It also means that all regular curbside collections — trash, recycling and yard waste — will be delayed for one day during the holiday week, according to a news release.

If your normal trash collection is:

Monday — It will be collected Tuesday.

Tuesday — It will be collected Wednesday.

Thursday — It will be collected Friday.

Friday — It will be collected Saturday.

If you have any further questions, you can call the Public Works Department at 849-2245.

Do you have big plans for Memorial Day?

Dr. Nathan D. Baxter

Join Mayor C. Kim Bracey, The Black Minister’s Association of York County and DOCEO Office Solutions 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. July 23 for FaithNet. The program began as one of Bracey’s 9 in 9 initiatives that would unite religious leaders in discussing community solutions.

This year’s event will take place at the Yorktowne Hotel, 48 E. Market St., and will highlight progress made by religious organizations, contributions from private sectors and then open up for a discussion on new ideas.

The keynote speaker is Right Reverend Dr. Nathan D. Baxter, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania. Registration is $15 and includes breakfast and lunch. The deadline to register is July 9.

Click here to register or get more information.

Bonnie Smith at New Grounds Roasting in York Monday November 26, 2012 YORK DAILY RECORD/SUNDAY NEWS – PAUL KUEHNEL

Working in the city has its perks. While many businesses offer lunch discounts to city employees, one local business took an extra step to show thanks to emergency responders.

New Grounds Roasting Company recently announced they’ll be giving free coffee to city police and firefighters. Bring in your coffee cup or travel mug and they’ll fill it right up. They ask that responders come either in uniform or with ID.

New Grounds owner Jenne Anderson said in a news release: “The Emergency Responders of York City sacrifice so much for our community that I wanted to return the favor and do my part; we are just a small local company trying to do the right thing. We welcome all Emergency Responders to stop by our shop; we just want to help those who help us.”

Bistro 19 offers a discount to jury members and other court officials looking for a bite from the neighboring establishment.

JR’s Fresh Cut French Fries at Central Market York also offers 10 percent off to any city employee with ID.

What places do you like to go to when you want an affordable bite to eat?

The news conference will be at Penn Park in the basketball area.

It Takes a Village, LLC has run the Summer Saints youth basketball league since 2002 and has served more than 300 teens through that program.

Maxwell Morris, then 6, of Manchester Township climbs the rock wall a 2012 Plaza Palooza event run by York’s Bring on Play. Play Streets will offer similar chances for children to be active. (YORK DAILY RECORD/SUNDAY NEWS — FILE)

On a beautiful spring day, you might see kids beginning a pick-up basketball game, or goofing off on playground equipment. But what’s the solution for children living in areas without play space?

Shut down the street and bring out the toys, says Play Streets.

York City, Capital Blue Cross and Eat Play Breathe York have partnered with The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association and Partnership for a Healthier America to create new spaces for kids to play.

The first Play Streets event will be held from noon to 4 p.m. May 18 at Lincoln Charter School, 559 W. King St., York.

The event is free, with activities including Bring On Play’s Imagination Playground, BOP’s NEOS, The York Water Company’s water splash station, inflatables, caricature drawings, face painting, haircuts, healthy snacks, free T-shirts and prizes, and live local entertainment.

Phew!

Can’t make the May event? Play Streets events will also be held June 19, July 20 and Aug. 14. Find details at www.ahealthieramerica.org/playstreets and eatplaybreatheyork.org.

Melissa Rosario, who lives near Martin Library on East Market Street, said she was appalled when she looked out of her apartment window and saw litter everywhere but in a nearby trashcan, which looked almost empty.

When she left for work early Monday morning, the day after the street fair, Rosario said it was her neighbors, rather than a street cleaning crew who were picking up. And when she returned at 6 p.m., little progress had been made.

“When they were closing up (the fair), I did see a man with a leaf-blower blowing trash around. He blew it into one area and then left,” Rosario said. No one came to to clean up the pile and Rosario said she wasn’t sure if the man was employed by the city or not.

Although trash has been a constant problem after large events in the downtown area, “I think yesterday was probably the worst I’ve ever seen it,” she said. Some of her neighbors agreed, and a friend who owns a business in another downtown area told her trash was a problem there as well.

Rosario said she moved from Chicago to York about a year and a half ago. When large events were held in Chicago, the city always hired a crew for cleanup.

But in York, she said the residents of her neighborhood “feel like this is just what happens. … This is just a normal thing.”

Rosario said she plans to voice her complaints to the York City Council at their next meeting.

The trash “is a slap in the face to the people who live here because we have to deal with it afterward,” she said. “Something has to be done.”

Mateo Maldonado, 7, left, Nataleah Abate, 6, and Lynn Rodenhaber spot a new pile of trash to pick up along Loucks Mill Road in Spring Garden Township on April 15, 2013. Maldonado’s group of ‘Litter Critters’ has been cleaning up areas in and around the city for months. He is preparing an even larger cleanup project for Earth Day. (FOR THE DAILY RECORD/SUNDAY NEWS — JEFF LAUTENBERGER)

You might have noticed your trash wasn’t picked up at its usual time since a new refuse contract was signed between the city and York Waste Disposal, according to a news release.

Officials said the contract was signed May 1 and pickup times have varied while contractors set their routes and begin and end from different locations than before.

Collections begin at 6 a.m. and end by about 9 p.m., although most are completed by late afternoon, the release states. Trash and recycling pickup days have not changed. If anyone notices their trash is not picked up on the appropriate day, they should call the city Public Works Department at 717-849-2245.

Bracey, who is facing York City Council President Carol Hill-Evans in the May 21st democratic primary, will present a number of leadership awards at the event. She has not released details of her speech.

In past speeches, Bracey has used the platform to launch two series of Nine In Nine initiatives — nine areas of focus to be addressed in the first nine months of the year.

You can find Bracey’s initiatives here:

• 2010 — Inaugural address
• 2011

And here’s a recap of her 2013 address.

Take a look. What’s been completed and what is left that still needs to be crossed off the list?

The idea has been talked about by officials in all three municipalities. Some officials with West York and the city have raised questions and concerns about it.

So where does each municipality stand at this point?

Here’s a quick run down:

York City: The matter has been referred to the city council committee meeting on May 29, said Carol Hill-Evans, council president. A public hearing will be held at 6 p.m. June 4 in City Council Chambers. The council will consider adopting the bill at 7 p.m. that night.

North York: A letter from the York County Community Foundation proposing the idea was read at the council meeting in March, borough manager Kevin Hevner said. The council briefly discussed it before tabling the issue to get more information. The council meets again May 13.

West York: A public hearing on the matter is scheduled for 6 p.m. June 10. One council member made a motion at a meeting Monday night that the borough stop exploring the issue. It was defeated 3-2.

What do you think of the idea? Should the municipalities explore it? Do you think it could help to save money?

But if there was, you could apply for it at the city office of permits, planning and zoning. And now, thanks to an extension of hours at the permit counter, you could apply for it after 1:30 p.m. Friday if you wanted to.

The office hopes the hours will be a boon to all you weekend do-it-yourselfers. They want to help you cross off items on your to-do list you just haven’t been able to “get to.”

So, sleep late. Enjoy a leisurely picnic breakfast in Continental Square. And then saunter over to the city offices to pick up your sidewalk cafe application. Or perhaps you favor a special event health license? Either way, they’re open until 4 p.m.