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  1. Girl is making chocolate to help area's homelessRead the original story

    Thursday | LancasterOnline

    Sarah Johnson, age 10, had never set eyes on a homeless person before this summer. The homeless people the Akron girl saw during a vacation to California both moved and worried her. And they inspired her do something rather unusual. Sarah and her ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Food, Chocolate, San Diego, CA

  2. Longtime hunter finally bags a buckRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 1 | LancasterOnline

    On the first day of deer season for each of the last 20 years, Tom Reed of Akron has been in the woods well before first light, thinking this would be the year.

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    Related Topix: Wildlife

  3. Mennonite Disaster Service to build in Manheim Twp.

    Monday Nov 30 | LancasterOnline

    They are simply "bursting at the seams" at their current building in Akron, a Mennonite Disaster Service official says.

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    Related Topix: Manheim, PA, Lititz, PA

  4. FirstEnergy to store air underground to generate powerRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 24 | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

    ... cavern full of compressed air and let it out to generate power during peak-use times. The 600-acre cavern will allow Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp. to store energy generated by wind and solar technology for use when customers need it most, the ...

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    Related Topix: FirstEnergy, Energy, Life, Hobbies, Spelunking, Shippingport, PA

  5. Penelec parent to generate power with compressed airRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 24 | Erie Times-News

    ... full of compressed air and let it out to generate power during peak-use times. The 600-acre cavern will allow the Akron-based utility to store energy generated by wind and solar technology for use when customers need it most, the company said. "The ...

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    Related Topix: FirstEnergy, Energy, World News, Bremen, Germany, Germany

  6. Female Jogger Who Collapsed IdentifiedRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 24 | WGAL.com - Local News

    A woman who collapsed while jogging in Lancaster County on Saturday has been identified.

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  7. Police identify woman who collapsed...Read the original story

    Tuesday Nov 24 | LancasterOnline

    ... in Lancaster County on Saturday has been identified. Ephrata police told News 8 that the 51-year-old woman from Akron regained consciousness and gave the hospital staff her mother's name.The woman is in the intensive care unit at Lancaster General ...

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    Related Topix: Ephrata, PA, Lancaster, PA, Stevens, PA, Lancaster County, PA

  8. Police identify woman who collapsed in Ephrata

    Tuesday Nov 24 | LancasterOnline

    ... in Lancaster County on Saturday has been identified. Ephrata police told News 8 that the 51-year-old woman from Akron regained consciousness and gave the hospital staff her mother's name.The woman is in the intensive care unit at Lancaster General ...

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    Related Topix: Ephrata, PA, Stevens, PA, Lancaster County, PA

  9. H. Ernest BennettRead the original story

    Friday Nov 20 | Goshen News, Goshen, IN

    ... Cumberland, MD, to Frank and Theoda (Collins) Bennett. His wife, Earla (Hostetter), whom he married July 12, 1941, in Akron, PA, died Nov. 10, 2008. He is survived by one son, Dr. Ernest Dale (Millie) Bennett of Castle Rock, CO, two daughters, Kathy ...

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  10. Age 100 and still a kid brother

    Sunday Nov 15 | LancasterOnline

    ... Throughout the years, politics has been Wolf's passion. "I was school director for Ephrata Township. I was mayor of Akron. I served on the Akron borough council. I also issued building permits for the Akron borough. Until one day my wife said, 'You ...

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    Related Topix: Ephrata, PA, Lancaster, PA

  11. EPA cites municipalities for stormwater violations

    Friday Nov 13 | LancasterOnline

    ... in Pennsylvania and Maryland for stormwater violations. On that list were five Lancaster County municipalities - Akron and Terre Hill boroughs and East Earl, East Donegal and Pequea townships. But officials in four of the five municipalities said ...

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    Related Topix: Environmental Law, Law, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Lancaster County, PA, Terre Hill, PA, East Earl, PA

  12. Police: Akron woman tried to forge ...Read the original story

    Monday Nov 9 | LancasterOnline

    Police: Akron woman tried to forge prescription By RYAN ROBINSON 2009-11-09 09:23:00 Intelligencer Journal Lancaster New Era An Akron woman stole a prescription pad and tried to obtain drugs with a forged prescription in Ephrata, police reported today.

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    Related Topix: Lancaster, PA, Ephrata, PA

  13. Police: Akron woman tried to forge prescriptionRead the original story

    Monday Nov 9 | LancasterOnline

    An Akron woman stole a prescription pad and tried to obtain drugs with a forged prescription in Ephrata, police reported today.

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    Related Topix: Ephrata, PA

  14. Arts and crafts festivals planned this weekend at Berry

    Saturday Nov 7 | Rome News - Tribune

    ... event will feature handcrafted items marketed by Ten Thousand Villages, a nonprofit fair trade organization based in Akron, Penn. Featured items include hand loomed textiles, pottery, jewelry, baskets, toys and a variety of nativities. Also ...

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    Related Topix: Berry College

  15. Humane League considers lowering stray-pet fee

    Friday Nov 6 | LancasterOnline

    ... to the Humane League. "The lesser fee is the one we charge," Brown said. "It might be more palatable for them." Take Akron, for example. Based on the 60-cents rate, the per capita figure for 2010 would be $2,428, Brown said. The average number of ...

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    Related Topix: Lancaster County, PA, Cats, Pets

  16. Lancaster County Man Dies in Car CrashRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Nov 4 | WPMT-TV York

    ... 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of North Reading Road and Martin Avenue in Ephrata. 68-year-old Logan Potts, of Akron, drove southbound on North Reading Road when he was struck by a vehicle driven westbound on Martin Avenue by 24-year-old ...

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    Related Topix: Lancaster County, PA, Ephrata, PA, Denver, PA

  17. 68-Year-Old Man Killed In Lancaster County Crash 29min

    Wednesday Nov 4 | WGAL

    A crash in Lancaster County killed one man. Logan Potts, 68, of Akron, was killed when his vehicle was struck by another car Tuesday night at the intersection of North Reading Road and Martin Avenue, Ephrata police said.

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    Related Topix: Lancaster County, PA, Ephrata, PA

  18. Fatal wreck in EphrataRead the original story

    Nov 3, 2009 | LancasterOnline

    Police said Logan Potts, 68, of Akron, was killed in a two-vehicle crash at Route 272 and Martin Avenue in Ephrata Borough on Tuesday evening.

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    Related Topix: Ephrata, PA, Denver, PA

  19. Dozens attend Ephrata Township meeting on Teen Challenge center

    Nov 3, 2009 | LancasterOnline

    ... The proposed site for the 24-bed center sits across the street from a townhome community and is near a park owned by Akron Borough. "I believe everyone has a right to rehab," said Jay Johnson, who lives on Colonial Drive with his 8- and 12-year-old ...

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    Related Topix: Ephrata, PA, Drugs, Lancaster, PA, Lancaster County, PA

  20. FirstEnergy bulb 'giveaway' wasn't such a bright ideaRead the original story

    Oct 28, 2009 | Sharon Herald

    ... the energy-efficient bulbs but will also increase costs of the bulb distribution program, Art Korkosz, a lawyer for Akron-based FirstEnergy, said in remarks prepared for state regulators. FirstEnergy suspended the bulb distribution earlier this ...

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    Related Topix: Energy, FirstEnergy

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