(Editors note: This is the last Headline roundup)
• Summit on car-free travel in Lancaster County: The Global Shapers Lancaster Hub, an organization of young adults working to address local issues in Lancaster County, wants to make it easier for people to get around Lancaster County without a car. Its annual Ride Roll & Stroll Lancaster Active Transportation Summit earlier this month at Bright Side Opportunities Center in Lancaster city brought together bicyclists, skateboarders, transit agencies, carpool organizers and older adults who walk around the city. The discussions included increasing access to bike paths and public transit, and challenges faced by people who don’t have access to vehicles. (Source: LNP)
• Ed Weinstock announces retirement: Monday, News 8 reporter Ed Weinstock announced that he is retiring. This concludes a nearly 40-year career at WGAL and about 50-year broadcasting career. “I couldn’t have done it without the help of so many people, including the News 8 team, which has backed me up so many times, not to mention so many others across the Susquehanna Valley who have put their trust in me over these years. And I hope I’ve lived up to that trust,” he said. “All I can say right now is thank you. Thank you so much. And again, I could not have done it without all of you.” His last day is Friday. (Source: WGAL)
• New president of Longs Park foundation: The new president, Kristin Chronister, 41, said she never really intended to be the president of the Long’s Park Amphitheater Foundation. She got her start with with the organization in 2021 because her husband’s cousin, David Lyon, was a board member with Long’s Park and told her about what a great experience it is. Chronister says, The Long’s Park Amphitheater Foundation, which runs both the summer concert series and the Long’s Park Art Festival on Labor Day weekend, was a perfect marriage of music and visual arts. Chronister has a full resume with experience as a performing musician, a voice teacher and as a management advisor for a health-care company. She moved here in late 2018 from Atlanta, Georgia, and is married with two kids, ages 6 and 8 years old. LNP talked to Chronister about her journey. (Source: LNP)
• Fire breaks out at Regal Cinemas in Lancaster County: The Lancaster Township Fire Department said, crews were called to the Regal Cinemas on Millersville Pike a little after 2:40 p.m. on Memorial Day, which is one of the industry’s busiest days. The fire, started by an exit sign’s electrical malfunction, led to the evacuation of roughly 50 people inside the theater. The fire burned an overhanging theater directional sign. The building experienced no further damage. The situation was cleared by 3:14 pm and customers were given the option of returning to their scheduled movie or getting a refund for their ticket. (Source: CBS 21)
• Nation/world: Trump administration to cut 100 million from Harvard (Source: AP News) Stocks change after Trump resets E.U tariff deadline (Source: NBC News) North Korea’s warning on U.S ‘Golden Dome’ (Source: BCC) Supported U.S alternative aid distribution network begins in Gaza (Source: UPI)
