The Evening Sun

Within hours of news that Penn Township is likely going to increase its property taxes 28 percent in 2010, the commenters on The Evening Sun comment boards were fierce. Full Story »

An accident that was narrowly avoided several years ago has brought one East Berlin resident back to Hamilton Township repeatedly to ask that a road s problem be fixed. Full Story »

Fieldwork for the reassessment of property values in Adams County is on track to wrap up by February. Full Story »

D. Michael Vial will retire at year's end after more than 25 years as chief. The McSherrystown Borough Council and Mayor Anthony Weaver have issued a proclamation recognizing Police Chief D. Michael Vial for more than 31 years of dedicated service to the community. Full Story »

New plans for store are presented, must be revised again. The proposed Royal Farms store in Littlestown would be located here, at the corner of North Columbus Avenue and Queen Street. Full Story »

Straban Township officials will not raise taxes in 2010 partially because of a decision to lay off the township s full-time code-enforcement officer. Full Story »

Monday was the busiest mailing day of the year for the U.S. Postal Service. Luis Garcia unloads a mail truck at the Hanover Post Office on Monday. Full Story »

Gettysburg Borough residents - who already pay the highest property-tax rate in Adams County - will pay even more next year. Full Story »

Freezing rain coated roads with slick ice that caused traffic havoc across York and Adams counties Sunday. Full Story »

You could call it a good example of Pennsylvania Dutch ingenuity. Kmart moved out of the North Hanover Mall in 1996 and left a 55,000-square-foot anchor vacant. Full Story »

Members of Four of a Kind, a local Sweet Adeline barbershop quartet, laugh with 13-month-old Cadence Shamer, held by her mother, Kristin Shamer, at Jenette s Olde Tyme Barber Shop. The Shamers, of Fort Drum, N.Y., were at the barber shop, the 12th stop on this year s Historic Holiday House Tour in New Oxford. Full Story »

The Adams County SPCA and Ace Hardware are partnering for a special Santa Paws event Saturday, Dec. 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Littlestown Ace Hardware Store, 790 W. King St. Full Story »

Things are in a holding pattern between the owners of a local catering business looking to expand and the Hanover Borough Council. Full Story »

Mount Olivet Cemetery s annual Day of Remembrance at the cemetery on Baltimore Street was postponed to next weekend because of the weather. Full Story »

Two men face charges in an armed robbery after police say the victim found the two on MySpace after the crime and printed off pictures for police. The victim came to the Hanover Police Department on Nov. 10 to report being robbed at a residence at 320 Spring Ave., according to court documents. Full Story »

In a budget season that's seen tax hikes and service cuts, New Oxford Borough this week adopted a 2010 budget with no increase in taxes and no significant reduction in any borough service. Full Story »

Conewago Valley School District might raise taxes in the 2010-11 school year, but the board already has agreed to cap those increases according to the inflationary index. Full Story »

More than half of York County kids with a longer stay in foster care were moved three or more times, according to a recent report, but county officials are working to make sure that changes. Full Story »

York County commissioners Chris Reilly and Doug Hoke said they're concerned about a recent survey in which York County police officers reported having no confidence in the county's new 911 system. Full Story »

As Becca Silver and Rachel Kelly swung their arms forward and quickly flicked their wrists, the pure sound of handbells rang out across the empty auditorium of Hanover Middle School. Full Story »

A West Manheim man is being held in York County Prison awaiting a Monday hearing on charges that he allegedly stole almost $45,000 worth of jewelry from three homes in a five-month period. Full Story »

On Dec. 4, the parents of children enrolled in Learning Tree Child Care were notified the day care program will be closing by Feb. 28, 2010. This is a program supported by Lutheran Social Services of South Central Pennsylvania for over 25 years. Full Story »

Police have a metal toolbox that was found discarded on the side of the road by a passing motorist at Culp Road near State Route 394 in Straban Township. Full Story »

A Biglerville man was the victim of an attempted armed robbery at knifepoint in the borough early Thursday morning, according to state police at Gettysburg. Full Story »

Police filed several charges against a Hanover man they allege raped a woman after having a drink with her at a local bar. Full Story »