Town of Hancock

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.

Summer Saturdays is Back! Today is our Father's Day Picnic in the Hancock Town Square from 11AM-4PM, all vendors welcome for free. We will have Slow Cooked BBQ, Sausages, Arts and Crafts Vendors and yes even a children's Petting Zoo by Klondike Farms - Don't miss out, bring the family but for animal safety please leave the dogs at home this time, and bring them next time! #VISITHANCOCKNY

Congratulations to the Deposit-Hancock Girl's Softball team for winning the Class D New York State title!!! There will be a parade tonight lead by the local fire department at 8 pm to celebrate their victory! Please come out and show your support! 🥎 Photo courtesy of Hancock Central School.

SUMMER SATURDAYS IS BACK! LIVE MUSIC in the Town Square today from 5-7PM featuring Lucas Resti. Tonight's music category is Country! Enjoy the music, games for the kids, so feel free to stop by enjoy her local favorites! Free pizza for our new monthly Teen Night. So we welcome all ages, families and especially our local teenagers and sports teams to come out and enjoy some free pizza with the live music! #visithancockny

According to a Zoom meeting I just had with the Governor and other State officials the smoke from the Canadian fires will start to dissipate beginning in our area tomorrow. The wind from the North will move towards Western NY where it will worsen the air quality. However, that's not to say it won't return. To keep track of our air quality go to www.airnow.gov Our current number is 215, very unhealthy.

Delaware County is hosting an AMAZING event running from July 10-21, 2023 at the Walton High School.

INFORMATION ON THE SMOKE FROM THE CANADIAN WILDFIRES! Tomorrow, June 7th, should be the worst day. WHO SHOULD BE CAREFUL? Exposure to elevated fine particle pollution levels can affect the lungs and heart. The air quality alerts caution “sensitive groups," a big category that includes children, older adults, and people with lung diseases, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Kids, who often are encouraged to go out and play, “are more susceptible to smoke for a number of reasons,” said Laura Kate Bender, the lung association's National Assistant Vice President, healthy air. “Their lungs are still developing, they breathe in more air per unit of body weight.” WHAT CAN YOU DO FOR NOW? It's a good time to put off that yard work and outdoor exercise. If you go out, consider wearing an N95 mask to reduce your exposure to pollutants. Stay inside, keeping your doors, windows and fireplaces shut. It's recommended that you run the air conditioning on a recirculation setting. “If you have filters on your home HVAC system, you should make sure they’re up to date and high quality,” Hill said. “Some people, particularly those with underlying lung disease, or heart disease, should consider investing in in air purifiers for their homes.”