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City of Hagerstown Announces Procedures for Trash Collection
HAGERSTOWN, MD — The City of Hagerstown is informing residents of new procedures for trash collection moving forward. Beginning today, customers are to use the new green carts and totes that should have been delivered to properties. As automated collections are implemented, Waste Management stipulates all trash must be...
School nutrition programs don’t take a break for summer
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (DC News Now) – Maryland Governor Wes Moore has announced the launch of the state’s SUN Bucks program. The program will help families buy groceries this summer and partners with public schools to help with meal deliveries. Washington County is embracing the program. “The kids look forward to it, honestly,” says Krista with […]
Cannabis industry growing in Maryland
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (DC News Now) — The Washington County Department of Business and Economic Development says the change in cannabis laws in the state is creating more jobs. In Hagerstown, Kind Therapeutics has grown its workforce over the past six years. “New jobs are coming online,” said Ryan Minella with Kind. “We’ve seen about 3,500 […]
Volunteer literacy nonprofit has positive impact for Washington County
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (DC News Now) — A nonprofit in Hagerstown is helping residents with their reading skills. Thanks to volunteers with the Literacy Council of Washington County, learning to read is helping many people get jobs and is making a positive difference in the lives of residents. According to Leah Green with the Washington County […]
Franklin County Cat Hoarding Crisis Requires Urgent Assistance
Franklin County is grappling with a severe cat hoarding situation involving approximately 100 cats discovered on July 1, following the tragic death of their caretaker. The Justice Rescue animal shelter is at the forefront of addressing this emergency, revealing that the cats, both indoors and outdoors, have been deprived of necessary veterinary care, and none have been spayed or neutered.
Manitowoc launches two new Grove cranes
Manitowoc has unveiled two new Grove rough-terrain cranes, the GRT765 and GRT780, which were were presented for the first time to dealers and customers at Manitowoc’s Crane Days event in Shady Grove, PA this past May. Deliveries of the first units will begin in the second half of 2024.
Mainstreet Waynesboro receives $50,000 façade grant from DCED
WAYNESBORO, Pa. — Gov. Josh Shapiro has announced nearly $7 million through the Keystone Communities Program (KCP) to support 49 community improvement projects in 25 counties, including Mainstreet Waynesboro. Shapiro and Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Rick Siger officially announced the grant awards during a stop...
Relay For Life of Franklin and Fulton Counties closing in on goal for 2024
Numbers for the 2024 Relay For Life of Franklin and Fulton Counties were in the spotlight at a recent wrapup meetings, and a big number is coming up next year for the American Cancer Society fundraiser. “We will meet in August to begin our goal setting and planning for the...
A Cappella & Unplugged 2024 Finalists
Franklin County Visitors Bureau is excited to announce the five finalists of 2024 A Cappella & Unplugged: Jeff Trish, Marissa Porter, Kiley Heltzel, Calamity & Justus, and Paul Minnich. Each will move onto perform at 7 PM on July 20 on the courthouse steps as part of the 1864 Ransoming, Burning & Rebirth event.
Franklin County Historical Society Announces Tombstone Dedication Honoring Louisa Brand
The Franklin County Historical Society will host a dedication for the tombstone of Chambersburg heroine Louisa Brand on July 13, 2024 from 10:30 AM until 1:00 PM at Cedar Grove Cemetery, 2295 Philadelphia Ave, Chambersburg, PA 17201. Louisa Brand was twenty-one years old when the Confederate Army ransomed and burned...
Allison-Antrim Museum July Speaker Series Features Retreat from Burning of Chambersburg
Allison-Antrim Museum, 365 South Ridge Avenue, Greencastle, Pennsylvania 17225 will hold its monthly speaker meeting on Thursday, July 11, 2024, in the German Bank Barn beginning at 7 p.m. The facility is wheelchair accessible. Steve French, historian, will present a program about the Confederate retreat after the Burning of Chambersburg....
Burn ban in effect in Chambersburg
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — A burn ban is in effect in Chambersburg, Franklin County, through July 22. The ban is due to dry conditions and a lack of rain. Under the mayor's declaration, the following fires are not allowed:. Recreational fires. Highway safety flares. Smudge pots. Fires on tracts of...
“Wayne Week” – -Remembering Anthony Wayne’s March through Frederick and Loudoun
Since 2017, our local Sons of the American Revolution (SAR)chapters have held a “Wayne’s Crossing” event in early June at the Loudoun County Courthouse, to commemorate Anthony Wayne’s crossing of the Potomac and march through Leesburg, which took place on May 31 through June 3 of 1781.
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