Reamstown News

A two-car accident in Reamstown seriously injured one person and closed North Reading Road shortly before 12:30 p.m. today, according to a county dispatcher.

Holiday purists this time of year love to expound on how Black Friday is the ultimate distortion of the true meaning of Christmas.

More than 20 vehicles at a Manheim Township dealership were splattered with paintballs in one of several recent vandalism and theft incidents investigated by area police.

Hefty's in Denver and the existing Denver House. Union Barrel in Reamstown and the existing Reamstown Athletic Association. Stoudt's in Adamstown expanding. Ephrata's liquor store getting an unknown type of upgrade. One would wonder why the Cocalico Valley seems to be rife with so many places to get drunk or obtain alcoholic beverages. Its effects on the youth are noted here.

More blacks, Spanish diaspora, Russian diaspora, Hmong, and other folk have been moving into East Cocalico, and filling Cocalico High School with other languages.

A document from the State Legislature entitled Urban Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Cities, Third Class, encourages inter-municipal agreements. See also http://www.readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=64898

Evidence existed for many years--development was attempted many times before

The Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire, Reamstown Days, Ephrata Arts and Crafts Show and other outdoor events were to be drenched by Tropical Storm Hanna. Rain was normal for the day, prompting Rush Limbaugh to say that "weather people always try to make it sound like it's going to hit your area."

Vandals have been active in Ephrata, and one of their targets was a historical railroad car that sits near the center of town.

A brief history of the rail line is given.

As police and the Lancaster County District Attorney's investigators did their work on West Main Street in Reinholds, people who knew 45-year-old Jan Roseboro wondered who would want to hurt her.

A series of crimes with roots in gender dynamics have been occurring in Lancaster County.

The East Cocalico Township supervisors are being urged to require horse-and-buggy parking at the proposed 57-acre Cocalico Commons shopping center near Adamstown.

Other forms of alternative transportation were not addressed.