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Major rezoning plan will redefine Gettysburg
Please see our accompanying article to learn more about the new zoning plan. Thanks to generous financial contributions from community members, a video of Monday night’s Planning Commission meeting is available for public viewing on the Community Media of South Central PA website. The video is not available on the borough’s website.
Carroll County Farm Museum Joins Blue Star Museums for Free Summer Admission to Military Families
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Construction of new reception pavilion for Carroll County Farm Museum to begin soon
Construction of a new 3,500 square-foot pavilion at the Carroll County Farm Museum in Westminster is moving forward. The Board of Carroll County Commissioners at their meeting Thursday unanimously voted to award a $27,841 contract to the Union Bridge construction company, Stambaugh’s Inc., to begin site work for the new pavilion. Work will include installation of sediment controls, tree ...
Ten Years of Free 5K’s in Gettysburg
The very first Free 5K put on by the Physical Fitness Task Force of Healthy Adams County was attended by 40 runners on Sunday, March 29th, 2015. Since that first run, we have held two free 5K’s each year (except during Covid). If it hadn’t been for Covid, this would have been our 10th year of running Free 5K’s.
Main Street Gettysburg launches Legacy Endowment Campaign for Gettysburg Welcome Center Project
Main Street Gettysburg is pleased to launch a fundraising program to support the future Gettysburg Welcome Center – Legacy Endowment Fund. Construction funds for the welcome center project are secured, thanks to local fundraising, Borough investment, and Congressional allocation. Main Street Gettysburg raised over $153,000; Borough of Gettysburg committed $300,000 under capital projects; and a Congressional Appropriation provided $1,272,436 for construction.
Carroll officials restore arts council’s 2025 funding
The Carroll County Arts Council is now slated to get the entire $43,000 in funding proposed in the county’s $541.6 million operating budget for fiscal 2025. Commissioners are set to adopt the budget Thursday. During previous budget discussions, commissioners had reduced the arts council’s funding from $43,000 to $10,000, but at a May 14 budget work session commissioners voted 4-1 to restore ...
Carroll County forms committee to plan for country’s 250th birthday in 2026
On July 4, 2026, Carroll County officials are planning to take part in what will undoubtedly be one of the country’s biggest celebrations, the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Signed by the nation’s Founding Fathers on July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence states the principles on which the country’s government and principals are based. It is the ...
Frederick mother’s goal is realized after Governor Moore signs ‘Lochlin’s Law’
FREDERICK, Md. (DC News Now) — After months of constant work, Frederick mother of three, Brooke Desantis was able to make her goal of spreading awareness about sepsis a reality after the bill was signed into law by Maryland Governor Wes Moore. “One of the biggest issues with medicine is the fear of raising a […]
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