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Quote for today… “A man only learns in two ways, one by reading and the other by association with smarter people.” – Will Rogers
- “The state police fire marshal is investigating what one official called a “suspicious” fire that broke out early Sunday in Marietta.” – MyDonegalNews
- Pennsylvania’s new “cyclist” safe passing law starts today – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New EraRead about the law here.
- High praise for Seth Lefever in the 2012 L-L Baseball outlook in today’s Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era sports pages -” Fronted by one of the top players in the league in Seth Lefever, who is currently batting a robust .636 and owns a sterling 0.75 ERA, Josh Elliot (.333), Nick Williams (.308) and Sean Montgomery (.300), the Crimson Tide will look to improve upon last year’s record.”
- Letter to the editors in today’s Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era
- “The westbound section of the Route 30 bridge over the Susquehanna River will be reduced to a single lane Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday during daytime hours for roadwork. The closed lane of the Wrights Ferry Bridge, linking Lancaster and York counties, will be reopened after 3 p.m. each day. The lane closure will allow workers to replace support bearings on the bridge.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era
- “The once-wealthy district is preparing to ‘do less with less,’ a Pennsylvania State Education Association spokesman says.” – “At the end of this school year in the Central Dauphin School District, 74 teachers could lose their jobs, class sizes could increase, eighth-graders would not study foreign languages and kindergarten students might not have art, music, physical education or music.” – Harrisburg Patriot News
- “Audrey Gerold of Columbia, and a student attending Millersville University, was awarded a spring 2012 Neimeyer-Hodgson Research Grant of Pennsylvania. A biology major, she received $600 for the Riparian Buffer Restorian: a model for stream restoration and a service-learning opportunity for Millersville students project.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era
- Alson D. Busby of Columbia, a senior elementary/special education major and a graduate of Columbia High School, was named to the dean’s list for the fall term at Waynesburg University. – Nicholas M. Hoffmaster of Columbia, was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era.
- LEGAL NOTICE published in the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era, April 2, 2012: “DISTRICT ATTORNEY NOTICE OF SEIZED PROPERTY UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 42 Pa. C.S.A. Sec. 6802(c), THE OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY PROVIDES NOTICE OF THE FOLLOWING SEIZURES: $332.93 U.S. Currency, seized 9/30/92 in the 100 block of Fairfax Dr., Lanc., PA. $1,277.00 U.S. Currency, seized 8/16/96 in the 100 block of E. Grant St., Lanc., PA. $360.00 U.S. Currency, seized 10/24/96 at 39 E. Chestnut St., Lanc., PA. $273.00 U.S. Currency, seized 6/24/96 at 39 E. Chestnut St., Lanc., PA. $225.00 U.S. Currency, seized 9/18/96 in the 400 block of Howard Ave., Lanc., PA. $339.60 U.S. Currency, seized 10/6/98 at 39 E. Chestnut, Lanc., PA. $154.05 U.S. Currency, seized 9/20/96 at 39 E. Chestnut St., Lanc., PA. $503.00 U.S. Currency, seized 6/14/96 at 39 E. Chestnut St., Lanc., PA. $4,150.00 U.S. Currency, seized 5/24/02 at 507 S. Lime St., Lanc., PA. $3,058.00 U.S. Currency, 2000 Jeep Cherokee & Misc. Items, seized 8/3/10 at King & Marshall Sts., Lanc., PA $1,067.00 U.S. Currency, seized 10/14/11, at 4072 Marietta Ave., Mt. Joy, PA. $522.34 U.S. Currency, 1998 Chrysler Sebring, Misc. Items, seized 10/26/11 at 509 Walnut St., Columbia, PA. $6,979.00 U.S. Currency, 2011 Toyota Avalon Sedan and Misc. Items, seized 4/15/11 at 59 South Charlotte St., Apt. 11, Manheim, PA and 4/19/11 from 201 West High St., Manheim, PA. $277.00 U.S. Currency, seized 10/11/96 in the 200 block of S. Ann St., Lanc., PA. ANY CLAIMANT TO THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY SHALL FILE A CLAIM ON OR BEFORE APRIL 27, 2012 SETTING FORTH YOUR TITLE IN, AND RIGHT TO POSSESSION OF THE PROPERTY. FAILURE TO FILE A CLAIM WILL RESULT IN A DECREE OF FORFEITURE AGAINST THE PROPERTY. CRAIG W. STEDMAN, DISTRICT ATTORNEY.”
