today’s news and information gleanings from here and there! 

• Today’s Weather! 
• Today in History!
• Traffic Cam Rts. 30 & 441
• The Official Time! – Population Clock (U.S. and World)

Quote for today… “Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil” –  Niccolo Machiavelli (NOTE: Machievelli was born on May 3, 1469.)

• Mostly, communities participate with clear separation of “church and state.”

• “Fifty York City School District teachers are expected to receive layoff notices Thursday after the teachers’ union rejected the district’s latest request for more concessions.” – WGAL-TV

• “The Lancaster County based Power Packs Project is now helping families in need in Columbia. Near the end of the week, the non-profit organization fills backpacks with food for children of low-income families, so that the child will have enough food to eat over the weekend and be ready for school on Monday.” – FOX43

• Small steps: Columbia’s council agendas/minutes postings more current – Columbia Borough Website

• “Residents of Hempfield School District are looking at a 2 percent increase in school taxes in the 2012-13 academic year.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• 158 cameras do not stop over 50 instances of tire slashing in Lancaster – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• The latest version of political gerrymandering – published in the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• “The 12th annual 5K River Run will be held Saturday, May 26. The run begins in Wrightsville at 8:30 a.m. and crosses the Susquehanna River via the Veterans Memorial Bridge (Route 462) between Lancaster & York counties. For more information or a registration form, visit parivertowns.com or call the Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center at 684-5249.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• “River of Hope Relay for Life team will hold a scavenger hunt Saturday at Shank’s Tavern, 36 S. Waterford Ave., Marietta. Registration begins at 9 a.m. Cost is $20 per person or $35 per couple. Breakfast and lunch are included. Prizes will be given to the top three teams. There will be door prizes and music. All proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society.For more information, call Kristin at 606-2399.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• The Susquehanna Gateway Heritage Area Heritage Lecture – Visions of the Susquehanna Art – Wednesday, May 9, 2012 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM – “Nationally renowned artist and curator Rob Evans will present a lecture on the touring exhibit he organized in 2005 titled “Visions of the Susquehanna: 250 Years of Paintings by American Masters.”