The latest addition to the landscape in Newburg is a new Dollar General Store, located at 174 Newville Road in Hopewell Township.
The Cumberland County Community Vaccination Clinic will close permanently on Friday, June 11; appointments are available for the final week of the clinic.
This week’s offering of a Blast from the Past takes us back to the graduating Class of 1959, and summertime fun in both 1952 and 1959.
The Keystone Kringles, a group of antique Christmas collectors, will hold a mini Kringle Mania convention at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel, 503 Newburg Road in Shippensburg, June 11-13.
The SHAPE Gallery is pleased to present the 16th annual Members Show, “Chiaroscuro - Without Light There is No Darkness.”
Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education has announced two partnerships involving State System universities, the private sector, and community agencies are the first recipients of #Prepared4PA grants that support the creation of innovative credentialing programs to help Pennsylvanians…
The Institute will host a production of William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 19, at Red Run Park in Rouzerville.
Penn State Extension Senior Educator Lynn James is pleased to announce Judy Mountain and Zina Long have recently completed extensive training and passed an exam with Penn
Chief Damage Controlman Dustin Karper, from Dry Run, left, and Chief Sonar Technician (Surface) Michael Morgan, from Atlanta, compete in a fire hose tug-of-war event during a Damage Control Olympics event aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117), on…
The Ms. Wheelchair Pennsylvania organization is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) and is NOT a beauty pageant, but rather a competition to select the most articulate spokeswoman to serve as a role model and advocate for Pennsylvanians with disabilities.
Shippensburg American Legion Post 223 Service Officer/Board President Jerry Porter recently accepts a certificate of appreciation from the Shippensburg Area Senior High School Agriculture Department and the FFA Chapter for the legion’s support of the new greenhouse.
Feeding Pennsylvania calls on Congress, Biden Administration to take further steps to address hunger
Recently, President Biden announced critical investments included in his American Families Plan that would address child food insecurity and benefit families in high poverty areas across our state. The plan would extend recent improvements to the Child Tax Credit for lower-income families, w…
Pennsylvania Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) and House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) announced Tuesday that the House has approved House Resolution 106, which will terminate Gov. Tom Wolf’s March 6, 2020, COVID-19 emergency disaster declaration.
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives Tuesday approved two legislative measures designed to better protect the lives of unborn children in the commonwealth, announced Rep. Rob Kauffman (R-Franklin), author of one of the bills.
Greetings from the ‘Burg once again! Welcome to summer…no wait, summer doesn’t officially begin until June 21, so what’s with all the heat and humidity? I suppose Mother Nature has plans of her own, and hey, who are we to question her? After all, she is a woman and you know how easy it is fo…
The 8th annual Dauphin County Women’s Expo will return to the area from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, June 19, at a new location: Harrisburg Mall, former Boscov’s store, 3501 Paxton St., Harrisburg.
The Newville Lions Community Fair will return from July 7-10 at the Lions Fairgrounds, 433 Shippensburg Road.
The Susquehanna Folk Music Society is sponsoring a virtual concert in honor of Quebec National Day at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 24.
Beginning Friday June 11, and continuing every Friday morning from 9 to 11 a.m., through Aug. 13, Project SHARE will be serving a week’s worth of take-away breakfasts and lunches from three locations in the region.
To honor the creative efforts teachers have made to maneuver their ever-shifting learning environments and keep students engaged this past year, SONIC Drive-In donated $1.5 million to teacher requests on national education nonprofit site DonorsChoose on Teacher Appreciation Day, May 4. As pa…
Choose PA Dairy is a joint promotional campaign with a goal to increase consumer awareness about the year-round availability of local milk, how to purchase it, and the incredible health benefits of consuming fluid milk.
The West Shore Symphony Orchestra will perform two free outdoor Juneteenth pops concerts at 6 p.m. Friday, June 18, at South Middleton Park in Boiling Springs, and 7 p.m. Saturday, June 19, at Paxton Presbyterian Church in Harrisburg. The concerts, entitled ‘Our Interconnected World,’ featur…
WellSpan Health announced recently the opening of a new and innovative one-stop clinic for vulnerable patients with mental health and substance use disorders. Called START (Specialized Treatment and Recovery Team), the clinic provides a coordinated care experience for patients with urgent me…
State Sen. Judy Ward (R-30) recently applauded Pennsylvania voters for voting yes on two amendments to the Pennsylvania Constitution in the May 18 Primary Election.
Lion Jerry and Alice Judy accept a Certificate of Appreciation from Shippensburg Lions Club President Galen Burkholder for their program presentation to the club during its May meeting. Originally scheduled to speak to the club in November, the presentation was postponed due to the pandemic.…
The American Legion Post 223 Honor Guard recently performed Memorial Day Honors at Roxbury Cemetery for the 44 Veterans that are interned there. Many of the Veterans served during the Civil War and World War I, and there are even some from the War of 1812. The Honor Guard gave a 21-Gun Salut…
The Fort Loudoun Historical Society in Franklin County is proud to announce the Fort Loudoun Market Fair scheduled for June 25-27 at 1720 N. Brooklyn Road, Fort Loudon.
