Waynesboro

Quotes sought for Memorial Park fence WAYNESBORO, Pa. - Borough of Waynesboro officials are seeking quotes for a new fence at Memorial Park, where sledding was banned when sledders started crashing into a new fence. The council banned sledding at the park earlier this year out of concerns someone could get hurt. Now, the board is getting estimates for a different type of baseball field fencing with removable sections for winter. Memorial Park's new fence was part of $90,000 worth of improvements at the park, Borough Manager Lloyd Hamberger said previously.

FBI agents were in the 700 block of Clayton Avenue, Waynesboro, Pa., this morning according to FBI Special Agent Frank Burton Jr. with the Philadelphia office. "I can't provide any more information on it because it's an ongoing investigation," Burton said by telephone on Friday. He wouldn't comment on what type of incident the FBI was investigating or whether or not the local police were part of the investigation. Burton said more details "will be forthcoming. "   — Roxann Miller

A snow emergency declared Wednesday in the borough of Waynesboro was lifted at 8 a.m. Thursday, according to a news release. The emergency was declared at 3 p.m. Wednesday. Vehicles parked along certain sections of Main Street and South Potomac Street had to be moved off the streets by 5 p.m. that day. Vehicles not moved were subject to a citation and possible towing, the release said. The cost of towing will be the responsibility of the owner, the release said.

WAYNESBORO, PA. -- The bright floral tribute stood on a vacant lot at the edge of a brambled wood. There was no name, no photos and no letters on the memorial to Kristy Dawn Hoke near the intersection of East Ninth Street and Clayton Avenue. Police found the body of the 29-year-old Hagerstown woman in that wooded area Tuesday morning. "Yeah, I read about that," John Kriner of Waynesboro said. "In fact, I live just a few blocks down from where that happened. " "It was unfortunate," Melissa March of Waynesboro said.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012 GIRLS SOCCER Waynesboro 1, James Buchanan 0 MERCERSBURG, Pa. - Alysha McCleaf scored on an assist by Mallory Patterson to lead Waynesboro past James Buchanan. Nicole Kreimer had two saves for the Maidens (12-3). JV: Tied, 0-0. Chambersburg 1, Central Dauphin 1 CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - Devin Furness scored off an assist from Keri Kalathas, while Emily Neady and Shannon Edwards combined to make 19 saves for the Trojans in Tuesday's tie with Central Dauphin in the Mid-Penn Commonwealth.

Sunday's Easter crowd will be the last big holiday the Mountain Gate Family Restaurant staff will serve before closing its doors on April 7. After serving its country-style meals for 16 years at 10530 Buchanan Trail East in Waynesboro, the Mountain Gate Family Restaurant is closing. “It's time that we condense down and get a little more focused, and see if we can do a better job at our other location (in Thurmont, Md.),” said Keith McCleaf, of the McCleaf family who owns the Mountain Gate Family Restaurants in Waynesboro and Thurmont.

Friday, October 5, 2012 PREP FOOTBALL SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. - The Shippensburg Greyhounds found another gear in the second half Friday night, scoring 21 unanswered points to pull away from Waynesboro 42-12 in a Mid-Penn Colonial game Friday night. Tony Johnson ran for two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to seal the win for Shippensburg (5-1, 3-0). Tyrell Kater also had a pair of touchdown runs. The Indians (2-4, 1-2) got on the scoreboard midway through the second quarter when Johnnie Adgers broke off a 52-yard touchdown run to cut the Shippensburg lead to 15-6.

Friday, October 19, 2012 PREP FOOTBALL ELLIOTTSBURG, Pa. - Zach Smith was a one-man for West Perry on Friday night in the Mustangs' 35-7 victory over visiting Waynesboro. Smith ran for 91 yards and four touchdowns and passed for 123 yards and another score. West Perry (6-2) led 14-0 at the end of the first quarter, 21-0 at halftime and 35-0 at the end of the third. Johnnie Adgers ran for 86 yards on 18 carries for Waynesboro (2-6). He scored the Indians' lone touchdown with 4:45 left in the game on a 19-yard run. Other area scores Gettysburg 24, James Buchanan 14 Martinsburg 60, Jefferson 3 Washington 55, Frankfort 29 Hampshire 34, Hedgesville 20 East Hardy 59, Berkeley Springs 13 BOYS SOCCER Williamsport 4, FSK 1 WILLIAMSPORT - Owen Marx and Tiago DeSouza had two goals and an assist each for Williamsport in a win over Francis Scott Key. Ryan Schnurr had two assists and Corey Ellis had 11 saves for the Wildcats, who finished the regular season at 9-4. JV: Williamsport, 2-0. Brunswick 8, South Hagerstown 1 BRUNSWICK, Md. - Josh Munoz scored on an assist by Austin Johnson for South Hagerstown in an MVAL Antietam loss to Brunswick.

