Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York News

York Daily Record

• York residents show support for city comprehensive plan

  York Daily Record – Tue Nov 10, 10:16 pm ET  

  Most of the about 20 people who came before York City Council Tuesday night to share opinions about the draft update of the comprehensive plan expressed support for the document. Full Story »

• Check out updated list of H1N1 shots at schools

  York Daily Record – Wed Nov 4, 2:01 pm ET  

  The York/Adams Metropolitan Medical Response System has updated the list of school districts that will receive the H1N1 vaccine. Full Story »

• Suits dismissed against former Shrewsbury Township building inspector

  York Daily Record – Wed Nov 4, 11:01 pm ET  

  Civil lawsuits filed against a building inspector, alleging he ignored construction defects in several new Shrewsbury Township homes, have been dismissed in county court. Full Story »

• County prepares for Veteran's Day

  York Daily Record – Thu Nov 5, 9:31 am ET  

  With Veteran's Day less than a week away on Nov. 11, here's a list of public events to honor those who have served the country: --- York County Veteran's Day Breakfast: Beginning at 7:30 a. Full Story »

• York to expand H1N1 vaccinations to high-risk city residents

  York Daily Record – Thu Nov 5, 11:16 am ET  

  In an effort to protect as many high-risk people as possible, the York City Bureau of Health is expanding its H1N1 vaccination program beyond school children. Full Story »

WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley

• Harrisburg Parking Change To Benefit Residents

  WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley – 8 mins ago  

  Finding street parking in downtown Harrisburg will soon be easier for some, but more difficult for others. Full Story »

• IMAGES: Fire Damages Cumberland County Businesses

  WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley – 1 hr 8 mins ago  

  Fire damaged two businesses in East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, Tuesday night. Full Story »

• Man Wanted In Lancaster Homicide Captured

  WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley – Tue Nov 10, 6:20 pm ET  

  Police arrested a man on Tuesday who is a suspect in a kiling that happened over the summer in Lancaster. Full Story »

• Man's Body Found In Lancaster County

  WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley – Tue Nov 10, 5:05 pm ET  

  Police are investigating after a body was found in Sadsbury Township, Lancaster County on Tuesday. Full Story »

• Yankees Win World Series 4-2

  WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley – Thu Nov 5, 12:14 am ET  

  The New York Yankees clinch their 27th World Series win in Game 6. Full Story »

Lancaster Online

• Warwick teacher-student liaison reported two years before arrest

  Lancaster Online – 2 hrs 7 mins ago  

  Two Warwick High School students said they saw music teacher Todd Sheerer passionately kiss and embrace a 15-year-old student "in a full make-out session" during school hours in 2006.One of the students went home that day and told her father, who happened to be the Warwick school board president, Ja... Full Story »

• Mountville has new police partner

  Lancaster Online – 2 hrs 37 mins ago  

  Mountville Borough's 35-year relationship with Manor Township Police Department ended quietly Monday after weeks of negotiations with another neighboring police department and a month after Lancaster Township similarly dropped coverage by Lancaster city in favor of Manheim Township.Borough counc... Full Story »

• Mount Joy rejects bill from Humane League

  Lancaster Online – 2 hrs 52 mins ago  

  A Mount Joy Borough council member called for a boycott of the Humane League of Lancaster County after the league sent the borough a $4,000 bill for 2010.Council voted Nov. 2 to oppose a contract with the Humane League for the collection of stray cats and dogs.Instead, council approved an offer of $... Full Story »

• Columbia OKs new teacher contract

  Lancaster Online – 2 hrs 52 mins ago  

  Columbia school board has approved a new contract running until 2013 that contains a pay increase for teachers and adds benefits and work days.Laura Cowburn, assistant to the superintendent for business services, said Friday the new contract "changed some days that teachers must work, on top of open... Full Story »

• Lancaster Township plans public meeting on plan for single fire station

  Lancaster Online – Wed Nov 4, 10:36 am ET  

  Lancaster Township — in the news in recent months for a major change in its police coverage — is about to hold a community meeting on another public safety issue: fire coverage.The meeting is planned for 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, in Maple Grove Community Building, 1420 Columbia Ave.The ... Full Story »

The Evening Sun

• Utz backs out of merger

  The Evening Sun – Wed Nov 4, 2:57 pm ET  

  After announcing two weeks ago plans to merge, one of two Hanover area snack-food companies involved in the deal decided to pull out, citing in a Wednesday news release a "protracted approval process" from the Federal Trade Commission. Full Story »

