Hanover News

The Broom Chair may not at all look like it was crafted out of sawdust, but it really is.

Main Street Hanover, along with the Borough of Hanover and the Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce will hold the first of three community visioning sessions Monday in an effort to develop a clear community plan for the future of downtown.

5:20 p.m. A two-vehicle accident occurred in the 200 block of North Franklin Street.

Signs direct motorists to one of the detours that circumvents the bridge on Route 116 in Spring Grove, which closed for construction.

The 89-year-old bridge near spring closed Tuesday for a fix expected to take 10 months to complete.

The Memorial Day parade in Hanover travels down Baltimore Street on Monday morning.

A fire at the Hanover Shoe Apartments on Carlisle Street, above, Monday afternoon appears to have started in the trash room, according to Chief Jan Cromer.

11:11 a.m. A disturbance involving loud music was reported at a residence in the 600 block of Broadway.

Hanover 9-year-old Amber Bynaker recently won a national coloring contest, but says she would rather be a scientist than an artist.

In an effort to cut costs, the fire departments of Hanover Borough and Penn Township plan to begin responding to emergency calls with fewer vehicles but the same number of personnel.

But if you're like me - predisposed to those important dates slipping away from you until it's too late - then it's definitely not too early to start making plans.

Some call it post traumatic stress disorder - the anxiety disorder that so many veterans deal with after spending time in a war zone.

A construction worker pours concrete for an entrance/exit at the North Point Plaza shopping center in Hanover that is expected to be completed next week.

The parade begins Monday at 8:30 a.m., at the intersection of Carlisle and Chestnut streets.

The YWCA of York will be closed next week as part of efforts to close a deficit in its budget, leaving parents with children in its childcare program to find someone else to look after their children.

2:40 p.m. Criminal mischief was reported in the 200 block of Maple Avenue where an outside mirror on a parked car was damaged.

The Hanover school board has approved a preliminary budget for 2012-13 that would increase taxes by 2 percent if given final approval in June.

Ashley Miller waits on a customer at the Papertown Dairy Bar & Restaurant in Spring Grove Tuesday.

11:45 a.m. One car was towed but no injuries were reported following an accident at East Chestnut Street and North Railroad Street.

A 19-year-old Hanover man faces three felony charges after being arrested last week for allegedly trying to sell pipe bombs to an undercover state police trooper.