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Life in the city has its ups and downs, its quirks and characters. Get a behind the scenes look as members of the York Daily Record/Sunday News staff share their experiences in York County's urban center.
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Category Archives: City Council
Vending machine owners mobilizing against York’s vending machine ban
Expect some excitement at tonight’s York City Council meeting… at least according to one city business owner. Ray Shaffer, owner of American Music Machine Vending Associates in York, gave me a call yesterday to let me know that he and … Continue reading
Posted in business, City Council, Emily Opilo, food
Tagged ban, coke, ordinance, pepsi, vending machine, zoning
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Former councilwoman and rival challenges ARD recommendation for former Councilwoman Toni Smith
Former York City Councilwoman Vickie Washington has asked that a judge rule on whether a pretrial diversionary program is appropriate for former York City Councilwoman Toni Smith. Smith was charged in October with donating cash in excess of $950 for … Continue reading
Posted in City Council, Crime, Election, Emily Opilo
Tagged ARD, charge, criminal, Tom Kearney, toni smith, Vickie Washington
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York’s very awesome gender-bending, feral cat-comparing, Soft Kitty-prioritizing council meeting
With only six items on the agenda last night, York City Council’s meeting was far from the newsiest I’ve ever attended, but as anyone who was watching from home can attest to, the meeting was awesome. To be fair, council … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, City Council, city schools, Education, Emily Opilo
Tagged big bang theory, blanda nace, electricity, feral cats, hannah penn
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Stand Up Against Crime rally to be held Thursday
An anti-crime meeting will be held in York Thursday at 6 p.m. The periodic rallies organized by Councilwoman Joanne Borders are intended to rally community members against crime in the city. Thursday’s meeting will be held at Lincoln Charter School … Continue reading
Posted in City Council, Crime, Emily Opilo, youth
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Case against ousted New Castle councilman similar to York dispute
The recent ouster of a Lawrence County city councilman on the basis of his past criminal convictions looks a bit like the ongoing legal dispute over York Councilman Michael Helfrich’s ability to serve. The New Castle News is reporting that … Continue reading
Posted in City Council, Election, Emily Opilo
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Council meeting scheduled for Tuesday canceled
The York City Council meeting scheduled for Tuesday at 7 p.m. has been canceled. The meeting was to be the first council session held at the new city hall at 101 S. George St. A meeting of the business administration … Continue reading
Posted in business, City Council, city hall, Emily Opilo
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York’s city hall move to continue until Tuesday
Filing cabinets, 100-year-old documents, the sign that sits outside of council chambers. It all has to go. The move is now underway in York to consolidate the city offices under one roof. Over the next several days, the contents of … Continue reading
Posted in City Council, city hall, downtown, Emily Opilo, South George Street
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Who is enforcing York’s dog poop ordinance?
After the passage of York’s pooper scooper ordinance Tuesday night, I had a couple people contact me on Twitter to ask me how they could complain about any violations they’ve found. For those of you who haven’t been caught up … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, City Council, Emily Opilo, neighbors
Tagged dog, feces, ordinance, poop
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Live blog from Jan. 17 City Council meeting
There seemed to be a decent amount of interest in my live tweets from council over the last few months, so we’ll be trying out a new feature on the blog next week. I’ll be live blogging from the the … Continue reading
Posted in City Council, city hall, Emily Opilo, Uncategorized
Tagged Live blogging, york city council
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Say goodbye to 2011 with this unpublished story
As we bid farewell to 2011 and long-time York City Councilwoman Toni Smith, I would like to share this little gem that never made it into the paper. The following is a sidebar I filed after a tense, outburst-filled meeting … Continue reading
Posted in City Council, Election, Emily Opilo
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