Photos with the Easter Bunny today Saturday, March 9th, at Kaybirds! Bring your family and a camera or phone for unlimited pictures with the Easter bunny. Just $10 per family. All proceeds benefit the Hancock Community Preschool. Event sponsored by Jim and Gina's Greenhouse and Kaybirds. Make sure to help us Egg the Square! This is a fundraiser to help support the 16th Annual Tractor Parade and Harvest Festival. For every $1 donated, 3 eggs will be hung in the Town Square. This event is put on annually by the Hancock Community Education Foundation. Eggs sponsored by Kaybirds Flower and Gift Shop. Donation buckets are located at the following businesses: Circle E Diner, Old Bat Factory, Hancock House Hotel, Bisbee, Perfectly Priced, Kaybirds, SFCU, NBT.
Photos with the Easter Bunny Saturday, March 9th, at Kaybirds! Bring your family and a camera or phone for unlimited pictures with the Easter bunny. Just $10 per family. All proceeds benefit the Hancock Community Preschool. Event sponsored by Jim and Gina's Greenhouse and Kaybirds. Make sure to help us Egg the Square! This is a fundraiser to help support the 16th Annual Tractor Parade and Harvest Festival. For every $1 donated, 3 eggs will be hung in the Town Square. This event is put on annually by the Hancock Community Education Foundation. Eggs sponsored by Kaybirds Flower and Gift Shop. Donation buckets are located at the following businesses: Circle E Diner, Old Bat Factory, Hancock House Hotel, Bisbee, Perfectly Priced, Kaybirds, SFCU, NBT.
Boil Water Advisory: The boil water advisory has been lifted for the Village of Hancock, NY!
Anyone in the Hancock-Deposit area without power, NYSEG says they will have it restored around 6:00 pm tonight.
Weather & Event Advisory: Due to heavy snowfall the school was closed early today and the Indoor Walking event at HCSD has been canceled this evening due to inclement weather. Local residents are advised to drive safely due to ice on roads, only be on the roads when necessary to allow for winter road maintenance and plowing.
The Village of Hancock NY is on a boil water advisory effective immediately, until further notice. It is anticipated to remain in effect for 5-7 days.
Delaware County Chamber of Commerce is calling all middle school students for the National Civics Bee Essay Contest. Go to https://delawarecounty.org/events/national-civics-bee/ for more information on how to enter the contest.
The family learning center is hosting another family movie night on December 29th, at 4 pm. They will be playing “Elf” and “The Polar Express”. All children are given free admission, as well as free drinks and popcorn! Reminder, there must be an adult with children or adolescents that are attending! Please contact Brittany Highhouse at (570)493-0122 if there is any questions!
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays to all our wonderful friends and families in Hancock New York! This has been an exciting year full of music events, store openings, and community beautification. Please be safe on busy highways and enjoy this miraculous weather!
PUBLIC NOTICE: The Hancock Holiday Ice Rink is still not fully frozen...we will hope to open to the public next week, as soon as it is frozen and safe to skate on. We will update everyone on social media and in the App as soon as the ice is properly frozen.
Winter Holiday Market: Please join Unclebrother and All Sorts and more than a dozen vendors for a new holiday marketplace in the village of Hancock at the Unclebrother gallery located at 250 E Front Street - Sunday Dec 17th from 12-7pm.
Winter Holiday Market: Please join Unclebrother and All Sorts and more than a dozen vendors for a new holiday marketplace in the village of Hancock at the Unclebrother gallery located at 250 E Front Street - Sunday Dec 17th from 12-7pm.
Come out tonight and support the winter activities in the Hancock Town Square by enjoying a family movie night at the Hancock Cinemas at 7:15pm when they show the holiday classic comedy “National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.” Your ticket sale serves as a donation to the Holiday Ice Rink built last night and other family activities during the winter season offered by the Hancock Partners!
PARADE TONIGHT 6PM: The annual Hancock Christmas on the Square activities and visit with Santa will take place from 4-8pm Today Saturday December 2nd in the Hancock Town Square & the 15th Annual Parade of Lights will take place at 6pm. Santa visits start at 4pm as well as activities/games for children of all ages!
SHOP LOCAL FOR THE HOLIDAYS: Don't forget to visit the Treasure Chest on E Front Street for great holiday decor ideas and hand crafted gifts, as well as Marino's, Perfectly Priced, All Sorts, Kaybirds, Hancock Liquors, TroutBrook Studios, The Camptons, Napa Auto Store and many others! #shophancockny #visithancockny
COMMUNITY FUNDRAISER TONIGHT: Support the new Holiday Ice Rink and all Hancock Partners winter activities in the Hancock Town Square this holiday season by visiting the Hancock Cinemas tonight for a special showing of The Sting, starting at 7:15pm tonight!
