The Hancock News in Maryland is published every Wednesday, except the last week of the year.
Local senior citizens are invited to attend a Halloween get together on Friday, October 30, at the Hancock Senior Center, located in the Hancock Community Center. There will be free food, bingo with prizes, door prizes, and fellowship. Lunch begins at noon and bingo starts at 12:30 p.m. If you[Read More…]
Hancock’s fourth annual Festival of Trees is returning the December and will once again be hosted by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The festival will run Friday, December 4, through Saturday, December 5, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the church located at 200 Douglas Street[Read More…]
The National Park Service has announced the selection of Edward “Ed” Wenschhof as superintendent of Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. He assumed the role on Sunday, October 18. Wenschhof previously served as the park’s acting superintendent. He became deputy superintendent in 2024 after serving as chief of visitor[Read More…]
Nancy Tucker Jones 1941-2026 Nancy Tucker Jones, age 84, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at the Berkeley Springs Healthcare Center in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born November 4, 1941, in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late Evan and Jessie English Tucker. In[Read More…]
by Geoff Fox We’re two weeks away from Halloween and there’s plenty of opportunities to celebrate. On Wednesday, October 28, the Hancock Rotary will be holding their 79th annual Halloween Parade at 7 p.m. along Main Street. A rain date is set for Thursday, October 29. Organizer Autumn Williamson said[Read More…]
Ruth M. Ramsdell 1934-2026 Ruth M. Ramsdell, 92, passed away on October 15, 2026 at Berkeley Springs Healthcare Center while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. She was born October 8, 1934 in Williamston, Mich., to Ray and Mae Combs. She had a long career as a Medical Records[Read More…]
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of Monday, October 12, through Sunday, October 18: October 12 Traffic enforcement, Hancock area. Two stops. 911 hang up, 200 block West Main Street. Accidental. Domestic, verbal, 100 block East Main Street. Checked ok. Harassment, 200 block East Main[Read More…]
by Geoff Fox The Town of Hancock and Hancock Police Department have recently been getting complaints and questions regarding the way people on bicycles have been riding on the streets of Hancock. In the state of Maryland, including Hancock and Washington County, bicycles are legally defined as vehicles which means[Read More…]
by Geoff Fox The Hancock Arts Council has been busy recently with donations and planning events for the next few months. Recently, on behalf of the Hancock Arts Council, Phil Edwards and Sinclair Hamilton donated an amplifier and guitar to the BlackCat Music Cooperative’s instrument and equipment library, which lets[Read More…]
by Geoff Fox The Hancock Police Department are once again looking for the public’s help in getting information on vandalism in one of the town’s parks. This time, several picnic tables and the pavilion at Joseph Hancock, Jr. Park were recently vandalized. The vandals wrote various messages and symbols on[Read More…]
