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NEW OWNER OPEN TO IDEAS FOR USE OF GRAHAM BUILDING

The building sits on the corner of New Cumberland’s only red light and its front steps have seen generations of young people watching the cars go by and contemplating life as they know it in the small town. The displays in the windows have ranged…

AND THEN AGAIN…..by Tamara Pettit

…….A buyer for the Graham building?  Be still my heart because for years I have tried to think of what could go into that building.   It has always seemed to defy the winds of change which have buffeted New Cumberland.  It sits on the corner…

CHESTER LIONS INSTALL OFFICERS

The Chester Lions Club 2022-2023 officers were installed on June 9 by 2nd Vice District Governor, Daniel Heintzman, who traveled all the way from Friendly, WV to do the installation.  Also traveling from Friendly with Daniel was District Environment Chairperson Kim McIntyre.  The officers as pictured…

HANCOCK COUNTY HEALTH DEPT. TO BREAK GROUND FOR NEW FACILITY

        The Hancock County Health Department is slated to break ground on a new facility in the very near future.    Jackie Huff, Health Department administrator, said ground will be broken next week for a  new 4,000-square-foot building which will be located on N,. Chester Street…

OUR HISTORY…..OUR HERITAGE by Bill Kiefer

Wow, time flies when one is having fun. It also flies when there is not much fun tobe had. I have not appeared in Hometown News since the end of January. At thattime, I was deep into a series on the 1972 explosion at National…

YOUR IMAGINATION STATION with Miss Connie

   Have you heard of the Reading with Rover program? We are so very happy to be involved with it. It’s a program where children read to dogs to help them increase their comfort in reading aloud, achieve higher reading levels, show empathy, enhance social…