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• It’s a new year … welcome 2012.
• Franz Fifolt, assistant chief of the Columbia Consolidated Fire Company, responded to an emergency fire situation at a Lancaster fast food restaurant on Saturday afternoon. – The Sunday News, Lancaster, PA
• Occupy Lancaster “moving on” to new digs. “The group, which has occupied the downtown Arts Park at Prince and Chestnut streets since mid-October, is moving out, but they’re not going far — only to 660 S. Franklin St., the new home of the Occupy movement.” – The Sunday News, Lancaster, PA
• The end of passwords? “Passwords are a pain to remember. What if a quick wiggle of five fingers on a screen could log you in instead? Or speaking a simple phrase?” – New York Times
• If corporations are “people” – Why aren’t these “people” paying their taxes? “Drop in corporate tax collections contributes to Pennsylvania revenue shortfall” – Harrisburg Patriot-News
• Recent restaurant and food serving establishments: What’s on your plate? “filth and food residue,” cited in one restaurant in York County – York Dispatch; Lancaster County – Sunday News. A complete listing of all facilities in Lancaster, York counties and the entire state, except those in Columbia, are listed at the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Website.
• In York, “Central Market was packed with children and parents ready to ring in the New Year a little early with popcorn and hot chocolate.” – York Sunday News
• Instead of pork and sauerkraut, “How about a little hog maw with your oyster stew?” – York Sunday News
• “York City Council avoided a city shut down Saturday when it passed a budget including a 17 percent tax increase, cuts to 3 police officers and a pay increase for the mayor and city administrators.” – York Sunday News
• In Harrisburg, the budget is passed with layoffs and cuts – Fox43.com