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GAP, Pa. (WHTM) — After just over two decades, a branch library in eastern Lancaster County is closing and leaders are laying blame on the recent failed tax referendum. The Gap Branch Library will soon close. It opened in 2004 in the Houston Run Center just outside the village of Gap in Salisbury Township. It […]
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — PennDOT is planning a trio of night paving operations across Lancaster County that will take place over the course of the next three weeks. The work will get underway Sunday, Nov. 8, on both east and westbound Route 30 between the Route 441 exit (Columbia/Marietta) at mile marker 254.5 and […]
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — The Lancaster Recreation Commission announced a new executive director on Monday. Jack Bingeman will continue his 22-year career with the Lancaster Recreation Commission, as Heather Dighe concludes her 10 years of serving as executive director, according to the press release. Sean Post, Lancaster Recreation...
YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A new gateway to one of York County’s most popular trails is officially open. County and state environmental leaders gathered Monday afternoon to debut the new Oil Creek Trailhead in Heidelberg Township with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The 12-acre site, which connects to the Hanover Trolley Trail, will feature parking, a […]
There are very few places in this world that can make a fully grown adult forget, even briefly, that they have a mortgage and a dentist appointment next Thursday. The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg is one of those places, and it accomplishes this feat with remarkable efficiency. Something...
(WHTM) — Toll booths are functionally a thing of the past and, soon, they physically will be too. The Pennsylvania Turnpike’s rollout of Open Road Tolling is expected to go live in early January from Reading west. New toll gantries — overhead equipment designed to read either your E-Z Pass or license plate while you […]
A whole room glowing with 1,000 lights sits inside one little Christmas shop. That alone made me stop scrolling. Then I learned the same store offers more than 750 ornament designs you can personalize. Seven hundred fifty. I can’t imagine choosing just one without a long, happy debate. Names,...
YORK, Pa. (WHTM) — LifePath Christian Ministries will soon break ground on a project to transform a historic York County industrial building into their new campus. According to LifePath Ministries, in early 2025, they purchased a long-time industrial building at 475 West Philadelphia Street in downtown York after raising $2.1 million. In recent years, the […]
Somewhere in Chester County, a neighbor may be holding a small piece of David Gerbstadt’s story without realizing it, reports Todd Haas for 6abc. For more than 30 years, the Berwyn artist has been leaving original artwork in public places for anyone to find and take home. The pieces...
This article was funded by LebTown donors as part of our Civic Impact Reporting Project. Lebanon County Commissioners voted 2-1 to table nine hotel tax grant application requests totaling about $39,000 during their Thursday, Nov. 5, meeting. Commissioners Mike Kuhn and Bob Phillips voted to table the proposals, with Commissioner...
Six of Greater Philadelphia’s 15 largest veteran-owned businesses call Chester County home. The Philadelphia Business Journal’s 2026 rankings, compiled by researcher Todd Romero, rank the region’s veteran-owned companies by local headcount, using figures reported by the businesses. Chester County claimed six of the 15 spots, more than...
Like many incredible athletic achievements, New Covenant Christian School senior Yama Navarro’s performance on the gridiron two Fridays ago featured aspects of speed, power and stamina. Not only did it require mental toughness, emotional balance and discipline, it also demonstrated elements of maturity, dedication, and development. Like many individual...
READING, Pa. – During its Committee of the Whole meeting Monday night, Reading City Council heard about the most viable options for the Centre Avenue Bridge project to accommodate Norfolk Southern height requirements. In 2024, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation requested meetings with the city to discuss projects for...
This article was funded by LebTown donors as part of our Civic Impact Reporting Project. Palmyra Area School District board directors altered their prior recommendation to include financial compensation for Lebanon School District’s planned exit from the Lebanon County Career & Technology Center (CTC) program. On a separate matter,...
The turkey is the centerpiece of the Thanksgiving table, and in Chester County, finding a good one doesn’t have to mean a last-minute grocery store run. Across the region, family farms are raising fresh, pasture-raised birds, while local markets are ready to hand over a fully cooked dinner so the host can skip the roasting altogether.
Berks County Parks & Recreation will welcome visitors back to Gring’s Mill this holiday season as the annual Holiday Lights at Gring’s Mill returns for its 38th year, beginning Saturday, November 28. The popular holiday tradition features illuminated displays throughout the historic recreation area, highlighting the property’s buildings...
Construction is expected to begin within weeks on Mustang Pointe, a planned 180-home residential community on Bowman Road in Penn Township, York County. The project will rise in three phases, starting with 46 homes, and its model homes are expected to be finished by the second quarter of 2027. According...
HARRISBURG — Democratic challengers have declared victory in three competitive Pennsylvania House races that will help determine the size of the party’s majority during the next legislative session. Wins in those races would give the party a 13-seat advantage. In Lancaster County’s 41st House District, Brad Chambers leads Republican state Rep. Brett Miller by 30 […]
Hundreds of people gathered at Red Land High School in York County to honor the memory of 24-year-old Rachel Apa, who died after collapsing near the finish line of the New York City Marathon. The community came together for a two-mile walk, completing the final distance Apa had left to...
In Chester County’s Amish communities, a single vaccination visit often leads to the next one. Dale Weiser, clinical services supervisor for the Chester County Health Department, has been bringing the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine directly to Amish homes since August, reports Maria Godoy for NPR. She has...
