by Geoff Fox In a Facebook post last Thursday, Town Advisor Bill Valentine announced he was no longer with the Town of Hancock. In a phone interview with The Hancock News, Valentine said he was sitting in a tree stand hunting when he received a phone call from Ivan Lanier[Read More…]
Public Notice
Register to vote by next Tuesday, October 18
Local residents who want to take part in casting a ballot in the November 8 general election have until this coming Tuesday, October 18 to register to vote with the Maryland Board of Elections or the Washington County Board of Elections. Those who are registered to vote but want to[Read More…]
“Move Over” law expands to all vehicles on Maryland roadways
The Maryland State Police are reminding motorists that beginning October 1, the “Move Over Law” in Maryland expanded to require motorists to make a lane change or slow down when approaching any stopped, standing, or parked vehicle displaying warning signals – including hazard warning lights, road flares, or other caution[Read More…]
Maryland State Board of Elections releases key 2022 general election voting information
The Maryland State Board of Elections (SBE) recently announced that mail-in ballot packets were transmitted to requesting military and overseas voters by the federally mandated September 24 deadline and that mailing of ballot packets to other requesting voters began September 29. The rollout of ballot packet mailings to domestic voters[Read More…]
Council to meet Oct. 11
Hancock town officials will be holding their monthly town meeting on Tuesday night, October 11, at 7 p.m. in the Hancock Town Hall and Community Center. There will also be reports from departments and committees such as police, Hancock in Motion, Public Works, and the town’s attorney. There will also[Read More…]
Town ready to seek bids for splash pad
by Geoff Fox Town officials are officially moving forward for a splash pad in Widmeyer Park after not having a pool for over six years and continuous discussions about future water activities in the park. Councilman David Kerns wanted Town Attorney Ed Kuczynski to draw up an RFP , or[Read More…]
The future of parking has arrived Parking kiosks to replace meters downtown
By Geoff Fox By now, you’ve probably seen a number of tall gray boxes spring up along Main Street and the parking lot by BuddyLou’s. Those boxes are kiosks that will be replacing parking meters throughout town. A company by the name of Pango installed the kiosks and has ownership[Read More…]
Hancock Town Hall in the Park N Dine? New owners propose leasing east end building to town
by Geoff Fox Since Ben Lewis and Matt Goundry bought the shuttered Park N Dine restaurant earlier this year, people have been wondering what will become of the Hancock landmark. After the September town meeting, Goundry told town officials he’d like to rent the restaurant building to the Town of[Read More…]
Hancock’s Urban Renewal Plan, up for public input, takes shape
by Geoff Fox Town officials held a workshop last Monday, August 29, to discuss the Urban Renewal Authority house bill and a possible ordinance that could help enforce the repair and clean up of Hancock’s Main Street. Because it was a workshop, officials did not make any decisions except to[Read More…]
Washington County part of COVID monitoring through wastewater treatment plant tracking
The City of Hagerstown’ s Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP), in separate studies with the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has been collecting wastewater samples from the plant since January in order to analyze them for signs of and tendencies related[Read More…]
