Steven Cohen

Jan 14, 2025 | ems1.com | Steven Cohen

By Steven CohenDr. Marvin Wayne (Marv) is retiring after an incredible 50 years as the medical program director for Whatcom County EMS in Bellingham, Washington. Stan Olszewski/SOSKIphoto Over the past four years, I’ve had the privilege of sharing meals with Marv and his wonderful wife Joan, working alongside him, learning from him, and engaging in many interesting conversations.

Jan 13, 2025 | yahoo.com | Steven Cohen

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (DC News Now) — Small business owners hope to sustain strong sales coming out of the brisk holiday season. In Hagerstown, the city economic development team and the local community college are lending a hand. Tameeka Mitchell is an event planner looking to grow her business, Balloons by Menysa, by learning “to have the capital and run the business successfully,” she said Monday, just before an official ribbon cutting.

Jan 7, 2025 | yahoo.com | Steven Cohen

Steven CohenTue, January 7, 2025 at 9:09 PM UTC1 min readHAGERSTOWN, Md. (DC News Now) — Western Maryland is getting a grip on its first serious snowfall in a while. It has been three years since Hagerstown has received a large amount of snowfall, so it is quite an adjustment for some. Hagerstown residents enjoy snow day Gary Suit made wholesale food deliveries from his big rig this week in conditions he has not experienced in a while.

Dec 2, 2024 | yahoo.com | Steven Cohen

SHENANDOAH JUNCTION, W.Va. (DC News Now) — Students are back in school from their Thanksgiving holiday break, but for one student at Jefferson High School, it was more than just another long weekend. Brandon Hedrick was a drummer in the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. With the special honor came responsibility. “The day of the parade you wake up at 1 a.m. and you are rehearsing at 3:30 in the morning at Herald Square,” Hedrick said.

Nov 20, 2024 | yahoo.com | Steven Cohen

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (DC News Now) — Washington County Delegate Brooke Grossman (D – 2B), whose district comprises Hagerstown, is behind a bill in the Maryland state legislature that will change the names of highways referencing soldiers of the Confederacy during the Civil War. Grossman says the federal government has renamed military bases to honor prominent African Americans in U.S. history. She would like to see, for instance, renaming streets like Robert E. Lee Drive in Sharpsburg.