Gettysburg News

INSIDE THE SANDWICH Behold the Lobster Roll. Sought-after all up and down the East Coast, this sandwich is taken very seriously by very satisfied fans.

A life-sized animatronic Abe Lincoln is among the historical figures and tableau scenes from a Gettysburg wax museum set to hit the auction block just months after the town celebrated the 150th anniversary of his "Gettysburg Address."

FAYETTEVILLE >> Totem Pole Playhouse, located in Caledonia State Park has announced it will be holding auditions for locals interested in being in several productions for the upcoming 2014 season.

The most anticipated music festival of 2014, the legendary RoSfest, will take place this year May 2-4, 2014, and will feature progressive rock icons Caravan, Beardfish, Collage, Clepsydra, Sound Of Contact and others! The Rites of Spring Festival, or RoSfest as it's commonly called, is an annual progressive rock festival held every spring in ... (more)

GETTYSBURG >> Gettysburg Area Dollars for Scholars has more than $65,000 in scholarships available to graduating high school seniors who reside in the Gettysburg Area School District.

GETTYSBURG >> March 21st is the deadline for submissions to the Adams County Arts Council's 11th Juried Art Exhibition, May 30-June 22, in Schmucker Art Gallery at Gettysburg College.

Member finalized the wording and map amendments to the borough's zoning ordinance code at Monday's meeting.

Abraham Lincoln for sale? It seems that way! A wax museum in Gettysburg, Adams County is placing some of its life-sized historical figures up for auction.

Gettysburg National Military Park's Advisory Commission will meet in early April to provide an update on the Museum and Visitor Center, battlefield landscape rehabilitation, the development of a park fire management plan, and other park projects and to provide a citizens' open forum.

The Littlestown Area School District is a rural School District located in south central Pennsylvania close to the Gettysburg National Park.

A man who broke his silence after three decades in a central Pennsylvania firebombing and double murder has been sentenced to time served and will be eligible for parole immediately.

FRANKLIN COUNTY >> Totem Pole Playhouse, America's beloved summer theatre located in Caledonia State Park will hold local auditions for their upcoming season on March 15, 2014 at the Majestic Theater in Gettysburg.

A Gettysburg man pleaded guilty to violating the Game and Wildlife Code for the second time in six months, according to a Pennsylvania Game Commission news release sent Monday.

In this photo made on Thursday, March 6, 2014, Tammy Myers, who runs the American Civil War Wax Museum for FutureStake Inc., stands beside shelves of heads of characters from the museum in Gettysburg, Pa.

State police in Gettysburg are investigating after an armed robber took cash from the Book Warehouse at the Gettysburg Village Outlets just before close Sunday, according to a news release.

Ten years ago, two General Motors engineers reported that the ignition switch on the Saturn Ion was so flimsy and so low on the steering column that the driver's knee could easily bump the key and turn off the car.

Bright Beginnings Preschool will hold an open house on Thursday, March 20, from 5 to 7 p.m. Parents and their preschoolers are invited to meet the teachers, explore the classroom and register for the 2014-15 school year.

In this photo made on Thursday, March 6, 2014, Tammy Myers, who runs the American Civil War Wax Museum for FutureStake Inc., stands beside shelves of heads of characters from the museum in Gettysburg, Pa.

Housekeeper Staci Stern wipes down a table while cleaning a guest room at the Country Inn and Suites hotel in York Township.

Debbie Foster watches as her 15-year-old daughter, Lydia, is held by her older sister Rebekah, 18, when a seizure hit recently in the living room of their small Colorado Springs apartment.