News Roundup News: Friday, July 9 An Eye Drop participant prepares to head down the side of the Holiday Inn Lancaster. (Soure: VisionCorps) Headlines: • 2021 ‘Eye Drop’ raises money to fight … Read more By One United Lancaster - July 9, 2021
News Roundup Activists to rally in support of transgender athletes as Hempfield school board debates policy (Source: Hempfield School District) As the Hempfield school board prepares to consider its policy on transgender athletes at its meeting next week, local activists are organizing … Read more By One United Lancaster - July 8, 2021
News Roundup Pa. renames Medicare counseling service for seniors (Source: PA Department of Aging) The Pennsylvania Department of Aging has changed the name of a program that offers advice on Medicare enrollment and benefits to … Read more By One United Lancaster - July 8, 2021
News Roundup Gov. Wolf visits CAP to highlight early childhood education funding Gov. Tom Wolf takes part in a game with a parachute in the playground at Community Action Partnership of Lancaster County on Thursday, July 8, 2021. … Read more By Tim Stuhldreher - July 8, 2021
News Roundup News: Thursday, July 8 (Source: North Star Initative) Headlines: • Lancaster nonprofit expands services for human trafficking survivors: The North Star Initiative received a $61,000 check from the Elevate Investing … Read more By One United Lancaster - July 8, 2021
News Roundup Ceremony marks start of construction at Landis Place on King Jess McPherson, a Native American and board member of Circle Legacy Center, sprinkles dirt around a Peace Tree during a dedication and blessing ceremony for Landis … Read more By Tim Stuhldreher - July 7, 2021
News Roundup Pa. secures continuation of emergency SNAP assistance Meg Snead (Source: Pa.gov) State officials and the Biden administration have reached an agreement allowing more than 1.8 million low-income Pennsylvania families to continue receiving about $150 million per month in emergency food assistance through the Supplemental … Read more By One United Lancaster - July 7, 2021
News Roundup ‘Affordable Housing 101’: Underlying Covid-19, a local market already in crisis Lancaster City Council President Ismail Smith-Wade-El speaks about affordable housing at a Global Shapers Lancaster Hub forum on Friday, July 2, 2021. (Photo: Tim Stuhldreher) Ismail … Read more By Tim Stuhldreher - July 7, 2021
News Roundup News: Wednesday, July 7 Tollbooths at the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s Somerset interchange are seen in an undated photo. (Source: Wikimedia) Headlines: • New Pa. law allows students to repeat a grade … Read more By One United Lancaster - July 7, 2021
News Roundup Residential compost Co-Ops melds sustainability, community Compost Captain Antonia Hinnenkamp preparing the initial stages of the Musser Park composting bin. (Source: Lancaster Compost Co-Ops) (Source: Lancaster Compost Co-Ops) “I’ve always wanted to … Read more By Emily Ritchey - July 6, 2021
News Roundup Senior centers extend hours again due to intense heat (Source: CDC.gov) The National Weather Service has issued a dangerous-heat advisory in central Pennsylvania for today, Tuesday, July 6. Accordingly, the Lancaster County Office of Aging … Read more By One United Lancaster - July 6, 2021
News Roundup News: Tuesday, July 6 In this image taken from social media, Pa. state Sen. Doug Mastriano, left, joins former state Rep. Rick Saccone, right, during a pro-Trump rally in Washington, … Read more By One United Lancaster - July 6, 2021
