In response to an inquiry by NewsLanc at the Tuesday County Commissioners’ work session, it was revealed that no county funds are being provided this year to the controversial Lancaster Alliance. Chairman Dennis Stuckey revealed that the Lancaster Alliance came to the County earlier this year asking for a $50,000 donation, but the Commissioners turned […]
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What’s happening around Lancaster this week?
The Lancaster Barnstormers play home games against the Long Island Ducks every day this week. Each game through Saturday is at 7:05 p.m. and Sunday’s game is at 1:35 p.m. Friday’s and Saturday’s (Sep. 5-6) games feature fireworks and Sunday’s (Sep. 7) features a mini bat giveaway. Monday through Wednesday the Barnstormers play the Long […]
Philadelphia Inquirer spotlights CC and High self dealing
On Sept. 2, the Philadelphia Inquirer ran a front page expose’ concerning the Lancaster Convention Center. It can be read at this link. It astutely observes: “High Real Estate Group is the hotel-convention center developer. High Construction Co. has the general-trades contract for the interior and finish work. High Concrete Structures Inc. handled the precast […]
EDITORIAL: General Hospital should operate a syringe exchange
In a knowledgeable and insightful letter to the New Era published on Sept. 1 entitled “What can be done to address city’s downside”, contributor Russ Laudenberger recommends in part: “Address the demand side of illegal drugs, especially chronic users – the top 20 percent that use about 80 percent of the drugs. It’s absurd to […]
Trolley bus driver derides street car scheme
On LancasterOnLine.com, a contributor who self identifies as a driver “for the Historic Downtown Trolley (a bus in another costume)” states that there are only about 25 passengers a day and that most of them are “the original passengers from 4 years ago.” (Editor’s note: Terry Dohl identified himself as the driver in a “In […]
LCCCA Receives $500,000 of Earmarked $1.5M in State Grants
The Lancaster County Convention Center Authority, which has been anticipating a shortfall of at least $400,000, received relief in the form of a $500,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, it was announced at their board meeting, Thursday night. The funding is part of the $1.5 million in “contingency funds” for […]
An example of raw political clout
Usually invitations for fund raising events come from local committees, with a chair, several co-chairs, and various sponsors. It isn’t easy to attract potential donors to these events, so the trick is to line up co-chairs and many committee members before hand to attend and bring along other likely contributors. But this isn’t the case […]
What’s happening around Lancaster this week?
On Thursday, Aug. 28 at 9 p.m, enjoy a free movie in in downtown Binns Park on N. Queen St. This week’s movie is the Pixar animated film Ratatouille. This is the final film in the city’ free summer movie series. The Long’s Park Art & Craft Festival runs all Labor Day weekend (Aug. 29 […]
LETTER: Public Dollars Should Beget Public Disclosure
“It has been a contention of mine from the start of the Convention Center project that the presence of any public money in that project, that great for everyone public-private partnership, should require full and complete public disclosure. The reality has been the opposite… every chance they can, the private parties say, ‘we are private’, […]
County preserves 253 acres of farmland, opts not to participate in state gypsy moth spraying program
The Lancaster County Commissioners voted to preserve three more farms totaling 253.69 acres at their meeting, Wednesday. The added farms, located in Strasburg and East Cocalico Townships, bring the total number of preserved acres in the county to 78,437, Director of the County’s Agricultural Preserve Board, Matt Knepper, said. In addition to local taxpayer revenue, […]
LETTER: Requests names of Alliance members
“Would you please publish the names and addresses of the members of the Lancaster Alliance? I would greatly appreciate knowing who has sold us down the river and I believe many other people would also be interested in knowing.” Editor’s Response: According to the Lancaster Post which obtained the information from public filings, the list […]
City Council denies southeast liquor license, considers other matters
Lancaster City Council voted unanimously, Tuesday night, to deny a liquor license to a Brownstown applicant who had hoped to establish a combined bar, restaurant, and laundry facility at 911 S. Duke St. Yuosar Khlok planned to take over the Tony’s Cleaners and simply add a bar and restaurant component. But his application ran into […]
COMMENTARY: Is the new SD of L "broom sweeping clean"?
Several months ago, NewsLanc was advised by a knowledgeable observer that the School District of Lancaster had two huge problems: The first was the leadership of its athletic program. The second was the administration of McCaskey East High School. It is worthy of note that within less than two months of Pedro Rivera assuming the […]
SD of L stengthens athletic department
NewsLanc learned today that Merv Witmer will join the School District of Lancaster to “support the Athletic Department” and for the time being act as interim athletic director. Witmer previously served for fifteen years as Athletic Director of the Ephrata School District before his retirement. He also served as President of the Lancaster-Lebanon Athletic Directors […]