•Colombia Middle School student wins statewide Black History Month essay contest: A Colombia sixth grader named Ayisha Beausejour won a statewide Black History Month essay contest with her essay describing the legacy of Black leaders including Ruby Bridges and Martin Luther King, Jr. Beausejour was encouraged to enter the contest by her teacher, Amy Wright. She won a certificate of achievement for winning the contest. (Source: LNP)
•Mount Joy crosswalk projects funded by Philadelphia red light fines: Mount Joy Borough will receive a grant from the state allowing them to add new crosswalks and shared-lane markings to the town’s streets. The grant was funded by fines from the state’s Automated Red Light Enforcement program, which uses cameras on Philadelphia intersections to automatically issue fines to traffic violators. Mount Joy received almost $300,000 for their project from the grant. (Source: LNP)
• Lancaster Public Library to remain closed through next week for flooding repairs: The Lancaster Public Library’s Lancaster City branch will remain closed until at least March 10 as repairs are underway to the building. The library’s first floor was flooded with about 5,000 gallons of water after a sewer pipe backed up on February 22. The library will have to replace the first floor’s flooring, shelving, and display units. Many library services have been temporarily relocated to other venues in the city, including Zoetropolis Cinema Stillhouse and the library’s Mountville branch. (Source: LNP)
• Harrisburg residents have concerns about Broad Street Market reconstruction plans: Harrisburg residents were given more information Thursday about the plans to rebuild the brick building of the historic Broad Street Market, which was destroyed by fire in July 2023. However, some residents had concerns about the plans. The concerns revolved around a lack of historic value of the reconstruction plans, with the planned new building looking too modern for a historic property. (Source: WGAL)
• Nation/world: Controversial Tate brothers freed from travel ban, travel to U.S. (Source: BBC News) U.N. agrees on funding plan to reverse wildlife decline (Source: BBC News) Congressional Republicans consider strategy to obscure impact on deficit of Trump tax cuts (Source: NBC News) Some across nation participate in ‘economic blackout’ to protest corporate corruption (Source: NBC News)
