🚧Bridge Repair Alert – Route 116, Adams County 🚧
Starting Monday, August 11, 2025, PennDOT will begin bridge repair work on Route 116 (Main Street) in front of the McSherrystown Food Lion in Adams County, PA.
⚠️ Traffic Impact: Expect lane restrictions and possible delays. Please allow extra travel time and use caution when driving through the work zone.
✅ Estimated Duration: The project is expected to continue for several weeks, weather permitting.
Aug 5 - National Night Out strengthens the bond between neighbors and law enforcement, fostering a genuine sense of community. It also creates an excellent opportunity for police and residents to come together in positive environments.
🚨 The Chambersburg Police Department invites the community to join them at Memorial Park in Chambersburg for this year’s National Night Out celebration on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
🚨 The Waynesboro Police Department welcomes the community to Memorial Park in Waynesboro on the same day, Tuesday, August 5, 2025, for their National Night Out celebration from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
#NationalNightOut #communitysupport
I was honored to recognize Hayden Keeseman for his outstanding accomplishments in receiving the Freedom Award. This is the highest Award in Trail Life USA, as it requires significant skill set including 15 required and 10 elective Trail Badges, performing 20 hours of servant service each year, as well as demonstrating true leadership among peers.
🚧 Heads Up, Franklin County! 🚧
PennDOT’s Franklin County office will be performing road maintenance work throughout the week to improve travel conditions and safety.
August 2, 1990 - The Iraqi army invaded Kuwait amid claims that Kuwait threatened Iraq`s economic existence by overproducing oil and driving prices down on the world market. An Iraqi military government was then installed in Kuwait which was annexed by Iraq on the claim that Kuwait was historically part of Iraq. This resulted in Desert Shield, the massive Allied military buildup, and later the 100-hour war against Iraq, Desert Storm.
August 2, 1776 - In Philadelphia, most of the 55 members of the Continental Congress signed the parchment copy of the Declaration of Independence.
I had a fantastic morning at the Greencastle-Antrim 42nd Triennial Old Home Week opening ceremony!
Its always special to be part of a tradition that brings the whole community together. Here’s to a great week ahead!
August 3, 1900 Birthday - War correspondent Ernie Pyle (1900-1945) was born in Dana, Indiana. His syndicated column offered sympathetic insights into the experiences of common soldiers during World War II. He received a Pulitzer Prize for his reports of the bombing of London in 1940 and later war reports from Africa, Sicily, Italy and France. He was killed by machine-gun fire near Okinawa in the South Pacific on April 18, 1945.
August 3, 1492 - Christopher Columbus set sail from Palos, Spain, with three ships, Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria. Seeking a westerly route to the Far East, he instead landed on October 12th in the Bahamas, thinking it was an outlying Japanese island.
