Serving Franklin, PA and Washington, MD Counties
Serving Franklin County, PA and Washington County, MD
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Mary B. Sharpe
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Local history: The legacy of Franklin County schools

Whenever young families move to a new area, a few factors rank high on their list of importance. Neighborhood value, local crime rate...

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Shopping catalog highlights from 2026 Almanack

The days of the Sears and JC Penny Catalogs coming in the mail are long gone, but the joy of catalog shopping lives...

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Local history: The path to freedom through Franklin County

FRANKLIN COUNTY – The Underground Railroad has become as engrained in American lore as the Revolutionary War and Western Expansion, only for much...

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Star light, star bright? Hagerstown Almanack can help identify them

HAGERSTOWN – Star light, star bright, when will we be able to see them shine in the sky at night? The 2026 Hagerstown Town...

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‘Addams Family’ musical comes to Waynesboro

WAYNESBORO- They’re kooky…they’re spooky…they are the Addams Family, and they have come to Waynesboro. The WASHS All-School Production Team is performing “The Addams...

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Dining out: Giacomo’s, authentic taste of Italy

FAYETTEVILLE – We all have that one place that we drive by all the time and say to ourselves, “one of these days...

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Local history: Madeleine Dahlgren, a brilliant writer and anti-suffragette

BOONSBORO – “Thoughts of Female Suffrage: and in true vindication of woman’s true rights,” “Democracy, an American novel,” “South Mountain Magic” and “The...

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Almanack provides long-range forecasts for our area

HAGERSTOWN. – Want long-range forecasts tailored for our region? Think about the Town and County Almanack. LocalNews1 has partnered with The Hagerstown Town and Country Almanack to...

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Legend of Elvis lives on in Greencastle, Underground RR presentation on tap too

GREENCASTLE – The Allison-Antrim Museum, located at 365 S. Ridge Ave., will be hosting another one of their Elvis Presley exhibitions, which have...

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FCADC says future development in Franklin County is ‘in a good place’

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. – “We are in a good place, the proceptivity is strong, the opportunity and things available to us is strong.” That...

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