The New Era should discontinue its disreputable practice of publishing regional morning exit polls in its early afternoon edition. C-SPAN covered discussions of election improprieties and fraud on Wednesday. Reporters from the Associated Press and National Public Radio explained how exit polls conducted by their consortium are embargoed for each state until the polls are […]
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Crime Summit Issues Findings and Recommendations
The Lancaster County Crime Summit Re-Convened following the County Commissioners meeting and elections board on Wednesday to present their findings and recommendations. The Summit had been called by the Lancaster County Commissioners in June to research the state of public safety in the community. Three primary areas were addressed: Law Enforcement, Re-Entry Management, and Prevention. […]
Gray: Streetcar on display at Prince/Chestnut is "public art"
The streetcar on prominent display on the city-owned parcel of land next to the police station at the corner of Prince St. and Chestnut St. was placed there at the request of the Lancaster Streetcar Company and approved by Mayor Rick Gray himself, NewsLanc learned Tuesday night. Interestingly, Mayor Rick Gray refused to answer the […]
What’s Happening around Lancaster This Week?
On Wednesday, Oct. 15, legendary musician Elton John comes to the Giant Center in Hershey. Tickets start at $67 and will go fast. The concert is at 8:00 p.m. For more information, visit http://www.hersheypa.com/events/giant_center. On Thursday, Oct. 16, Millersville University is showing the film “Ezra.” “Newton I. Aduaka’s scorching portrait of an African child who […]
County to appoint Open Records Officer
The County Commissioners are expected to designate an “Open Records Officer” at their weekly Wednesday meeting. The officer will serve as a point of contact for the public and ensure compliance with Act 3 of 2008, or the revised Pennsylvania “Right-To-Know” Law. The Assessors Association of Pennsylvania explains, “Requests for agency records made after December […]
TRRAAC attorney denies F&M accusation
Editor’s update: As of Thursday afternoon, we have not received the promised response to F & M from Attorney William J. Cluck. In response to its inquiry, NewsLanc has received the following communication from William J. Cluck, Esquire, who represents The Rail Road Action &Advisory Committee (TRRAAC). I have been tied up on two other […]
Former Holiday Inn East
According to the Oct. 12 Sunday News, local tax officials and other sources nationally state that the Kronos Hotel and Resorts Company, operator of the local former Holiday Inn, has not been timely paying taxes, bills and workers. Those familiar with the commercial real estate industry, especially as it applies to hotels, are not likely […]
Letter and Reply re LGH proper role
LETTER: In your editorial on Lancaster oligarchy, you suggest that the amount of profit Lancaster General Hospital, a not-for-profit entity, routinely posts is more than needed for health care purposes and you suggest that they become philanthropists. Why doesn’t Lancaster General Hospital reduce its charges to its patients, across the board? Wouldn’t that be the […]
EDITORIAL: Lancaster oligarchy reconsidered
NewsLanc has been criticized for our articles critical of Franklin & Marshall president John Fry. And although our viewers and newsletter distribution are at record high, we note with regret that some prior supporters have become alienated. We are sorry for this. But it is Fry’s arrogance, duplicity and over reaching that is to be […]
John Fry: The fraying of town and gown relationships
The controversy between The Rail Road Action And Advisory Committee (TRRAAC), a citizen organization, and Franklin & Marshall College over the relocation of the Norfolk & Southern railroad yard, is further evidence of the increasing estrangement between the college and the community. The Intelligencer Journal reports on Oct. 10 “Fry said he called a representative […]
Help Fight Hunger
A contributor forwarded this to us. It’s unusual and for charity. So here it is: Here’s a fun, simple way to help fight hunger in Lancaster and meet some emerging artists: Lancaster’s KEVIN LEHMAN STUDIOS HOSTS EMPTY BOWLS NOVEMBER 2ND You PAY: $15 You GET: hand-made bowl by a local artisan You EAT: great local […]
CORRECTION
We apologize for publishing a letter from a source we deemed reliable that kids were beaten up by police at the Smithgall Pharmacy. The letter writer has notified us that the information was incorrect concerning the location. We will be more careful in the future.
LETTER: F&M kept TRRAAC in the dark
In my files is an Intelligencer Journal news story dated Feb. 20, 2007, that documents how suburban homeowners were denied the information they requested concerning the relocation of the Norfolk Southern railyard to a tract of land adjacent to their neighborhood. This story states that at an initial meeting with Keith Orris, F&M official, on […]
EDITORIAL: Has TRRAAC derailed F&M scheme?
On June 19 in an article “F&M wows with freight yard relocation program”, NewsLanc reported: “The upshot was that even most of the members of TRRAAC, an organization consisting largely of those most impacted, seemed to acquiesce to the relocation of a portion of the freight yard. Most people went away feeling better informed and […]