Food Lion

MARTINSBURG, W.VA. --A Food Lion grocery store proposed near the Interstate 81 exit for Marlowe/Falling Waters in northern Berkeley County could be open by next year, the project's developer said Monday. A 35,000-square-foot grocery store is part of Riverside Marketplace, a 20.33-acre retail development on the east side of U.S. 11 near exit 23 off Interstate 81. The project proposed by Robert Rotz of Riverside Marketplace LLC also includes a 29,400-square-foot retail facility, a 3,684-square-foot bank, an 80-room hotel and two outparcels.

WAYNESBORO, Pa. -- A Florida-based developer notified Washington Township, Pa., officials Wednesday that plans for a Food Lion shopping plaza west of Waynesboro are being withdrawn. Mike Timmons of Timber Development Corp. called around 10:30 a.m. regarding the plan for Levi Plaza on Pa. 16, Township Manager Mike Christopher said. Land development plans showed a 25,000-square-foot grocery store, nine retail spaces and an outparcel. "He asked for the plan to be withdrawn from tonight's (township supervisors)

Food Lion not leaving By SCOTT BUTKI / Staff Writer Rumors that the Food Lion grocery store will pull out of Kenley Village shopping center are false, according to the store manager and a representative of the company that manages the property. Tony Brown, president of the Pelican Group, the Mobile, Ala.- based company that manages the property, said Monday that Food Lion has a 20-year lease at the shopping center, at the intersection of Wilson Boulevard and Frederick Street.

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - The parking lot in front of the Food Lion store in the Franklin Center was more crowded than usual Wednesday as shoppers sought bargains of 60 percent off on the store's remaining inventory. "It was not making enough profit to sustain operations," Food Lion spokesman Jeff Lowrance said of the decision to close the store, which opened in 1990. The store at 1320 Lincoln Way East is scheduled to close June 3, he said. "It's getting pretty empty," said Melinda Bayer of Waynesboro, Pa., who normally does her grocery shopping at the Martin's Foods in Washington Township.

Rezoning requested for Food Lion construction Negotiations are under way to build a Food Lion supermarket in front of a proposed housing development along Sharpsburg Pike between Poffenberger Road and Battlecreek Boulevard. Developers presented an application to the Washington County Planning Commission and County Commissioners at a hearing March 9 to rezone 2.4 acres on the east side of Sharpsburg Pike to allow a store and a parking lot. They are asking the designation be changed from Highway Interchange 2, a high-density residential zone, to Highway Interchange 1, a high-density commercial zone.

The Hagerstown City Council is to vote this month on a proposed annexation of the former Food Lion property on Eastern Boulevard and the adjacent Eddie's Tire Service Inc. on Diamond Drive. The city council was scheduled to discuss the annexation at its work session Tuesday, but no discussion took place. City Clerk Donna Spickler said the annexation resolution is to be on the Aug. 23 regular session agenda for a final council vote. It was introduced in June. The council held a public hearing on the proposed annexation on July 26, where only an owner of the former Food Lion property spoke.

WAYNESBORO, Pa. - A 25,000-square-foot Food Lion on the west side of Waynesboro could bring with it another large commercial business as well as nine stores in a retail center. Early sketch plans for the 6.56-acre tract show the grocery store sitting off Pa. 16 behind a 1.1-acre outparcel. Between the grocery store and the West Branch of the Antietam Creek are retail businesses each approximately 1,300 square feet. Timber Development of Longwood, Fla., has been working with the site just west of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles club.

By LAURA ERNDE Staff Writer CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - An Orrstown, Pa., woman is suing after drinking a Mountain Dew she says was contaminated with paint and aluminum. Brenda Shearer, of 10685 Tim Road, filed the lawsuit this week in Franklin County Court against Pepsi Cola Co. of Somers, N.Y., Pepsi Cola of Newville (Pa.) and Food Lion Inc. in Chambersburg. She is seeking $20,000 in compensation because she suffered "severe and disabling injuries," the lawsuit says. Shearer bought a 12-pack of Mountain Dew at Food Lion on Dec. 2, 1994, according to the lawsuit and her lawyer, Shawn Bozarth of Harrisburg, Pa. Later that day, Shearer drank one of the cans, which contained "portions of paint and aluminum particles," the suit says.

Marty Walls picks some of the remaining Easter flowers at the Food Lion in Greencastle, Pa., on Sunday night.

Following are the top 10 employers in Washington County, Md., and Franklin County, Pa., in 2010. Washington County 1. Washington County Public Schools,  2,958       2. Meritus Health Inc., 2,860 3. State of Maryland , 2,304 4. First Data , 2,170 5. Citi, 2,067 6. Volvo Powertrain North America, 1,165 7. Washington County Government, 1,149 8. FedEx Ground, 734 9. Hagerstown Community College , 695 10. The Bowman Group,...

