Emmitsburg News

The chairman of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation in Emmitsburg is retiring. via WMDT-TV Salisbury

A noon Mass today at the National Shrine Grotto of our Lady of Lourdes in Emmitsburg will mark the 150th anniversary of the Apparitions at Our Lady of Lourdes in France. via WMDT-TV Salisbury

Maryland State Police said a high-speed chase ended Thursday night near Emmitsburg when the man being pursued rolled his car into a creek. via WBAL-TV Baltimore

As every freelance writer knows, all good freelance jobs come to an end. Still, it's hard when a job you love goes away. via Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn

EMMITSBURG -- Deputies arrested two men on burglary charges early Sunday after they reportedly broke into a Mount St Mary's University building and damaged a large cross and several glass prayer candles, ... via The Frederick News-Post

Monday, February 11, 2008 WBAL Radio as reported by John Patti and Associated Press Police have charged two men with defacing religious property and other crimes for alleged vandalism at a well-known Catholic ... via WBAL-AM Baltimore

As part of the recent "Make a Difference Day," the Wicomico Woman's Club Project, "Stopping Domestic Violence,'' netted $2,500 which was donated to domestic violence programs throughout the state of Maryland. via The Daily Times

Stanley Charles and Charlotte Bernadine Mazaleski, Emmitsburg, Md., formerly of Newton Township, recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. via The Times-Tribune

“That is a good feeling having that extra manpower there”

The promotion of two new captains and the hiring of eight new paramedics has led to the Charleston Fire Department reaching milestones. via Journal-Gazette

“It was neat to walk in (to his house) and see those pictures. It was quite an emotional meeting”

Paul Posharow of Frederick received a heart transplant four years ago. As part of his daily regimen, Posharow uses a large box to organize the approximately 30 pills he has to take every day for the rest of his ... via WTOP

EMMITSBURG, MD After seven years of planning and saving money, the Emmitsburg Ambulance Company is ready to show off their new location. via WHAG

“We felt strongly that the borough site is one that people visit for governmental information, not necessarily historic battle-related facts”

Resident Judy Butterfield volunteered in Sept to help update Gettysburg's Web site. via Evening Sun

“It's going to be a long process to ever really get (the bay) cleaned up, but I'm just real pleased we're getting some money back in Frederick County so that we can start doing our part”

Frederick County residents will soon see the first benefits from money they may have thought they'd simply flushed down the toilet. via WTOP

“I think it's a ridiculous recommendation”

The consolidation of several fire companies. Creating a single countywide fire tax rate. via WTOP-FM Washington

“There are very few others known to exist - about 30 of this particular button is known to be on the face of the earth, to be exact”

In 1981, Val Avedon was on her second date with her future husband, John Gardiner, both college students at the time. via The Capital

“Should the first Engine lay the lay or not? ...If you lay the line and the second Engine stays at the top and supplies you water, they are basically giving all their water to fill the line and that Engine is now empty.”

The United States Fire Administration , Department of Homeland Security, is conducting a pilot class at the National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg, Maryland, for its newly revised 2-week course, P150 ... via Fire Engineering

The Frederick County Sheriff's office is investigating the arrest of a school bus driver made in front of a child on the bus. via The Baltimore Sun

State police say two drivers are hospitalized after a crash in Emmitsburg. It happened around 10:50 a.m. on U.S. Route 15 at Motters Station Road. via WMDT-TV Salisbury

1821: The woman who would be named the United States' first native-born saint, Elizabeth Ann Seton , died in Emmitsburg, Md. 1896: Utah was admitted as the 45th state. 1904: The Supreme Court, in Gonzalez vs. Williams , ruled that Puerto Ricans were not aliens and could freely enter the United States. 1948: Burma (now called Myanmar) became independent of British rule. 1965: President Johnson outlined the goals of his Great Society. Today's Birthdays Football Hall-of-Fame coach Don Shula , 78; actress Dyan Cannon , 71; country singer Patty Loveless , 51; rock singer Michael Stipe (R.E.M.), 48. via South Florida Sun-Sentinel