🌱 Could these new grants help upgrade your Williamsport home or storefront?

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• Could these new grants help upgrade your Williamsport home or storefront?

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Rain and drizzle in the p.m., with a high of 46 and low of 43 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny and windy, temps: high: 51, low: 24.
• Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 41 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Western Maryland Communities Receive Over $1.8 Million for Revitalization Projects (radiofreehubcity.com) — Williamsport is set to receive new state-backed grants to help low-to-moderate income and senior homeowners improve home safety and energy efficiency, and to upgrade Main Street commercial facades. This summary may be inaccurate and you should visit RadioFreeHubCity.com to view the full article. These revitalization funds, part of a broader $1.8 million Western Maryland package, could directly affect your housing costs, comfort, and the look of downtown businesses.
   

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Sunday December 21

• Clendenen Brothers - Pizza, Beer, and Pickin'!
  Cushwa Brewing Company, 10210 Governor Lane Boulevard #2010, Williamsport
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday December 22

• Toddler Time (WIL)
  Williamsport Memorial Library , 104 East Potomac Street , Williamsport
  11:00 am
• *New* Homeschool Hangout
  Williamsport Memorial Library , 104 East Potomac Street , Williamsport
  2:00 pm

Monday December 29

• Toddler Time (WIL)
  Williamsport Memorial Library , 104 East Potomac Street , Williamsport
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Storytime for Adults with All Abilities (HAG)
  Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch , 100 S. Potomac Street , Hagerstown
  10:30 am
• Family Story Time
  Clear Spring Branch (Leonard P. Snyder Memorial Branch Library) , 12624 Broadfording Road , Clear Spring
  1:00 pm
• POP-UP MAKERSPACE @ Williamsport High School Community Hubs
  The Volunteer Fire Company of Halfway Bingo Hall , 17421 Lexington Ave , Hagerstown
  2:30 pm
• Writers Workshop
  Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch , 100 S. Potomac Street , Hagerstown
  5:00 pm
• McCleary Hill Resident Meeting
  McCleary hill community , 12527 Magnetite Dr , Hagerstown
  5:30 pm
• Evening Storytime (WIL)
  Williamsport Memorial Library , 104 East Potomac Street , Williamsport
  6:00 pm
• Family Story Night (HAG)
  Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch , 100 S. Potomac Street , Hagerstown
  6:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Mr. Jon Holiday Concert (HAG)
  Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch , 100 S. Potomac Street , Hagerstown
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• PepsiCo posted a job opening for Area Delivery Manager in Williamsport. Apply here.
• McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Team Member in Williamsport. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Williamsport here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hagerstown

• Hagerstown hosts 12th annual Houses of Worship Tour (heraldmailmedia.com)
• Halfway Boulevard extension completed near Interstate 70 (heraldmailmedia.com)
• Seven libraries launch MessageBee from Unique in Q4 '25 (librarytechnology.org)

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