NEWS

  • Lancaster recycles Christmas trees

    Lancaster recycles Christmas trees

    Lancaster County is going green this month by encouraging residents to dispose of their Christmas trees by recycling them at the Lancaster County Central Park mulching site. There is no cost for dropping off Christmas trees to be ground into mulch, however, there is a suggested donation of $1 to help cover the operations of

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  • Local libraries face excessive budget cuts

    Local libraries face excessive budget cuts

    Public libraries nationwide are struggling to maintain balanced budgets with reduced government funding over the last ten years. The Elizabethtown Public Library and Middletown Public Library are both victims of funding cuts and are seeking to fill the gap through fundraising events. Middletown Public Library, a small library that services the borough of Middletown, Pa.,

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  • Harrisburg problems continue amid politicians’ 3 percent raise

    Harrisburg problems continue amid politicians’ 3 percent raise

    A judge turned down Harrisburg’s bankruptcy case, and now the city needs to rehabilitate its financial situation under the state’s guidance. The case was dismissed because it violated the state’s rules laid out for financially struggling cities. The code that was violated is Chapter 9 of the bankruptcy code. Chapter 9 of the bankruptcy code

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