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Serving Franklin County, PA and Washington County, MD

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Local history, personal profiles, and editorials on the people, places, and things that make up the Franklin County, PA and Washington County, MD areas.

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District Attorney recognizes Peace Officers Memorial Day, Police Week

BY MATTHEW FOGAL “One Team, One Fight.” That is forever. It steadfastly means something special here and has always meant something in Franklin...

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Reflections on holidays, history and hope

When I was a child, I celebrated holidays like most other families. At Christmas, I opened presents under the tree. At Easter, I...

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QUICK BITES: Paul’s Country Market

This trip, we stopped into Paul’s Country Market located 6374 Nunnery Road, just outside of Waynesboro.  They say you shouldn’t visit a grocery...

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HIT THE GROUND RUNNING: A high school rite of passage can make a lifetime of memories

Prom. Just the sound of that word brings back a flood of memories: the “vital” decision of whether to go with a date...

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Quick Bites

We finally got a chance to stop in and try Avocado Cafe in Chambersburg.  They are located at 1048 Lincoln Way East (behind...

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Coming of age brings triumphs, challenges, cherished moments

My oldest daughter, Nora, recently celebrated her seventeenth birthday. The fact of that truly blows my mind. Seventeen. It’s such an interesting age...

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It’s high time to share the sunshine!

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”  I often find myself thinking about this quote from Plato. When I...

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So glad we stayed!

I grew up in Waynesboro. I went to Fairview Elementary and graduated with the Class of 1996 at Waynesboro Area Senior High School. ...

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HIT THE GROUND RUNNING: Weekend plans? Go take in the show!

On Friday, March 13, 2020, an announcement came over the loudspeaker at school stating that starting the following week the Waynesboro Area School...

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HIT THE GROUND RUNNING: Life–stitch by stitch

Sometime around 2008, I signed my mom, my mother-in-law, and myself up for knitting lessons at the Knitting Cottage in Leitersburg. Knitting has...

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