Campaign shirts, buttons, stickers, and the like will now be permitted to be worn by voters in Lancaster County polling places, according to a unanimous decision made by the elections board on Wednesday. The previous policy of Lancaster County and other counties in the commonwealth was that such items constituted impermissible “electioneering” under state law, […]

The Rail Road Action & Advisory Committee (TRRAAC) held a meeting attended by an estimated 135 neighbors at Grace Baptist Church on Marietta Ave, Tuesday night, to rally against Franklin & Marshall, Lancaster General Hospital and Norfolk Southern’s plan to relocate the Dillerville switching yard to a portion of the Armstrong dump site at the […]

Franklin & Marshall College’s Center for Opinion Research recently completed a survey of students in the School District of Lancaster. The survey is intended to gauge student opinions about school safety, prevalence of drug use among students, and the effect of both upon academic performance. Among other things, the survey finds that “Most students feel […]

As part of an effort to hold occasional evening meetings in different parts of the county, the Commissioners will be holding an evening meeting in Leola on October 20th. The meeting is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at the Upper Leacock Township Municipal Building at 36 Hillcrest Ave. in Leola. The Commissioners will conduct a portion […]

The County Commissioners are set to vote on a proposal to preserve 123.73 acres of farmland in areas of Bart and Colerain Townships, Wednesday. The County’s share of the agricultural conservation easement is $164,251.50. The Commissioners will also vote on a series of change orders regarding the renovations to the County’s 150 N. Queen St. […]

Pennsylvania has been identified as one of the states most subject to the manipulation of voting results. (See http://truevote.us/nucleus/index.php?itemid=164 ) The following is an excerpt from a letter from an elections expert with recommendations on how to safeguards the results. — Our top priority must be prevention, not cure. Therefore pre-election activities are more important […]

The Lancaster Chamber of Commerce is making an all out effort to convince voters they should vote for the Home Rule Charter. This in itself is reason for concern for many. NewsLanc has not made a study of the issue but opposes the change in local government for two reasons: 1) If it isn’t broke, […]

Lancaster Mayor Rick Gray introduced a new firearm ordinance before Lancaster City Council’s Public Safety Committee, Monday night. The proposed ordinance would impose fines of up to $1,000 and jail time of up to 90 days for any any gun owner who fails to report a missing or stolen firearm within 72 hours of discovering […]

The following has been lifted from the Franklin & Marshall web site. NewsLanc recently published the TRRAAC notice of a public meeting on Tuesday, October 7th at 7:00 PM at the Grace Babtist Church,1899 Marietta Avenue. “Over the last three years, TRRAAC’s proposed alternate plans were considered and rejected during the project’s engineering design phase […]

We enjoy reading the local newspapers and worry when editions only contain 30 pages due to scant advertisements. This isn’t just a Lancaster problem. With printing and distribution costs skyrocketing and advertisers flocking to the Internet, newspapers across the country are experiencing serious declines. (The same applies to radio stations.) And now we face the […]

A Los Angeles Times’ article headed “Mechanics of bail out remain unclear”, at the bottom of Page One of the Sunday News’ Business Section delves into the complicated issues raised by NewsLanc in response to a dimwitted Sept. 30 editorial in the New Era. (See “New Era Panics” at http://newslancpa.blogspot.com/2008/10/new-era-plumbs-new-depth-of-foolishness.html.) The Times quotes Lawrence E. […]

[In response to the Lancaster Post lead article justicefying why the origins of the Convention Center / Hotel Projects must continue to be investigated and discussed, a contributor writes] “Of course we are not ‘done’….” To which NewsLanc adds “Amen.” (The article is available in the current edition at www.LancasterPost.com .)

The large construction crane at the hotel and convention center is being taken down over the weekend. On Saturday, the pieces were being removed by the crane itself, using a hydraulic lift that picks up the top of the crane just far enough to remove one section at a time, then lowers it to the […]

The Sept. 30 editorial “Redouble efforts on rescue plan” is one of the scariest in memory emanating from the New Era, and that is saying quite a bit. Keeping in mind that some of the greatest experts in economics and government have serious reservation that the $700 billion “Bail Out” as currently constituted is the […]