At the end of 2008, Jim McClure’s York Town Square blog featured a big post looking at the Susquehanna Trail as it heads north through the county. In it, he mentions an unusual publication. He quotes from a 1997 YDR story: “Williamsport’s Chamber of Commerce promoted the road by yet
I can’t say enough, today of all days, how much I appreciate the service of the men and women of York County and beyond to our country in the Armed Forces. The last few months have been filled with reminders in my life of close friends and family members who
Yes, Halloween has come and gone, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention some paranormal happenings in York County. One of the stories happens to be from a good friend of mine, Whitney Stover, whose mom passed away a little more than a year ago. I was present for
It’s been a LONG time coming, but work has begun in earnest on the property along Route 74 in Dover Township across from McDonald’s – which was long ago home to a Jay’s supermarket, plus a bunch of other odds and ends since – that is slated to become a
Fall in York County, to me, means marching band. You might prefer that sport that uses our band field during some of the same events… you know, the one with quarterbacks and stuff? Yeah, whatever! Hahaha. I headed out to my high school’s marching band preview night last Friday. (Click
Here’s a blast from the past: Does anyone remember Hess’s, the department store that used to be at one end of the (then-new) West Manchester Mall? I believe it was at the end that they expanded out and built the Wal-Mart at, but I could be wrong – I was
Remember my post last month on why so many locals call the village in Chanceford Township “the Brogue” instead of Brogue? A new commenter, Rita, helped me out with some insight on that question. (Hi, Rita!) She writes: As to why the phrase “the Brogue” is used around here, my
I took the photo above in January 2008, as my husband and I were driving home from New Year’s festivities in Mount Joy. We were rambling along the river, and I couldn’t miss the chance to capture this iconic York County shot of the cooling towers at Three Mile Island.
The Peppermint Pattie story I mentioned yesterday was one of our most-viewed stories online all day Saturday, and I’m not surprised. We also got a lot of comments, many unhappy with outsourcing, but others reminiscing about the Pattie being made here in York. I thought they were so good that
Sad news today, folks, in the world of local and food-related items. (Mark, I know you’ll especially not like this one.) The York Peppermint Pattie, which used to be made in York but was most recently made in Reading at a Hershey plant, will soon be made in Mexico. I’m