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College Basketball: MSM punchless from the start
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EMMITSBURG: 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

    Story by Greg Swatek/Photo by Travis Pratt
  •   RECENT NORTH COUNTY NEWS



    THURMONT: Senior Calendar
    Originally published on February 09, 2012

    Brunswick Senior Center more »




    THURMONT: Local Roundup: Cougars clinch MVAL Antietam
    Originally published on February 08, 2012

    Girls Basketball

    THURMONT -- Catoctin clinched the MVAL Antietam Division championship for the first time since 2006, defeating Williamsport, 50-35, Tuesday. more »





    EMMITSBURG: Local Roundup: Bench leads MSM women
    Originally published on February 07, 2012

    Women's Basketball more »




    EMMITSBURG: College Basketball: Under pressure, MSM wins again
    Originally published on February 03, 2012

    EMMITSBURG -- These have been trying times for Josh Castellanos and the men's basketball team at Mount St. Mary's. more »




    THURMONT: Group credits community for food bank success
    Originally published on January 31, 2012

    Every week, Gene Doyon's red truck rolls through Jermae Estates -- a reminder that Thurmont residents are making a difference. more »




    EMMITSBURG: Swomley brothers will all be in the Mount Hall of Fame
    Originally published on January 27, 2012

    EMMITSBURG -- Growing up on their parents' dairy farm in Emmitsburg, brothers Dick, Ken and Dave Swomley would go to old Memorial Gym at Mount St. Mary's to play basketball. more »




    THURMONT: Homemakers chapter
    Originally published on January 26, 2012

    THURMONT -- Members of the Walkersville Homemakers Club sorted through their history at their club's final meeting earlier this month. After 91 years, the club is disbanding because of low membership. more »

      MORE NORTH COUNTY NEWS
  • Commissioners discusses sewer-rate increase
  • Boys Basketball: Roaders gain big win over Cougars
  • Boys Basketball: Guyton buries shot to defeat CHS
  • College Basketball: Barber, Mount take over after halftime
  • Man apparently shoots self after friend dies in crash
  • Local Roundup: Phelan, Grossweiler pace Cougars in win over Leopards
  • Thurmont officials oppose APFO
  • Hikers ring in the new year on state park trails
  • Four arrested, charged in fatal bar attack
  • Girls Basketball: Cougars defeat Rebels in 'defining moment'
  •   EMMITSBURG 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
  •   THURMONT QUICK FACTS
  • Town office: 10 Frederick Rd., Thurmont, MD 21788
  • Mayor: Martin Allen Burns
  • Board of Commissioners Bill Buehrer, Wayne Hooper Ron Terpko, John Kinnaird
  • Population: 6,037 (est. pop. 2008; Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau)
  • Year founded: Thurmont was founded in 1751 as Mechanicstown. The town's name was changed to Thurmont in 1894 after an act of the State legislature.
  • Town meetings are held in the town office on Mondays at 7 p.m.
  • Number to Know: Town office: 301-271-7313
  • On the web: thurmont.com
  • Landmarks: Catoctin Wildlife Preserve & Zoo, Catoctin Furnace, Cunningham Falls State Park, Catoctin Mountain Park, Camp David
  •   NORTH COUNTY SCHOOLS
  • Elementary: Emmitsburg, Sabillasville
  • Middle: Thurmont
  • High: Catoctin
  • Elementary: Thurmont
  • Middle: Thurmont
  • High: Catoctin
  • Private: Mother Seton Elementary
  •   WHERE TO EAT IN NORTH COUNTY
  • Fine art food
  • Throwdown! Fr. Leo v. Bobby Flay
  • Preparation is key for local chef
  • The Ott House
  • Bollinger's
  • Cozy Restaurant
  • Shamrock Restaurant
  • Fratelli's NY Pizza
  • Alesandro Italian Bar & Grill
  • Cozy Restaurant
  • Shamrock Restaurant
  • Main Street Sweets
  • Chubby's Barbeque
  • The Palms Restaurant
  • Carriage House Inn
  • Kountry Kitchen
  • Mountain Gate Family Restaurant
  • Add Your Community Restaurants!




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