Celebrate Small Business Saturday with all the local shops in Hancock NY including: Trout Brook Studios, All Sorts, The Camptons, and Kaybirds who open 8am - 4pm and they will also be hosting Nightshade on Elm coffee shop from 8am-1pm. Plus many more shops, just stop in to check out their special sales promotions across the whole village! #shopsmall #visithancockny
Preventing the Spread of CWD When Hunting
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Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is an always fatal disease of deer species that is spreading across North America and threatens New York’s deer and moose populations and hunting opportunities. Hunters could unintentionally introduce or spread CWD through their hunting activities or harvested deer. By taking some simple precautions hunters can help keep CWD out of New York.
If you deer hunt outside of the state, debone your venison before bringing it back into New York. DEC recently created the educational video “How to Debone Venison in the Field” to demonstrate how to quickly debone venison from a harvested deer. It is illegal to bring whole deer carcasses or high-risk carcass parts into New York from other states. Allowed parts include deboned venison, the cleaned skull cap, antlers with no flesh, the raw or processed cape or hide, cleaned teeth or lower jaw, and finished taxidermy products. All parts and/or packages containing parts must be labeled with the species of animal, where the animal was taken, and the hunter’s name and address before bringing them into New York.
If you harvest a deer from an area known to have CWD you should submit samples to that state’s Department of Natural Resources for CWD testing before eating the venison. If the deer comes back positive for CWD after bringing the venison into New York, call DEC to have the venison destroyed. Do not dispose of CWD positive venison on the landscape as this could infect deer in your area.
If you deer hunt in New York avoid using natural deer urine-based scent or lure products as they could contain CWD. Use synthetic alternatives instead. Don’t feed wild deer or moose which can concentrate animals and facilitate the spread of disease. Dispose of deer carcass parts where the deer was harvested or in a landfill to avoid spreading diseases. Lastly, report any deer or moose that appears sick or is acting abnormally to DEC.
Do your part to protect New York’s deer and deer hunting heritage by helping keep New York CWD-free. For more information about how you can help keep New York CWD-free visit DEC’s website, Facebook page, and YouTube channel.
Non-Lead Ammunition Rebate
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Do you deer hunt WMUs 3H, 4F, 4G, 4H, 4O, 4P, 4R, 4W, or 6G?
Hunters for Eagle Conservation and Conservation Science Global are providing rebates of up to $60 to eligible hunters in these WMUs for non-lead ammunition for deer hunting.
Visit Hunters for Eagle Conservation to learn more about the multi-year project to understand how the use of non-lead ammunition can assist with eagle conservation.
Have you considered applying for a rebate but can’t find non-lead ammunition? Or have you not been awarded a DMP in the project area? If so, we would like to hear from you as our project partners can help with finding non-lead ammunition and project eligibility. Please email: NewYork@HuntersForEagleConservation.org
Drones Not Allowed For Deer Recovery in New York
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Recently, DEC has received inquiries about the potential use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones) to assist with the recovery of hunter-harvested deer or bear. However, tracking and recovery of a deer or bear are part of the hunt, and New York laws do not allow drones to be used in this way.
Drones are defined and regulated as aircraft by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and aircraft may not be used to aid deer or bear hunters. This applies to both hobby/recreational drone pilots and drone pilots flying under FAA commercial regulations.
Confusion comes because the same section of law that prohibits use of aircraft also prohibits use of dogs to aid in hunting deer or bear. However, a separate section of law authorizes DEC to regulate and license the use of leashed tracking dogs specifically to aid in the recovery of deer and bear. The law does not make a similar provision for aircraft, including drones, and DEC cannot regulate or license the use of drones without authorizing statute.
Hunters seeking assistance to locate dead or wounded deer or bear may contact volunteer, licensed, leashed-tracking dog handlers at:
Deer Search, Inc. serving hunters in central and eastern New York
Deer Search FLC, Inc. serving hunters in the Finger Lakes Region
Deer Search of WNY, Inc. serving hunters in Western New York
Town of Hancock will be having a tire collection day on 12/2 from 8:00am-noon at the Town Highway Garage in Fishs Eddy.
Tire Disposal Rules
1. Must be a Town of Hancock resident
2. Must posess a 2023 Transfer Station Permit
3. Tires no larger than 20"
4. No rims
5. Free of dirt and water
6. Need to be stacked in trailer
7.Up to 6 tires, no charge. Each additional tire is $2.00 each
8. Tire disposal passes available from Town Clerk
Monday - Friday 8:30-12:30 and 1:30-4:30
Celebrate our Hancock NY Veterans and indeed all veterans today, by joining them for a special service/ceremony in the Hancock Town Square at 11am today, or by thanking local veterans for their service across the nation today!
