SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2025
WAYNESBORO WEATHER FORECAST
Cloudy with chance of rain showers or wet snow
High 44 Low 31
Sunrise: 7:11 am, Sunset 4:47 pm
WAYNESBORO HEADLINES
COMMUNITY: Small Business Saturday Brings Holiday Shoppers to Downtown Waynesboro
The Origin of the Thanksgiving Holiday and How Waynesboro Celebrated its Traditions Over the Years
LOCAL HISTORY: 50 Years Ago- Mother Seton’s Faith and Service in Emmitsburg are Honored with Her Canonization as America’s First Saint
63RD ANNUAL JFK 50 MILE RACE RUN IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, MD: THE STORY BEHIND AMERICA’S PREMIER ULTRAMARTHON
GALLERY 50 OPENS NEW EXHIBITION: “Anything Goes” Showcases New Art and Artists for the Holiday Season
NON-PROFITS: Used Book Sale Nets $34,000 for Habitat For Humanity of Franklin County
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET: Totem Pole Playhouse Hosts Christmas Performances Dec 3-14
UNIQUE PENNSYLVANIA: Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens is an Art Oasis in Center City
SPORTS
HARBAUGH CHURCH: Preserved Architecture and Spirituality, Hosting Holiday Service on Dec 6 at 3 pm
BORO TEACHERS TAKE ON GREENCASTLE EDUCATORS IN BENEFIT GAME, DEC 15TH AT WASHS
THANKSGIVING DAY FOOTBALL: Ravens Commit 5 Turnovers in 32-14 Loss to Bengals. Read Game Recap from ESPN
PENN STATE RALLIES TO BEAT RUTGERS 40-36 in Offensive Shootout, Becomes Bowl Eligible. Read Game Recap from ESPN
COMMUNITY AND CULTURE
SIP & STROLL: Mainstreet Waynesboro Hosts Holiday Event, Thursday Dec 13, 1-4 pm, Downtown Waynesboro
JINGLE & MINGLE: Chamber Mixer, Thursday Dec 4, 4-6 pm, Waynesboro YMCA
FRANKLIN COUNTY FESTIVAL OF TREES: See 70 Holiday Trees and Wreaths Decorated by Local Businesses in Chambersburg
QUILT RAFFLE AT BLUE RIDGE SUMMIT Yuletide Festival, Dec 13, 4:30 to 6 pm. Blue Ridge Summit Library
PENNSYLVANIA/REGIONAL NEWS
LOOKING FOR ARTISTIC HOLIDAY GIFTS? Visit the Washington County, MD Pottery Trail
WHAT DOES PENNSYLVANIA’S $50 BILLION BUDGET DO FOR RURAL HOSPITALS AND COMMUNITIES? SOURCE: SPOTLIGHT PA
PENN STATE RESEARCH SHOWS SKIN CANCER CLUSTER in 15 South Central PA Counties with or Near Farmland
PA ADVOCATES INTRODUCE BILLS TO COUNTER ‘CRIMINALIZATION OF HOMELESSNESS’ IN STATE. SOURCE: PENN CAPITAL-STAR
ONLY IN WAYNESBORO
THE RESTORED FRICK POWER PLANT GIVES A GLIMPSE INTO THE GOLDEN AGE OF WAYNESBORO INDUSTRY
BUSINESS
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STOCK INDEXES:
DOW: 47,716 (+0.6%)
NASDAQ: 23,365 (+0.7%)
S&P 500: 6849 (+0.5%)
AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS NOVEMBER 28
Borough Council Met Wednesday Nov 19 and Approved a Tentative 2026 Budget with No Tax Increases for 3rd Straight Year
AROUND THE BORO
BORO AREA EVENTS THIS WEEKEND:
POUR HOUSE TRIVIA: Rough Edges Brewery, Wed, Dec 3, 7 pm, 91 W. Main St, Waynesboro
JINGLE & MINGLE: Chamber Mixer, Thur, Dec 4, 4-6 pm, Waynesboro YMCA, See Details Above
LIVE MUSIC: DRIFTWOOD, Fri, Dec 5, 8 pm, Hub City Vinyl, Americana/Folk Music, 28 E. Baltimore St, Hagerstown
The Dennis Mitchell Band Performs at Rough Edges Brewery, Friday, November 28
DAILY BORO FEATURES
Recognize This Notable American? He’s One of a Dozen Famous Men Honored by Street Names in Waynesboro
DID YOU KNOW?
WAYNESBORO HAS 6 LISTINGS ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES.
They are: Borough Hall, Welty’s Bridge, the Armory, Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library, Royer-Nicodemus Farm (Renfrew), and the Oller House. Downtown Waynesboro was also honored as a National Register Historic District in 2020.