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

Quote for today… “Parking lot carjackers are placing flyers on the windows of automobiles, then taking the cars when drivers step out of their vehicles to remove them.” – Urban legends continue; truth, however, does not. Snopes.com declares these email scares as “FALSE!”

• This police report is true, though … The Columbia Police Department is hosting National Night Out tomorrow evening. BUT … did someone forget to send a news release to the LNP-Always Lancaster? No mention in this article.

• Despite a few days at the beach, some news stays decidedly unchanged and distressing.

• What the heck’s wrong with these places: Columbia Diner’s and Silver Springs Restaurant’s recent “‘risk-based’ inspection reporting process for restaurants and other food handlers” shows that neither place had a “person in charge (who) does not have adequate knowledge of food safety in this food facility as evidenced by (these) noncompliant inspection(s).” THIS in addition to the really long list of violations.

• 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. “Inspections are a “snapshot” of the day and time of the inspection. Also, at the time of the inspection, violations are recorded but are often corrected on the spot prior to the inspector leaving the facility. Inspection results are posted as inspections are conducted, and only represent eating and drinking establishments and retail food establishments that fall under the inspection jurisdiction of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, and those county and local health departments which have elected to post results.”

• Prospect Storage publishes it’s “failure to pay rent” list in the Legal Notices – Lancaster OnLine

• Water gets more expensive – Reading Eagle