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Echo Pilot Sept. 1 A discovery during a father-and-son adventuring trip to Martin s Mill Bridge in Antrim Township on July 29 and a bit of detective work have reunited a Greencastle man with the class ring he lost 45 years ago. Jeremy Knowlton of Heathsville, Va., found John W. Thomas Jr. s ring while metal detecting in the east branch of the Conococheague Creek, as his son, Shrade, splashed in the water nearby. Sept. 3 Thousands of drivers will have to wait an extra two days before resuming their travels on U.S. 11 south of Greencastle. The road, traveled by about 13,000 vehicles a day, was scheduled to reopen Wednesday, Sept. 9, after being closed since Aug. 19 for a bridge replacement project. It is now scheduled to open Friday, Sept. 11. ....
Echo Pilot May 5 The Greencastle-Antrim School Board officially put furloughs, teacher and program cuts and the elimination of extracurricular activities on the table during a virtual meeting. Pre-COVID-19, it wasn t good; post-COVID-19, it s disastrous, Caroline Royer, chief financial officer, said in describing the district s fiscal position. Projected revenues for 2020-21 are $39,999,478 and projected expenses are $42,448,579 for a deficit of $2,449,101. Greencastle-Antrim High School students some dressed up, some not had a different prom experience Saturday night, May 2, with Mask-erade Porch Prom, an event organized by the junior class prom committee. May 7 “It’s going to devastate the district if they move forward.” That was the reaction of Greencastle-Antrim Education Association President Brandon Solomon after last week’s resolution by the school board to consider cuts, including teacher positions, to handle economic hits from the COVID ....