Parents reflect 16 years after their kids died in a crash: Subscriber Exclusive stories from July 2023
Edna Amaro woke in the middle of the night Thursday to a loud clapping sound. Given the recent stormy weather, it wasn’t unreasonable to assum…
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Recruiting and retaining police officers is a challenge, locally, statewide and nationally.
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Four Conestoga Township supervisors have resigned in the last five years.
CHAD UMBLE | Staff WriterA custard shop inspired by shops in Wisconsin is slated to open late next month in Manheim Township.
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is still on track to update faded highway signs over the Gen. Richard M. Scott Bridge on North P…
Two years after it debuted along Columbia Avenue in East Hempfield Township, Almigo’s is closing Saturday ahead of plans for the restaurant to…
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After being closed for a little more than a year, the former Rawlinsville Hotel & Restaurant in Holtwood in Martic Township reopens Saturd…
Vintage Candy Shop, which has a location in the Cabbage Hill neighborhood of Lancaster city, will be moving to a much larger downtown spot tha…
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Barb Forrey recently noticed a backup in traffic on Centerville Road in East Hempfield Township. That’s not unusual for the busy road, but For…
His name is Robert P. LoBue—a father, a husband, and a retired lawyer who once lived in Chester County and briefly served as a deputy Attorney…
“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, …
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LISA SCHEID | Business Trends ReporterWith more than $25 million construction happening this summer, Rock Lititz has set its sights on future growth that includes expanding its hot…
Construction is done on the Long’s Park wetlands project to improve water quality in Long’s Pond and Little Conestoga Creek and offer expanded…
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Trash piles grow as Eagle Disposal fails to pick up garbage for weeks at a time [Lancaster Watchdog]
For most people, the weekly or biweekly trash pickup isn’t something to give a lot of thought. Rain or shine, week in and week out, sanitation…
Puff N Stuff won’t be closing after all.
Copper Cup, which has coffee shops in Lancaster and Brickerville, has opened a new location in Mount Joy Borough.
JOHN WALK | Features Writer
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Today is the hardest day of the year for two Lancaster County couples — Barry and Dianne Smith and Bruce and Dorothy Heinbaugh Patterson.
The Hazardous Rail Transit Plan for Lancaster County, provided by county officials through a right-to-know request, addresses railroad transpo…
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At least 28 hazardous materials moved by train through Lancaster County in 2021, the most recent year for which that data is available in coun…
ANN REJRAT | Staff Writer
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The windows rattled on Frank Frederick’s Union Street home in Columbia when the train passed 40 feet from his side yard.
Closed since the beginning of the pandemic in spring 2020, Molly’s Pub in Lancaster city is slated to reopen in mid-August with new owners as …
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Mounting garbage piles continue to plague some Eagle Disposal customers, even after the company made a commitment to improve its pickups.
The Turkey Hill convenience store along Millersville Pike next to Planet Fitness is now closed.
The Warwick Township campus is poised for more growth, in part to meet the need to train and develop more workers in the entertainment industry
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Ben Cohen was working a manager shift at American Shaman, a natural vitamin and supplement store on North Queen Street in Lancaster city, when…
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“I was about 15 when my dad pulled me aside,” Kevin Ressler recalled. “He said the thing that would make my parents most proud of my brothers …
