From The Mayor
Thurmont Mayor John Kinnaird The Town of Thurmont celebrated Arbor Day on April 22 by planting more trees in the Community Park. This planting was undertaken by the Thurmont Green Team, as part of their ongoing efforts to ensure a clean environment for our current and future residents. The damages inflicted on our Ash trees…
Commemoration of the World War I Centennial
Theresa Dardanell A solemn, respectful crowd gathered in Emmitsburg on Saturday, April 8, 2017, for the ceremony to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the United States’ entrance into World War I on April 6, 1917. The event, sponsored by the Town of Emmitsburg, along with the Francis X Elder Post 121 American Legion and the…
The Doughboy Will Soon Be Back In Place
James Rada, Jr. The Emmitsburg Commissioners voted on a spending limit of $40,000 to make repairs to the Doughboy statue and to build a new pedestal for it during the December 8, 2015, town meeting. The historic statue, which remembers Emmitsburg’s WWI Veterans, was damaged when it was struck by a car in June. Two…
