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Quote for today… “The word shocking understates what we have here.” – Craig Stedman, Lancaster County District Attorney comment about Columbia homicide – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• Frankenstorm? – LancasterOnLine

• Oh, goodie: Business leaders have a plan that “include (s) comprehensive and pro-growth tax reform, which broadens the base, lowers rates, raises revenues and reduces the deficit.” – The New York Times

• Oh, goodie II: Rick $antorum is coming to Lancaster County – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• Football tonight – Garden Spot at Columbia: “This marks the first meeting of these two programs since 2007. The Spartan defense leads the league against the rush and in takeaways, and has a league-best 28 sacks. Section Three’s top four sack producers (Khalil Fox, Ben Weaver, Austin Haas and Tanner Leid) are from Garden Spot. Running/receiving threat Andrew Combs combines with Nick Nobile to fuel the Crimson Tide.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• Safety reminder, be especially careful driving on Wednesday night. “Once again, Trick or Treat Night will be observed across all of Lancaster County on Halloween night, Oct. 31, officials announced. Tiny ghouls and goblins will be going door-to-door for treats from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• “AARP is holding a series of driver-safety classes throughout the county in November.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• Five and a half pages of sheriff sales appear in today’s Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• LEGAL NOTICE, published in the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era, Friday, October 26, 2012. “PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the 2013 Proposed Budget is available for public inspection during normal business hours 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., Monday through Thursday and 8:00 AM to 12:00 Noon, Friday at the Marietta Borough Office, 111 E. Market St., Marietta, PA. The Final Budget will be adopted at the regularly scheduled Council Meeting on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 7:00 P.M. in the Marietta Borough Council Chambers, 113 E. Market St., Marietta, PA. Notice is also hereby given that Borough Council will also consider the following Ordinance levying the tax rate for the Fiscal Year 2013 at the above mentioned meeting: Section I: That a tax be and the same is hereby levied on all real property within the said Borough of Marietta, subject to taxation for Borough purposes for the Fiscal Year 2013 as follows: The tax rate for General Borough purposes is the sum of 6.5 mils on each dollar of assessed valuation. Section II: This Ordinance shall become effective as of January 1, 2013. JODY L. SHAFFNER SECRETARY/ TREASURER.”

• LEGAL NOTICE, published in the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era, Friday, October 26, 2012. “Notification of Receipt of a Final Report (Sections 302 (e)(2), 303 (h)(2)) Notice is hereby given that Susquehanna Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LP and Susquehanna Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, LLC has submitted a final report to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, South Central Regional Office, to demonstrate attainment of the Statewide health standard for a site located at 745 Old Chickies Road, Columbia Borough, Lancaster County. Susquehanna Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, LP has indicated that there mediation measures taken have attained compliance with the Statewide health cleanup standard established under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act. This notice is made under the provision of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act, the Act of May 19, 1995, P.L. #4, No.2.”

• LEGAL NOTICE, published in the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era, Friday, October 26, 2012. “Notice of an Intent to Remediate to an Environmental Standard. (Sections 302(e)(1)(ii), 303(h)(1)(ii), 304(n)(1)(i), and 305(c)(1)) Pursuant to the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act, the act of May 19, 1995, P.L. 4, No. 1995-2., notice is hereby given that Susquehanna Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LP and Susquehanna Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, LLC has submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection a Notice of Intent to Remediate a site located at 745 Old Chickies Road, Columbia Borough, Lancaster County. This Notice of Intent to Remediate states that the site is a residential nursing and rehabilitation center. The site has been found to be contaminated with No. 2 Fuel Oil which was suspected to have contaminated soil and groundwater on the site. Susquehanna Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LP and Susquehanna Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, LLC has indicated that the proposed remediation measures will be removal of any impacted soil or groundwater. The proposed future use of the property will be residential. This notice is made under the provision of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act, the Act of May 19, 1995, P.L. #4, No. 2.”