Adams County announces free income tax preparation
Need help filing your income taxes this year? Several Adams County nonprofits want to help. The county announced on its website, www.adamscounty.us, that four local entities are offering free income...
View ArticleGettysburg National Military Park’s 2014 calendar
Below is the remaining 2014 calendar of events for Gettysburg National Military Park and Eisenhower National Historic Site, provided by Katie Lawhon, National Park Service spokesperson: FEBRUARY Feb. 1...
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Extended Q and A with Gettysburg Parks Superintendent Ed Clark
I sat down on March 10 with Ed Clark, the new superintendent of Gettysburg National Military Park and the Eisenhower National Historic Site. Here are a few questions and answers that didn’t make it...
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A day in the life of a rescue mission resident
On March 11, I spent a day with Anthony Alston, a resident at the Adams Rescue Mission in Gettysburg. I wrote this article documenting Anthony’s story and the work the mission does for the community....
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Junkie stereotypes harmful in fight against heroin
Last week, I wrote a feature for the Evening Sun about the growing heroin problem in York and Adams counties. Each person with whom I spoke had a similar message: Heroin users are not “junkies.” They...
View ArticleCentral Adams Joint Comprehensive Plan wants your feedback
Attention all Gettysburg Borough, Straban Township or Cumberland Township residents: Your municipality is developing the Central Adams Joint Comprehensive Plan, a regional effort by the Adams County...
View ArticleFuture of Adams County Agriculture and Natural Resources Center in limbo?
Adams County officials have been examining a proposal to relocate various county offices to a new building in Straban Township. The plan would remove the county’s Probation, Children and Youth Services...
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Videos: Gettysburg Military Park plans for the future
A few week ago, I attended an operational update at Gettysburg National Military Park. Here are a few upcoming (and ongoing) projects that the park either has or will undertake over the next few...
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Mapping Mark Walters: An introduction
Beyond my mug, what historic Adams County building looms in the background? As reporters, we are encouraged to not spend too much time in our offices. We are better able to serve and report on our...
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Mapping Mark Walters: Start your engines
What Adams County racetrack is beyond the chain-link fence? Reporters are constantly putting miles on their vehicles. When people ask me about my mileage, I simply tell them I live in Manchester...
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Mapping Mark Walters: Last stand
The building behind me won’t be around much longer. Change is inevitable. And as the world changes, so does its landscape. New demands and challenges require public entities to pool together their...
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Mapping Mark Walters: Lodging a selfie
What Adams County building behind me hosts droves of tourists? Tourism attracts people to Adams County. Hundreds of thousands of out-of-towners visit the area every year. School students on field...
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Mapping Mark Walters: Bridging the gap
What Adams County structure behind me bridges the gap between two municipalities? Whoever invented the bridge is a genius. Can you imagine what the first bridge looked like? I wonder how it was even...
View ArticleVideo: How to make a Garryowen House Burger
May is national hamburger month. In honor of the occasion, we asked readers to tell us about some of your favorite places to grab a burger in the Hanover-Adams area. One of the answers was The...
View ArticleTransportation improvement program needs public input
The Adams County Office of Planning and Development wants your feedback for its transportation improvement program. The 2015-2018 program proposes where projected transportation funding sources will be...
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Mapping Mark Walters: A family legacy
What East Berlin house behind me was home to a man with ties to a famous manufacturer? No doubt about it, Adams County is rich in history. But with the Civil War getting most of the average history...
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Mapping Mark Walters: Who you gonna call?
Where was this critical selfie taken? In desperate times of need, people want results. And they don’t want them now, they wanted them a minute ago. When disaster strikes, an effective response can be...
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Mapping Mark Walters: Blighted?
What piece of land am I standing on in this week’s selfie? The Dictionary.com iPhone app defines blight as “any cause of impairment, destruction, ruin or frustration” and “the state or result of being...
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Mapping Mark Walters: Wine and dine
What well-known restaurant is basking in the sun with me in this week’s selfie? Having grown up in York and lived as an adult in Gettysburg, I think restaurants are underrated by locals. The question,...
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Mapping Mark Walters: Crossing the border
Years ago, area downtowns were vibrant places to be. On what town square am I standing? Urban areas hosted restaurants, shops, and attractive commercial and residential real estate. In the 1980s and...
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