Members of the Shippensburg American Legion Post 223 Honor Guard raised the American Flag, the POW Flag and the State Flag in front of the Veterans Fountain at Memorial Park on Monday morning in honor of Memorial Day. The flags will fly at the park until Veterans Day when they will be retire…
Many attended the Memorial Day Roxbury fireworks display Sunday evening at the Roxbury Holiness Camp. Spectators filled the camp’s parking lot, as well as nearby side roads and the Dollar General parking lot across the road. A fleet of apparatus from the Pleasant Hall Fire & EMS Co. was …
In celebration of Dairy Month in June, World Milk Day and the largest sector of the state’s number one industry Agriculture, Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association, Feeding Pennsylvania, American Dairy Association North East and Pennsylvania Dairy Princesses teamed up with Weis Markets to tackl…
The Greater Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce and Greencastle-Antrim Chamber of Commerce recently announced the formation of a joint business partnership: the Cumberland Valley Business Alliance (CVBA).
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners today approved the 2021-22 Fiscal Budget. The total revenue in the fiscal budget is $57,865,075, which predominantly consists of Human Services funding.
Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, in partnership with The GIANT Co., is pleased to announce the application period is open for the Healing the Planet Grant Program, a competitive grant for tax exempt organizations that aim to build environmental stewardship by connecting people and families to co…
The Shippensburg Civic Club has named two Shippensburg students as Students of the Month.
Leaders of more than 400 school districts across Pennsylvania, representing more than 80 percent of school districts in the commonwealth, have called on the General Assembly to pass commonsense reforms to the commonwealth’s broken, outdated charter school law. These changes would hold charte…
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn recently said Pennsylvania state parks and forests are open for the unofficial start of the summer season, and reminded Pennsylvanians of the guidelines in place so that all visitors have a safe and enjoyable …
Franklin County was recently added to the spotted lanternfly quarantine in March of 2021 by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. What does this mean for you?
The Franklin County Conservation District has received $2,000 to hold a Summer Conservation Farm Tour.
Celebrate National Pollinator Week (June 21-27, 2021) with the Penn State Master Gardeners of Cumberland County! Provide nectar and host plants for butterflies and other beneficial pollinators this summer with a Pollinator Container Garden Kit to Go. Kit pick-up is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sat…
During the 2020-21 school year, the Shippensburg Lions Club could not recognize Students of the Month due to the pandemic. The club also did not meet in person for six of those months.
Lion Brian Beidel, chairman of the Shippensburg Lions Club Adopt-A-Highway committee, stands in front of the 18 bags of trash collected during the club’s recent spring cleanup of Walnut Bottom Road, Shippensburg. He was assisted by Lions Kathy Eddinger, Ron Reed, Earl Nollenberger and Galen …
The 22nd annual Dauphin County 50plus EXPO will return Wednesday, June 9, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at a new location: Harrisburg Mall, former Boscov’s store, 3501 Paxton St., Harrisburg.
The Franklin County Commissioners on behalf of the STAR Committee (Special Thanks And Recognition) proudly present the Employee of the Month award to Mary Seville, who has been employed with Franklin County since July of 2020. She currently serves as the Planning Coordinator for the Departme…
The Institute is offering two early summer “Bloomin’ Walks” to view blossoming mountain laurel and rhododendron. The walks are on Saturdays, June 12 and 26, from 10 a.m. to noon.
Best Friends Animal Society and Antietam Humane Society have partnered to save the lives of cats in southern Franklin County. For the past few months, the National Animal Welfare Organization has provided support to the Pennsylvania shelter to implement lifesaving changes for cats, including…
During a ceremony last week at the Mount Holly Springs Cemetery, 15-year-old Eagle Scout Casey Essig of Troop 170 of Mount Holly Springs was recognized by the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners for his work in ensuring that 178 Veterans were properly honored with American flag holders,…
The Pennsylvania Department of Aging’s Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman today announced the dates and topics for the upcoming Virtual Family Council (VFC) meetings in June.
The Memorial Day holiday is a yearly reminder that the Pennsylvania Veterans’ Memorial, located at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery in Annville, Lebanon County, stands in lasting tribute to those who served our state and nation in times of war and peace. It is the largest Veterans’ memorial …
Lisa Shoap captured Wednesday’s ‘super flower blood moon’ suspended above McCullough Road. The rare lunar eclipse began early Wednesday morning, lasting for several hours.
Mother Nature provided a spectacular day for Newburg’s annual Memorial Day celebration that took place on Sunday.
Editor’s Note: This is a column on area watersheds by Blyden Potts and guest columnists to spread awareness of the area’s tributaries and the efforts of area volunteers to keep them clean.
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