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News: Tuesday, May 25

This mural honoring George Floyd and other victims of police and racial violence was created in Lancaster’s Art Park in 2020. A vigil honoring Floyd’s memory …

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By One United Lancaster - May 25, 2021

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Pa. waiving income verification for renamed Senior Food Box program

Pa. Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announces steps to increase access to the Senior Food Box program outside Kings Terrace in Phoenixville on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. …

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By One United Lancaster - May 25, 2021

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Poll: 25% of Pennsylvanians are vaccine ‘hesitant’

A resident at St. Peter Apartments in Columbia receives a dose of the Covid-19 Vaccine on Wednesday, April 15, 2021. (Photo: Kyle Gamble) Even as Pennsylvania …

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By One United Lancaster - May 24, 2021

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Vigil at Penn Square will mark anniversary of George Floyd’s death

(Source: YWCA Lancaster) A group of local nonprofits will host a vigil on Tuesday evening in Penn Square to mark the one-year anniversary of the death …

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By One United Lancaster - May 24, 2021

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News: Monday, May 24

A Twitter photo of Phil Mickelson from May 21 before the 2021 Professional Golf Association tournament. (Source: @PhilMickelson) Headlines: • Why wasn’t the proposed prison site …

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By One United Lancaster - May 24, 2021

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Lancaster schools renamed for Hazel Jackson, Rita Smith-Wade-El

(Source: School District of Lancaster) The School District of Lancaster board on Thursday voted to rename two district schools for Black women educators. The former Edward …

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By One United Lancaster - May 21, 2021

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News: Friday, May 21

Gov. Tom Wolf announces new Covid-19 vaccination initiatives during an online media briefing on Friday, March 12, 2021. (Source: Pa.gov) Headlines: • Gov. Wolf renews emergency …

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By One United Lancaster - May 21, 2021

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Local advocates call for cash bail reform

John Maina and Nicole Vasquez of Central Pennsylvania Equity Project speak to the Lancaster County Prison Board about cash bail on Thursday, May 20, 2021. (Photo: …

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By Tim Stuhldreher - May 20, 2021

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Prison board endorses land purchase for new facility

A conceptual drawing shows an example prison footprint on property at 100 Greenwood Ave., Lancaster Township. The drawing was developed to show there is enough acreage …

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By Tim Stuhldreher - May 20, 2021