Antrim Township

Burn ban still in effect for Washington Township WAYNESBORO, Pa. -- A burn ban remains in effect in Washington Township, Pa. Township Manager Mike Christopher said Monday that most people seem to be complying with the ban. He said he spoke to Blue Ridge (Pa.) Fire Chief Jim Meek about burning conditions, and Meek said the ban continues to be necessary due to the lack of rain. The ban applies to all outside burning, other than gas or charcoal grills, Christopher said.

Anthony V. Klimas, 89 SEPT. 20, 1919-MARCH 6, 2009 ANTRIM TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Anthony V. Klimas, 89, of Antrim Township, died Friday, March 6, 2009, at Waynesboro (Pa.) Hospital. Born Sept. 20, 1919, in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Walter and Anna Glabus Klimas. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth B. Klimas, in 2006. They were married June 15, 1941. He was a school bus driver for the Rose Tree School District in Media, Pa. and a truck driver for the former Horn and Hardart in Philadelphia.

KAUFFMAN, Pa. - The Old Brown's Mill School Museum, the oldest preserved example of a one-room schoolhouse in Franklin County, Pa., will be open to the public Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. through August. Admission is free to the school on Browns Mill Road in Antrim Township, though donations will be accepted to help pay for the school's upkeep. Built in 1836, 51 subscribers paid for its construction on land donated by Ezra Brown. The school remained in operation until 1922, when the nearby Brown's Mill Consolidated School opened.

A Hagerstown man who was struck on his bicycle by a hit-and-run driver Wednesday night in Antrim Township, Pa., was taken to Meritus Medical Center to be treated for serious injuries, Pennsylvania State Police said. Albert E. Myers, 61, of Hagerstown, was not listed as a patient at Meritus Medical Center on Thursday morning and was not in the emergency room, a hospital spokeswoman said. Myers was riding his bicycle in the 600 block of Hykes Road at about 10:20 p.m., when he was struck by a vehicle that left the scene, according to a state police press release.

Rendell: Budget woes hurt libraries Rendell defends position in budget crisis GREENCASTLE, Pa. -- Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell showed his support for Norfolk Southern's Crescent Corridor initiative Wednesday, promising that his $45 million contribution will pass in the capital budget. "Whatever happens in the budget fight, this money will be in there and will be over the next three years," Rendell said. Together with the governor, Norfolk Southern announced Wednesday its plans to build a $95 million intermodal rail facility in Franklin County, Pa. Spread over three years, the $45 million will help jump-start a public-private partnership between the Commonwealth, the federal government and Norfolk Southern, CEO Wick Moorman said.

Stabbing reported FREDERICK, Md. - A man told the Frederick Police Department that he was stabbed in the chest early Saturday, receiving a nonlife-threatening injury, according to a department press release. Police said the victim told them he was walking near Hillcrest Elementary School about 12:30 a.m. when a male stabbed him with "an unknown implement," according to the release. The victim described the man who stabbed him as being in his late 20s and weighing about 165 pounds, according to the release.

Joint planning meeting canceled GREENCASTLE, Pa. - A joint meeting between Greencastle-Antrim School District, Greencastle and Antrim Township, Pa., elected officials and staff planned for 7 p.m. Monday has been canceled. The entities are developing a joint comprehensive plan with consultants to plan for the community's future. Grants totaling $66,500 have been obtained for the project, Greencastle Borough Manager Ken Myers said. The planning will include public hearings for input.

By RICHARD F. BELISLE Staff Writer, Waynesboro GREENCASTLE, Pa. - When Teresa Schnoor looks out her office window in the Antrim Township municipal building on Antrim Church Road, she sees a large field of corn. It's a pastoral setting that will soon be transformed into a shopping center with a grocery store and eventually a department store and smaller retail outlets. Schnoor, an Antrim Township administrator in charge of economic development, said preliminary plans for the center are approved.

SHADY GROVE, Pa. - Pennsylvania State Police were investigating an armed robbery that occurred Tuesday night at a grocery store in Antrim Township, Pa. The police report said a man wearing a ski mask entered Kline's Grocery, 1940 Buchanan Trail East, at 8:21 p.m., pulled a handgun and demanded money from the cashier and a customer. The gunman then fled with an undisclosed amount of money. The robber was white, standing between 5 feet 4 inches and 5 feet 10 inches tall, according to the report.

GREENCASTLE, Pa. - The body of an 85-year-old man whose death investigators have labeled as suspicious was found Friday, Pennsylvania State Police said. Earl L. Hykes, of 3610 Buchanan Trail West in Antrim Township, was found on Friday by his brother, Franklin County Coroner Kenneth L. Peiffer Jr. said. Peiffer said Hykes probably died on Tuesday. An autopsy was tentatively scheduled for today. An examination of the scene suggested foul play, police said. However, neither police nor Peiffer would elaborate.