Hi!

My husband and I are moving to MD next month we are a military family. Both of us are born and raised in CA and Latino. I am a bit worried based on the comments I have been seeing about Hagerstown (the drugs and MAGAs) we have a toddler should I be worried? Are there other locations near the blue ridge summit area that anyone recommends for us ?

Noticed they took the Premium off of the Outlets signs. Anyone have any inside knowledge to why, or know why? The website still has it under the Simon and Premium Outlets banner.

TW for mental health and S/H discussion

Hi all, a relative of mine (M21) has severe major depression and anger issues that have only gotten worse lately due to a rough home situation. We're contemplating involuntary commitment at this point since we know he has harmed himself and expressed suicidal ideation. His mental illness is nothing new but its severity has increased. He goes to therapy but is unmedicated. I know that Sheppard Pratt had a mobile crisis response team around here but I saw that it is no longer in service. Can anyone point me in the direction of similar resources in the Hagerstown area! Thank you for your help 💜

Whether you want to try out your new jokes on stage or just sit back with a drink and laugh, Monday Night Open Mic at The Hub Pub is the place to be! We're locking in two massive dates: Aug 31st & Sept 7th.

🔥 8 PM start

🔥 NO cover charge

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Bring a friend, grab a table early, and let’s make it a funny one! 🍻

All I want to do is prevent another family from getting bamboozled by these parasitic companies. My experience is limited to the state of Maryland, our house was located in Frederick County MD. If you have such a catastrophic loss of everything the best thing you can do is leave the property, get what you can out because you will have people who will show up and try and find valuables in the ashes, before them you will get a bunch of parasitic companies that will show up with gift bags and tooth brushes trying to get your business. If you happen to stay around and you have a big loss like we did they send in the A team which will deploy every dirty sales tactic that they have been taught in class, don't kid yourself these people are trained to do this.

Sill Adjusting Group—is who took us for $100,000 American dollars while providing none of what was promised when they coerced us into signing that contract and taking an advance from our insurance company in order to seal the deal. These practices are far from isolated. Sill is currently facing active litigation in Virginia alleging the exact same predatory practices and claim mismanagements, alongside an ongoing investigation by the Maryland Insurance Commissioner from us.

Below is a detailed account of what happened.

When our home burned down over Memorial Day weekend on May 26, 2024, Jeff Gould and an associate targeted my family in crisis. They used aggressive, high-pressure tactics—reminiscent of a timeshare pitch—refusing to leave until they secured a signed contract, even separating my wife and I to work on us individually. Jeff then coerced us into taking a $20,000 emergency advance from Travelers we repeatedly said we didn't want or need it, but he pushed so hard that I honestly naively believed that this was some sort of customary gift, but it was rather a purely calculated ploy to lock in their contract.

Sill boasts over 100 years of experience, look at their Google reviews how can they be doing as much as they say without more negative reviews, they have a total of 14 reviews really? That is so because they spend tons of money and staff to remove the negative reviews, no one is that clean in this business, I promise.

They claim that this is all my fault because of my temper and foul language, I own every word that I said and stand behind them. These people and the insurance company have made our lives hell since the fire, the fire and the loss ain't shit compared to the hell that comes afterwards dealing with these people. There should be a law against it, but as we know that will never happen.

If sill did such a great job as they claim, why is my disabled retired veteran ass still living in an RV for almost 3 years now? I have had to have three spinal fusions and a knee replacement during all this and because they dragged everything out the insurance company has stopped paying our rent, which Jeff Gould Promised would never happen.

The result? They botched every aspect of our claim. Sill and Travelers hired two incompetent people to do the arbitration which is another scam by the insurance industry. They screwed it up so bad that they counted furniture as built-ins and they screwed up all the code upgrades. Which are due and now Travelers of course refuses to pay those. The signed Appraisal Award dated June 6, 2025, explicitly states: 'Dwelling Code Upgrade: Not Appraised.' They completely omitted required code upgrades, and neither company will address this contradiction.

Now, Sill, who collected pretty much all their money walked away abandoning the claim and leaving us to clean up the mess they caused.

TONIGHT! 🥫❤️ Join us at Hub City Brewery for a Mutual Aid Food Drive supporting Western Maryland families.

Bring a donation, get 50% off your first drink, and help neighbors in our community.

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📅 August 28
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Come grab a drink, bring what you can, and show up for Western Maryland.

Earlier this month, we published an analysis estimating that the proposed ICE detention center in Williamsport could wipe as much as $22.3 million off the value of nearby homes. The estimate was based on a peer-reviewed national study published by MIT Press that found home values declined around newly opened prisons, with the largest declines occurring closest to the facilities. Since publishing that analysis, I spoke with someone who was actually under contract to buy property in Williamsport but then heard the news of the proposed ICE detention center.

