Martha’s House will be hosting a Gingerbread House decorating event on Tuesday, December 6, with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. for dinner and decorating beginning at 6 p.m. Registration is required for this special holiday event. Call Deb Cohill at 301-331-6605 to sign up. Participants must be old enough to[Read More…]
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DNR accepting recipes for Wild Maryland cookbook
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is once again putting out a call to all wildlife and cooking enthusiasts to submit their favorite recipes for its Wild Maryland online cookbook, this time for the holiday season. The department encourages Maryland’s hunters, anglers, and foragers to submit their best holiday[Read More…]
Making small changes can turn Thanksgiving dinner into a healthy, diabetic-friendly family tradition
by Kate Evans Preparing some healthy, diabetic-friendly dishes to share with family and loved ones at Thanksgiving holiday gatherings can be as easy as making small substitutions to recipes or adding a new dish to the menu. If you have someone attending that’s a newly diagnosed or long-term diabetic or[Read More…]
Rotary celebrates 75 years of Halloween Parade in Hancock
Video and photos by Geoff Fox, The Hancock News
Valley Art Association to host “Cityscapes” exhibit this month
The Valley Art Association, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that has been promoting the arts and artists in the tri-state Cumberland Valley since 1938, will host a new art exhibit during November at the Mansion House Art Center & Gallery in Hagerstown City Park. “Cityscapes,” an exhibit by Valley Art Association[Read More…]
Rotary celebrates 75 years of Halloween parade
by Geoff Fox On Wednesday, October 29, 1947, the Hancock Rotary held their first Halloween Parade and on Wednesday, October 26, they celebrated the 75th anniversary. Rain early in the day last Wednesday gave way to a dry evening with temperatures in the mid to upper 50s with a slight[Read More…]
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Trick or Treating
Social Security benefits to increase 8.7 percent for 2023
Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for approximately 70 million Americans will increase 8.7 percent in 2023, the Social Security Administration has announced. On average, Social Security benefits will increase by more than $140 per month starting in January. The 8.7 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with[Read More…]
EPA releases 2-year report on Chesapeake Bay cleanup effort
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the results of its evaluation of the Chesapeake Bay jurisdictions’ two-year milestones on October 4, noting that although most of the Bay states are not on track to meet the 2025 water quality restoration goals, 2022 saw new significant successes at the state level[Read More…]
