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

Quote for today … “Dull November brings the blast, Then the leaves are whirling fast.” – Sarah Coleridge

• Lancaster County has new Website; it includes a “transparency portal.”

• With a listing and links to Websites of all the municipalities and school districts in the county!

• Budget and financial information, too.

• If only … ?

• A complete listing of all inspections at food serving facilities in Lancaster, York counties and the entire state, except those in Columbia, are listed at the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Website.

• Several shootings: York – York Sunday News

• Well said! Lancaster Newspapers’ new leader speaks out in response to letter to the editor: “When a candidate for office makes a an assertion as fact on an important issue, you can just report that or you can go the extra step in checking to see whether it is actually true. When a key official is hired in a school district, you can report the highlights of a resume or go back and check to see whether the resume is an accurate reflection of the person’s past.”

• Enrollment of individuals into Affordable Care Act from Oct. 1 to Nov. 2. – The Washington Post