“… The Government Study Commnission is NOT a branch of the Lancaster County government. Nor does it represent any function of that government. The GSC is supposed to be entirely independent. “The GSC has no legal claim on the Lancaster County logo. By publishing an advertisement that includes the Lancaster County logo, the GSC is […]

On August 31, NewsLanc published the following article and referred to the anonymous author as an “alleged” trolley bus driver. In the Sept. 14th Sunday News, Terry Dohl identified himself as the driver in an “In My Opinion” column. Dohl zeroes in on the Lancaster establishment being purposefully fact-averse with the following stinging comment: “Because […]

In the combined Sept. 13 issue, the New Era ran a front page article about Maureen Kelly, Director of Public Safety at Franklin and Marshall, in which they fail to pose questions about recent controversies and pressing current issues, and do not provide balance by providing comments from critics of the security force. The article […]

According to the Sept. 12 Lancaster Post, despite having been given assurance in writing by Franklin & Marshall’s law firm Barley Snyder that he was welcome to cover the John McCain event, News Editor and Co-Publisher Ron Harper was purposefully barred from attending by F & M’s security force. The Post quotes Lancaster City Police […]

In Sept. 12th Intelligencer Journal, the Associated Press reports that “one in 20 of the residents in the nation’s capital is believed to be infected with HIV.” The article goes on to say that in response Congress has “lifted a ban on the using of local tax dollars to support needle-exchange programs.” In Lancaster, we […]

The School District of Lancaster (SDL) is considering implementing a program called “language immersion,” according to information made available at an Education Committee meeting, Thursday. Language immersion entails integrating both some English-language and some Spanish-language material into almost all areas of the curriculum, rather than having separate language courses. The conclusions of research studies, cited […]

As of July 31, total construction invoices for the Lancaster County Convention Center project have totaled roughly $68 million, Tom Smithgall, the construction manager, reported to a committee of the Convention Center Authority, Thursday evening. This represents approximately 68% of the total hard construction dollars for the project, Smithgall said. Recent progress at the site […]

A brief memorial ceremony commemorating the seventh anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks was held in Binns Park around noon, Thursday. J.P. McCaskey’s gospel choir sang the Star-Spangled Banner and other selections, followed by an invocation, a flag-raising (to half-mast) by city police and firefighters, and remarks from Lancaster Mayor J. Richard “Rick” Gray. […]

by ‘A Fly On The Wall’ 5000 miles away in Budapest, the concerns are the same as Lancaster’s (and elsewhere) as accomplished individuals in their early 40’s bemoan the failure of the print media to perform its traditional “Fourth Estate” duties as a watchdog of the government, church and business establishments. The head of the […]

A well-placed source, on condition of anonymity, has revealed to NewsLanc that the County Commissioners have sent notification that it will not authorize funding under the Government Study Commission’s “public education” budget for its postcard mailer to County residents as it is currently written on the basis that “The proposed mailing is clearly an advocacy […]

During public comment at Wednesday’s Commissioners meeting, a member of the Government Study Commission (GSC) rose to ask for the Commissioners’ intervention. James Bednar, who is among the three members of the GSC who voted “no” on recommending a ballot question regarding Home Rule, alleged that a postcard the group is spending County money to […]

In order to maximize efficiency within county government, the Board of Commissioners recently hired the Stevens & Lee affiliate “Financial Solutions, LLC” to complete an audit of the county’s Department of Human Resources. At Wednesday’s Commissioners meeting, Timothea Kirchner, representing the audit committee, gave a summary of her findings and recommendations. Among the audit committee’s […]

In one of the first significant hurdles for the new County administration, The Board of Lancaster County Commissioners opened a public comment period, Wednesday, as to how the 225 West King Street site should be used in the future. Currently housing the offices of mediation, special offenders, human relations, and district justice offices, the current […]

At Tuesday’s City Council meeting, NewsLanc reporter Matt Henderson rose and expressed concern about the trolley car project. Henderson said, “Our concern is that… these attempts to implement the streetcar system are taking place behind closed doors.” “We’re of the opinion that, if you want to have a streetcar system, let’s have a public presentation […]