The Blockbuster video store at the Waynesboro (Pa.) Mall will be closing, store officials confirmed this week. The store began liquidation sales Friday and will continue selling inventory until March 13. The store has been at the mall since 1995.

The Waynesboro Borough Authority will be using a new emergency mass notification provider to share information about time-sensitive messages. The borough authority will be using Emergency Communications Network's CodeRED, according to a news release. Residents are encouraged to register their current contact information, including cell phone numbers and email addresses. To do so, visit www.waynesboropa.org.

Waynesboro Borough Council members plan to give themselves and the town's mayor pay raises starting in 2014. The six members of council voted on the pay raises during their meeting Wednesday. Those pay raises need to be advertised and voted on in ordinance form, meaning they are expected to come up for a final vote at the June 19 meeting. Each council member is currently paid $1,800 a year. Starting in January, that rate would increase to $3,000 a year. The mayor's annual salary would increase from $2,500 to $3,700 if the ordinance passes.

Howard Wilson Ruths Jr., 74, of Stephens City, Va., died Monday, May 13, 2013, in Winchester Medical Center. Mr. Ruths was born in 1939, in Waynesboro, Pa., the son of the late Howard W. and Kathryn M. Ruths Sr. He was a graduate of Smithsburg High School, Class of 1957 in Smithsburg, Md. Mr. Ruths was a foreman operating for Potomac Edison/Allegheny Power Company, serving for more than 32 years, and retiring in 1997. He was a member and vestry member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Stephens City.

A controversial rental housing inspection program that has been in development for four years came up for what was supposed to be a final decision by the Waynesboro Borough Council on Wednesday, but the council decided to delay that decision further. The proposed rental inspection ordinance would require landlords to register rental units with the borough. It would require those units to be inspected for livability by the municipality's contracted inspector. The inspections would be conducted every year, every three years or every five years depending on past performance.

A plan to demolish a downtown building and create a public open-space area in its place drew mixed reviews Wednesday. Nonprofit organizations have asked the Waynesboro Borough Council to serve as the conduit for state grant funding for a downtown plaza project. The plaza would be an open area with benches and planters. A building at 27-29 E. Main St. would be demolished as part of an effort to create the plaza, which would lead to an improved parking area behind it. The council heard the public's ideas on the proposal during its Wednesday meeting.

The Waynesboro Area School Board took a step Tuesday toward adopting a naming rights policy for school facilities. The policy affects naming of facilities such as buildings and athletic fields in honor of people. It addresses financial contributions that lead to naming rights. The Waynesboro Area Business, Education and Community, or WABEC, Foundation has requested the naming policy be in place as it explores launching a capital campaign focused on athletic facilities, particularly the high school track and football field surface.

A Waynesboro Area School District program helping first- and second-graders become stronger readers recently received recognition from education professionals. The Early Birds program at Fairview, Mowrey and Summitview elementary schools provides language arts support to students from 7:50 to 8:35 a.m. Monday through Thursday. It received kudos from the Shippensburg (Pa.) University School Study Council, according to Fairview Elementary School Principal Dianne Eberhardt. The morning has proven to be a good time for instruction, Eberhardt said.

Dwight Karkan spends his days untangling people's messes - seeing what they have, what they use, what they need, what holds them back. He'll go through kitchen cupboards crammed with 40 years of spices and closets filled with clothing that hasn't been worn since the Kennedy administration. He'll question if you really need a stash of National Geographics that touch the ceiling or hundreds of gift boxes you've been saving “just in case.” And he'll give a big thumbs down to books and games that are on the floor and not on a shelf.

William Max McLaughlin VFW Post 695 of Waynesboro recently contributed $10,000 to a Sept. 11, 2001, memorial being developed in Washington Township, Pa. It was the largest single donation to date toward the project.

The six-year wait for a conference title is over for Waynesboro's baseball team. For six years, the Indians have been nesting in the depths of the Mid-Penn Colonial - always the bridesmaid, never the bride. Now, the Indians stand taller than anyone else in the Colonial as they clinched their first division title since 2007 with an 8-1 victory at James Buchanan on Friday afternoon. “It feels good,” Waynesboro coach Greg Chandler said. “It's a great win for our whole school, not just our baseball team.

The Waynesboro Borough Council has established a tax abatement program designed to stimulate economic development. On Wednesday, the council approved a Local Economic Revitalization Tax Abatement (LERTA) program and a map of eligible commercial and industrial properties. The council's efforts mirror ones in neighboring Washington and Quincy townships. The Waynesboro Area School Board and Franklin County (Pa.) Commissioners will be asked to extend similar tax savings, officials said.