New district reshapes Adams and surrounding areas
Voters in Adams County face a redrawn political map as the 199th Legislative District forms from Cumberland and York County municipalities including Carlisle Mount Holly Springs Cook Dickinson and Penn Townships and York Springs Abbottstown East Berlin. Candidates include Republicans Monte Shumaker Jr Paul Burdette and Democrat John H Broujes.
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East Berlin
Abbottstown
York Springs
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Kenneth J. Cole
Gettysburg
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Cole
U.S
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Nell's
Handy Market
Abbottstown square
Carlisle
Charles Shultz
Adams County
199th
Cumberland County
York County
Berwick
Latimore
Hamilton
Reading
Monte Shumaker Jr
Paul Burdette
Dover Area Hill School
Dover
John H. Broujes
Mount Holly Springs
Cook, Dickinson
Penn
South Middleton Township
Gover
Franklintown
Franklin
Washington Townships
Washington Township
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York
Cumberland Counties
Upper Adams Color Day marks 25th year retirement for founder
Approximately 380 fourth through sixth graders from Biglerville Arendtsville and Bendersville gathered for 19 events at Upper Adams Color Day. C William Settle announced his 32 year retirement, reflecting on the program’s history and the support of teachers and the district.
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Upper Adams
Biglerville
Arendtsville
Bendersville
C. William Settle
Adams
Settle
Bill Williams
Michael Thompson
Carol Newsham
Michael Rodkey
Miss Newsham
Robert Witten
Witten
Upper
Uphill Bid for 19th District Seat Faces Incumbent
John Rarig a Democrat from Adams County faces an uphill climb in the 19th Congressional District race. If he wins the Tuesday primary he will challenge incumbent U.S. Rep. William F. Goodling.
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John Rarig
19th Congressional District
Adams County
U.S
William F. Goodling
Partly Sunny Thursday With 70s High
Partly sunny skies Thursday with a high in the 70s. Thursday night and Friday will be fair with a low in the low 40s to low 50s.
Lemon Day Sale Planned in Gettysburg by Merchants Group
Nancy J. Yingling of Jack and Jill Shoppe leads the Gettysburg Retail Merchants Association in a Lemon Day Sale Friday. Participating stores display big lemons, a lemonade stand on Lincoln Square sells cups for 10 cents, and a Ribbons and Bows clown sells balloons. The event aims to clear unsold items and offer bargains with a fun community tone.
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Gettysburg
Coupon Booklet mailed by The Gettysburg Times
The 32 page coupon booklet from The Gettysburg Times features 55 local advertisers and offers a wide range of goods and services from donuts to dress shoes. The booklet is being sent to subscribers and nonsubscribers as a new service under the slogan We’re Squeezin’ & Pleasin’. Lemon Day Sale set for Friday May 14 by the Retail Merchants Assoc.
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Gettysburg Times
Edward Puhl
Gettysburg
Retail Merchants Assoc
Adv
Adams County Begins Three-Day Spy Moth Spraying
A spray program starts Friday in Mount Carmel as helicopter disperses insecticide Dylox. Stanley Wolf, coordinator, says operations begin around 5 30 a.m and will take about three days to complete spraying across designated areas of Adams County.
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Adams County
Mount Carmel
Stanley Wolf
Conewago supervisors hear about sewer plan progress
Conewago Township supervisors discussed the preliminary regional sewer plan with Hanover and McSherrystown officials. They reviewed the inter municipal agreement, reserve capacity, cost breakdown factors, funding options, and potential revival of a local Municipal Authority.
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CYNTHIA POWELL
Conewago Township
Hanover
McSherrystown
John Kuhn
Buchart and
William Bair
AMP, Inc
Mount Joy residents show interest in agricultural districts
About 20 Mount Joy Township residents attended a briefing by county agent John Schwartz on the Agricultural Area Security Act. The act creates local agricultural districts with seven year lifetimes, voluntary landowner participation, and special considerations for farming operations. Critics note districts are not zoning and the impact on health and safety governs regulation.
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KATHERINE QUIRK
Mount Joy Township
agricultural extension office
John Schwartz
Pennsylvania State Cooperative Extension Service
Pennsylvania
Schwartz
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