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Hagerstown police wrap up year-long retail theft and drug trafficking crackdown

HAGERSTOWN – The Hagerstown Police Department has concluded its “Operation Blue Light Special” initiative which was a year-long investigation targeting the problem of...

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Overgrown vegetation, water shortage, Fall Jubilee, Penn State decision come before borough council

MONT ALTO – During a 90-minute meeting on Monday, July 7, Mont Alto’s Borough Council discussed right-of-way protections and procedures, ongoing water restrictions...

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Emergency shelter grant, help for abused women to be considered by Franklin commissioners

CHAMBERSBURG – A $290,690 grant to provide emergency shelter, rehousing and homelessness prevention will be before Franklin County commissioners when they meet at...

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Penn DOT, state police stress Operation Yellow Jacket

HARRISBURG – Did you know that 1,250 traffic accidents occurred around Pennsylvania work zones last year, some resulting in fatalities and injuries? That’s...

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Schreiber named Franklin County’s June employee of the month 

CHAMBERSBURG – Franklin County Commissioners presented the June Employee of the Month award to Gayle Schreiber during the board’s July 2 public meeting....

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Quincy Township supervisors to meet July 7

QUINCY TOWNSHIP – Quincy Township will hold its regularly scheduled board of supervisors meeting on Monday, July 7, at 6:30 pm. The township...

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Washington Township Supervisors to meet July 7

ROUZERVILLE – A regular meeting of the Washington Township Supervisors will take place on Monday, July 7, at 1:30 pm at the township...

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Mont Alto Council will hear latest on the closing of Penn State campus

MONT ALTO – Discussion at the Monday, July 7, meeting of the Mont Alto Borough Council will focus on the decision by Penn...

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450 firefighters train at Shippensburg after Michaux wildfires

SHIPPENSBURG – In the wake of one of Pennsylvania’s most significant wildfires in recent memory, more than 450 wildland firefighters from 11 states converged...

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Public invited to review Swamp Fox Road bridge rehab project over I-81

HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania Department of Transportion officials invite the public to an online plan display regarding Route 914 (Swamp Fox Road) bridge rehabilitation...

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