Chambersburg News

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“We can't look back at what is already ruined”

The four candidates for the Pennsylvania state Senate's 33rd District addressed almost 60 people Thursday afternoon at Penn National Golf Club's Trellis Terrace. via Herald-Mail

W. Ned Winegardner, 75, of St. Thomas, and formerly of Schellsburg, PA went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 5, 2008 from ManorCare Health Services in Chambersburg. via Chambersburg Public Opinion

“My mother loved chocolate as much as she loved her family and this town.”

John Leos, owner of the Candy Kitchen in downtown Waynesboro, Pa., talks about Chocolate Extravaganza and his mother, Despina, for whom the event honored Saturday night. via Herald-Mail

“I think our No. 1 concern seemed to be access in a residential neighborhood”

Several Parkwood Drive residents voiced their concerns Tuesday over a proposed 20-acre retail development in Chambersburg. via Chambersburg Public Opinion

“When Senator Obama is our candidate, we are going to have a tremendous campaign”

Barack Obama supporters officially opened their campaign headquarters in Chambersburg Saturday, celebrating with a ribbon-cutting and a large cake proclaiming 2008 as the year of Obama. via Chambersburg Public Opinion

Two major developments seeking local approvals are expected to increase the population of Hamilton Township by about a third. via Chambersburg Public Opinion

“We're in the middle of major nationwide expansion right now. People around the country and here in Chambersburg have been sending us emails begging us to open a store near them, so we're excited to be opening here”

The new Steve & Barry's store in Chambersburg will celebrate its grand opening Friday at the Franklin Center on Lincoln Way East. via Chambersburg Public Opinion

“It's definitely important to know the information. We've got to know it, I get that. But I don't think it's right to make everyone take, and pass, the same test.”

Did the preparation for the test do what it was supposed to? Programs have been in place throughout the year to try to get Chambersburg Area schools on target to reach student achievement standards as outlined ... via Chambersburg Public Opinion

“I am thrilled that so many children came today because I feel very strongly about ministering to children”

Get the Flash Player to see this player. Children search for Easter eggs Saturday during an indoor egg scramble at Chambersburg First Church of God's Easter Family Fun Festival. via Herald-Mail

“Two students stabbed off-campus this AM. Both are being treated for injuries. Please take precautions and refer to SU website for more info.”

Three people, at least two of them Shippensburg University students, were stabbed off campus early today in Shippensburg Township, according to police and university officials. via Chambersburg Public Opinion

“The school is old and needs revitalized”

Remembering: From left, Richard C. Hamsher, Sara Louise Slaughenhaup, D. Virginia Seilhamer, Floyd Sollenberger, Dorothy Dale Sellers and Ralph Ott stand on the steps of Mary B. Sharpe Elementary School, ... via Chambersburg Public Opinion

“People are keeping their old homes and fixing them up like they want in a new one that they can't afford -- that's what everyone is doing now.”

Flaming sight: Sal Dobbs of Mercersburg checks out a flame in crushed glass by Rosenbaums Landscaping & Nursery at the builders show in Chambersburg. via Chambersburg Public Opinion

“Their grace period is about over.”

Click photo to enlarge Casino Enforcement Supervisor Michael T. DeFrank, former Chambersburg Police Chief, helps a patron with a problem at one of the machines It's a Thursday night at Hollywood Casino at Penn ... via Chambersburg Public Opinion

A major obstacle to constructing houses near the Falling Spring in Chambersburg has been removed after a local board found a change to the borough's zoning map did not follow proper channels. via Chambersburg Public Opinion

“Harrisburg is kind of a lonely place”

Words of wisdom: Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett offers advice to candidates. via Chambersburg Public Opinion

“If we feel the rumble on the ground, animals are more perceptive and they'd have to be feeling it, too”

A number of people, groups and organizations are helping the Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter with its plans to move. via Chambersburg Public Opinion

“We decided to let the Internet work for us”

East Prospect Fire Company Chief Curvin Wolfgang realized Thursday that transporting his newly purchased fire engine could be more daunting than he anticipated. via FireFightingNews.com

“We anticipate that he will be brought back to Chambersburg, but it could take a day of court scheduling (in Philadelphia) first”

A fugitive wanted by Chambersburg Police Department on a murder warrant was arrested in Philadelphia this morning. via Chambersburg Public Opinion

“I'm such an intermodal junkie it takes my breath away”

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - The CSX intermodal terminal at Chambersburg seems more like a truck parking lot than the precursor to a $1 billion boost to the regional economy. via Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers a...