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today’s news … Tuesday, November 13, 2012

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

Quote for today … “It is a pleasant world we live in, sir, a very pleasant world. There are bad people in it, Mr. Richard, but if there were no bad people, there would be no good lawyers.” – Charles Dickens, The Old Curiosity Shop

  • “Police said Kim L. Funk, 52, of 326 Rivermoor Dr., Marietta, entered the Metro Bank at 23 Rohrerstown Road just before 8:30 a.m. and told employees that she had an explosive device strapped to her, East Hempfield Township police said.” – LancasterOnLine

Columbia tackle Andres Munoz, left, and linebacker Andrew Combs (28) have combined for 76 stops and help front a defense that has pitched two shutouts in its run to a third straight playoff appearance. (Vinny Tennis / Staff) (SOURCE: Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

  • There’ve been a spate of legal notices in the general circulation newspaper of record announcing “2013 budget notifications” – one more appears below in this column.
  • POLICE LOG: “MANHEIM TWP.: Susan T. Ercolino, 19, of North Third Street, Columbia, was cited with taking $120 worth of items at Walmart on Saturday. – MANOR TWP.: A tree stand and trail camera were stolen between Nov. 5 and Friday from a wooded area in the 100 block of Blue Rock Road. Loss is $250. Police ask anyone with information to call Detective Colleen Tatara at 299-5231. Tipsters also may call Lancaster City/County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-322-1913 or anonymously text LANCS plus your message to 847411 (TIP411).” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era
  • Yesterday morning, “On Route 30 near Columbia, a fiery five-vehicle wreck sent two people to the hospital and closed eastbound lanes of the highway for about an hour, police said. The crash occurred at 8:30 a.m. at the on-ramp to Route 30 at Route 441. The driver of a minivan struck the rear of one of four vehicles that were stopped at the end of the on-ramp and preparing to enter traffic, according to Columbia Borough police Officer Bryan Keyser. The impact set off a chain-reaction crash involving all four cars. It also sparked a fire in the minivan, he said. Keyser said the female driver of the minivan safely exited the vehicle. She and the male driver of the vehicle she struck were taken to an area hospital. Keyser said they were treated and released. Police didn’t release the names of the drivers Monday. The crash remains under investigation.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era
  • “More than 100 people crowded into the Carroll Township (York county) municipal building Monday night to protest the rumored disbanding of the police department. They also made it clear that, while they don’t want their local police department to be shuttered, they’re not completely happy with how it’s being run, either.” – York Daily Record

Women have passed men on the nation’€™s roads. More women now have driver’€™s licenses than men, a reversal of a longtime gender gap behind the wheel that transportation researchers say is likely to have significant safety and economic implications. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, 2012) – Harrisburg Patriot-News

  • Ex-Penn-sive: “In a fresh accounting posted to its “Progress” Website, the university said it has spent $20,972,633 on the scandal through Aug. 31. The largest chunk, $11.7 million, is for board of trustees’ expenses for The Freeh Report and the hiring of outside public relations firms to help university administrators rebuild the brand.” – Harrisburg Patriot-News
  • LEGAL NOTICE, published in the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era, November 13, 2012 – “NOTICE, Manor Township 2013 Budget The Manor Township 2013 proposed budget is available for public inspection at the Township Office between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday – Friday at Manor Township Municipal Building. Budget adoption to be held on Monday, December 3, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. at the Manor Township Municipal Building, 950 West Fairway Drive, Lancaster, PA 17603. Any person with a disability requiring a special accommodation to attend a meeting should notify the Secretary at 297-4769 as early as possible, but not later than three working days to the meeting. Manor Township will make every effort to provide a reasonable accommodation.”
  • “St. Anne’s Retirement Community Auxiliary will hold its annual Christmas bazaar and craft show Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will be held at St. Anne’s, 3952 Columbia Ave., Columbia. The show will feature a number of unique craft and antique vendors, and include antiques, jewelry, crocheted items, wooden items, fleece blankets, wreaths and seasonal arrangements, scarves, hair accessories, angels, bears and dolls, wheelchair and walker bags, counted cross-stitch, paintings, lamps, bird feeders, tote bags, candles, gift baskets, tea towel dresses, table top tree ornaments and beaded items. There will be a baked goods table and lunch of chicken corn soup, hot dogs, barbecue, coffee and cold drinks. Proceeds will benefit the retirement community. For more information, contact Carolyn Tingley at 684-8118 or cjt781@comcast.net.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

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