Author: Staff Reports

WAYNESBORO—A local nonprofit turns 10 this month and will celebrate with a day of fun for everyone. Knick Knack Pittie Pack will host an event Saturday, Aug. 27, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Quincy Ox Roast Association, 8098 Anthony Hwy., Waynesboro. The event will include carnival games, food, vendors, DJ, raffles and more. Shane the Balloon Guy will be on-site making balloon animals from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Face-painting and glitter tattoos will also be available during that same time, followed by a magic show from 2:45 to 3:20 p.m. Rob Gutro will be doing a seminar…

WAYNESBORO-On Friday, Aug. 26, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. join Music Makers as they host Mitch Morrill at 46 W. Main St. Morrill (vocals/guitar) performs classic rock and blues. Highly respected for his richly emotive and distinctive voice, excellent guitar playing, and high energy—and known for his work fronting the band, Dem Guise—Morrill has been a musical mainstay throughout the Tri-State area for years.

WAYNESBORO – Grant-writing and nonprofit organization support firm Ghost Writer LLC has hired a community outreach specialist for its projects, including Novel Reels, a cooperation between the company and the Franklin County Library System. Jack Hubbard, of Waynesboro, helps with administrative tasks, website maintenance, is learning grant writing and manage the Novel Reels program that provides families with a free movie screening, free refreshments and a free book tied to the selected movie. “I love helping people, and I love writing,” Hubbard said. “These two passions make grant writing, and especially managing Novel Reels, very fun. I hope that by…

HARRISBURG- The Pennsylvania departments of Education, Health, Human Services and Insurance are reminding families to ensure their children’s immunizations are up to date as part of back-to-school preparations. Vaccine-preventable diseases, such as chicken pox, meningitis, measles, whooping cough, and others are still seen across the commonwealth. Keeping children up to date on vaccinations is the best way to keep them healthy and reduce unnecessary absences from school. Staying up to date with immunizations provides the best protection against disease and is essential to individual and population health. Under the Affordable Care Act, most insurance plans, including those bought through Pennie®,…

WAYNESBORO–Buchanan Trail East is closed today, Monday, Aug. 22, at 1 p.m., between Prices Church Road and Tick Ridge Road for police/fire activity. A second alarm fire was reported in a commercial garage at 6557 Buchanan Trail East. Avoid the area.

WAYNESBORO–The Waynesboro Theatre (75 W. Main St.) is offering the following films this week: Friday, Aug 26, 7 p.m. “House of the Dragon” Watch Party (1:06) Come watch the first episode of the wildly anticipated prequel series to game of thrones: HOUSE OF THE DRAGON. Cost: Donation Saturday, Aug 27, 11 a.m., 2 p.m., 6 p.m. “The Mitchells vs. The Machines” (PG 1:53) The Mitchells vs. The Machines (2021) PG A quirky, dysfunctional family’s road trip is upended when they find themselves in the middle of the robot apocalypse and suddenly become humanity’s unlikeliest last hope! Cost: $6 Sunday, Aug 28, 2…

Looking for a new friend? The Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter is featuring these Pets of the Week. For more information, visit http://www.cvas-pets.org/ or call 717-263-5791. Spring is a super sweet girl that arrived at the shelter as a stray, so we don’t know a lot about her past. We think she’s about 10 months old and is a Spitz mix. Spring is a happy, athletic girl that would do best in an active home. She loves attention and would love to find her loving forever home soon! Spring must meet all family members that reside in the home. Do you…

HAGERSTOWN, MD- Sterling Financial Management, Inc. will hold a live webinar on college planning titled “College Bound” on Tuesday, Aug. 23, at 5:30 p.m. The webinar will cover how to calculate your expected family contribution, understand the FAFSA application better and look at other ways to pay for college. Private wealth manager Dave Neterer from the Sterling Financial Management advisor team will present this topic online. “We strongly encourage all parents or grandparents with a high school student to attend our upcoming College Bound Webinar,” said Dave Neterer, founder and president of Sterling Financial Management. “There are many factors that…

HARRISBURG– Motorists in Franklin County are advised a soil remediation project is scheduled for next week on Route 997 at Byers Road in Greene Township. A contractor will clean up a diesel fuel spill along the southbound lane of Route 997. Weather permitting, this work will be performed from approximately 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, August 24. A lane restriction will be in place with a stop-and-go traffic pattern. Minor delays are expected. Motorists should drive with caution, watch for stopped or slow-moving traffic, and be alert for construction vehicles entering and exiting the roadway. Motorists can check conditions…

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) recently urged Pennsylvania consumers to be alert for potential energy marketing scams, especially unsolicited telemarketing calls requesting immediate action and promising far-reaching savings on energy bills.Questionable Robocalls and Other Possible Scams One type of misleading solicitation involves robocalls from unidentified sources making vague and potentially misleading statements about customer discounts, refunds, rebates, and bonuses if the customer acts now. The calls often appear as a local telephone number on recipients’ caller ID, which is often fake or “spoofed,” or the calls fail to display any number at all. These questionable calls appear…