Littlestown News

Ron Bowen, of Hanover, holds on to his son Parker, 4, as nurse Rachel Pham administers a swine-flu vaccine injection Tuesday morning.

It looks like Littlestown Borough has found a way to save big on municipal projects - keep the state out of the process, even if it means relying entirely on local funding and manpower to finish the job.

The owners of Bentley s at the Barn, 1161 Westminster Ave., in Hanover, have decided to close the restaurant Jan.

Another one of the 13 arrested in a Littlestown drug bust in June has pleaded guilty in Adams County court.

In case of emergency, Littlestown Borough is without a local response coordinator.

East Berlin residents may have to pay an additional $50 in local taxes next year, as the East Berlin borough council will consider a 1-mill tax increase at this week's regular meeting.

Erica Carbaugh, a Delone Catholic senior, will represent Adams County at the Pennsylvania Outstanding Young Woman Program finals in Reading later this month.

The Crouse Park pavilion may be facing some repairs if Littlestown Borough and DCNR reach a compromise on funding.

Just days after an Adams County 5-year-old dies of complications from the H1N1 flu, local health workers are answering a call to action to fight the deadly disease.

As parents of young children, Matt and Shannon Albright have been paying close attention to the H1N1 virus.

The York-Adams Metropolitan Medical Response System has announced plans to vaccinate students for the H1N1 virus at seven school districts during the next two weeks.

Littlestown Area School District will be among the districts in Adams and York counties to receive the H1N1 vaccine in the next two weeks.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed Tuesday that a 5-year-old Adams County boy is Pennsylvania's first swine flu-related pediatric death.

The Department of Health today confirmed today that a five-year old Littlestown kindergarten student died Saturday of complications from swine flu.

Several local high school bands took top honors at the Cavalcade of Bands competition Saturday at South Western High School.

The Hanover Area Jaycee's annual Hanover Halloween Parade had slightly less entries than previous years, but the crowd was just as large, according to event organizers.

Charges have been filed against a former Littlestown Area School District teacher whom police say had an "inappropriate relationship" with a female student in 2006 and 2007.

Police in Adams County have charged a former Littlestown teacher with corruption of minors.

A parked 2004 Chrysler owned by Mark Weber of Hanover was struck by an unknown vehicle.

Union Township, Adams County ACCIDENT: A Littlestown motorcyclist was flown to York Hospital after an oncoming vehicle into his lane at 11:27 p.m. Wednesday, according to Pennsylvania State Police, Gettysburg.