• Littlestown schools to receive H1N1 vaccine

  The Evening Sun – Thu Nov 5, 1:12 am ET  

  Vaccine will be available to students as early as Nov. 12. Littlestown Area School District will be among the districts in Adams and York counties to receive the H1N1 vaccine in the next two weeks. Full Story »

• Tax hike proposed, then rescinded

  The Evening Sun – Thu Nov 5, 1:13 am ET  

  Hamilton Twp. supervisors proposed a 1-mill increase to build reserves, but gave tentative approval to a budget with no hike. Full Story »

• Utz backs out of merger

  The Evening Sun – Thu Nov 5, 8:42 am ET  

  Snack maker said joining Snyder's would put a strain on company because of FTC approval process. Full Story »

• Beef pulled from Giant after outbreak

  The Evening Sun – Thu Nov 5, 8:42 am ET  

  A food supplier sold meat that might have been tainted with E. coli bacteria. A food supplier to Giant Food Stores has recalled fresh ground beef products that were sold in September and might be contaminated with E. coli bacteria. Full Story »

The York Dispatch

• Lower bids help school district spend less

  The York Dispatch – Wed Nov 4, 11:01 am ET  

  Central York spent a little less on recent capital improvement projects than expected. The board approved capital reserve projects totaling $550,000 for the 2009-10 school year earlier this year. Full Story »

• City cops nab alleged flasher

  The York Dispatch – Wed Nov 4, 11:02 am ET  

  An Adams County man allegedly exposed himself in public twice in two weeks, police said. Early Tuesday morning, York City Police arrested Brant James Stultz, 30, of 159 Main St. Full Story »

• York City power outage fixed

  The York Dispatch – Wed Nov 4, 11:31 am ET  

  Electric service has been restored to the bulk of the roughly 1,000 customers in York City left without power Wednesday after a truck hit a utility pole on Fahs Street, Met-Ed spokesman Terry Gilman said. Full Story »

• Limited swine flu vaccines available for York City residents

  The York Dispatch – Fri Nov 6, 5:31 am ET  

  Swine flu vaccine is now available in limited supply to York City residents considered most at risk of complications stemming from the virus. Full Story »

• Lawsuits dismissed against Shrewsbury Twp. building inspector

  The York Dispatch – Fri Nov 6, 11:02 am ET  

  A county judge has dismissed civil lawsuits against an embattled building inspector who was accused of approving homes for occupancy despite construction flaws. Full Story »

The Sentinel

• First Night celebrates magic

  The Sentinel – 35 mins ago  

  It just took a sleight of hand, some imagination and colored pencils and presto! Isaac Kuhn had the winning design for this year’s First Night Carlisle button. Full Story »

• Camp Hill dermatologist receives probation

  The Sentinel – 35 mins ago  

  After two years in the legal system, former Camp Hill dermatologist Jennifer Zampogna saw her case come to a close Tuesday with a sentence of 23 months of supervised probation and a $15,000 fine. Full Story »

• Soldiers welcomed home for early Thanksgiving

  The Sentinel – 35 mins ago  

  The holidays were the hardest while Daniel Kankiewicz was in Iraq. Full Story »

• Inspectors: Shippensburg rental unit unsafe

  The Sentinel – 35 mins ago  

  A Shippensburg rental unit was “red tagged” as uninhabitable Tuesday morning following an enforcement sweep of rental units that have not been inspected since 1996. Full Story »

• Group lines Carlisle street with flags

  The Sentinel – 35 mins ago  

  A section of West Louther Street in Carlisle is speckled with red, white, and blue. Full Story »

The Patriot-News

• Cumberland County man, 74, convicted of arranging prison heroin deal

  The Patriot-News – Wed Nov 4, 12:15 pm ET  

  A Cumberland County jury deliberated an hour this morning before convicting Elwood C. Williard, 74, of setting up a heroin deal while he was in county prison on another drug case . Full Story »

• Questions of the week: Privatizing liquor sales and holiday spending

  The Patriot-News – Wed Nov 4, 1:15 pm ET  

  East Shore: According to a new study, there's no significant reduction in underage drinking or binge drinking in states with full control over retail liquor compare with those that have privatized the business. Do you favor having the state get out of the business of selling alcohol? Full Story »

• With Hollywood once again taking notice, Amelia Earhart's relatives recall her heroic deeds

  The Patriot-News – Wed Nov 4, 5:45 pm ET  

  When Terry Earhart began dating his wife, one of the first questions she asked him was whether he was related to the famous lost aviatrix of the 1930s. Full Story »

• Record-keeping deficiencies included a lack of documentation for some financial transactions, according to letter from ...

