Town of Hancock

FRENCH WOODS LIVE: Don't forget to join French Woods Under the Stars. We are privileged that the French Woods Festival Concert & Jazz Band will perform this evening in the Hancock Town Square from 7-9PM. Before the show or after make sure you go to the Firemans Field Days Fair & Fireworks Show! Make sure to support the Hancock Fire Department tonight and tomorrow from noon till 9PM. Their Final Performance this summer for the Town Square will be August 19th from 7-9PM.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning! The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for: Southern Broome County in central New York... Southwestern Delaware County in central New York, Susquehanna County in northeastern Pennsylvania, Northwestern Wayne County in northeastern Pennsylvania, and Northeastern Bradford County in northeastern Pennsylvania Until 230 PM EDT. At 134 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Afton to near North Towanda, moving southeast at 25 mph. Locations impacted include... Binghamton, Kirkwood, Conklin, Rush, Jackson, Sanford, Susquehanna, Deposit, Susquehanna Depot and Montrose. Information obtained from the National Weather Service (www.weather.gov) on 07/27/23.

Please join the Hancock Volunteer Fire Department for their annual Fireman's Field Days Fair. The fair opens today and tomorrow at 6PM, and Saturday at noon. Stop over to have dinner including our famous clams & shrimp. Don't forget to bring the kiddies to enjoy the Fireworks and the many rides we have like the Super Slide and Ferris Wheel. For adults we have LIVE music and our famous beer tent! All proceeds go to support your local fire department. We need your support to pay for the expensive repairs, maintenance, and ongoing costs of running a Fire Department here in the Western Catskills. Your support goes a long way in saving lives and homes, every dollar counts! Our Fireman’s Field Days Parade is held on Saturday, July 29th. Lineup is at 5PM at HCS with the parade stepping off at 6PM. Any community organizations, bands, fire departments, ambulance corps or police organizations that would like to attend please contact Sarah at 845-707-6274.

SUMMER SATURDAYS IS BACK: Come out and enjoy a night of extraordinary music at Summer Nights Live with Loren Barrigar in the Hancock Town Square. Event is today Saturday July 22nd from 5-7PM. Loren's finely-honed songwriting sk SUMMER SATURDAYS IS BACK: Come out and enjoy a night of extraordinary music at Summer Nights Live with Loren Barrigar in the Hancock Town Square. Event is today Saturday July 22nd from 5-7PM. Loren's finely-honed songwriting skills have launched his melodies on NBC’s #1 rated show “ER”, “The Young and The Restless” and on a Christmas CD with BB King and Patti Labelle. He has performed with some of the best acoustic players in the world including Stephen Bennett, Richard Smith, John Knowles, Muriel Anderson and Loren’s friend and mentor Tommy Emmanuel, the Australian guitar sensation. He has also recorded with Multiple Grammy winner and legendary producer Lloyd Maines.

Friday Funday: Take a break from this heat with some Ice Cream at The Sweet Spot located in the lobby of the Hancock House Hotel. While your there treat yourself to some custom jewelry by Lori Rae Silvers, official jewelry maker for the Baseball Hall of Fame, she will be at the Hancock House Hotel Friday evening till 9PM. Afterwards, pop over to Honest Eddie's Bar for a refreshing drink and learn about the man who inspired the legend. #visithancockny

Art Alert: Don't forget to checkout the Hancock Art Walk and the new River Road & Rail Art Trail this weekend. Also, don't miss UncleBrother's current exhibit entitled "Custom Cars Cultures." This exhibit will be open from July 1st thru Sept 4th. Their Restaurant/Bar is open Friday & Saturday's ONLY from 5-9PM all summer long! Bring family, friends and art lovers alike! Includes a unique food menu and specialty cocktails tailored to the gallery experience.

SUMMER SATURDAYS IS BACK: Come out and enjoy a night of extraordinary music at Summer Nights Live with Loren Barrigar in the Hancock Town Square. Event is today Saturday July 22nd from 5-7PM. Loren's finely-honed songwriting skills have launched his melodies on NBC’s #1 rated show “ER”, “The Young and The Restless” and on a Christmas CD with BB King and Patti Labelle. He has performed with some of the best acoustic players in the world including Stephen Bennett, Richard Smith, John Knowles, Muriel Anderson and Loren’s friend and mentor Tommy Emmanuel, the Australian guitar sensation. He has also recorded with Multiple Grammy winner and legendary producer Lloyd Maines.

