…….I grew up in the “melting pot of America” where immigrants came to find their fortune in the dusty, dirty steel mill where they would perform backbreaking labor to secure their families’ future. It’s where a scarfer could make more than a bank president, live…
By Mark Patterson By some estimates, 600 MILLION cyber -attacks occur each day. Please advise whoever compiles those stats to raise last Monday’s count to 600 million plus one. I got hacked. Violated, humiliated, defenseless, -you name it, I feel it. Plus a few other…
Come to New Cumberland, WV, for the 16th annual Fall Riverfest on Saturday, September 27, and Sunday, September 28, 2025. River Avenue will once again be filled with entertainment, food, crafts, fun, and family. **The Riverfest is a real deal: Admission is free, entertainment is…
Christian Thaman, owner of Stainless Specialties, LLC, is New Cumberland’s newest Council member. Thaman who moved his business to the Southern end of town a year ago has revitalized the property and established a growing business. He affirmed his commitment to the town, by assuming…
By Mark Patterson Decades before artificial intelligence commenced those creepy imitations of human voices or began writing lousy articles on your computer’s home page, the stuff that Stephen Hawking warned would betray and potentially end humanity launched an assault that these days threatens the very existence…
……..I used to get Memorial Day and Labor Day confused when I was little. I knew one was at the beginning of Summer; One was at the end. As I grew older (and one would hope more knowledgeable) I learned that Memorial Day honored and…
The consideration of Animal Shelter management bids currently received by the Hancock County Commission died for lack of a motion at the Commission’s meeting Thursday. The Commission then approved advertising the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the management of the animal shelter once again. The…
The Oak Glen High School Class of 1975 celebrated their 50th Year Reunion beginning Friday, August 22, and ending with a breakfast group staying at the Holiday Inn, Weirton, Sunday, August 24. Approximately 65 classmates plus their guests attended and enjoyed events throughout the weekend.…
Although the final license is still to be granted to Current Hydro, LLC for the New Cumberland Hydro Electric plant, the Board of Education and Hancock County Commission have agreed upon an original PILOT project payment schedule. The proposed escalating PILOT/lease payment is $400,000.00 with…