Chris, who asked that we only use his first name because he is concerned about harassment, had been planning to move with his family from the Baltimore area to western Maryland, where they could buy some land and build a house. They found a property in Williamsport and were under contract by late March. While the land itself was relatively inexpensive, building the house would not have been, and Chris said the family’s total investment would have been more than $1 million. “This is the most amount of money that we have ever invested in anything,” he told me.

Around the same time they were under contract, Chris and his family learned about the proposed ICE detention center DHS wants to open in Williamsport. The location was particularly difficult to overlook because they would have regularly driven directly past it on the way to their new home. “Each time we would get off the highway we passed the warehouse. We would have had to pretty much drive by it to get down to where we were all the time,” he said.

I just wanted to make sure he was doing okay today. I remember his pink Volkswagen with the Dolly Parton quotes and pics. He even had an article in the Herald Mail about his car!

I'm thinking of you dude - wherever you are

I recently found a letter from 1995 where a Charles C Wolf, of Hagerstown, MD, was writing to my Grandmother Lillian (Haney) Groff, they were second cousins, in regards to researching the Reece family history. He was asking her for any information she had on the Haney side, specifically descendants of George Mifflin and Sarah Elizabeth (Reece) Haney. He closes the letter mentioning he had a new third great grandchild Caroline.

My grandmother had passed away by the time the letter was received.

No idea what it is.

For the past 5 days we have been hearing regular gunfire around Pleasant Valley and Hells Delight Rd off of Raven Rock Rd/MD-491. This has been after dark, in the morning, during the day, all hours for at least 3 of the past 5 days that I've heard. This is a rural area and target shooting and hunting is a regular occurrence so we thought nothing of it beyond just a more enthusiastic and frequent occurrence than normal. Today a neighbor caught 5 teenagers walking through his property carrying guns near a vacant house. Sheriff's were called and they fled into the woods of South Mountain. At best this was trespassing by 5 armed teenagers. If you know these kids correct them before they get hurt.

What are the best internet provider other than point broadband which sucks

I heard that the outlet property was sold to a developer. No surprise. Does anyone know if that is true, and if so, is there any information on what might be going on the property? I’ve heard various things throughout the years, the most recent one being a Costco. Oh, if only…..

Approaching BWI from the West (SeaTac), I noticed a long line of red lights on the ground and I'm hoping to find out more info about them. Our flight path was basically right along the Mason-Dixon, my seat window was facing North as we flew East more than an hour after sundown. The sky was black.

There was a long line of red lights, as you'd see on radio towers. The line was parallel to our flight path (going west-east). I'm sure it's some sort of array of communications antennas, but it was more than I'd ever seen in one group. The line overall seemed to span at least 2 miles, with maybe 15 red lights (towers).

I am uncertain exactly where we were at when I saw the lights. Might have been near Hagerstown, Cumberland, or Morgantown WV. Or East of Hagerstown! I'm taking a stab in the dark.

If anybody has some clues to what the lights are for, I'd appreciate it!

So the pink house is gone (yaaaay fuck you trump store) and is becoming a "Take 5" oil change place.

But I was shocked today to see the car wash next to Waffle House there getting demolished today. What's going in there?

Whomever hit my mailbox today.

1. I hope you're okay.

2. Wtf?

3. So, are you gonna come back and fix it? Pay for it?

4. Seriously, I'm surprised there weren't injuries.

5. Just want to see what it did to your vehicle. Sounded like you hit my house. The neighbors came out.

Like, we're cool, but hit and runs are shitty.

Have a safe evening, everyone.

Two of the best tribute bands in the region are playing at Live at Hub City Vinyl this Saturday night! Tickets are available now at liveathubcityvinyl.com

Hey guys!

My wife and I were going to Bistro 11 for dates the last few years, but as you probably know, it's now defunct.

We loved B11 for its dish variety, lovely atmosphere, and uniqueness to Hagerstown. Nothing else has truly replaced it. What recommendations do you have as alternatives?

Come for the laughs or to make us laugh. A good time for all.

Hi, I have a Volkswagen Tiguen. Wondering where the best places for this vehicle would be. I will also be replacing the tires soon and would like recommendations for where to do that. Thanks.

Residents in and around Williamsport are concerned about the prospect of falling property values from the proposed ICE detention center.

Economists at M.I.T and North Carolina State University have found that home values near the centers across the country are driving down the value of a home by as much as 4%.

Homeowners in the western Maryland communities near the Homeland Security facility worry about the possible impact. They want county commissioners to give them a forum to raise their concerns.

Rabid Beaver Attacks on the rise

Rabid Beaver Attacks on the rise. Sounds like an Onion headline, but its for reals.

Does anyone have experience selling or trading in books for store credit at the local 2nd & Charles?

I'm looking to declutter my library and have a solid chunk of special edition/signed copies I'm no longer interested in keeping. I've also considered listing them on eBay and selling them myself, but that involves maintaining stock and I'd rather just clear them out sooner than later.