Hanover Borough Government

10/12/2026

Two weeks from today is your chance to chat about how to make Hanover's streets safe for all. We invite you to attend the Safe Streets Action Plan Public Engagement Meeting on Monday, October 26th here at the Public Administration Building at 6:30PM in the Council Chambers.

The meeting will include an introduction to the study and its goals followed by workshop activities that include multiple, interactive ‘stations’ at which citizens may provide input in various ways:
• What/Why are the Problems? Help identify broad, area-wide issues to program/policy issues
• Where Are the Problems? Help identify where safety problems and concerns are located
• When Are Problems Occurring? Help identify the times of day and night of greatest concern.

Your contribution is important as we work toward Safe Streets for All!

https://engage-dewberry.com/Hanover-SSAP

10/12/2026

Congratulations to our own Annie-Laure Woappi!

Join us in congratulating our amazing Annie-Laure Woappi and celebrating our AWARD-WINNING Senior Health and Wellness Workshops!

On Tuesday, October 6th, staff attended the Pennsylvania Library Association Conference, and our very own Adult Services Manager Annie-Laure Woappi accepted TWO PA Forward Adult Literacy Programming awards for her weekly Senior Health and Wellness Workshops: the 2026 Best Health Literacy Program Award and the overall Best Adult Literacy Program Award.

PA Forward is a state literacy initiative that highlights "the five literacies"—skills that are essential to success, progress, and quality of life: Basic Literacy, Information Literacy, Civic and Social Literacy, Health Literacy, and Financial Literacy. Guthrie Memorial Library is a Gold Star Library and strives to educate our community on these five literacies with our free programs.

The Senior Health and Wellness Workshops meet every Tuesday at 10:15 am in the library's Bare Center. These weekly workshops often begin with a speaker that teaches us about a new topic in health and wellness, game, or activity, and ends with a free hot lunch* and social hour. To register, please call 717-632-5183.

*You must be 65 or older to receive a hot lunch.

10/09/2026

♻️ OCTOBER CURBSIDE RECYCLING REMINDER

Help us keep Hanover’s recycling program running smoothly! Please review the following curbside recycling guidelines.

🥫 Bi-Metal, Steel & Aluminum Cans

Bi-metal and steel cans, such as fruit, vegetable, and soup cans, must be clean and free of food residue.
Aluminum beverage cans, such as soda and b**r cans, must also be clean.
These cans may be placed together in the same recycling container.
Do not recycle other aluminum products, such as pie plates, frozen dinner trays, or pans.
Not sure if a can is aluminum? A magnet will not stick to aluminum.

📦 Corrugated Cardboard & Paperboard

Corrugated cardboard has a wavy, ridged layer inside.
Paperboard includes items such as cereal boxes and shoe boxes.
All cardboard and paperboard must be broken down, bundled or bagged, and kept dry.
No whole boxes or loose pieces of cardboard may be placed out for collection.
Materials must be free of food waste and residue.

📰 Newspapers

Newspapers must be bagged or bundled and kept dry.

Residents may continue to recycle the following items by bringing them to the Public Works Recycling Center, 139 North Street:

Plastics #1, #2, and #5 only
Glass bottles only (no other glassware)
Quality paper, magazines, phone books, and similar materials

📍 Recycling Center Hours:
Monday–Friday: 6:00 AM–3:00 PM
Saturday: 7:00 AM–12:00 PM

Questions? Contact the Hanover Borough Public Works Department at 717-632-3939.

Thank you for doing your part to keep Hanover clean and recycling responsibly! ♻️

10/09/2026

📣 HANOVER HOMECOMING PARADE – TRAFFIC NOTICE

The Hanover Public School District will host its Homecoming Parade on Friday, October 9, 2026, beginning at approximately 6:00 PM. The parade is expected to last approximately 45 minutes.

🚧 Temporary Traffic Restrictions: Portions of the following streets and areas will be closed to traffic as the parade passes through:

First and 100 blocks of East Hanover Street
100 block of McAllister Street
Orchard Street
Alleyways in the surrounding area

🚗 Parking will not be restricted in these areas.

Please plan accordingly and use alternate routes while the parade is underway. Thank you for your cooperation, and enjoy the Homecoming festivities! 🎉

10/08/2026

📣Honor the service and sacrifice of the military heroes in your life through Main Street Hanover’s Hometown Hero Program!
⭐ Community members can proudly recognize a hometown hero while celebrating their commitment to our country.
⭐ We invite families, friends, and loved ones to show their appreciation by honoring those who have served or are currently serving in the United States Armed Forces.
⭐Registration is currently open.
🔗 To learn more or to register, click here: https://mainstreethanover.org/hometown-heroes/

10/07/2026

Get your tickets today!
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Music in the Park
The celebration continues!
The next event for America250 | Hanover is MUSIC IN THE PARK on October 24th at Good Field in Hanover. The line-up includes: Foul Play, Johnny Seaton & Bad Behavior, and Stephen Winkler & Red Flag Rodeo with special guest Aubrey Nicole (finalist on The Voice). Gates open at 11AM and music runs from 12 to 6PM. There will be food vendors and a b**r garden on site.
$15 in Advance / $20 at the Door

Tickets available at:
https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/hanover-parks-recreation/music-in-the-park

10/07/2026

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Officers of the Hanover Borough Police Department will display purple ribbons on their uniforms and patrol vehicles during the month of October 2026 in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

We are grateful to organizations such as Safe Home of the Hanover YWCA for their support, advocacy, and empowerment of victims of domestic violence. We also thank York County District Attorney, Timothy J. Barker, and his staff for their efforts in pursuing justice for victims of domestic violence. Also, we thank the members of the Victim-Witness unit for their efforts in supporting these victims as they navigate a traumatic process.

