SHEPHERDSTOWN -- The Corporation of Shepherdstown has begun developing a stronger relationship with Shepherd University.

According to Mayor James Gatz, after holding some talks with Shepherd University President Mary Hendrix, progress has been made for both organizations to work more closely together. This relationship will, he hopes, enable them both to achieve more through their combined efforts.

"Our partnership with Shepherd is growing," Gatz said in the Mayor's Report, during September's regular Town Council meeting in Town Hall on Wednesday night. "We've been talking about little things that we can improve."

Gatz noted that the strength of the town-and-gown relationship exists, when both involved parties invest a similar level of effort into it. For this reason, starting with maki

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