by Geoff Fox A long-awaited splash pad is nearing reality. Hancock Town Manager Mike Faith said the tentative date for construction to start on it should be in about two weeks. Once construction starts, two crews will be working seven days a week to get the splash pad expedited, Faith[Read More…]
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Hancock Police Report May 22
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the weeks of Monday, May 6, through Sunday, May 19. May 6 Assist Washington County Sheriff’s Office, first block Clay Street. Notify subject. Police information, 200 block Pennsylvania Avenue. Information taken. Abandoned vehicle, 200 block West Main Street. Vehicle towed. Service[Read More…]
Gerber Field concession stand needs attention
by Geoff Fox The concession stand and press box at Gerber Field has had a leak in the roof for the last eight years and for the last four years, it has been rotted and mold has begun to grow. Hancock Little League President Brandon Utermoehlen said the league had[Read More…]
Engineers update Hancock officials on status of wastewater projects
by Geoff Fox Representatives from RK&K, the engineering firm the town has hired to build the new wastewater facility, gave town officials a few updates on their projects and where they stand. The first project update was a culvert replacement along Pennsylvania Avenue near Food Lion, which RK&K is rehabilitating.[Read More…]
Consulting group gives officials updates on state policies, grant funds available for Hancock
by Geoff Fox The town’s lobbying representatives in Annapolis, Greenwill Consulting, gave town officials an update on projects they are working on for the town. Lesly Feliz told town officials there there is $475,000 available for revitalization of downtown Hancock – some left from the last legislative session and an[Read More…]
Leach & Trumpower take Panther Track & Field to states
Hancock’s Track and Field team propelled themselves beyond the Washington County Championship to the regional showdown last Wednesday, May 15. Two athletes – Waylon Leach and Logan Trumpower – will represent Hancock as they compete in the May 22 MPSSAA 1A State Track & Field Championship at Prince George’s Sports[Read More…]
Maryland company cited for breaking lending law, must issue refunds to consumers
Maryland’s Office of Financial Regulation has issued an order to a “Buy Now Pay Later” company, Four Technologies Inc., to stop unlicensed consumer lending. State officials have entered into a settlement agreement and consent order with “Buy Now, Play Later” company Four Technologies, Inc. (“Four”) for violating Maryland lending law.[Read More…]
Maryland SHA to begin work on US 522 bridge over I-70
by Geoff Fox Work is set to begin on the section of bridge on U.S. 522 that goes over eastbound Interstate 70 in Hancock. The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration is beginning construction of a $10.9 million project to replace the US 522 bridge over eastbound I-70 in[Read More…]
George Waller
George Waller 1945-2024 George “Sam” Waller was born January 3, 1945 in New Castle, Pennsylvania. He passed away on May 14, 2024, at the Berkeley Springs Healthcare Center, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Sam was a proud United States Army Veteran that served in the Vietnam War. After his service to[Read More…]
Sandra Kay Ottaviano
Sandra Kay Ottaviano 1954-2024 Sandra Kay Ottaviano, age 69, of Great Cacapon, W.Va., died on Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born August 16, 1954 in Berkeley Springs, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Winford and Stella Wilma Moore Willey. She was[Read More…]
