John Fry is not your ordinary college president. The position conjures up the vision of a distinguished academic with graduate degrees in arts or science, usually an earned doctorate, a career of teaching, and the author of articles and books. Instead, Fry received an undergraduate degree in American Civilization at Lafayette College. He then earned […]

More than 80 residents packed the Conestoga Township Supervisors’ Meeting on Tuesday, June 3, to discuss the Barnabus House on Main Street. With dozens more standing outside the township office, the crowd endured sweltering heat in the room to hear anything new. As reported by NewsLanc on Friday, May 23, Barnabus House is set to […]

At approximately 4:30 PM on Tuesday, Christiaan Hart Nibbrig, Editor of the Lancaster Post, contacted NewsLanc to report what appeared to be a series of civil and criminal offenses conducted by security personnel of Franklin & Marshall College against citizens, members of the media, acting within their legal rights. Among the possible offenses are: False […]

Lancaster County Commissioners will be approving the Community Development Block Grant fund (CDBG) allocations at their regular June 4th Meeting. Requests of over $800,000 were received, but with less than $500,000 available, officials had to choose which programs they would approved. The funding, which comes from HUD, is heavily weighted on citizen participation and is […]

David Kilmer, Executive Director, Red Rose Transit Authority (RRTA) announced at the Tuesday County Commissioners Work Session that additional service to current Lancaster County bus routes is coming in August. Kilmer said there would be later trips added on the current routes, including to the outer portions of the county, due to an extra $700,000 […]

Later this year, as Lancaster County begins working on the budget for 2009, “an open and transparent budget process” will include webcasts of the public meetings. Plans for the webcasting were announced at Tuesday’s County Commissioners’ Work Session. There will also be improved access to budget documents for both county employees and the public.

Publishers of the recently introduced Lancaster Post say they’re having a problem keeping their newspapers on the shelves of Turkey Hill stores in Lancaster where they’re offered free of charge. They suspected such a great and sudden removal was not a question of popularity. So they set up surveillance after restocking the stores and very […]

It was announced today that Wachovia’s board has asked CEO Ken Thompson, 58, to retire. Wachovia Bank posted a $393 million first-quarter loss. It had set aside $2.8 billion earlier this year to cover losses with problem loans. Wachovia had stepped in to provide credit enhancement for bonds for both the Convention Center and Marriott […]

Graduate of University of California – Berkeley, BA ’59 with major in economics. Semi-retired builder, owner and operator of apartment complexes and hotels (TheManorGroup.com). Partners with son Richard who develops real estate and planned communities in Eastern Europe.

When Lancaster County Assistant District Attorney Monica Mosely told the Lancaster County Commissioners that there was a real need for three more Youth Aid Panels in the city and township, NewsLanc was curious as to how the panels were working in other parts of the county. Mosley said the rest of the county was adequately […]

Is “puppy love” unrequited due to the scarcity and high cost of acquiring a pet? It may be because buying a puppy from a pet store in Lancaster County seems impossible these days. A telephone survey by NewsLanc to six major pet stores in the area found no puppies for sale, although many other forms […]

Michael J. Devaney, Manager of the Bureau of Solid Waste and Recycling, is conducting an anti-litter crusade through increased placement of downtown trash receptacles. The new trash receptacles are not just placed on the street corners. To Devaney, there is a much better way. “I’ve actually watched people,” Devaney says. “And I know where they […]

NewsLanc has added the latest copy of the proposed Lancaster County Charter to this site. Dated May 6, 2008, The Final Report and Proposed Home Rule Charter for County Government submitted to the Citizens of Lancaster County by the Lancaster County Government Study Commission is available by clicking here.

The Pennsylvania Department of Education confirmed to NewsLanc that two investigations of alleged cheating at School District of Lancaster are currently ongoing. “A PSSA security breach is certainly a lot more than a personnel issue. It can be grounds for suspension of an education certificate,” said Michael Race, assistant press secretary for the Pennsylvania Department […]