The community response was overwhelming Saturday to a drug take-back event in Greencastle, police said. “This is the third year, and it's been the busiest so far,” Greencastle Police Officer T.J. Anderson said. Four officers manned the event outside Food Lion in Greencastle on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “It keeps drugs out of children's hands,” Anderson said. “It keeps them from accidentally ingesting something that could be toxic to their systems.” Pouring medications down the toilet is not the proper way to dispose of them, Anderson said.

Police said they are looking for an individual who stabbed a male near the Hedgesville Food Lion store Sunday night. The victim told police that he was approached by a teenager asking for money, according to the Berkeley County Sheriff's Department, which was notified at about 6:37 p.m. The victim said that as he got closer to the teenager, the teenager stabbed him in the stomach, police said. When the victim was bent over, he was hit in the head with a bottle, police said.

Thomas Martin “Marty” Terry, 50, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away quietly Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, at his home, after a very long battle with cancer with his companion by his side. He was 50 years old. Born Monday, March 12, 1962, in Frederick, Md., he was the son of the late Hazel Davis Satterwhite. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Janette Davis; and brother, Larry Matthews. He was employed with Ryan's Restaurant, Sheetz, Wal-Mart, Kmart and Food Lion. He was a member of Mount Olive United Methodist Church in Mount Airy, Md. He is survived by his longtime companion, Carroll Beachley of Hagerstown; four brothers, Earl Matthews of Lusby, Md., Leonard Matthews and James Smith, both of Tutwiler, Miss., and Timothy Smith of Gilbert, S.C.; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

 The Potomac Valley Audubon Society has scheduled a field trip to the Ice Mountain Preserve in Hampshire County, W.Va., at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 25. The hike will last about two hours. It will be led by Clark Dixon. Anyone with an interest is welcome to participate, including families with children. However, space is limited to 15 people, so registration is required. People can register at www.potomacaudubon.org, or contact Kelly Wolf at 304-229-6229 or kheldreth@hotmail.com . Participants may meet at 8:30 a.m. at Food Lion parking lot in Inwood, W.Va.

Call it devine intervention. Electricity powering the freezers at Jules Frozen Custard stand at the edge of Apple Valley Shopping Plaza was out for eight hours after the violent June 29 wind storm, but the ice cream inside was saved from melting when it was taken to church. Doyle Collins, the stand's owner, took gallons of frozen mix and put it in the freezers at the Bunker Hill (W.Va.) Brethren in Christ Church, said Melissa Woodward, Collins' daughter-in-law, who was managing the stand Wednesday afternoon.

A Smithsburg man who on Sunday was struck by a pickup truck in the parking lot of the Food Lion supermarket on Jefferson Boulevard remained in critical condition Tuesday morning at Meritus Medical Center east of Hagerstown, Maryland State Police Cpl. P.A. Martin said. George Bargmann, 58, of Smithsburg, was struck at about 12:30 p.m. in the Food Lion parking lot at 22401 Jefferson Blvd., according to a news release from state police. Troopers said Bargmann was unresponsive when they arrived.

A Food Lion in Shippensburg, Pa., and a Bloom in Walkersville, Md., are expected to close within 30 days, according to Delhaize America, the supermarket company that owns the grocery chains. The Food Lion at 300 S. Fayette St. in Shippensburg and the Bloom at 8425 Woodsboro Pike in Walkersville were the only two grocery stores in the local Tri-State area on the company's store closings list, which can be found online at www.foodlion.com . No Food Lions in Washington County are closing.

Many people love the fall with the crisp air and the beautiful color. They will go to historic sites and remember, or do they? Regular readers know I have a passion for both agriculture and history and I like to share both with anyone who will listen. However, one of my pet peeves is how we all tend to romanticize things. Society romanticizes agriculture as this bucolic lifestyle, sort of a cross between “Mayberry” and “Green Acres.” I wish I had a nickel for every time a person moves to our county, purchases a bit of acreage and wants to grow something.

Food Lion will open its new store near the Interstate 81 exit for Marlowe and Falling Waters, W.Va., tomorrow morning, the supermarket chain announced Tuesday. The grand opening festivities at 78 Worchester Drive in the Riverside Marketplace shopping center are scheduled to start at 7:45 a.m. with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The company said it created 60 jobs with the opening of the store, which is the ninth Food Lion in the Eastern Panhandle. “The first 200 customers to enter the store Wednesday will receive a free Food Lion reusable bag filled with store brand products,” company spokesman Benny L. Smith said in a news release.