Chandlers-Valley News

“He's too intoxicated (on alcohol) to really get a good story out of”

Police are planning to file charges against a man for his role in a fire that ravaged a bar and boarding house in Wrightsville on Sunday morning. via York Dispatch

“Now's the time when people are anxious to head outdoors”

With more people venturing outside to enjoy warmer weather, Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Kathleen A. McGinty said the commonwealth will soon launch its annual black fly spraying program to ... via GantDaily.com

“You're scoring high on the P-S-S-A.”

Eighth-grader Cavan Irvine, center, dances to a polka with fellow Northeastern Middle School students during the academic pep rally Monday at the school. via York Dispatch

“If Rich hadn't been there, I probably would've broken down.”

Celebrated chefs often exude a self-confidence -- in some cases, an ego -- equal only to their talent. via LancasterOnline

Seniors for Safe Driving programs for Mercer County residents are scheduled for April and May. via The Herald

“The objective is to protect motorists and the communities where waste facilities are located and through which trash trucks travel.”

The Department of Environmental Protection has fined Veolia ES Solid Waste of Pennsylvania Inc. via GantDaily.com

“I was wrong to exaggerate in statements related to my experiences in the White House and the Royal Family”

Historian Ken Albala spent more than a year eating a different variety of beans every day as research for his recent book, "Beans: A History" . Here he shares five things you might not have known about them. via PittsburghLIVE.com

“Now the hard work begins -- we go out and implement this plan”

A riverside park in Wrightsville would get a facelift as part of a strategy unveiled last week to improve the quality of life on the Lancaster and York sides of the Susquehanna River. via York Dispatch

“Our nation is moving toward two societies, one black, one white - separate and unequal.”

Former President Bill Clinton yesterday looked back 40 years to the landmark federal commission that investigated urban riots in the 1960s and warned that persistent racial discrimination "leaves in its wake a ... via The Philadelphia Inquirer

“In the last decade, inequality has returned with a vengeance. And it does have a racial aspect. The racial aspect is no longer confined to African-Americans. It includes Hispanic Americans and many other first-generation immigrants.”

Former president Bill Clinton spent some time Thursday morning at the Penrose Diner , shaking hands and campaigning for his wife Hillary. via KYW-AM Philadelphia

“Well, there's some here from Maryland, Delaware. They actually come from four states”

Lower Windsor, PA With guitars, fiddles, banjos and dobros in tow, nearly a hundred professional and amateur musicians pack the Lower Windsor Township Senior Center every week. via WHTM-TV Harrisburg

The University of Pennsylvania has planned a week full of activities to celebrate Women's Week, culminating in a talk by University of California professor and activist Angela Davis on achieving social change ... via The Philadelphia Inquirer

“I just refuse to have anyone other than the police chief review those”

A dispute Monday night centering on whether the Wrightsville Borough Council should have access to the phone records of the borough police force led to a suggestion that the new department be disbanded. via York Dispatch

“If a good property has foreclosed in a decent neighborhood, you will have multiple offers”

The number of properties in the foreclosure process scheduled for sale in Lackawanna County increased about 8 percent in 2007 compared to 2006. via The Times-Tribune

“Realignment is seen as a rather uncommon occurrence, and other options are usually explored and exhausted before a - realignment would be granted”

County officials want the district covered by retiring District Judge Harold Kessler split because of an abnormally heavy workload. via York Dispatch

“I won't use a state car. I'll pay for my own gas just like you to and from work. I won't take a per diem. I'll buy my own lunch just like you.”

Another Lancaster County Republican has announced his candidacy for the seat held by outgoing state Sen. via York Dispatch

“I think it is a very big case in Pennsylvania”

Wrightsville Mayor Steve Rambler's legal counsel argued in court Thursday that Rambler's constitutional rights would be violated if he were removed from office because of his criminal history. via York Dispatch

“And I thought she was going to get it”

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Chelsea Dale just hoped her junior market lamb would finish in the top half of its class so it would be chosen for Tuesday's sale at the Pennsylvania Farm Show. via LancasterOnline

Listen and you'll hear Christmas on the streets of historic downtown Bethlehem.

From speakers tucked in the trees, merry music drifts along the sidewalks. The streets resound with the cadence of horse-drawn carriages, while chartered tour buses idle off to the side.

The rustle of shopping bags, the Salvation Army bell, monologues of tour guides clad in Colonial-style garb, clatter of craftspeople, strolling carolers, the Bach Choir, sleigh bells.

Silence.

A quiet moment in front of the nativity at Bethlehem City Hall, the Star of Bethlehem shining atop South Mountain. Read more