  The Patriot-News – Thu Nov 5, 12:16 am ET  

  The 2006 audit that caused a heated discussion and name-calling at a Franklintown Borough Council meeting last month details several "deficiencies" in the borough's auditing process. Full Story »

• Husband faces trial in slaying

  The Patriot-News – Thu Nov 5, 12:16 am ET  

  Edward George Buck confessed to killing his wife in a note found in his shirt pocket after he apparently tried to commit suicide last month in Perry County Prison, prosecutors said Wednesday during Buck's preliminary hearing. Full Story »

WHP CBS 21 Harrisburg

• Update: Man Still Trying to Get Dog Back

  WHP CBS 21 Harrisburg – Wed Nov 4, 7:40 pm ET  

  An agreement that the Harrisburg Humane Society made with a once homeless man to get his dog back is falling apart. Full Story »

• Swine Flu Confirmed in Cat

  WHP CBS 21 Harrisburg – Thu Nov 5, 7:10 pm ET  

  A cat in Iowa caught H1N1 from his owner. CBS 21 News is your station for Swine Flu answers and we found out how you can keep your furry friend... Full Story »

• Veterans Honored for Service, React to Ft. Hood Shootings

  WHP CBS 21 Harrisburg – Fri Nov 6, 5:40 pm ET  

  More than 70 veterans stood before a crowd of hundreds to be honored for their service at Manheim Central Middle School Friday. Full Story »

• Unemployment Crisis

  WHP CBS 21 Harrisburg – Fri Nov 6, 7:40 pm ET  

  Unemployment rate rises above 10 percent for the first time in 30 years. Full Story »

• Route 30 closed in Gettysburg

  WHP CBS 21 Harrisburg – Mon Nov 9, 2:35 pm ET  

  An overturned truck is shutting down Route 30 in Adams County. Full Story »

Central Penn Business Journal

• QUESTION OF THE WEEK

  Central Penn Business Journal – 40 mins ago  

  Should county governments use taxes to provide operation money for the Capital Red Rose commuter line? Why or why not? Full Story »

• Harrisburg mayor: Ex-postal sorting site to open for development

  Central Penn Business Journal – Fri Nov 6, 7:45 am ET  

  The U.S. Postal Service plans to sell its former Harrisburg mail sorting facility at 813 Market St., Mayor Stephen R. Reed today said. Full Story »

• Windstream closes acquisition of D&E

  Central Penn Business Journal – Tue Nov 10, 8:33 am ET  

  Windstream Corp. today announced it has closed on its $333 million acquisition of Lancaster County-based D&E Communications Inc. Full Story »

• TOP NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES

  Central Penn Business Journal – Thu Nov 5, 8:15 am ET  

  BUSINESS: Congress set to clear aid to jobless, homebuyers Click here to read the full story. U.S.: Army: 12 die in dual shootings at Fort Hood, Texas Click here to read the full story. WORLD: U.N. relocating about 600 staff after Afghan attack Click here to read the full story. OUT OF THE ORDINARY: Man says image of Jesus appears on truck window Click here to read the full story. Full Story »

• Mid Penn Q3 earnings drop nearly 82 percent

  Central Penn Business Journal – Mon Nov 9, 9:03 am ET  

  Mid Penn Bancorp Inc. this month reported third-quarter earnings of $206,000, or 6 cents per diluted share, down nearly 82 percent compared with $1.12 million, or 32 cents per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2008. Full Story »

Lebanon Daily News

• Economic report gives Lebanon good grades

  Lebanon Daily News – Wed Nov 4, 9:29 pm ET  

  Moody's Economy.com rates county above average for employment growth. Full Story »

• Concern grows over growing hole in Annville bridge

  Lebanon Daily News – Wed Nov 4, 9:29 pm ET  

  Annville officials fear gap in Spruce Street span will only yield a larger problem. Full Story »

• MHS gets emblem as gift

  Lebanon Daily News – Thu Nov 5, 10:14 pm ET  

  HERSHEY - Lebanon resident Glen Alexander smiled and snapped photos as he watched a crane lifted a several-hundred-pound depiction of the head of a Spartan soldier up the side of Milton Hershey School's Spartan Center Thursday. It was the culmination of a project that started in July. Full Story »

• Jury convicts N.J. man of southside Lebanon bank robbery

  Lebanon Daily News – Fri Nov 6, 10:14 pm ET  

  A federal jury has convicted a New Jersey man of robbing a southside Lebanon bank more than five years ago, the U.S. Attorney's office reported this week. Full Story »

• 'Career burglar' sent to state prison for two Lebanon County break-ins

  Lebanon Daily News – Mon Nov 9, 10:30 pm ET  

  Described by a prosecutor as "a career burglar," a 27-year-old man has been sentenced to state prison for two break-ins in Lebanon County. Full Story »