George Stennett, 70, of Chambersburg has been hired as Great Cove Golf and Recreation Club’s pro shop manager and will oversee all golf and clubhouse operations, according to board President Bob Peck.
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SPECIAL TO THE NEWS By Carol Singel
The Fulton County Relay for Life Kickoff was held on Sunday February 21, at the American Legion in McConnellsburg. There were more than 40 people present, with five returning teams represented and one new team. More...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A former Boeing credit union executive will spend 28 months in prison for a million-dollar fraud scheme at the aerospace company’s suburban Philadelphia plant. More...
Eight large notebooks filled with family genealogy have been donated to the Fulton County Historical Society Library by researcher Clair Pittman Villano of Colorado. More...
ZIEGLERVILLE, Pa. (AP) – One person is dead after the vehicle he was riding in collided with a school bus near a suburban Philadelphia middle school. More...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The U.S. Attorney’s office and the FBI in Philadelphia say 17 people are facing charges of mail fraud in what authorities call a scheme that defrauded insurance companies of more than $630,000. More...
FORBES ROAD Breakfast Menu Monday, March 1: pop tarts, cereal choice, apple, grape or orange juice. Tuesday, March 2: pretzel and cheese, cereal choice, apple, grape or orange juice. More...
The number of fatalities on Pennsylvania highways in 2009 dropped to 1,256, the lowest number since record keeping began in 1928, PennDOT Secretary Allen D. Biehler, P.E., said recently. More...
The Bedford County Regional Educational Foundation of Allegany College of Maryland has announced the awarding of scholarships to eight students in the current 2009-10 academic year. More...
Franklin County Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution met at the Main Street Deli on February 13, 2010, for its annual American History Essay and DAR Good Citizen luncheon. The guest speaker was State Representative Mark Keller. More...
Stephanie N. Clippinger graduated from Allegany College of Maryland on December 18, 2009. She earned a degree in pharmacy technician and graduated with a 4.0 average and top honors as summa cum laude. More...
By Marc Levy ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – The production of natural gas from tightly compacted shale in the U.S. is attracting more capital from around the world. Japanese conglomerate giant Mitsui & Co. More...
By Marc Levy ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania’s beer-sales law is among the nation’s most restrictive and is proving near-impossible to change. More...
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Doctors at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center are trying to persuade the school to let them perform face transplants. More...
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With local residents stuck inside during this latest round of winter storms, many baked items to keep busy and out of the elements. The long-term care residents of Fulton County Medical Center were no different. More...
Hailey Berkstresser, a ninthgrade student at Forbes Road High School, has been named Junior High Student of the Month for February by the high school faculty. More...
Miss Haylee Runk’s Forbes Road Red Bird class has enjoyed playing in a milk jug igloo while learning about the cold weather, recycling and building. More...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Police in Philadelphia used spike strips to stop an ambulance that was reported stolen and arrest the driver. State and city police stopped the ambulance around 9 a.m. More...
Allied Health students Alexis Knisely and Tiffany Diehl from the Fulton County Area Vocational Technical School recently collected 48 health kits for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. More...
By Jim Martin ERIE TIMES-NEWS
ERIE, Pa. (AP) – You won’t likely stumble across Erie’s “other’’ biodiesel plant by accident. The sign outside it says North American Powder Coatings. More...
By Patrick Walters ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – First lady Michelle Obama on Friday took her campaign against childhood obesity to a city once dubbed America’s fattest, announcing more than $400 million in federal assistance to help bring more grocery stores to und More...
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) – Federal marshals have captured a central Pennsylvania man wanted on charges of sexual assault of a child. The U.S. More...
