Martha Dale Avella 1954-2025 Martha Dale Avella, age 71, of Hancock, Md., passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2025, in Hagerstown, Md. Born Monday, January 4, 1954, in Cumberland, Md., she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Clauda Schaidt Avella. Martha was a graduate of Hancock High School. She[Read More…]
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John Popenoe
John Popenoe 1929-2025 John Popenoe, 96, of Little Orleans, Md., passed away on Tuesday, November 11, 2025 in Richmond, Va. He was born on January 24, 1929 in Altadena, Los Angeles Co., Calif., the son of Paul Bowman Popenoe and Betty Popenoe (née Stankovitch). He was preceded in death by[Read More…]
Tractor-trailer overturns, closes interstate
by Geoff Fox A tractor-trailer accident Monday evening, November 24, on westbound Interstate 70 left first responders tending to a hazmat situation and a closed interstate. Around 6:20 p.m. Monday evening, a tractor-trailer hauling a hazardous material, possibly 100 pounds each of sodium hydrochloride or sodium hypochlorite, overturned on I-70[Read More…]
Hancock police report Nov. 10 – Nov. 16
November 10 Alarm, first block East Main Street. All secure. 911 hang up, 200 block East Main Street. Accidental. Alarm, first block East Main Street. All secure. Attempt to locate vehicle, Hancock area. Unable to locate. Service to advise, Limestone Road/Creek Road. Subject advised. Traffic complaint, 200 block East[Read More…]
Town officials draw attention to emergency notification options after water main break
by Geoff Fox A water main break at 57 East Main Street earlier this month led to a boil water advisory and left people complaining about not receiving notification about the advisory. An eight-inch water main broke on Tuesday, November 4, and was repaired that night. However, a boil water[Read More…]
Maryland’s deer firearms season opens November 29
Maryland’s two-week firearms hunting season for sika and white-tailed deer opens Saturday, November 29 and runs through Saturday, December 13. The two-week season includes the opportunity to hunt on certain Sundays in all but three counties, affording hunters more weekend opportunities to hunt and contribute to managing Maryland’s deer population.[Read More…]
Festival of Trees deadline extended
The deadline for the Festival of Trees registration has been extended to this Friday, November 21. You do not have to attend the event on December 5 or December 6 to participate, however you can bring a table top or full sized tree before Friday, December 5, and then pick[Read More…]
High school, students honor veterans at 30th annual Veterans Day ceremony
by Geoff Fox For over 30 years, Hancock Middle-Senior High School has honored local veterans with their annual Veterans Day ceremony at 11 a.m. last Tuesday, November 11, in the school’s auditorium. Folks entered the auditorium about 10 minutes before the ceremony with a number of local veterans taking their[Read More…]
Clear Springs structure fire claims three lives
Maryland’s State Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of an early morning fire on Tuesday that killed three Clear Spring adults. According to fire officials, units from Clear Spring Volunteer Fire Company and the surrounding area responded to the 13800 block of National Pike on Tuesday, November 18 shortly after[Read More…]
Get the Flock out: Town officials tell camera company to remove equipment after it fails trial period
by Geoff Fox Town officials unanimously voted to remove the Flock cameras that were installed over the summer at various entry points into Hancock after a trial period revealed an inability for the camera system to share information with other municipalities. The decision came as the trial period for the[Read More…]
