today’s news and information gleanings from here and there!
Quote for today… “”Newspapers bring to the public’s attention issues that can help move this community forward. They promote conversation about issues important to our lives. They are the glue that holds communities together.” – Robert Krasne, just announced president and publisher of Lancaster Newspapers, Inc. in this Sunday News article.
- H-m-m-m … This listing in today’s Sunday News’ DEEDS RECORDED is interesting: “Wells Fargo Bank NA and Wells Fargo Financial Pennsylvania Inc. conveyed 132 S. Fourth St. to Perfect Realty LLC for $16,000” in that the County Website lists Perfect Realty’s address as “Brooklyn, NY” while the PA Department of State registry lists it as “254 Locust Street, Columbia, PA.” In either case, Perfect Realty, LLC just acquired its fourth Columbia property.
- H-m-m-m … H-m-m-m … Wait a second, isn’t 254 Locust Street, Columbia owned by BHI Properties LLC (holder of three dozen or so rental properties in Columbia)? Indeed, it is!
- Pin money for docs: A nationwide database reveals the amount of money some pharmaceutical companies gave to physicians from 2009 to 2012, but local doctors say the numbers can be misleading. – York Dispatch
- Dollars for Doctors database – ProPublica
- Powerball grows to $260,000,000 – Powerball Website
- Hamels will start the season – Philly.com
- The Pope’s message of “confession and forgiveness” – Harrisburg Patriot-News
- Some things just make one cringe in this week’s restaurant inspections in Lancaster County – Lancaster Sunday News
- This week’s restaurant inspections in York County. – York Dispatch
- A complete listing of all facilities in Lancaster, York counties and the entire state, except those in the “republic” of Columbia, is available at the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Website.
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