Lancaster County (Pennsylvania)

A better solution for manure

2013-04-01 08:58:00

Optimism might seem out of place after the Waterkeeper Alliance's bitter loss in a recent lawsuit to hold Perdue Farms and its grower Alan Hudson responsible for polluting waterways with poultry manure. But it's possible to at least be hopeful of...

Mary E. Weaver, nursery school educator

2013-03-08 14:10:44

Mary E. Weaver, a former nursery school educator who later managed a Baltimore senior living apartment building, died Feb. 22 of complications from leukemia at Stella Maris Hospice. The longtime Jacksonville-area resident was 82. The daughter of...

Day trip: Firefly outdoor music fest to light up Dover

2012-07-18 11:42:00

Dover, Del. Firefly Music Festival The first large-scale music festival in Dover history, Firefly's inaugural lineup has something for everyone. The three-day, 47-band event extends across a variety of genres, including alternative rock, bluegrass and...

Old Line Museum celebrates Ma & Pa Railroad Month

2012-05-30 06:23:00

All rails, trails and highways will again this June lead to the Old Line in Delta, Pa., for the 37th annual presentation of Ma & Pa Railroad Month. The Old Line Museum, 602 Main St. in Delta, will present Ma & Pa Railroad Month each Sunday during June...

How we work out: Day-break cyclists

2012-05-09 09:47:00

Meet Marty Cohen and his group of early-morning cyclists, who get their dose of cardio by riding through northwestern Baltimore county. Type of workout: They're riding bikes, so they get a cardio workout and use the muscles in their lower body...

Ellicott City church shooter forgiven by Episcopal leaders

2012-05-09 15:48:00

Pa. kayaker still missing along Susquehanna

2012-01-31 14:11:00

Rescue personnel continue to search for a kayaker missing since late Saturday night on the Susquehanna River in York County, Pa., about six miles north of the Harford County border. Harford County rescuers had originally been called to help find the...

Formal search for missing Pa. kayaker ended

2012-02-09 10:59:08

The search has been called off for a missing kayaker from Pennsylvania, who disappeared after his kayak capsized Jan. 28 along the Susquehanna River a few miles north of the Pennsylvania-Maryland border. Eric Levis, spokesman for the Pennsylvania Fish...

Police Blotter for Feb. 08

2012-02-07 15:13:00

Harford Sheriff's deputies and Maryland State Police report: Aberdeen Brandy Michelle Kerr, 37, of the 200 block of Golf Drive, was charged Thursday with trespassing and theft less than $1,000. Tavon I. Harvey, 17, who has addresses in the first...

Former Funkhouser Quarry in Delta to be sold at auction

2011-12-01 12:27:33

The former Funkhouser Quarry in Delta, Pa., one of the last active quarries in the slate and rock industry along the Mason-Dixon Line, is set to be sold at auction in Baltimore early next week. The 124.7-acre property along Atom Road, owned by Slateridge...

Art is at the heart of downtown Lancaster

2012-01-06 17:04:00

This weekend, I was not going to go Dutch. Yes, we were in the "Dutch Country." Lancaster County, Pa., to be exact. But I was not going to stuff my face at Kitchen Kettle Village, gawk at Amish buggies or get sidetracked by the QVC or Pottery Barn...

Daytrip Nov. 4: From 'Hairspray' to punkin chunkin

2011-11-03 00:00:00

Lancaster County, Pa. 'Poe Evermore' Take a journey to the 1800s and spend some time with Baltimore's favorite bard at 'Poe Evermore.' Guests are greeted at the Mount Hope Estate and Winery by Frederick Rauch and led to a series of small theater rooms,...

A flower-decorated mailbox is attached to an elaborate replica of the Gap Town Clock -- but without the clock. The clock, built in 1892, is in Gap, Lancaster County, Pa., and is a County Historic Preservation Trust Site.

2013-05-01 12:50:29

Kid quotient: Both younger and older children will enjoy Lancaster County's offerings. Fun factors: Buggy rides, horseback riding, homestead and farm tours, Pennsylvania Dutch cuisine.

2013-04-08 00:00:00

Lancaster County, Pa., resident Travis Wolf (on ladder) joins YWAM Haiti team members to put a roof on a new church in Balale, Haiti.

2013-03-17 00:00:00