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Habitat for Humanity holds groundbreaking for new build in SoWe

Local company Ebersole Builders is constructing a three-bedroom house on Fremont Street for sale through Habitat to a first-time homebuyer.

By Brian McCloud - November 20, 2024

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2024’s ‘Gifts That Give Hope’ fair is Sunday, Dec. 1

The event features local nonprofits, vendors and a Human Rights Scavenger Hunt.

By One United Lancaster - November 18, 2024

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Town hall to examine state of Black Lancaster

It will kick off at 6:15 p.m. at the Schuyler Learning Resource Center at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology.

By One United Lancaster - November 12, 2024

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‘A Thousand Pines’: Millersville U. to screen film on migrant tree planting

The documentary will be shown Wednesday evening at the Ware Center.

By One United Lancaster - November 12, 2024

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Activists seek to change hearts at gun violence awareness meal (photos)

“To see everybody come together for such a tragic situation and turn into something positive is powerful.”

By Brian McCloud - November 12, 2024

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Bus transportation in Lancaster: Red Rose Transit launching new routes on Monday (video)

The overhaul is the biggest in almost five decades.

By Bryant Heng - November 7, 2024

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Project by project, Clean Water Partners targets ‘Clean & Clear by 2040’ (video)

Restoring Lancaster County’s waterways to health requires coordination and collaboration.

By Tim Stuhldreher - November 7, 2024

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Fourth annual Gun Violence Awareness Thanksgiving Meal is Saturday

It is scheduled from 12 noon to 3 p.m. at Crispus Attucks Community Center.

By One United Lancaster - November 6, 2024

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Columbia police, school district launch Big Brothers Big Sisters ‘Bigs in Blue’

The program is the third “Bigs in Blue” in Lancaster County.

By Brian McCloud - November 4, 2024

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Another encampment vacated in East Lampeter Township

About nine people reportedly relocated after HACC, which owns the property, posted no-trespassing signs.

By Tim Stuhldreher - November 1, 2024

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Lancaster’s Tooth Fairy: A Q&A with Emily Hess

Hess is passionate about finding ways to support homeless individuals in Lancaster city.

By Anna Smucker - October 28, 2024

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Filmmaker, panelists explore local journalism’s challenges, prospects

Documentarian Rick Goldsmith has been making films about reporters and newspapers since the beginning of his career.

By Tim Stuhldreher - October 25, 2024