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York Daily Record

• York County Food Bank plans some changes

  York Daily Record – Wed Dec 9, 7:16 am ET  

  In addition to appointing a new executive director, the York County Food Bank will consider separating from the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank and relocating to another site in the county. Full Story »

• York City Council considers changes to historic buildings law

  York Daily Record – Tue Dec 8, 10:16 pm ET  

  Members of York City Council discussed a proposal Tuesday that would create a permit for work on historic buildings and add a penalty for work done without approval. Full Story »

• York City School Board elects Beard, Atwater as officers

  York Daily Record – Tue Dec 8, 8:31 pm ET  

  New board president Samuel Beard said "old axes must be put aside." The past year has been marked by fighting among board members and between the board and city hall. Full Story »

• Zachary Witman appeal back in York County

  York Daily Record – Tue Dec 8, 8:01 pm ET  

  Since a ruling for a new trial was overturned by the state Superior Court, a county judge must address remaining appeal issues. Full Story »

• Report: York County reunites more children with families

  York Daily Record – Tue Dec 8, 5:16 pm ET  

  York County reunited more children in foster care with their families than the state, and the rate of those children returning to foster care also remained lower, according to a new welfare report. Full Story »

WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley

• IMAGES: State Capitol Christmas Tree Lit

  WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley – 1 min ago  

  Pediatric cancer patients from Penn State Hershey Medical Center led the countdown to light the Capitol Christmas tree in Harrisburg Wednesday afternoon. Full Story »

• Legislation To Reduce Electric Rate Hikes Stalled

  WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley – 45 mins ago  

  At the end of the month, PPL customers will see an increase of almost 30 percent on their bills when electric rate caps end. Full Story »

• IMAGES: Pa. National Guard Members Return

  WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley – 1 hr 13 mins ago  

  It was a happy and emotional homecoming for more than 300 Pennsylvania National Guard members based at Fort Indiantown Gap. Full Story »

• Muddy Footprints Lead Police To Burglary Suspects

  WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley – 1 hr 45 mins ago  

  Muddy footprints helped police crack the case of a burglary spree in Cumberland County. Full Story »

• IMAGES: Volunteers Pack 2,000 Boxes For Needy Families

  WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley – 2 hrs 15 mins ago  

  About 40 volunteers packed 2,000 boxes for needy families at the York County Salvation Army Wednesday morning. Full Story »

Lancaster Online

• Millersville police investigate car-bike crash

  Lancaster Online – 43 mins ago  

  Police are asking for the public's help in determining what happened in a crash between a vehicle and a bicyclist in Millersville.Elfriede Stauss, 57, of Lancaster, was riding a bicycle when she was involved in an accident with a red Cutlass Ciera driven by Carmelita Shoemaker, 75, of Millersville, ... Full Story »

• Dozing driver blamed in Leacock Township wreck

  Lancaster Online – 2 hrs 43 mins ago  

  A sleeping motorist caused a wreck that injured a Lancaster man and a toddler in Leacock Township, state police reported today.Jaron M. King, 19, of New Holland, Tuesday night was driving a vehicle along Route 340, west of Orchard Road, when it struck the back of a vehicle driven by Henry J. Tucker,... Full Story »

• Mission officials cut pay

  Lancaster Online – Wed Dec 9, 8:06 am ET  

  All of Water Street Ministries's 80 full-time and 30 part-time employees have agreed to accept pay cuts of between 3 and 8 percent for 2010.The alternative was a cut in services, officials said. Leaders of the Lancaster institution felt that "it was not morally right to cut services at a time wh... Full Story »

• Millersville gets $500,000 grant

  Lancaster Online – Wed Dec 9, 7:06 am ET  

  The 2008 presidential campaign may be long over, but its effects are still being felt in Millersville Borough.A one-time state grant of $500,000 was received to help the borough pay for its $3.29 million municipal building, council learned Monday.Ed Arnold, borough manager, said the money was receiv... Full Story »

• Mount Joy adopts pact with Humane League

  Lancaster Online – Wed Dec 9, 7:06 am ET  

  Mount Joy Borough council approved the contract with the Lancaster Humane League for the pick-up of stray dogs and cats Monday, just one month after a council member called for a boycott of the organization.The motion carried in a 7-1 vote with Bill Hall, who proposed the boycott, voting against pay... Full Story »

