by Geoff Fox Town Manager Mike Faith told town officials Public Works recently repaired a leak on Blue Hill and will have to replace the hydrant in that area as well as the intersection of High Street and Virginia Avenue. Faith said they had to dig three holes before Public[Read More…]
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Hancock in official drought area
by Geoff Fox The last few weeks have been extremely hot and, minus a few stray showers, lacking substantial rainfall across the area. High temperatures were forecasted to see triple digits on Monday and Tuesday and drop no lower than 86 through Sunday, according the National Weather Service. With temperatures[Read More…]
Hancock to become Community School, adds new position
by Geoff Fox Hancock Middle-Senior High School will have a little change come next year, as it becomes a Community School. As of October 2023, according to the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future website, there are 12 Community Schools in Washington County. Baltimore City has the most with 152 Community Schools,[Read More…]
New land purchase gives Wills Mountain State Park a path for public access
by Joe Zimmermann Maryland Department of Natural Resources Just past the stone ruins of an old hotel, Maryland Park Service Ranger Cliff Puffenberger came to a clearing. The edge of an outcrop revealed green mountains that filled the horizon and birds of prey that swept over rocky cliff faces. The[Read More…]
Hancock Police Report
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of July 1-7: July 1 Check well being, 100 block Pennsylvania Avenue. Subjects not home. Assisted Washington County Sheriff’s Office, Hancock area, 200 block East Main Street. Service to advise, first block Grand Street. Subject advised. Warrant attempt, 300[Read More…]
Hot car temps pose seasonal risk to kids, loved ones and pets
by Kate Evans In this season’s persistent high temperatures, people are urged to take extra steps to prevent a hot car death tragedy involving their children, loved ones and pets. Nationwide, seven children have died so far this year from being trapped or left inside a hot vehicle, according to[Read More…]
ZED by Duane M. Abel
Get tires out of the Potomac Cleanup event set for later this month
by Geoff Fox A clean up event has been set for July 27 as the Washington County Clean County Initiative and Creek Cleanup Project look to remove tires from the Potomac River area. The event starts at 9 a.m. at the Hancock Boat Ramp and runs until 12 p.m. Volunteers[Read More…]
Help track wild turkey trends
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources conducts an annual survey to monitor turkey populations and help explain and predict annual or regional population changes. And the public can help. Anyone who sees wild turkeys between July 1 and August 31 can report the encounter using an online form. The Wild[Read More…]
Splashpad still taking shape
