Meet the Candidates
James Rada, Jr. Here’s your chance to get to know the three candidates (Glenn Blanchard, Elizabeth Buckman, and Frank Davis) who are vying for the two open Emmitsburg town commissioner seats during the town election on October 1, 2019. Why are you running for commissioner? Glenn Blanchard: I am running for commissioner to continue the…
Doughboy Statue to be Back by Mid-March
James Rada, Jr. Emmitsburg’s World War I Doughboy statue should be back on its pedestal by mid-March, according to Emmitsburg Mayor Donald Briggs. The statue, which was erected in 1927 to honor the town’s WWI Veterans, was damaged on June 17, 2015, when a car hit the pedestal. The pedestal was damaged and the statue…
