by Lisa Schauer The spring 2023 sports season opened on Wednesday, March 1 at Hancock High School. “This spring we will be offering varsity girls’ softball, varsity boys’ baseball, and varsity boys’ and girls’ outdoor track and field,” announced Athletic Director Kermit Moyer on the school’s website. Outdoor track and[Read More…]
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University System of Maryland at Hagerstown to host an open house
The University System of Maryland at Hagerstown (USMH) will host a spring open house on Saturday, April 22 from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. at 32 W . Washington Street in Hagerstown. Representatives from partner universities as well as Hagerstown Community College will be on-site to answer questions about transferring,[Read More…]
Town Hall on fiber optic internet, sign repair underway
by Geoff Fox About a month and a half ago, Shentel Communications showed up at Hancock Town Hall asking about their equipment in the building. The town’s internet and phone service are through Comcast. After doing some research, Town Manager Mike Faith found out the University of Maryland ran a[Read More…]
Hancock Police Report
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of March 13-19: March 13 Suspicious person, first block Grove Circle. Subjects checked okay. Service to advise, Hancock area. Subject advised. Service to advise, Hancock area. Subject advised. Traffic enforcement, Hancock area, two stops. 911 hang-up, Hancock area. Unfounded.[Read More…]
Hancock shop owner asks council to reconsider grant status
by Kate Shunney The owner of Hancock’s Main Street ice cream shop has written to town officials to ask them to reconsider turning down her business grant request last month. Linda Smith penned her letter, addressed to Hancock Town Councilmen, on February 27 and delivered it to Town Hall that[Read More…]
ZED by Duane M. Abel
Hagers-town Town and Country Almanac
Mid-Atlantic Weather Watch: Rain, then turning breezy and colder (1, 2, 3, 4, 5); hard freeze, then milder with rain showers (6, 7, 8, 9, 10); dry and warmer, then turning breezy with rain (11, 12, 13, 14, 15); dry and chilly with a hard freeze (16, 17, 18, 19,[Read More…]
Town Council joins Rotary as corporate member
by Geoff Fox The Hancock Rotary Club has a new member in the Town of Hancock after town officials agreed to join the organization during the March town meeting. Former Mayor Dan Murphy, who is currently the president of Rotary, told town officials exactly what that means. Murphy said the[Read More…]
Organizers of plant giveaway approach Hancock council for help with logistics
by Geoff Fox Wendy Weller told Hancock officials her organization was looking to hold an event where plants were handed out to the community. The plant giveaway is scheduled for Saturday, May 20 at the Latter-day Saints church parking lot from 10 a.m. until noon, or until supplies run out.[Read More…]
Town’s new traffic cameras are up & working
by Geoff Fox Councilman Roland Lanehart, Jr. told town officials the Redspeed cameras by Hancock Middle-Senior High School and Hancock Elementary are now up and running, and speeding tickets are already being issued. Lanehart is one of the town council’s Police Commissioners. Reports for the camera are coming in to[Read More…]
