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BISFA student films selected for All-American High School Film Festival
Seven student films from Barbara Ingram School for the Arts' photo and cinema department have been selected for the All-American High School Film Festival this fall in New York. The films were selected from more than 2,500 submissions from 50 states and more than 40 countries. Two of the films were from the school’s...
Old Mary B. Sharpe elementary is latest historic school to transform into apartments
Lauren (Wilkes) Hill remembers the smell of applesauce that would waft onto the playground at Mary B. Sharpe Elementary School from a nearby factory. For her grandmother Judy (Wagner) Etter, Heinz ketchup evokes memories from her days attending the former Chambersburg school. They were among five generations of their family to attend the school,...
Father Eugene Brake, activist priest and food bank leader, dies at 89
Father Eugene Brake, a Catholic priest who co-founded the Washington area’s largest food bank and spent decades championing social justice, demonstrating on behalf of Soviet Jews, the antiwar movement and incarcerated people in Virginia, died July 20 at his home in Frederick, Md. He was 89. His partner Lynn...
Ahead of opening, restaurant raises money for charity
As they prepared for their big debut, the workers at Frederick’s newest restaurant branch got one more dress rehearsal Thursday. A new CAVA restaurant along Md. 26 on the northern side of the city will officially open Friday. The restaurant has about 40 employees, who have been training for about two weeks for the restaurant’s opening, said Marc Backer, CAVA’s regional director for the ...
Experience the magic at Waynesboro Wizarding Weekend
There will be magic on Main Street during Waynesboro Wizarding Weekend on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 2 and 3. “Waynesboro Wizarding Weekend started as a way to bring people downtown to see and support our awesome businesses and celebrate people’s love of magic and Harry Potter books and movies,” said Bill Kohler, director of economic development for Mainstreet Waynesboro Inc.
Listen Live: PA State Little League Tournament Greencastle vs. St. Mary’s at Newville 6:45 p.m. Thursday, July 25
The Greencastle International Little League All-Stars play St. Mary’s at Newville on Thursday, July 25, at 7:00 p.m. in an elimination game. The winner will advance in the tournament, and the loser will be eliminated from championship play but will play in a consolation game on Friday. Garry Kline...
CROOKSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL FIELD TRIP DAY 3 PICTURES
The Crookston Middle School students, teachers, and chaperones wrapped up the tour of Washington D.C. before heading to Gettysburg to take in some more history. Pictures from the third day of the trip are below. 1 of 29.
Michigan man who confessed to ATV attack identified; victim, 80, released from hospital
The 22-year-old Upper Peninsula man who apparently committed suicide Monday after confessing to running over an 80-year-old man putting a Trump sign up in his yard has been identified by Hancock police as Joshua Kemppainen, of Quincy Township. Police say Kemppainen, who previously had no run-ins with law enforcement, died...
When so many efforts to redevelop Fort Ritchie failed, why is the Ritchie Revival working?
CASCADE — If you haven't gone up the mountain to Fort Ritchie lately, you might try heading up there on a weekend. Since we last checked in on Ritchie's redevelopment, more new businesses have opened, the "finger buildings" have been transformed and the warm weather has brought outdoors enthusiasts in droves to the...
Black Box Arts Center founder talks about nonprofit organization’s foundation, future
SHEPHERDSTOWN — This past week, Shepherdstown resident Laura Richards Bakin could be found in the Black Box Arts Center, busily wrapping up the details of the 501©3 nonprofit organization that she has served as managing artistic director of since 2007. Her final day at the Black Box Arts...
Brunswick officials discuss selling former police department building
Brunswick officials are considering selling the site of the city’s former police department at 20 E. A St. The Brunswick Police Department, along with the city’s Public Works and Planning and Zoning Departments, moved into a new 15,200-square-foot, $6.8 million building at 811 W. Potomac St. in November 2023. According to Maryland property records, the old 3,186-square-foot police department ...
Students across district graduate from virtual summer school
“This ceremony is unlike any other,” Principal Michael Watson told Frederick County Virtual School summer graduates on Thursday before they walked the stage. The 39 summer graduates hail from 10 different high schools and will lead very different lives after receiving their diploma. Some have children and some plan on attending college. Others might be unsure of their next step. Photos: ...
Obituary: Martin Strull
Martin Strull, age 84, of Myersville, Maryland and Silverthorne, CO passed away after a long battle with Parkinson’s on June 25, 2024. Marty was born in Brooklyn (Bensonhurst), NY to Dorothy (Macklinsky) and Mitchell Strulowitz. He is survived by his loving wife Carol (Mendelsohn) Barrons, loving sister Phyllis (Harold) Redler, daughter Marcia (Jim) Gardiner, sons Joseph (Michelle), Jason (Karen), Randy (Terry), Brian (Angelise), step-daughter Rachel (Jacques) Gagne and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was predeceased by brother Philip (Adrienne) and sisters Maxine (Arnie) Henkin and Joyce (Donald) Chernoff.
Ed Corporal agrees to deal to coach Frederick Flying Cows again
Ed Corporal, who has coached in The Basketball League since 2019 and is the winningest coach in TBL history, has agreed to a two-year contract to coach the Frederick Flying Cows again, both sides announced Monday. In the franchise’s debut this past spring, Corporal guided Frederick to a 20-6 record and the Atlantic Northeast Division championship. The Kansas City, Kansas, native pledged to ...
Connoisseur Sells Frederick To Local Daily Media
• Connoisseur Media announced it has reached an agreement to sell its Frederick, MD radio stations — WFRE (99.9 Free Country) and WFMD-AM (930 Free Talk) to Local Daily Media of Williamsburg, VA. Jeff Warshaw, CEO of Connoisseur, said, “While it’s difficult for us to part with our Frederick...
Connoisseur Media Says So Long To Maryland, Spinning Stations To Local Daily Media.
Connoisseur Media, which in the past has looked at big acquisitions, is instead moving in the other direction in Maryland. Connoisseur Media, which in the past has looked at big acquisitions, is instead moving in the other direction in Maryland. That is where it has struck a $4.275 million deal to sell its Frederick market stations to Local Daily Media.
Connoisseur Media Is Free Of Maryland With Dual Station Sale
Connoisseur Media has agreed to the sale of its two Frederick, MD radio stations to Williamsburg, VA’s Local Daily Media. Connoisseur will maintain control of Free Country 99.9 (WFRE) and 930 Free Talk (WFMD-AM) until FCC sale approval and closing. Local Daily Media operates four radio stations in Virginia’s...
Gettysburg School District To Go Device-Free Starting Next School Year
GETTYSBURG, (KCCR) — The Gettysburg School District is one of a growing number of districts across the state and country to clamp down on access to smartphones and devices by students during the school day. Superintendent Amber Mikkelsen says the decision to make Gettysburg a device-free school started about a year ago…
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