by Geoff Fox Town officials discussed several things during the November town meeting that looks to this winter and ahead to next fall. Hancock Police Chief Allen Thomas told town officials that Shop With a Cop will be taking place on December 14 from 2 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. The[Read More…]
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Clyde W. Stotler, Jr.
Clyde W. Stotler, Jr. 1953-2025 Clyde (Junior) W. Stotler, Jr., age 72, of Hancock, Md., passed away Monday, November 17, 2025, in Mercersburg, Pa. Born Monday, July 6, 1953, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Clyde W. Stotler, Sr. and Margaret Vanorsdale Stotler. Clyde was[Read More…]
Ronald K. Michael, Sr.
Ronald K. Michael, Sr. Ronald Keith Michael, Sr., 67 of Berkeley Springs, died Tuesday, November 25, 2025. Arrangements are being handled by Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Berkeley Springs.
John Walter Hawthorne, Jr.
John Walter Hawthorne, Jr. 1948-2025 John Walter Hawthorne, Jr., age 77, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Sunday, November 16, 2025 at his home. Born March 8, 1948 in Saltville, Va., he was the son of the late John W. and Dorothy Hawthorne, Sr. John was a high school[Read More…]
Martha Dale Avella
Martha Dale Avella 1954-2025 Martha Dale Avella, age 71, of Hancock, Md., passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2025, in Hagerstown, Md. Born Monday, January 4, 1954, in Cumberland, Md., she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Clauda Schaidt Avella. Martha was a graduate of Hancock High School. She[Read More…]
John Popenoe
John Popenoe 1929-2025 John Popenoe, 96, of Little Orleans, Md., passed away on Tuesday, November 11, 2025 in Richmond, Va. He was born on January 24, 1929 in Altadena, Los Angeles Co., Calif., the son of Paul Bowman Popenoe and Betty Popenoe (née Stankovitch). He was preceded in death by[Read More…]
Tractor-trailer overturns, closes interstate
by Geoff Fox A tractor-trailer accident Monday evening, November 24, on westbound Interstate 70 left first responders tending to a hazmat situation and a closed interstate. Around 6:20 p.m. Monday evening, a tractor-trailer hauling a hazardous material, possibly 100 pounds each of sodium hydrochloride or sodium hypochlorite, overturned on I-70[Read More…]
Hancock police report Nov. 10 – Nov. 16
November 10 Alarm, first block East Main Street. All secure. 911 hang up, 200 block East Main Street. Accidental. Alarm, first block East Main Street. All secure. Attempt to locate vehicle, Hancock area. Unable to locate. Service to advise, Limestone Road/Creek Road. Subject advised. Traffic complaint, 200 block East[Read More…]
Town officials draw attention to emergency notification options after water main break
by Geoff Fox A water main break at 57 East Main Street earlier this month led to a boil water advisory and left people complaining about not receiving notification about the advisory. An eight-inch water main broke on Tuesday, November 4, and was repaired that night. However, a boil water[Read More…]
Maryland’s deer firearms season opens November 29
Maryland’s two-week firearms hunting season for sika and white-tailed deer opens Saturday, November 29 and runs through Saturday, December 13. The two-week season includes the opportunity to hunt on certain Sundays in all but three counties, affording hunters more weekend opportunities to hunt and contribute to managing Maryland’s deer population.[Read More…]
