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More
than 20 cars and three fire engines draped
in black formed the funeral procession that
escorted former Emmitsburg Mayor Eugene Myers
(at left in a 1980 photo) to his final resting
place in New St. Joseph’s Cemetery on
April 5. Members of the Vigilant Hose Company,
where Myers was a lifetime member, saluted
along the route.
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South
Seton traffic change precedes 'Eisenhower' convoy
EMMITSBURG,
Md. – South Seton Avenue will be reduced to north-only
traffic from April 5 through mid-June to facilitate an overhaul
of the bridge spanning Toms Creek.
The
Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) accelerated the
project due to a celebration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s
creation of the national highway system. The re-enactment
of a 1919 coast-to-coast caravan, in which Eisenhower took
part, will occur in June.
During
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Former COPE president files for town election
EMMITSBURG, Md. – Catherine Forrence, a former member
of Citizens Organized to Preserve Emmitsburg (COPE), filed
an 11th hour application for candidacy in town hall minutes
before the close of the March 27 deadline for the April 25
town election.
Forrence
had taken over as COPE president, when newly elected Commissioner
William B. O’Neil, Jr. stepped down, following the
2004 election.
Joining
Forrence on the ballot will be previously filed »
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Hundreds
attend Gettysburg casino hearing
GETTYSBURG, Pa. –- Hundreds of area residents, elected
officials and representatives of Crossroads Casino & Spa
filled the ballroom of Gettysburg College’s student
union building April 5 to participate in or observe the Pennsylvania
Gaming Control Board’s (PGCB) hearing on the casino
proposal.
People
on both sides of the issue claimed to represent the majority
opinion. PGCB held the hearing in conjunction with Crossroads’
application for an operating license for a gambling facility
to be located in Straban Township on Route 30 near the U.S.
15 interchange.
The
plans call for an initial 3,000 slots in the controversial
casino, with a future expansion to 5,000. The facility’s
proximity to the »
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Register
to vote |
April
7 is the deadline to register to vote in the Emmitsburg town
election on April 25. Voters must register
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