by Geoff Fox While Mike Faith’s job is safe, town officials have voted to amend the town’ s charter in how to handle the termination of the town manager position should the need arise. According to the town charter, the term of a town manager is indefinite and serves at[Read More…]
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Town refines business grant process & bid reviews
by Geoff Fox Town manager Mike Faith gave officials an update on where certain projects stand and things coming up on the town’s radar. The town’ s grant committee met and reviewed a “few different grant applications,” Faith said, and have to decide what the committee wants to do when[Read More…]
Speed cameras & traffic stops discussed at town meeting
by Geoff Fox Temporary speed cameras have been installed in the school zone near Hancock Middle-Senior High School and Hancock Elementary. Red Speed installed the new speed cameras and those temporary cameras are now operational, the town council learned last week. They started Monday, October 10, Officer Shawn Faith told[Read More…]
Ballot boxes installed & ready for use statewide
The Maryland State Board of Elections (SBE) has confirmed that all 281 ballot drop boxes slated for use in the 2022 General Election have been installed and are currently available for use. A ballot box is located at Hancock Town Hall, 126 W. High Street, Hancock. Voters who request mail-in[Read More…]
Parking meter kiosk won’t be added to town hall lot
by Geoff Fox Town officials addressed questions raised by residents of Hancock during their October town meeting on Tuesday, October 11. The first question came during the citizen’ s comments portion of the meeting when Preston Hall asked if the town had a start date for the new meter kiosks[Read More…]
Social Security benefits to increase 8.7 percent for 2023
Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for approximately 70 million Americans will increase 8.7 percent in 2023, the Social Security Administration has announced. On average, Social Security benefits will increase by more than $140 per month starting in January. The 8.7 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with[Read More…]
Maryland buys easements to preserve 25 working farms
The Maryland Board of Public Works approved 25 new Maryland Agricultural Preservation Foundation (MALPF) easements at their meeting on October 12. These easements will permanently preserve 3,385 acres of prime farmland in Baltimore, Caroline, Carroll, Dorchester, Frederick, Kent, Talbot, Washington, and Wicomico counties for an investment of more than $13.6[Read More…]
Police investigating thefts
Pennsylvania State Police from the McConnellsburg barracks are investigating two thefts from Great Cove Road and one from Buck Valley Road from incidents in August. The first two involve catalytic converters being stolen from two vehicles along Great Cove Road at I-70 west in Warfordsburg. According to police, some time[Read More…]
Panthers to play last home game Friday
The Hancock Panther football team will face off this Friday, October 21 against Clay-Batelle High School on Hancock’s home field, starting at 7 p.m. The Panthers made a showing against Hundred High on Friday, October 14, racking up its third-highest score of the season. Hancock ultimately fell to the Hundred[Read More…]
Violet Marie Geist
Violet Marie Geist 1947-2022 Violet Marie Geist, 75, of Hancock, Md., lost her battle with cancer and passed away peacefully Monday, October 10, 2022, at home, surrounded by her loving family. Violet was born February 7, 1947, in Hancock, Md. She was one of ten daughters of the late Alta[Read More…]
