red Cross, Casimir Pulaski
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The Lehigh Valley's forgotten graves
The old gravestone is broken. A crack about three-quarters of the way to the top has severed it, exposing a rough, jagged edge, like a chipped front tooth. The detached top, where the name and date of birth were long ago etched, lies on the ground. It's...Tags: American Legion, Sociology, Memorial Day, Walnutport, Allentown
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Letters from a son: What Allentown's William Reichard saw at Antietam
He had never been in the smoky, confusing haze of gunfire. Never watched helplessly as strong young men fell dead in front of him. Until the Battle of Antietam, William Reichard didn't know war. Reichard, barely 20, left Allentown in the summer of...Tags: Washington, DC, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Sociology, Armed Conflicts, Allentown
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Civil War divided Lehigh Valley
Democrats of the Lehigh Valley opposed the Republican administration's war. They were suspicious of the shifting justifications for it. They weren't interested in fighting to free anyone. They denounced the president's restrictions on civil liberties....Tags: Washington, DC, White House, Armed Conflicts, Politics, Allentown
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Documentary to shed light on annual Antietam illumination
julieg@herald-mail.com"Gods and Generals" author Jeff Shaara announced Monday he would match up to $5,000 in contributions to help fund a documentary about the Antietam National Battlefield Memorial Illumination. Former Hagerstown resident Michael Wicklein is producing a...Tags: Kickstarter, Antietam National Battlefield, Armed Conflicts, Human Interest, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Prep Notebook: North girls will have elite company in region playoffs
Lacrosse The MPSSAA boys and girls playoff draws will be held Monday, with regional action starting on Wednesday. At 10-1 through Wednesday, North Hagerstown’s girls have by far the best record among Washington County teams, and still have a...Tags: Sports, High School Sports, Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association, College Baseball, Francis Scott Key
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Ongoing art and history exhibits for May 2
HCC student art exhibition The exhibit features artwork including painting, drawing, mixed media sculpture, ceramic sculpture, pottery, digital photography and graphic design prints. Exhibit concludes Friday, May 3. Hagerstown Community College’s...
Tags: Sculpture, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Museums, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Arts and Culture
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Leopards edge Rebels in MVAL Antietam clash
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 PREP BASEBALL Josh Miller pitched a three-hitter with 11 strikeouts as Smithsburg edged South Hagerstown 4-3 in the MVAL Antietam on Wednesday. J.R. Rinehart and Justin Smith had two hits each for the Leopards (6-10, 4-7). Timmy...Tags: Spring Training, Baseball Statistics, Pittsburgh Pirates, Foods and Beverages, New York Yankees
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Children get hands-on experience during Junior Ranger Day at Antietam National Battlefield
holly.shok@herald-mail.comA boom bellowed and black smoke poured from the barrel’s mouth, but the caliber of sound the cannon made was only narrowly louder than the subsequent shrieks and gasps from the 12-and-younger crowd on Saturday at Antietam National Battlefield....Tags: Antietam National Battlefield, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Wars and Interventions, Abraham Lincoln, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Boys Lacrosse: Hubs edge Rebels in offensive battle
brett.nieves@herald-mail.comTuesday’s North Hagerstown-South Hagerstown boys lacrosse game at Mike Callas Stadium had all the ingredients a fervent rivalry game should have: Forceful collisions, an engaged crowd and plenty of scoring. Despite falling behind early on, the Hubs...Tags: Sports, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Lacrosse
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