The Evening Sun

• Court: York County doesn't owe interest

  The Evening Sun – Wed Dec 9, 1:14 am ET  

  Lancaster County developer Peter Alecxih can still take the issue to the state Supreme Court. The state Commonwealth Court has ruled against Lancaster County developer Peter Alecxih, Jr., ruling that York County does not owe him any more money over a parcel of land that the county took for a park. Full Story »

• Hamilton holds line on taxes

  The Evening Sun – Wed Dec 9, 1:13 am ET  

  More than 60 residents packed into Hamilton Township s supervisors meeting on Monday night to make sure the 2010 budget passed without a tax hike. Full Story »

• Murder trial postponed

  The Evening Sun – Wed Dec 9, 1:13 am ET  

  Jason R. Armstrong expected to go to trial in January for alleged killing of teenager in Carroll Valley. The trial for a Fairfield man suspected of killing a teenager has been postponed. Full Story »

• Animals 'invade' Littlestown schools

  The Evening Sun – Wed Dec 9, 1:13 am ET  

  ZooAmerica program brings native wildlife to local students. Hershey ZooAmerica education specialist, Natalie Belfanti, takes questions from Alloway Creek Intermediate School students in Littlestown about animals native to Pennsylvania. Full Story »

• Man on trial in stabbing

  The Evening Sun – Wed Dec 9, 1:13 am ET  

  A man accused of stabbing his girlfriend near a Wal-Mart in Gettysburg, then going to a nearby Wendy s, said he didn t intend to harm his girlfriend, but was worried she would leave him that night for an ex-lover. Full Story »

The York Dispatch

• Our community for 12/09/09

  The York Dispatch – 1 hr 46 mins ago  

  SOUTHERN SCHOOLS Concerts The Southern Middle School Chorus and Orchestra will perform their winter concert at 7 p. Full Story »

• Ex-York Catholic athlete finds fame as Chippendale

  The York Dispatch – 1 hr 46 mins ago  

  His job is to titillate women. And apparently, Lind Walter is good at it. The former York Catholic High School athlete has toured internationally for the past year with Chippendales and is now among 16 beefcakes gracing the pages of the adult entertainment company's 2009-2010 calendar. Full Story »

• Free wireless flows from York's Central Market

  The York Dispatch – 1 hr 47 mins ago  

  Central Market customers now can browse the Web free while they shop, sit or eat, but the market is just the first part of a planned wireless Internet network in downtown York. Full Story »

• Springettsbury to vote on controversial budget

  The York Dispatch – 1 hr 47 mins ago  

  The Springettsbury Township supervisors are set to vote Thursday on the township's proposed 2010 budget, a spending plan that has supervisors on both sides of a recently adopted local services tax. Full Story »

• Swine flu shot clinics move to Northeastern

  The York Dispatch – 1 hr 47 mins ago  

  Students attending Northeastern schools are next on the list to receive swine flu vaccinations. Inoculations will be administered to students whose parents returned consent forms school officials distributed in the fall, said Kim Brenner-Zirkle, district spokeswoman. Full Story »

The Sentinel

• Storm spreads snow, rain across the state

  The Sentinel – 2 hrs 28 mins ago  

  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — The massive winter storm that caused blizzard conditions in the Midwest brought significant snowfall to northern parts of Pennsylvania, closing schools and complicating commutes. Full Story »

• Supporters of public health care gather in Carlisle

  The Sentinel – Wed Dec 9, 9:21 am ET  

  For the second time in as many months, local proponents of health care reform with a public insurance option gathered at the Cumberland County Courthouse for an evening vigil. Full Story »

• CV pride on display

  The Sentinel – Wed Dec 9, 9:21 am ET  

  Just before the final bell on Tuesday afternoon, the hallways of Cumberland Valley High School were quiet. Full Story »

• Chambers support national jobs plan

  The Sentinel – Wed Dec 9, 9:21 am ET  

  Cumberland County chamber of commerce leaders agree that we can’t sit back and do nothing to boost job growth and address high employment. Full Story »

• County officials break ground on public safety building

  The Sentinel – Wed Dec 9, 8:39 am ET  

  Back in 1955, Cumberland County had just one emergency dispatcher for a population of 94,457 people. Full Story »

