🌱 How Northern Avenue lane closures could affect your summer drive
Hagerstown, Maryland Patch AM: a 5 min readGood morning Hagerstown! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Northern Avenue lane closures could affect your summer drive
- How can Washington County residents weigh in on the ICE facility?
- Hagerstown hospital flagged over missing price transparency data
Also on today's calendar: The GovCon Summer Soiree - Federal Contractors NETWORKING EVENT and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: When is the best time to buy a trampoline? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Warmer with a thunderstorm, with a high of 89 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 93, low: 72.
- Friday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 96 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Northern Avenue sidewalk work to close westbound lane this summer (heraldmailmedia.com) — Expect lane closures on Northern Avenue in Hagerstown starting around June 15 as the city replaces sidewalks between Fountain Head Road and Pennsylvania Avenue. The right westbound lane will close block by block through the summer, while the left westbound and both eastbound lanes stay open. Residents can call the city’s Engineering & Permits office with questions. 
• US Rep. April McClain Delaney collecting public comment on proposed ICE detention center in Washington County (dcnewsnow.com) — Hundreds of protesters packed a Washington County Commission meeting in Hagerstown to oppose a proposed ICE detention center in nearby Williamsport, even though the project wasn’t on the agenda. After a federal judge ordered environmental reviews on water and sewer impacts, Rep. April McClain Delaney is now collecting residents’ comments and forwarding them to the Department of Homeland Security.
• Four Maryland hospitals among 500 flagged nationwide for not disclosing basic price information (wbal.com) — Western Maryland Hospital Center in Hagerstown is among four Maryland hospitals warned by federal officials for not fully disclosing basic price information to patients. The Trump administration says noncompliant hospitals could face penalties up to $2 million a year. The list, obtained by the Associated Press, includes facilities in Baltimore, Berlin, Rockville, and Hagerstown.
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Upcoming Events in
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Tween Hangout & Advisory Board
Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch 100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US
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¡Conversemos! Spanish/English Chat Group (Grupo de Chat español/i
Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch 100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US
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Family Story Night
Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch 100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US
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Preschool Storytime
Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch 100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US
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Culture & Cocktails: The Weather Gods Curse the Gettysburg Campaign →
Washington County Historical Society 135 W Washington St, Hagerstown, MD 21740
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Hagerstown Homesteaders
Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch 100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US
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VolunTeen Orientation
Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch 100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US
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Hagerstown Homesteaders
Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch 100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US
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The GovCon Summer Soiree - Federal Contractors NETWORKING EVENT →
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St NW, Washington
6:00 pm
Wednesday June 10
Thursday June 11
Friday June 12
Saturday June 13
Monday June 22
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Early Voting
Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch 100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US
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Infant Storytime
Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch 100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US
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Wiggles & Giggles Playtime
Williamsport Memorial Library 104 East Potomac Street, Williamsport, MD, 21795, US
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Art Social Hour
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts 401 Museum Dr, Hagerstown, MD 21740
12:00 pm
Wednesday June 10
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🗞 Nearby News
Williamsport
- Apiou headlines 2026 Washington County boys track & field all-stars (heraldmailmedia.com)
- Washington County celebrates 250 years with drones, collectible coins (heraldmailmedia.com)
Smithsburg
- Seventh annual Friday Night Music Fest returns to Smithsburg in July (localnews1.org)
- Food, music and fireworks highlight Smithsburg Days (localnews1.org)
- Smithsburg resident questions sidewalk parking enforcement (localnews1.org)
Boonsboro
- Boonsboro High School begins improvement project for athletic complex (localnews1.org)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Springtime (Thank you Cathy A. for sending it in!)
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