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After 29 years, independent Hanover bookstore the Reader's Cafe finds new owners
After nearly three decades, a longtime Hanover cafe and bookstore has been sold, the business reported. The Reader's Cafe, located on Broadway in downtown Hanover, was sold to a new owner, said owners Derf and Mary Ann Maitland in a social media announcement. With new ownership, the business will reopen...
Foster good, not destruction [letter]
I’m retired from a long career focused on international peace and development. I direct this toward President Joe Biden and leaders of Middle East nations, including Iran:. We need to imagine the human good, instead of human destruction. Some might consider this letter naive but, in the big picture, it’s no more naive than a global hostile military posture that causes poverty at home and death and destruction abroad.
Carroll County country bar closes after two years
The second location of a country bar and restaurant known for its line dancing and live music has closed two years after opening. C&R Pub Hampstead, an offshoot of the Towson restaurant, announced its permanent closure Tuesday in a social media post. The Towson pub at 1 W. Pennsylvania Ave. will remain open, an employee said.
Lt. Gov. Davis visits Lancaster for gun violence prevention roundtable
Lt. Gov. Austin Davis visited Lancaster on Wednesday to talk with local officials and those whose work in one form or another deals with gun violence. Davis, who said his life in public service was spurred by going to his city’s council meeting after a shooting on his block, wanted to both share what the state is doing to combat the gun violence epidemic and learn about what’s working in Lancaster.
Hartford Yard Goats, Colorado Rockies' Double A affiliate, host Harrisburg Senators for homestand
The Hartford Yard Goats are hosting the Harrisburg senators, Double-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, for a six game series. Hartford will host Harrisburg through Sunday. Here's what you need to know. Where do the Yard Goats play?. Dunkin' Park, 1214 Main Street, Hartford. Article continues below this ad. What...
Gettysburg Choral Society seeking new singers
The Gettysburg Choral Society Inc. is seeking new singers for its 2024 fall season. Auditions, by invitation only, are planned from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 3 at Trinity United Church of Christ, 60 E. High St., Gettysburg.
Racist remarks by Elizabethtown Borough Council member must be denounced — and we must decry racism in politics [editorial]
“Elizabethtown Borough Council, by a vote of 4-2, approved a resolution Thursday directing police to fully cooperate with external law enforcement agencies ‘when encountering undocumented individuals,’ ” LNP | LancasterOnline reported Saturday. “Council President J. Marc Hershey and Vice President Jeff McCloud voted against the resolution, which was discussed publicly and listed on the agenda as a ‘nonsanctuary city’ resolution. ... The resolution makes Elizabethtown the latest of several Lancaster County municipalities to follow the lead of the county’s two Republican commissioners in adopting some form of ‘nonsanctuary’ resolution.”
Government
Address: The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, DC 20500. Address: 393 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510. Address: 310 Grant St., Suite 2415, Pittsburgh, PA 15219. Telephone: 412-803-7370. Website: casey.senate.gov. John Fetterman, D. Washington, D.C. office. Address: Russell Senate Office Building, Suite 142, Washington, DC 20510. Telephone: 202-224-4254.
Battlefield road closings planned
Repaving of park roads on the eastern portion of the battlefield in the Culp’s Hill and Spangler’s Spring areas, Coster Avenue, and Benner Hill will begin Monday, according to a park service release. “This three-month project will address road surfaces that are at the end of their lifespan,”...
Sandra D. Hoover
Sandra D. Hoover, 85, passed away peacefully on July 17, 2024, at UPMC West Shore Hospital in Mechanicsburg, after a brief illness. She was pre-deceased by her high school sweetheart, Jacob T. Hoover in 2019. They were married for over 58 years. Born in York, Pennsylvania, Sandy was the daughter...
Truck will spray for West Nile mosquitoes in and around Lancaster tonight
The Lancaster and Lebanon Mosquito-Borne Disease program will be spraying for adult mosquitoes tonight beginning around sunset in parts of Lancaster city, Lancaster Township and West Lampeter Township, where significant populations of adult mosquitoes that can carry West Nile Virus have been detected. Program officials say the spraying likely will...
Lancaster Stormers earn victory over York Revolution
Niko Hulsizer went 3-for-4 with a homer and double, and Joe Stewart was 2-for-3 with a homer and a triple to lead the Lancaster Stormers to a 4-3 win over the York Revolution in an Atlantic League game Wednesday at Clipper Magazine Stadium. The win ended Lancaster’s eight-game losing streak...
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