Hanover YWCA
https://ywcahanover.org/

Safe Home
https://ywcahanover.org/safe-home/

York County District Attorney
https://yorkda.com/

York County District Attorney Victim-Witness
https://yorkda.com/victim-witness/

10/05/2026

🚦 Help Shape Hanover’s Safe Streets Action Plan!

The Borough of Hanover will host a public engagement meeting as part of its Safe Streets for All (SS4A) study on Monday, October 26, 2026, at 6:30 PM in Borough Council Chambers at the Borough of Hanover Public Administration Building, 33 Frederick Street.

The SS4A study is a comprehensive, system-wide look at transportation safety throughout Hanover. The goal is to better understand the experiences of everyone who travels throughout the Borough and identify opportunities to improve safety.

📍 What to Expect

The meeting will be led by Kathy Poole, Senior Project Manager with Dewberry, the consulting firm assisting the Borough with the study.

Following an introduction to the study and its goals, attendees will have the opportunity to participate in interactive workshop stations focused on:

• What & Why Are the Problems? — Identify broad, area-wide, program and policy issues.
• Where Are the Problems? — Identify locations where safety problems or concerns exist.
• When Are Problems Occurring? — Identify times of day or night when concerns are greatest.
• How Can We Fix Them? — Share ideas and potential solutions that could help address the issues identified.

Community input will be carefully considered as the study progresses and will help shape the Borough’s Safe Streets Action Plan, which will provide a framework for future safety improvements and may help position the Borough to pursue funding for implementation projects.

The Borough’s leadership has committed to achieving zero roadway fatalities by 2040.

The workshop will also include data collected through Dewberry’s existing conditions investigations, including crash data, environmental contributors, high-injury network identification, network volumes, equity and underserved community conditions, and other relevant information.

🗣️ Language Assistance & Accommodations

Interpreters will be available on site to assist Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking attendees.

Individuals requiring special accommodations are asked to notify the Borough in advance to allow sufficient time to make appropriate arrangements.

The Borough wants residents and community members to feel heard. Your experiences, concerns and ideas are an important part of understanding Hanover’s transportation network and planning for its future.

We encourage you to attend, participate and help shape the future of transportation safety in Hanover!

The SS4A study is being conducted with federal support through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All program.

10/01/2026

🍂 CURBSIDE GARDEN WASTE & LEAF COLLECTION 🍂
Borough of Hanover

The Borough of Hanover’s annual curbside garden waste and brush collection will take place October 12–16, 2026.

🌿 GARDEN WASTE & BRUSH COLLECTION

Tree limbs must be bundled in sections no longer than 3 feet. NO WIRE.
Garden waste may be bagged or placed at the curb. NO DIRT.
Leaves and brush must be placed in separate piles.
NO GRASS, ROCKS, OR STONES.
Entire trees and oversized brush piles are not accepted for regular collection.
Full trees and oversized brush piles should be taken to Old Castle APG, 501 Old Hanover Road, Spring Grove, or residents may contact Public Works to schedule a special pick-up. Fees may apply.

🍁 LEAF COLLECTION
Leaf collection will begin toward the end of October and continue through the end of the year or until the first snowfall.

Residents may:

Bag leaves and place them at the curb; OR
Rake leaves into loose piles at the curb.

⚠️ IMPORTANT: Please do not mix grass clippings, weeds, dirt, sticks, twigs, branches, or other debris with your leaves. The Borough’s leaf vacuum equipment is designed specifically for leaves and cannot properly process woody materials.

There is no fixed leaf collection route or schedule. Public Works crews will rotate through all neighborhoods as time, leaf volume, and weather conditions permit. Crews will make repeated passes throughout the season.

♻️ BOROUGH RECYCLING YARD
Leaves and garden debris may also be dropped off at the Borough recycling yard at 139 North Street:

Weekdays: 6:00 AM–3:00 PM
Entrance closes at 2:50 PM

Saturdays: 7:00 AM–12:00 PM
Entrance closes at 11:50 AM

📞 For additional information, contact the Borough of Hanover Department of Public Works at 717-632-3939 or [email protected].

09/29/2026

The Borough of Hanover will be performing semi-annual hydrant flushing Monday through Thursday, October 5th - 8th.

Public hydrants and dead-end lines located mainly west of Baltimore and Carlisle Streets including McSherrystown Borough and Conewago Township will be flushed on October 5th & 6th.

Hydrants located east of Baltimore and Carlisle Streets will be flushed on October 7th & 8th.

Flushing will begin at 8AM and run to approximately 4PM.
Customers may experience discolored water. If this happens, run the cold tap for a few minutes until the water runs clear. Also, we suggest that you postpone doing laundry during flushing times to avoid potential staining.

Please be aware that the strong force of water may dislodge debris on the road. Please move vehicles to avoid incidental damage. Additionally, care should be taken when driving on roads where water is actively flushing. If you have any questions, please contact the Borough of Hanover at 717-637-3877.

We appreciate your patience and cooperation!