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Thu, February 9, 2012

College Basketball: MSM punchless from the start
Mountaineers waste good defensive effort, remain tied for ninth in NEC
EMMITSBURG -- With little room for error against the second-place team in the Northeast Conference, Mount St. Mary's opened with a missed layup and had two more in the first five minutes.

SLIDE SHOW: Mount St. Mary's loss against Wagner

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QUICK FACTS

Town office: 300A S. Seton Ave, Emmitsburg, MD 21727 Mayor: James E. Hoover Board of Commissioners: Christopher Staiger, Patrick Joy, Glenn Blanchard, Tim O'Donnell, Clifford L. Sweeney Population: 2,365 (est. pop. 2008; Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau) Year founded: 1785 Town meetings are held in the town office on the first and third Monday of the month at 7:30 pm. Number to Know: Town office: 240-629-6300 On the web: emmitsburg.net/towngov/index.htm Landmarks: Mount St. Mary's University, National Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Park Discuss EMMITSBURG in our forums

DID YOU KNOW

Elected officials, a mayor and a five-member Board of Commissioners, serve three-year terms and are elected at-large Median sales price of recent home sales: From Jul-Sept '09 - $220,000 (Source: trulia.com) Mount St. Mary's University, one of two four-year colleges in FredCo, is located in Emmitsburg The National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton is located in Emmitsburg. Mother Seton was proclaimed a Saint by Pope Paul VI in 1975. Emmitsburg was the site the Union originally fortified to stop the Confederate invasion of the north in June of 1863 The Great Fire of Emmitsburg in 1863 left 28 houses and 9 businesses damaged or destroyed

EMMITSBURG SCHOOLS

Elementary: Emmitsburg, Sabillasville Middle: Thurmont High: Catoctin Private: Mother Seton Elementary

WHERE TO EAT IN EMMITSBURG

Fine art food Throwdown! Fr. Leo v. Bobby Flay Preparation is key for local chef The Ott House Alesandro Italian Bar & Grill Main Street Sweets Chubby's Barbeque The Palms Restaurant Carriage House Inn Add Your Community Restaurants!

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