SUMMER SATURDAYS IS BACK: Join us today for shopping in the Hancock Town Square for the Saturday Street Fair for Arts and Crafts and Fresh Produce from 10-2pm. Then this evening we have our Indie Music Fest from 5-7pm in the Town Square. Sit back and relax to the musical stylings of Jeanette and Bill of RewindTherapy.LIVE - This awesome duo performs acoustic covers and classic hits including songs from: Elton John,  Billy Joel, Ed Sheeran, Miranda Lambert, Garth Brooks, and Stevie Nicks! #visithancockny

weatherUSA Weather Alert Severe Thunderstorm Watch Status New Event Start & End Time Thu 12:43 PM EDT - Thu 8:00 PM EDT WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 481 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 1243 PM EDT THU JUL 13 2023 The National Weather Service has issued severe thunderstorm watch 481 in effect until 8 PM EDT this evening for the following areas in new york this watch includes 16 counties in central new york broome chemung chenango cortland delaware madison oneida onondaga otsego schuyler seneca steuben sullivan tioga tompkins yates this includes the cities of binghamton, corning, cortland, delhi, elmira, hamilton, hornell, ithaca, monticello, norwich, oneida, oneonta, owego, penn yan, rome, seneca falls, syracuse, utica, walton, watkins glen, and waverly.

The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Broome County in central New York... Southwestern Delaware County in central New York... North central Wayne County in northeastern Pennsylvania... * Until 545 PM EDT. * At 455 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Deposit, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Walton, Deposit, Hancock, Hiawatha, Starlight, Fishs Eddy, Harvard, Corbett, Sherman and East Branch. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

SUMMER SATURDAYS IS BACK: Field of Dreams Family Night to celebrate and support all our local sports teams, championship teams, and the Honest Eddie Murphy Sports & Activities Scholarship Fund. Live Music by the Poison Love Band all from 5-7PM. Come out and enjoy a nice evening with the whole family, learn about the National Park Service, and take your picture in front of our 20 foot Corn Field with Honest Eddie and the infamous white sox team! #visithancockny

FIRST FRIDAYS IS BACK! Join Hancock's small businesses for the First Friday of every month from 5-8PM for amazing deals, demos, food and drinks! Did we mention there's SHOPPING! Including some of our favorite local businesses: All Sorts, The Camptons, Hancock Liquor Store, Kay Birds, Nightshade on Elm, The Treasure Chest, and Uncleborther. And tonight there's a special treat, a new exhibit by Lars at Trout Brook Studios that opens tonight! We are so proud of your hard work Lars!

FRENCH WOODS JULY 5TH HANCOCK SPECTACULAR: Please join Hancock Partners in the Hancock Town Square tonight from 7-9PM for a live musical performance celebrating July 4th, by the French Woods Symphony Orchestra. The official program for tonight's show is listed in the image below. We would like to thank French Woods, and indeed all of our Event Sponsors this year who make events like this possible. #visithancockny

PARADE STARTING SOON: Annual 4th of July Parade and Celebration in Hancock, New York. The Parade is held at the Lordsville Arts Festival today at 12 noon, with local festivities to follow. Meet at the Lordville Presbyterian Church, Lordville Rd, Hancock, NY 13783, USA This event happens rain or shine!

Hancock Events Update: This is a friendly reminder that the French Woods Under the Stars Jazz and Concert Band performance in the Hancock Town Square was moved to July 5th from 7-9PM due to weather concerns. We apologize for any inconvenience any look forward to seeing you all on July 5th!

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Status New Event Start & End Time Mon 2:21 PM EDT - Mon 8:00 PM EDT WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 438 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 221 PM EDT MON JUL 3 2023 The National Weather Service has issued severe thunderstorm watch 438 in effect until 8 PM EDT this evening for the following areas in new york this watch includes 5 counties in central new york broome chenango delaware otsego sullivan in pennsylvania this watch includes 6 counties in northeast pennsylvania lackawanna luzerne pike susquehanna wayne wyoming this includes the cities of binghamton, delhi, hallstead, hawley, hazleton, honesdale, milford, monticello, montrose, norwich, oneonta, scranton, tunkhannock, walton, and wilkes-barre.

Happy 4th of July Weekend - Support the East Branch Volunteer Fire Department! Come out and help them celebrate 100 years of service 🚒🚨 Food, Beer, Soda, Water, Live Music, $1,000 Raffle, Vendors, Bounce Houses, Children’s Games, Face Painting, Cotton Candy, EBFD T-Shirts, Softball Tournament, and the Fireman’s Parade Saturday at 6 pm, with Fireworks BOTH nights - even bigger this year so don’t miss it with the family!!

Delaware County State of Emergency has been extended for another 30 days.

Information about the IRT Training being held at the Walton High School next month. https://youtube.com/shorts/DtGBx9-RBSA?feature=share

Town Meeting Update: July's monthly Town Board Meeting has been updated to be held on July 5th at 7PM at the Town Hall located at 661 W Main Street.