We are living in unusual times. There are psychological effects that this pandemic is having on most or all of us that we don’t really have the prior experience to know how to navigate. Many of us are depressed. Many of us are feeling lonely.…
So who was Patrick Gass anyhow?Mr. Gass was born in 1771 in Falling Spring, Pennsylvania. That town is now part of Chambersburg. That much is clear, however, much of the rest of his life, other than his military service and the Voyage of Discovery period,…
…..The Christmas tree is packed away and I have said farewell and good riddance to 2020. I welcomed the New Year in a subdued and tentative manner afraid that if I so much as acknowledged it had arrived, 2021 will be worse then it’s predecessor.…..Last…
Progress continued with improvements to the New Cumberland water/sewage system at Monday’s City Council meeting. Following public hearings on ordinances enabling improvements and additions to the water/sewage system and subsequent sewage rate increase the ordinances were passed by Council.In other business, Council:**Announced filing for Mayor…
Hancock County Prosecutor Steven Dragisich assumed his duties January 1, 2021 and announced his team of Assistant Prosecutors ready to go to work. The Prosecutor’s Office is preparing for a Grand Jury slated for January 12 and 13 with Magistrate Court dates already in process.The…
In other business, the Commission:**Approved the appointment of Assistant Prosecutors David Cross, Mike Lucas, Mike Adams, April Manypenny Raines and Vince Gurrera;**Approved the appointment of Barnabei as an emeritus member of the Brooke Hancock Jefferson Planning Commission (BHJ) to serve a two-year term expiring Jan.…
About sixty volunteers braved the winter cold on Saturday, December 19, 2020, to lay wreaths on the graves of veterans at the New Cumberland Cemetery. The ceremony, sponsored by the New Cumberland Garden Club, is part of the national Wreaths Across America Day that is…
The year 2021 will see a change in the top administrator at CHANGE, Inc. Judy Raveaux, CEO, has announced her retirement effect July 1, 2021 and the search is on for her replacement. The imprint she has left in her 37 plus years-tenure as the…
Dr. Mike Swan has been named assistant superintendent of Burke County Public Schools. The announcement came Monday at the Burke County Board of Education meeting.Burke County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Larry Putnam said, “Join me in congratulating Dr. Swan as our new assistant superintendent. Dr.…