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Washington College Names 2017 George Washington Prize Finalist
The eight finalists include both Pulitzer Prize & National Book Award Winners, the winner will be recognized at the black-tie gala May 25.

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The eight finalists include both Pulitzer Prize & National Book Award Winners, the winner will be recognized at the black-tie gala May 25.

Arbors of Hopbrook thanked their town's First Responders by preparing a Valentine's Day breakfast and also awarded a $800 scholarship.
The museum is looking for both high school students and adults for the Docent and Jr. Docent program to help share history.
The students collected 608 cans of food to donate to Cortlandt Emergency Food Bank.
Author and illustrator Grace Lin visited Todd Elementary School to educated the students about the book publishing process.
The state standards will be used to help bridge the tension gap between the community and police in Ohio.
The lecture called 'The Trump Administration and Laws of Energy Economics 101: The Real Future for Coal and Renewables' will be on Feb. 20.
The nation's oldest and largest boat club opens Seattle location after appointing a new franchise operator Nick Hooge in Elliot Bay Marina.
Salons were honored for business practices from applications submitted by the magazine readers.
William Amorosana, Isabelle Chong, Thomas Daillak, Indra Dan, Timothy Eng, Noah Jacobs, & Sabrina You and Juliana Zepf all advance.
The Museum Program Pass has added three museums in Norwalk and one in Rye, and will be giving away vouchers to the Natural History Museum.
The police department adopted the standards by the Police Advisory Board to help strengthen police and community relationships.
Anne Arundel County Aging and Disabilities Dept will be hosting two workshops about caregiving and dementia on Mar. 7 & 14.
The Interact Club was awarded charter on Jan. 20 and aims to bring youth together to develop leadership skills.
Aaron Tan will be performing his music on the church's custom built Austin Pipe Organ and Bosendorfer Imperial Grand Piano on Feb. 26.
The camps will be available for half and full days for children 4 to 15 years old from Apr. 3 through Apr. 7.
The Chamber will be partnering with Leadership Anne Arundel to host a social event for networking with several other chambers.
Pres. Lombella interviewed CSCU President Mark Ojakian about the 'Dare to Cross the Line' initiative as well as other benefits to colleges.
The city of Enumclaw would like to remind residents that all city offices will be closed on Feb. 20.
12 Brothers took time to pot plants and on Jan. 16 and Lake Sammamish now has over 2,500 new plants to add beauty to the trails.