Tuesday Dec 22 | Chambersburg Public Opinion
Annual living nativity draws faithful crowd to Orrtanna
The smallest angel squirmed beside the manger. The other stretched her legs. Angels above opened their arms.
Fire consumes North East business
A fire early Thursday damaged an office-supply building that was being remodeled for use as a winery.
Family plans Christmas dinner for nearly 100
Last year, Charles and Sharon Stillions hosted a Christmas dinner for nearly 50 people -- friends and relatives, as well as total strangers who needed a place to celebrate the holiday.
Vets recall comedy, tragedy in Battle of the Bulge
The boys of the Bulge are old men now, but some of them at least still have a twinkle in their eye.
Public Record for Monday, Dec. 7, 2009
10:05 p.m. A suspicious vehicle was reported in the first block of East Walnut Street.
Seasonal flu vaccine clinics set for Hanover, Adams County
WellSpan Health has rescheduled seven seasonal-flu vaccination clinics in the Hanover/Adams County area that had been postponed in October because of a supply shortage.
Pa. shoppers wake up a little later
While some shoppers in the Tri-State area camped in store lines for more than 12 hours in anticipation of Black Friday, Franklin County shoppers got a few extra hours of sleep, not forming lines at Chambersburg-area retailers until about 1 a.m. 'I was here at 9 p.m., but I stayed in my truck until he showed up around midnight,' Adam Hudson of ...
Woman changes jobs for love of animals
Animal Control Officer Rachel McVey holds a stray cat she picked up and brought to the Frederick County Animal Control shelter.
Public record for Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
4:48 p.m. Harassment between two males was reported in the 800 block of Broadway.
Md.'s 'Senior Idol' will include Pa. woman
Levittown - A Carroll County woman is headed to Maryland's statewide Senior Idol contest.Linda Lovering, 61, won the county's first Senior Idol competition at the North Carroll Senior and Community Center on Friday.Lovering had a cold but still managed to beat two other contestents with a rendition of Loretta Lynn's "Coal MinerA's Daughter."The ...
Pakistani rugs part of fair trade event
Khalida feels respected for her work, and earning a living wage enables her to plan for her future.
York 4-H hosting tact sale York County 4-H Horse Clubs will host a tack sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov.
Developer pitches plan for new borough hall
A developer's proposal to raze the Hanover Borough building and consolidate its municipal offices with an old glove factory and warehouse nearby was enthusiastically rejected at a recent planning meeting.
List of early Halloween events throughout area for weekend of Oct. 24-25
Several gliders make unplanned landings in Franklin County area
Unscheduled: The pilot of a glider was forced Tuesday to make a landing in a cut corn field off Warm Spring Road, near Marion.
Farm proves popular on sunny autumn day
It was pumpkins and more pumpkins at the Summers Farm this weekend, as families got a taste of a fall fun on a farm.
Frederick mechanic has electric touch
Josh Colson has worked as an auto mechanic on all makes and models of cars and now works for Spectra Auto Services on East Street.
Charges for firing rifle into bedroom
A 35-year-old Fairfield man was arrested after police said he shot a rifle through the second-floor bedroom window of his girlfriend.
Tree Farm No. 1 to open to hunters
The 2,500 acres that were once a tree farm owned by Glatfelter Pulpwood Co., and are soon to be public land, will be opened to the public for hunting from October through February.
Pippin tree might stand alone no more
If small-town harvest celebrations are as American as apple pie, then Fairfield's pie would no doubt be made from fresh, pippin apples.