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Letters To The Editor

Shepherdstown resident recognized for stellar safe driving record

I would like to thank all our customers for trusting us with another successful holiday season. Our entire team was prepared to consistently deliver our brand with a focus on safe driving throughout our communities. As the United States Postal Service enters the fourth year of the Delivering ...

Generosity appreciated from Shepherdstown community

Generosity throughout Shepherdstown contributed to a successful shoebox gift collection season at drop-off locations for the Samaritan’s Purse project, Operation Christmas Child. Across the United States, the project collected 10 million shoebox gifts in 2023. Combined with those collected ...

Be wary of water overcharging

American Water took over service from Jefferson Utilities at the beginning of October. Immediately after this changeover, I began getting water bills that were much higher than normal. My average daily usage went from around 40 gallons to 141 gallons, according to my water bill. Note that I ...

Looking forward to future of new play

The Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF) celebrated its 12th new play commission on Dec. 8 at the Christ Reformed United Church of Christ building in Shepherdstown. The commission was supported by the Marellen J. Aherne New Play Commissioning Fund. Marellen Aherne is the current ...

Meaningless ‘thoughts and prayers’

So now we know. The Lewiston, Maine, shooter had serious mental issues so, had he not killed himself, he could have been disarmed. Of what comfort is this to the 18 people he shot to death and the dozen plus people who now have bullet holes in them? In Maryland, a judge was killed by a man who ...

Speaking out against HR 888

As both a resident of Jefferson County and as a Jewish person, I’m writing to condemn Representative Alex Mooney for voting in favor of HR 888 and further perpetuating the dangerous notion that anti-Israeli criticism is antisemitic. While antisemitism is deplorable, as is any other type of ...

Editor receives SAIL’s Community Service Award

On Nov. 17 at their annual meeting, The Shepherdstown Area Independent Living organization (SAIL) presented this year’s Jack and Martha Young Community Service Award to Tabitha Johnston, editor of The Shepherdstown Chronicle. Each year SAIL honors an individual and/or organization that has ...

Library funding needs increased

I read with great interest the front page article from Oct. 27, 2023, “Library foundation looking to build endowment funds.” I applaud the efforts of the Shepherdstown Library Foundation to supplement their public funding. However, though I wish it were true, the Charles Town Library does ...

Leave Mother Earth to do what she does best

One of my favorite places to hike off of Bakerton Road, is Lower Bolivar Heights. It was the sight of many battles during the Civil War. According to a National Park Service employee, the Department of Natural Resources made the decision to mow down all of the meadow grasses covering the ...

Legendary Book Sale proves highly successful

The Shepherdstown Community Club’s Legendary Book Sale, which concluded on October 15, continued to live up to and exceed expectations, raising over $19,000 to help maintain the War Memorial Building in town and Morgan’s Grove Park. The results are again revalidation of the impact of ...