The answer to a citizen’s question at the Lancaster County Commissioners’ Meeting on Wednesday, May 21, revealed that the new morgue project is lagging. “How far are we?” Bill Bonanno of Rapho Township asked. “What’s it going to cost?” “I don’t think anything has been formally submitted to the township,” Don LeFever, the County Solicitor […]

That is how the five columns of the front page headlines in today’s Intelligencer Journal were allocated. One of the most important stories of the decade – the decision of Lancaster General Hospital to build a major satellite facility in Ephrata – got a single column. The sad but all-too-frequent story of a male teacher […]

During a short and routine Lancaster County Commissioners Work Session Meeting on Tuesday, Assistant District Attorney Monica Mosely remarked about the difficulty in enlisting volunteers from the City and Lancaster Township to serve on the Youth Aid Panels. Panels meet with juveniles who have committed a first time, non-violent offense as a part of a […]

Fear can be good. Ten thousand years ago it helped humankind to survive from predators in the jungle where every sound, every movement could foretell danger and potential death. And when rational, it can yet save us today. But fear can also be bad, because it can play upon survival instincts which are incapable of […]

CONESTOGA, PA – Emotions and passions overflowed Monday evening in Conestoga when over 300 residents packed the community firehouse to discuss safety concerns over a property that is the residence of four convicted felons, three of which are registered sexual offenders on Pennsylvania’s Megan’s List. (See photos.) The May 19th meeting was organized by local […]

The New Era on May 17th published a thoughtful and provocative editorial highly critical of the proposed Home Rule Charter as currently constituted. Excerpts: “Many here hoped home rule would bring progressive reform. Instead, it promises just the opposite – a government regressive and deformed.” “But the charter up for a vote in November’s election […]

A citizen’s group comprised largely of School Lane Hills residents agrees with Franklin & Marshall College that the current Norfolk Southern freight car staging area needs to be relocated to improve and revitalize the northwest section of the city and allow for continuity in campus expansion. However, The Rail Road Action & Advisory Committee (TRRAAC) […]

No bookings were made in the month of April for the Convention Center, its Director of Sales & Marketing Josh Nowak said Thursday. The total number of opening-year events stands unchanged from March at 12. Seven consumer shows, two trade shows, and three other events have been booked reflecting roughly $24,000 in revenue. The target […]

To reach a larger public, NewsLanc has entered into an arrangement with the Lancaster Post for a page in its May 16th and possibly in future editions. NewsLanc has no editorial input into any other portion of the Post, and the Post retains total control over the tabloid’s contents.

It would be ironic if the court appeal to overturn the approval of The Crossings at Conestoga Creek was successful while the apparently far more egregious improprieties committed by the High Group and indirectly ‘Boss’ Dale High pertaining to the Convention Center project went unpunished. If developers and officials did not informally discuss possible major […]

An attorney representing two aggrieved East Hempfield Township residents filed a notice of appeal of of the Manheim Township Commissioners’ recent approval for the Crossings at Conestoga Creek project with the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas today. In his appeal, attorney Bill Cluck raises several issues related to standing and procedure with regard to […]

In response to questioning from Newslanc at their weekly meeting, Wednesday, the County commissioners shared their inclinations and reservations with regard to the proposal to establish a County health department. Craig Lehman, the Lone Democratic Commissioner on the 3-member board has gone on the record in support of such a department. Lehman and other supporters […]

The Lancaster City Council gave final approval to a plan for a downtown “Streetscape District,” at its meeting, Tuesday night. The ordinance “set[s] standards for what the streetscape should look like” by implementing , and directing all future development within the district to comply with, certain design requirements, including brick-banded sidewalks, lighting, and planting. “The […]

In response to an inquiry from NewsLanc, Chris Neumann of the Lancaster County Planning Commission revealed today that proposed plans for renovations to the Lancaster Amtrak Station now call for 255 parking spaces, 70 more than had been shown on a plan last year, and approximately 130 spaces more than are currently present. The revised […]