Planned sewage regulations unlikely to start as planned
Pennsylvania plans to impose soil percolation tests for sand mound sewage systems before approval. Officials say final approval is uncertain, delaying May 1 effectiveness. Builders leaders criticize the move as too strict but DER notes potential site reassessment for homeowners.
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources
Gary Shaffer
Administration
DER
Bureau of Water Quality Management
Shaffer
DEA
Foster Diodato
Diodato
Pennsylvania State University
Penn State
Atlansh
Emmitsburg residents rally for middle school defense
Emmitsburg citizens led by the Emmitsburg Concerned Citizens walked door to door Sunday to raise funds and support to keep the middle school in Emmitsburg Md. The effort raised nearly $1 000 to defray legal costs tied to challenging the Frederick County Board of Education move to bus students to Thurmont. The campaign included two middle school students who began a letter writing drive and plans to attend the Frederick County budget hearing Wednesday.
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JOY CONNOR
Emmitsburg
Gail Graff
ECC
Fredoun County
Fredoun County Board of Education's decision t0 bus students to Thurmont
Citizens’ Committee
Frederick County
Seize Harbor Seizes Second Argentine Harbor
British marines recapture a second harbor from defiant Argentine holdouts to complete the seizure of Isan and desolate Georgia Island, officials report. The action follows ongoing movements and signals a broader push in the region.
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isan
Georgia Island
Straban residents aim to halt historic district move
Nearly 350 Straban Township residents signed a petition opposed to creating a historic district to access federal sewer funds. The group urged local and national officials to reject the ordinance, listing eight reasons including broad land area, regulatory impact, and limited visible historic sites. Petition organizers said signatures represent a majority of property owners.
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JEFF THORESON
Straban Township
Ronald Reagan
Interior
James Watt
Govrick Thornburgh
Straban
Eugene C Fidler
Fidler
histore
Historic Architectural Review Board
Gettysburg National Military Park
Petition Clouds Emmitsburg Mayoral Race
An anonymous petition asks for an investigation of mayoral candidate Joan Boyle and Commissioner J Norman Flax for alleged misuse of town funds. Flax denies the charges, cites a Frederick grant loan deal, and says an investigation is forthcoming. The petition also targets Boyle, who says the claim is preposterous and anonymous. Some recipients plan no involvement.
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Emmitsburg
Joan Boyle
J. Norman Flax
Flax
Boyle
Robert Preston
Preston
Frederick County
Robert Rodenheffer
Eugene Rosensteel Rosensteel
Frederick
Emmittsburg
McCurdy Field
Chris Gauss
Gauss
Robert
Names of draft registrants posted in Adams and Franklin counties
The Adams County Clerk of Courts lists registrants with names birth dates Selective Service numbers and ZIP areas. Public access aims to show equity and deter nonregistration while allowing verification by registrants and parents.
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draft board
United States Selective Service System
Adams
Franklin
Adams County
Army
John Haralson
Selective Service
Philadelphia
Peggy J. Breighner
David J. Wenzel
Pennsylvania
Wenzel
Haralson
Gettysburg
Jimmy Carter
Selective Service Act
Ronald Reagan
Jane
Carter
Congress
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