The Shepherdstown community held their “Brown Breaking” event on Thursday, May 9, 2013 to celebrate the beginning of cleanup for the former dump site that will be used for the future planned library. Community members, legislators, and supporters gathered to witness this important step which will lead to a new community asset. Read more in the Shepherdstown Chronicle about the “Brown Breaking” event.

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