🌱 How an evening ATV ride turned deadly for a Hancock resident

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In today's newsletter:

• How an evening ATV ride turned deadly for a Hancock resident

Also on today's calendar: Craft and Chat Fridays at the Hancock Senior Center (HAN) and 5 more events.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 39 and low of 25 degrees.
• Wednesday: Some brightening, temps: high: 49, low: 26.
• Thursday: Mainly cloudy, with a high of 48 and low of 38 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Woman dead, three injured in Fulton County, Pennsylvania, ATV crash (heraldmailmedia.com) — A Hancock woman died and three Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania residents were injured when their ATV left Negro Mountain Road in Fulton County late Friday night and rolled down an embankment. Pennsylvania State Police say the Hancock driver was attempting to navigate a curve when the vehicle crashed; an 8-year-old girl suffered serious injuries and was flown to a Johnstown hospital.
   

📸 Around Hancock

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hancock

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 17

• Adult Book Club (HAN)
  Hancock Veterans Memorial Branch Library, 231 Hancock Veterans Parkway, Hancock
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Preschool Story Time (HAN)
  Hancock Veterans Memorial Library , 231 Hancock Veterans Parkway , Hancock
  11:30 am

Friday December 19

• Craft and Chat Fridays at the Hancock Senior Center (HAN)
  Hancock Veterans Memorial Branch Library , 231 Hancock Veterans Parkway , Hancock
  10:00 am
• Infant and Toddler Story Time (HAN)
  Hancock Veterans Memorial Library , 231 Hancock Veterans Parkway , Hancock
  11:30 am

Saturday December 20

• Cricut/Maker Club (HAN)
  Hancock Veterans Memorial Branch Library , 231 Hancock Veterans Pkwy , Hancock
  10:00 am
• All Ages Family Craft Saturday: Create an Ornament (HAN)
  Hancock Veterans Memorial Library , 231 Hancock Veterans Parkway , Hancock
  12:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Christmas Holiday closings 2025
  Hancock Veterans Memorial Library , 220 Park Road , Hancock
• Preschool Story Time (HAN)
  Hancock Veterans Memorial Branch Library , 231 Hancock Veterans Parkway , Hancock
  11:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Homeschool at the Library
  Clear Spring Branch (Leonard P. Snyder Memorial Branch Library) , 12624 Broadfording Road , Clear Spring
  1:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Bookmobile Stop: Spickler Rd
  Leonard P Snyder Memorial Library , 12624 Broadfording Rd , Clear Spring
  2:30 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Christmas Holiday closings 2025
  Clear Spring Branch (Leonard P. Snyder Memorial Branch Library) , 12624 Broadfording Road , Clear Spring

Friday December 26

• Family Story Time
  Clear Spring Middle School , 12628 Broadfording Rd , Clear Spring
  11:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Pizza Hut, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Restaurant Manager in Hancock. Apply here.
• Food Lion posted a job opening for PT Specialty Merchandise Associate in Hancock. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hancock here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hagerstown

• Salvation Army aims to raise $80,000 for Hagerstown programs (heraldmailmedia.com)
• Virginia Loose's 19th Century 'Receipt Book' had home recipes and more (heraldmailmedia.com)
• Central Pa. teen stabbed mom with butcher knife more than 20 times: police (pennlive.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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