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Thousands of flags placed on veterans’ graves at Camp Hill cemetery ahead of Memorial Day
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– A cemetery in Camp Hill is called Rolling Green, but on this weekend it should be “Rolling Red, White and Blue.” There are nearly 6,000 flags on the graves of veterans and on Friday afternoon there was a Memorial Day remembrance ceremony paid tribute to those who died in uniform. God […]
Former Newville Borough Manager headed to court on charges of mishandling funds
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– A former manager for a Cumberland County borough accused of mishandling hundreds of thousands of dollars was in court. Fred Potzer, of Newville, waived his preliminary hearing while in court Thursday on charges that accuse him of mishandling funds while he was the Newville Borough Manager, a position he held for […]
Cross Keys warehouse/trucking terminal hearing pushed to June
The second zoning hearing for a proposed warehouse and trucking terminal in the Cross Keys area of Hamilton Township was pushed back to late June due to a shortage of voting members present from the Zoning Hearing Board. The rescheduled hearing will take place Tuesday, June 25 at 6:00 p.m....
See all homes sold in York County, May 13 to May 19
The following is a listing of all home transfers in York County reported from May 13 to May 19. There were 146 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,494-square-foot home on Woodspring Lane in Windsor Township that sold for $254,500.
Lincoln Cemetery restoration project uncovers forgotten history
HARRISBURG, Pa. — While many people will spend the holiday weekend taking a break, cooking out, or traveling, one nonprofit group is spending it restoring and uncovering headstones in the Lincoln Cemetery located in Harrisburg. This effort to restore headstones has been ongoing since June of 2021, but the...
Patriot Legacies: Pennsylvanian Joseph McConnell
Joseph McConnell was born in Pennsylvania about 1745. He served in the Cumberland County, Pennsylvania militia. Under a 1777 Pennsylvania law, most Pennsylvania male adults were required to serve. It is difficult to know what Joseph McConnel did in the Revolutionary War because of the rotational nature of militia duty in Pennsylvania. He died without filing for a pension, so he left no record of his service. We do know that he paid taxes which, based on when and where paid, were used to finance...
Bill aiding Pa. municipalities with lots of tax-exempt property passes House committee
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is poised to take another stab at a long-discussed bill that would help compensate municipalities with high amounts of tax-exempt properties, a measure that would be of particular benefit to Harrisburg itself. The bill cleared the House Local Government Committee on Wednesday on a party-line...
New banking branch under construction in Dauphin County
It’s been more than a decade since F&M Trust last constructed a new branch office but now the bank is building a new location in Dauphin County. F&M Trust has broken ground for an office at 4765 Linglestown Road in Lower Paxton Township. The Chambersburg-based bank opened a regional headquarters at 4050 Crums Mill Road in Lower Paxton Township three years ago.
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