The Patriot-News

• Wormleysburg adopts final 2010 budget with no tax increases

  The Patriot-News – 5 mins ago  

  Wormleysburg residents will not face a tax increase under the borough's final 2010 budget approved Tuesday night by Borough Council. The nearly $1.6 million preliminary general fund budget is a decrease of more than $487,000 over 2009 figures, which totaled about $2 million. Full Story »

• Question of the week: First right of refusal on job openings for former Scotland School teachers

  The Patriot-News – 34 mins ago  

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• West Hanover Township approves plan for section of land to hold solar panels

  The Patriot-News – 34 mins ago  

  The West Hanover Township Supervisors unanimously approved a final subdivision/land development plan this week for a solar collector field backed by the Dauphin County Industrial Development Authority.The plan combines about 3.4 acres in the northwest corner of West Hanover Township with two larger parcels just across the border in Middle Paxton Township. Full Story »

• Snow has stopped, but Harrisburg area is under a wind advisory

  The Patriot-News – 34 mins ago  

  View full size Joe Hermitt, The Patriot-News Paul Skozilas clears the snow from the sidewalk in front of his home on Factory Street in Mechanicsburg Wednesday morning. Full Story »

• Co-worker testifies in Bonusgate trial about Sean Ramaley's workload

  The Patriot-News – 1 hr 20 mins ago  

  A woman who worked at former Democratic House Whip Mike Veon's Beaver Falls, Pa., office for 17 years told a Dauphin County jury this morning she recalls at least two incidents where Sean Ramaley provided legal advice for constituents in 2004. Full Story »

WHP CBS 21 Harrisburg

• Gambling Revenue

  WHP CBS 21 Harrisburg – Wed Dec 9, 8:14 am ET  

  State casinos adding money to state coffers, lowering property taxes. Full Story »

• Vote Delayed

  WHP CBS 21 Harrisburg – Wed Dec 9, 8:14 am ET  

  Legislatures still working to pass table games law. Full Story »

• House, Offices Raided

  WHP CBS 21 Harrisburg – Wed Dec 9, 8:13 am ET  

  David Dodd's home, offices raided by federal authorities. Full Story »

• Groundbreaking

  WHP CBS 21 Harrisburg – Wed Dec 9, 8:13 am ET  

  Cumberland County begins conastruction of new public safety building. Full Story »

• Longtime Volunteer

  WHP CBS 21 Harrisburg – Wed Dec 9, 7:43 am ET  

  Local woman is oldest working Salvation Army volunteer in area. Full Story »

Central Penn Business Journal

• Pa. gets low marks in economic competitive analysis

  Central Penn Business Journal – Wed Dec 9, 8:31 am ET  

  Pennsylvania ranks 46 th in economic performance and 42 nd in economic outlook among the 50 states, according to a new report. Full Story »

• State awards recovery money to two midstate energy projects

  Central Penn Business Journal – Fri Dec 4, 8:16 am ET  

  The state awarded $1.7 million in federal stimulus grants to support two midstate green energy projects, Gov. Ed Rendell’s office today announced. Full Story »

• Harley plant to stay in York County

  Central Penn Business Journal – Thu Dec 3, 8:19 am ET  

  Harley-Davidson Inc.’s York County plant will stay where it is, the motorcycle maker announced this morning. Full Story »

Lebanon Daily News

• Football coach's resignation hot topic at NL board session

  Lebanon Daily News – Tue Dec 8, 10:28 pm ET  

  Northern Lebanon Board, superintendent mum during public meeting Full Story »

• Pa. guardsmen train for Afghanistan mission at Gap

  Lebanon Daily News – Tue Dec 8, 10:13 pm ET  

  The soldiers will deploy in support of the war on terrorism early in 2010. Full Story »

• Cleona man sentenced for threats against girlfriend

  Lebanon Daily News – Tue Dec 8, 9:59 pm ET  

  A 22-year-old Cleona man has been sentenced to state prison for holding his girlfriend against her will overnight and threatening to kill her in June. Full Story »

• Palmyra opens bids for new school

  Lebanon Daily News – Tue Dec 8, 9:59 pm ET  

  About 50 companies are vying for five contracts for the new Lingle Avenue Elementary School. Full Story »

• Palmyra school board fills vacancy

  Lebanon Daily News – Tue Dec 8, 9:29 pm ET  

  Unsuccessful candidate in November election chosen for seat vacated by John Jeffrey. Full Story »