Almost as soon as I entered Eastern Market in Springettsbury Township, I met Keith and Darlene Winters. The Winterses, of York Township, are market regulars. The couple is active in their church, Christ Lutheran Church of Spry, where Darlene is the choir director. Keith Winters said they come to the
UPDATE 8/28/12: The mobile media lab is now known as NewsVroom. Follow our visits with the community and tell us how we can help at the NewsVroom’s new blog. ———————————————————– Congratulations, York County. You have won! The York Daily Record’s parent company, Digital First Media, has just reported that ours
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Post by Jason Plotkin/Staff Photographer It was a wonderful experience today talking to high school students from all around York County about journalism for the annual Student Workshop here at the York Daily Record newsroom. As usual, Sports Editor Chris Otto does a tremendous job organizing this and we had
One night a month, I really love my job. Don’t get me wrong, I like what I do just about every day of the week (not many people can say their employer encourages them to check Facebook and Twitter often). But what I really look forward to, and what really
A few weeks ago, YDR reader Jo Ott invited me to join her high school class for lunch during one of their monthly meetings. So on Monday, I met with the William Penn High School Class of 1954 at Isaac’s, 2960 Whiteford Road, Springettsbury Township. More than a dozen 1954
[brightcove video=”1565255930001″ /] I was honored to take part in a Holocaust Remembrance Observance April 15 at Temple Beth Israel. The event began with a prayer service by Rabbi Joan Lenowitz of Congregation Ohev Sholom, followed by a candle-lighting ceremony conducted by Rabbi Jeffrey Astrachan of Temple Beth Israel. The
This morning I grabbed a cup of hot tea at Round the Clock Diner, 222 Arsenal Road, and chatted with Cy Zimmer, a retired Yorktowne Paper employee from the Pleasureville area, who gets coffee and breakfast every morning at the diner. Zimmer worked for Yorktowne for 44 years. He has
Join editors of the York Daily Record/Sunday News for the seminar How to Get it Published in the York Daily Record/Sunday News 6:30 pm. April 26. The free session is designed for those responsible for publicity at area clubs, teams, organizations, businesses and agencies. Editors will share how you can
A virtual friend, Joanne Phillips, asked me to answer some questions about using Pinterest for her blog. Joanne runs the Newspapers on Pinterest account. She tweets by the handle @socialscraps. Here are her questions and my answers. My bosses thought it might interest some of you. So, here goes. Enjoy! 1.