by Geoff Fox The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration recently announced a study underway about the possible extension of the Brunswick Line westward. One possible stop on an extension could be at the Hancock station. The initiative for the study is based in part on legislation adopted in[Read More…]
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State claims North Wilkes Street will be paved this year
by Trish Rudder Paving North Wilkes Street is on the West Virginia Division of Highways (DOH) to-do list for 2023. That’s what town and DOH officials are saying. Bath Town Recorder Susan Webster said she submitted a personal complaint to the DOH office in Charleston and was contacted by Todd[Read More…]
Jury convicts Hedgesville man of armed robbery
Jurors serving in Morgan County Circuit Court last week handed down guilty verdicts on all four charges in a trial stemming from an armed robbery on River Road last summer. Deliberations by the jury took less than 30 minutes at the end of a trial lasting a day and a[Read More…]
Centenarian celebrated at War Memorial
by Lisa Schauer Caregivers and residents at War Memorial Hospital’s extended care unit gathered to celebrate one resident’s 100th birthday on Monday, February 13. Surrounded by family members, John Kielek, 100, formerly of Baltimore, was enjoying a birthday lunch of pepperoni pizza, sheet cake and Sprite in the unit’s decorated[Read More…]
County commits funds to study walking corridor along U.S. 522
by Kate Shunney Morgan County officials have committed to spending $82,000 in Hotel/Motel funds as a match to a federal grant that will study the possibility of creating a pedestrian-safe access path from the Food Lion area in Berkeley Springs to the C&O Canal in Hancock. Commissioners had previously agreed[Read More…]
Small game & trapping seasons run through the end of February, March
West Virginia hunters and trappers have until late February and March to close out various small game seasons. Hunting and trapping seasons for red and gray fox, bobcat and raccoon will close on February 28. Trapping seasons for coyote, otter, mink and muskrat will also close on February 28. The[Read More…]
New Pleasant View after-school program continues to grow
by Kate Evans Pleasant View Elementary’ s Growing Roadrunners After-school Program (GRASP) has nearly doubled in student participation since it started back in October. It began with 23 kindergarten through fifth graders. They now have 43 students enrolled, said Pleasant View Principal Summer McClintock. The GRASP program is still[Read More…]
Companies donate to Morgan County Homeless Coalition center
Morgan County Homeless Coalition recently received two business donations to go toward the renovation and opening of their year-round shelter. Masonite Doors answered the Morgan County Homeless Coalition’s request for 12 fire retardant doors for the shelter. Masonite is located in Winchester and started with 7 employees and has grown[Read More…]
Bypass work will close Myers Road permanently next week
A well-used shortcut into Berkeley Springs will be closed to through traffic starting early next week. Highway contractors Trumbull Corporation told Morgan County emergency officials last week that they plan to close Myers Road permanently during the week of February 13 to facilitate the construction of the U.S. 522 Bypass.[Read More…]
MDOT seeks public input on options to extend MARC train lines, including Hancock alignment
by Geoff Fox The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA) is looking to the public to get input on the need for an extension of the Brunswick commuter train line. The survey specifically asks about stretching train service further west using trains serving Martinsburg, W.Va. Possible extension[Read More…]
