The Lancaster County Commissioners announced this week that they are opening a period of public discussion as to what to do with approximately nine acres of land the county owns just south of the 600 block of Juniata Street in Lancaster between Broad St. and Ann St. behind the Washington Elementary School and Hand Middle […]

A writer complained to NewsLanc that the Lancaster Newspapers had ignored the Latino Fest until after the fact. So we researched the matter and learned the following from Diana Hurlburt, the Events Coordinator the Puerto Rican Committee of Lancaster: – The Puerto Rican Committee of Lancaster organized the parade and Latino Fest. – No actual […]

Those of us who watched C-Span or listened to C-SPAN Radio yesterday afternoon heard some very interesting suggestions from House Republicans on ways to reduce or avoid the $700 billion “Bail Out”, now euphemistically renamed the “Rescue Plan”. One suggestion was to restore the transaction tax on the sale of securities so that much of […]

According to the Intelligencer Journal editorial of Sept.30: “The failure of lawmakers to pass the bailout resulted in a 777-point loss on the New York Stock Exchange. That downturn – resulting in $1.2 trillion in losses – cost investors, who own shares in pension funds, retirement accounts and the like – much more than the […]

October 3rd is First Friday in downtown Lancaster. “First Fridays occur on the first Friday evening of every month year round. Over 90 art galleries and shops extend their hours and stay open to 9:00 PM – some even later!” A lot of people come downtown for First Fridays, so come meet, mingle, and enjoy. […]

The following was recently posted on the website of the Government Study Commission. Prepared by commission member Jim Miller using data from the Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development and Franklin & Marshall College’s Center for Opinion Research, it is a property tax rate comparison between comparably sized Pennsylvania counties that have adopted “Home […]

At their weekly meeting tomorrow, the Lancaster County Commissioners are expected to present Letters of Commendation to 10 paramedics and EMTs from Lancaster EMS and Susquehanna Valley EMS for volunteering to help evacuate special-needs patients from the City of New Orleans in advance of Hurricane Gustav on August 29. The Commissioners are also expected to […]

Over the weekend and as presaged here, the Federal Reserve intervened to enable CitiGroup to acquire the failing Wachovia Bank. Nevertheless, tax payers of the City of Lancaster must live with the consequences of the Wachovia’s irresponsible guarantee of convention center and hotel bonds, something that other financial institutions had declined to undertake. Successful capitalism […]

Update: Wachovia Bank fell from $10 at Friday’s closing to $1.84 at closing on Monday. According to the San Antonio Business Journal: “Citigroup Inc. has agreed to acquire Wachovia’s banking operations, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.” “The FDIC, in a press statement, stressed that ‘Wachovia did not fail; rather, it is to be […]

The communication below received from Bob Desmarais of the School Lane Hills Neighborhood Association (SLHA) seems to distance the organization from what should be a core concern. We worry whether Desmarais has been either distracted, is not up to his position, is overly concerned about offending anyone (especially John Fry), or has been co-opted by […]

URGENT COMMUNITY MEETINGTRRAACTuesday, October 7, 2008 at 7:00 PMGrace Baptist Church1899 Marietta Avenue Dear Neighbor, As you may know, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster General Hospital and Norfolk Southern plan to move a large portion of the Dillerville Rail Yard from Dillerville Road to land directly behind the Harrisburg Pike Post Office. What you may […]

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,Sept. 28: “For years, promoters of the new $373 million David L. Lawrence Convention Center championed the project as the key to attracting larger shows and boosting tourism. “But nearly five years after its full opening, the center, three times the size of its predecessor, appears to be struggling to fulfill that promise, even […]

On September 25, the Intelligencer Journal published “Corbett talks issues at Rotary Club meeting.” Despite past assurances from Rotary Club officials that NewsLanc would be included in invitations to the Lancaster Newspapers to cover events and despite NewsLanc’s written request, Rotary did not invite NewsLanc to cover last week’s address by Attorney General Tom Corbett. […]

In a column headed “Acknowledge wrongdoing” in the Sept. 28th Sunday News, Rabbi Jack Paskoff explains that Rosh Hashana, the start of the Jewish new year, is a time when Jews “seek out the people we have wronged, ask forgiveness, and do our best to change our behavior to avoid a repeat offense.” Later in […]