Author: Staff Reports

WAYNESBORO- Market Day returns on Saturday, Oct. 1, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Main Street in downtown Waynesboro with over a dozen local small business vendors, food and beverages, sidewalk sales and live music and entertainment. There will also be a Kid Zone featuring a bounce house, train ride, face painting, and carnival activities for kids of all ages. Join the Chili Cook-Off Contest or Corn Hole Tournament from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. or enjoy live music in the Main Street Park with Drew Adams from Noon to 2 p.m. and Center of Gravity 2 p.m. to 4…

HAGERSTOWN, MD – The Washington County Division of Emergency Services and Potomac Valley Volunteer Fire Company have been awarded a $1.9 million Regional Assistance for Firefighters Grant (AFG) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The funds will be used by various volunteer fire and EMS departments, the Division of Emergency Services and the county Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association to purchase portable radios. “On behalf of the entire Board of County Commissioners for Washington County, MD, I extend our appreciation to Potomac Valley Volunteer Fire Company for your efforts to assist our County in obtaining a FEMA Grant Award,” said Board…

WAYNE HEIGHTS–The Washington Township Board of Supervisors will meet today, Monday, Sept. 26, at 7 p.m. in the township building on Welty Road. Approval of the Meeting Minutes Emergency Services Reports: Waynesboro EMS Report; Waynesboro Fire Dept. Report; Blue Ridge Fire & Rescue ReportWTPD Monthly ReportTownship Secretary: Recycling Financial Report; Transfer Station Financial Report; PennDOT Liquid Fuels & Turnback Estimate for 2023; InvoicesAssistant Zoning Officer’s Report:Erin and Paul McKusker Subdivision PlanPaul and Mary Hess Subdivision PlanRequest for Red Run ParkAssistant Manager’s ReportF.C. Association of Township Officials Fall ConventionCommonwealth of PA Liquid Fuels Audit for 2020 & 2021WellSpan Get Outdoors ProgramNon-Uniform…

CHAMBERSBURG-Colorful pencil boxes and speckled composition books spilled out of donation boxes, as volunteers carried supplies into the United Way of Franklin County office last month. “It has been a very busy 8 weeks for our office, between collecting donations, sorting, and now distributing items before the start of school,” said Amy Hicks, Executive Director of United Way of Franklin County. “We had partners from all over Franklin County helping make this year’s event successful.”   Between July 5th and 31st, UWFC collected donations at 38 area locations, placing nearly 100 donation receptacles in and around the county.  And this…

HARRISBURG– Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) Acting Secretary Meg Snead today advised Pennsylvanians of a potential scam in which individuals are going door to door asking Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) recipients to see their bills to ensure they are receiving the correct LIHEAP funds. LIHEAP is distributed directly to a household’s utility company or home heating fuel provider in the form of a grant, and neither DHS nor utility companies will solicit LIHEAP information from recipients in this manner.  Please report any texts or other interactions about DHS benefits that seem suspicious by calling the DHS fraud…

Make a new friend. Sugar Hollow Farm Alpacas will celebrate National Alpacas Farm Day Sept. 24-25 at the farm, 9955 Masters Road, Waynesboro. Stop by the farm to visit the alpacas, take a tour of the farm and learn about the care and handling of the animals. Saturday, 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sunday, 1:30-4 p.m. Take a deep breath. Dawnlight Yoga in the Park with Brittany Leach will be held Sundays this fall at 1 p.m. at Main Street Park. Bring your mat or borrow one at the park. Yoga is free. Walk and read. The September kickoff of Downtown…

WAYNESBORO- The Institute is offering a series of four new outdoor adventure programs in October. Designed for kids in grades K to 5, EXPLORE! programs will run after school on Thursdays, October 6, 13, 20 and 27, from 4 to 5 p.m. at Pine Hill Recreation Area. All program activities are outside, and each week features a different theme. Taught by Institute educators, programs include educational activities related to the season and theme. Students may attend any or all sessions. The programs are: Thursday, October 6 • 4 to 5 p.m. Discovering Sunflowers Students will learn all about sunflowers. They will…

MERCERSBURG–Commnity State Bank recently celebrated the opening of its ninth branch by announcing $9,000 in donations to nine local nonprofits including: M M P & W Volunteer Fire Company,My Neighbor’s BountyMercersburg Lions Club-Community ParkTuscarora Education Foundation (TEF)Tuscarora Senior Activity CenterHarry Lackhove American Legion Post 517Mercersburg Historical SocietyPeckin’ Thyme Farms Animal Rescue & Sanctuaryand Fendrick Library.

 CHAMBERSBURG – The Franklin County Commissioners expanded their efforts to support affordable homes in local communities by allocating $10,000 in Housing Trust Funds to Waynesboro Community and Human Services (WCHS) to pilot its Safe Housing Fund. WCHS works with low-income families in the Greencastle-Antrim and Waynesboro Area school districts who are facing eviction or deteriorating living conditions. The Safe Housing Fund supports that mission by investing in small-scale repairs to existing homes. By improving the livability of existing homes, WCHS is working to prevent evictions, especially when making modest repairs means families can remain in their homes. Through the Safe…

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) has released its preliminary employment situation report for August 2022. Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate was down one-tenth​ of a percentage point over the month to 4.2 percent in August, the lowest rate since June 2000. The U.S. unemployment rate was up two-tenths of a ​percentage point over the month to 3.7 percent. The commonwealth’s unemployment rate was 1.9 percentage points below its August 2021 level and the national rate was down 1.5 percentage points over the year. “With Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate dipping to 4.2 percent – its lowest point since June 2000 –…