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Rolling stop and lane closures on southbound Route 222 next week
There will be lane closures and a rolling stop for up to 15 minutes long on southbound Route 222 near the Eden Road bridge in Manheim Township on Thursday so crews can remove an overhead sign structure. Beginning around 9 p.m. the left lane of southbound Route 222 will be...
Train cars derail, block road in East Manchester Township
A train derailment has blocked a railroad crossing in East Manchester Township, according to York County 911. A small number of train cars derailed at the crossing on Wago Road, near Locust and Gut roads, around 5:25 p.m. Thursday, according to a dispatcher. All cars remained upright, and nothing is leaking.
Aging San Juan Bautista festival organizers ready to pass the torch but worried about the future
Trinidad Spinello worries about the future of San Juan Bautista Catholic Church's 41-year-old Hispanic festival that attracts nearly 5,000 people over its four days. The festival is the church's biggest fundraiser, having raised an estimated $2 million since the first one was held in 1983. "I've always helped, but seeing...
Power line project would cut through Baltimore region’s preserved land, farms
Central Maryland residents in growing numbers are vowing to stop a proposed upgrade to the region's energy grid involving a 500,000-volt overhead transmission line that would cut across farms, parks, neighborhoods, wetlands and forests in three counties. The Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project would carve a 70-mile path through largely rural...
Rapho Twp. supervisors appoint representative for Mount Joy Fire Foundation board
When: Rapho Township supervisors meeting, July 18. Supervisor Randy Fox was absent. What happened: Supervisors appointed resident Christopher Simon to serve as the township’s representative to the Mount Joy Fire Foundation. Background: During a June 20 meeting, Bob Purcell, president of Fire Department Mount Joy, and Jim Johns, treasurer,...
The Arc Lancaster Lebanon leader announces retirement; board begins search process
The Arc Lancaster Lebanon is accepting applications for an executive director after current leader Maureen Westcott announced she is retiring. Westcott has been executive director of the Manheim Township-based nonprofit that supports people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and autism since joining the organization in 2013. “Working with The Arc...
Ex-employee wins $218,425 discrimination judgment against J&K Salvage for racial slurs
In March 2020, Ronald Ford got a job as a truck driver with J&K Salvage, west of York on Kings Mill Road. According to court documents, it did not go well. “Throughout Mr. Ford’s tenure,” his attorneys wrote in a complaint filed against the salvage company in federal court in Harrisburg, “he regularly witnessed and was personally subjected to racial discrimination at the hands of the owner, Joe Darrah.”
Former President Donald Trump to Return to Harrisburg Next Week
HARRISBURG – PennLive is reporting… Former President Donald J. Trump, the Republican candidate for president, plans to hold a rally in Harrisburg next week, his campaign announced Thursday. The event, scheduled for 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 31, will take place at the farm show complex, according to a press release.
Buzz Blooms and Beyond
This year’s Buzz, Blooms and Beyond Open House takes place on Saturday, August 10, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at the Demonstration Gardens, located at 670 Old Harrisburg Road, Gettysburg. Join us for a free morning of activities for kids and learning for adults. Our focus is on...
Mayor Sorace won’t seek a third term
Danene Sorace announced Thursday that she will not seek a third term as Lancaster’s mayor. Her tenure leading Lancaster has been “the honor of my life” she said in a video posted on social media. However, “believing that communities benefit from new leadership,” she is focusing on completing her term and will not run for re-election next year, she said.
Trump plans return to Butler after assassination attempt for 'big and beautiful' rally
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHP) — Former President Donald Trump has announced his plans to return to the spot where he was shot in Butler, Pennsylvania for another rally. The former president made the announcement Friday in a Truth Social post. He said he wants to hold a "big and beautiful...
Regarding 2 options for the city budget [letter]
The July 11 LNP | LancasterOnline article “Steep tax hike eyed in budget” outlined two possible city budgets, as outlined by Lancaster city Mayor Danene Sorace, for 2025. Option No. 1: A home rule charter is approved by voters in November and the wage tax would be increased from 0.6% to 0.9%, raising an additional $4.8 million.
Hanover General Store gets a facelift
The General Store in the Hanover Village (at the Junction of county roads C-65 and M27) is receiving a “facelift” in July. The Hanover Historical Society learned in the spring that the wooden supporting structure and siding on the east side had dry rot and needed to be replaced.
Trump returns to Pa soon; what to know about upcoming rally
Less than a month after a would-be assassin tried to kill former President Donald Trump, the GOP candidate is rallying again in Pennsylvania. Trump was shot in the ear when Thomas Matthew Crooks fired several rounds toward him as he spoke at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 9.
Electric vehicles tick up in Carlisle but can charging stations meet demand?
Erin Markan used to own the farthest thing from an electric car. When she and her husband, Denis, needed to pull their fifth-wheel RV, she drove a Ford F-350 pickup truck with two full rows of seats and a diesel engine. But when the Markans sold that RV in late...
Fireworks did not cause the Tollbooth Antiques fire: police
Columbia’s police chief told borough officials Tuesday that fireworks did not cause the fire that tore through Tollbooth Antiques on Chestnut Street last week. Chief Jack Brommer said during a borough council meeting that the investigating state police fire marshal said the cause of the fire has not been determined, but fireworks have been ruled out.
Former President Donald Trump announces he will be coming to Harrisburg
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — For the first time since an assassination attempt, former President Donald Trump is returning to the Keystone State. He will hold a rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on Wednesday, July 31 at the Farm Show Complex, located at 2300 N. Cameron St. Doors are scheduled to...
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