The Town of Hancock has announced on their social media page that Trick-or-Treat in Hancock will take place on Halloween night this year. In town, Trick-or-Treat will take place Friday, October 31, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Officials note that if you wish to participate, to please leave your[Read More…]

Hancock’s Art Trail + on Saturday, October 4 will have three galleries open — the Off 70 art gallery, 41 WEST ceramic gallery and Flannel On The Trail, a crafts retail store which features items created by over 30 local artisans. The event will also have a sidewalk arts and[Read More…]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be holding to events on Saturday, September 27, for the community. From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. that day, there will be a free green bean pressure-canning workshop where the beans and quart jars will be provided. Those interested in attending[Read More…]

St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus Council 12191 in Berkeley Springs will be holding a Blue Mass honoring local police departments from Morgan County and Washington County this Thursday night, September 11, at 6 p.m. All faiths are welcome to come and join in thanking, honoring,[Read More…]

The first fall frost date for our region, based on 1991-2020 climate date from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is October 15, bringing a close to the 166-day growing season for most crops. In late August and early September, there’s still time to plant fall and winter crops[Read More…]

The Washington County Humane Society will be holding a pet supply giveaway in the Hancock Town Hall parking lot on Tuesday, September 2, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. They will be bringing cat and dog food and hard goods such as crates, stairs, beds, cat litter, and other items.[Read More…]

The Washington County Master Gardeners will offer free hands-on teaching in three gardens this Saturday, August 23, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Washington County Agricultural Education Center at 7303 Sharpsburg Pike in Boonsboro. In the medicinal herb garden, guests will learn how to create herbal arrangements and[Read More…]

by Michael Nardolilli, Executive Director of the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin Why are the state boundary lines along the Potomac River so irregular? Why doesn’t the line run neatly down the middle of the river, as it does in many other states? The fascinating story behind the[Read More…]

There will be a free peach water bath canning workshop on Saturday, August 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 200 Douglas Street in Hancock. RSVP to save your seat by August 21 by texting Jennie at 814-617-0914. Quart jars, lids,[Read More…]

by Joe Zimmermann In some ways, the Maryland Biological Stream Survey Summer Training resembles other education programs. Participants sit through presentations and take tests. But some of those presentations involve walking through the woods to a nearby stream to watch the process of netting, identifying, and counting fish found there.[Read More…]