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Quote for the day:“Nature is an awful lot more powerful than we are.” – Michael Bloomberg, mayor, New York City

• “Local police charged a former high school soccer coach Wednesday with breaking into 10 more homes across three jurisdictions during the summer and spring.” – LancasterOnLine

• “Lancaster County commissioners today unanimously approved a locally-produced spending plan for the county’s $16.6 million in state-issued human services funds.” – LancasterOnLine

• Be especially careful driving tonight; it’s “Trick or Treat night” in Columbia and all around Lancaster County tonight – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• No sunshine again today

• Gotta’ love her heart! – “Police: Drunk Glen Rock woman jumps in creek to save ducks” – York Daily Record

• LEGAL NOTICE, published in the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era, October 31, 2012. “LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the following Special Meetings of the Columbia Borough Council will be held on Thursday November 1, at 12 noon and Wednesday November 7, 2012 at 6:30 pm in the Borough Municipal Building, 308 Locust St., Columbia, PA to take action regarding the Community Development Block Grant Contract and the Columbia Historic Market House, respectively, as well as any other necessary Borough Business. If you are a person with a disability and require an accommodation to participate in the meeting, please contact the Borough Office at 684-2467. Norman B. Meiskey III Borough Manager.”

• Expanding – “Mount Joy Discount Computer opened earlier this month in downtown Mount Joy at 59 East Main Street.  Mount Joy Discount Computer is owned by Jesse Sweigart, who also has Columbia Discount Computers at 23 N. Front St. (sic; the actual address is 23 North Fourth Street) , Columbia. Both locations sell and repair Mac, PCs and Linux-based computers. Repairs for small businesses can be done onsite. Web hosting services also are offered. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday; Saturday by appointment. 928-4458.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• Sandy: “everything they said it was.” – Harrisburg Patriot-News

• Gil Hoffman, chief political correspondent and analyst for The Jerusalem Post, will speak at 8:30 p.m. Monday in the Bonchek Lecture Hall on the first floor of the Life Science and Philosophy Building at Franklin & Marshall College.Hoffman will lecture on “Red States, Blue States, and the Jewish State: An insider’s perspective from Jerusalem on the U.S. election’s impact on Israel.” His talk will discuss President Obama’s Mideast policy, Mitt Romney’s proposals for the Israel/Palestine situation, the looming threat from Iran and the role that the Jewish vote will play in the election. For more information, call 609-280-7910. – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• Caitlin Elizabeth Bright, Columbia, has completed requirements for graduation with a bachelor of science, interior design from Indiana University of Pennsylvania as of August 2012. – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• “Last F&M poll has President Obama holding slim lead over Mitt Romney in Pennsylvania” – Harrisburg Patriot-News