Category Archives: Cops & courts

York County Bar Association office a stop on tour of historic law offices

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Jim McClure

aw Offices of York Walking Tour is set for 6 p.m., Friday, May 3. The tour includes visits to historic law offices in York. “During this fascinating and informative walk, you will see what lies behind the doors of some of York’s most venerable law firms,” a York County Bar Association release states. “Learn about the architecture of some of the City’s oldest buildings that have housed law firms for decades, and the famous cases tried in York.”

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In York, Pa., and Boston, Mass., police and emergency services workers are truly people who matter

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Jim McClure

A memorial garden featuring the names of firefighters and police officers who have died in the line of duty is to the right of the York County, Pa., emergency services building. The 911 center in Springettsbury Township is protected by a curved continuous concrete wall, between 18 and 24 inches wide.

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Number of York/Adams emergency, police officers killed in line of duty mounting

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Jim McClure

The Loganville Fire Company pays its respects to its chief, Rodney Miller, who died in the line of duty Saturday. The Loganville, Pa., community, as is the far reaches of York County, is mourning the loss of this respect firefighter.

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Hex Murder witchcraft trials … ‘and they happened in York County’: Linked in to York County, Pa., history, 3/27/13

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Jim McClure

It will be an interesting night in Glen Rock, Pa., when J. Ross McGinnis takes the podium in April to talk about the Hex Murder of 1928. McGinnis is an attorney with a gift for spinning a tale – only a true, terrible tale in this case. He will tell how three young assailants attacked suspected witch Nelson Rehmeyer to break a spell in a remote hollow not far from Glen Rock, Pennsylvania.

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Pen reportedly used for Civil War surrender linked to York County (by a thin line). Linked in to history, 1/29/13

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Jim McClure

Yorktownsquare.com covers York native and millionaire Jacob Tome, Rescue Fire Co.’s new owners, quarrying in York and York County’s potential tie to a famous Civil War pen.

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York County hosts local boy who made good: Linked in to history, 1/17/13

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Jim McClure

Yorktownsquare.com covers the impact of First Amendment advocate Jim Grove, a new York County Heritage Trust exhibit and a performance by local boy makes good Robert Spencer.

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Abe Lincoln post leads the pack in yorktownsquare.com’s Top 10 most viewed of 2012

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Jim McClure

Abe Lincoln leads the pack of yorktownsquare.com’s Top 10 most viewed posts of 2012

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A billion acts of kindness: York County can – and must – connect with grieving Connecticut community, Part III

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Jim McClure

A billion acts of kindness: York County, Pa., can – and must – connect with grieving Connecticut community of Newtown

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Police at York High initially quelled school spirit in 1970 but later led to understanding

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Jim McClure

School violence struck York High in 1970, and the assignment of city police to York schools followed shortly afterward.

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Winterstown principal about machete attacker: ‘I’m thankful that no one died in my school … ‘

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Jim McClure

Norina Bentzel, North Hopewell-Winterstown Elementary School principal, holds a letter of forgiveness she wrote to William Michael Stankewicz in 2009. Stankewicz refused to accept the letter. Also of interest: York County, Pa., educator recounts machete attack on ‘I Survived…’ and … Continue reading →

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