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

Quote for today… “Be careful what you wish for.” – Swatara Township supervisors’ Chairman Joseph Gregory in this Lebanon Daily News article, “Some Swatara Township residents want Comcast service.”

• Legal Notice – “Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that the Council of the Borough of Columbia, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania will consider for adoption at its meeting on November 24, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers in the Municipal Building at 308 Locust Street, Columbia, Pennsylvania … ” – LancasterOnline
  

• The Pennsylvania LINK to Aging and Disability Resources invites interested citizens, consumers, community partner and service provider organizations to attend the monthly community partners’ meeting and cross-training meeting on Thursday, November 20. The meeting will be held at Conestoga View Nursing & Rehabilitation, 900 East King Street, Lancaster, PA. Candy Yingling, Education and Outreach Coordinator for the Alzheimer’s Association – Greater Pennsylvania Chapter is the cross-training program presenter for this meeting. Click here for all the details.

• York City Derby Dames seek recruits for competitive season – The York Disptach

• Could ride-sharing with Uber be coming to Lancaster County? This commenter to the LancasterOnline article makes a great point: “I look forward to it. This will be great for the disability population. It is my hope that their drivers will work with organizations to best meet the needs of everyone in the community. Uber Philly also has wheel-chair accessible vehicles.”

• Uber’s Website

York Reptile and Pet Expo is today – The York Dispatch

• Shoddy bookkeeping? “Newberry Township supervisors are withholding funds from the Newberry Township Volunteer Firefighter Relief Association“ – York Daily Record

• $6.9 million in overtime pay to hunt Frein – Harrisburg Patriot-News

• Cop costs across the state – Lawenforcementedu.net [NOTE: At a council meeting earlier this year, it was stated that the cost of a Columbia police officer was over $100,000 including benefits.]
  

• Know any state workers? Want to see that person’s salary? Click here. [NOTE: This report provides information on the annual salaries or hourly/daily wages earned by employees.  Salary and wage amounts do not include other forms of compensation, such as overtime. Or health insurance benefits, we’d guess, too. ]