Month: April 2013

NEW YORK TIMES
A series of explosions were reported near the finish line at the Boston Marathon on Monday, according to several media outlets. One report quoted “some sort of incident” on Boylston Street, near the finish line.
Competitors and race organizers were crying as they fled the chaos, The Associated Press reported. Bloody spectators were being carried to the medical tent that had been set up to care for fatigued runners.
“There are a lot of people down,” said one man, according to The A.P., whose bib No. 17528 identified him as Frank Deruyter of North Carolina. He was not injured, but marathon workers were carrying one woman, who did not appear to be a runner, to the medical area as blood gushed from her leg. A Boston police officer was wheeled from the course with a leg injury that was bleeding, The A.P. said.
The Boston Police Department confirmed that they were looking into an explosion, but had no further comment.
Local television also showed ambulances at the scene.
The headquarters for the organizers of the marathon, one of the world’s oldest, was reportedly locked down while authorities investigate.
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/04/16/us/explosions-reported-at-site-of-boston-marathon.xml

LANCASTERONLINE
Motorists headed to York County on U.S. 30 will encounter single-lane restrictions on the Wright's Ferry Bridge Monday morning.

The lane closure, between 9 a.m. and noon, will allow state Transportation Department inspectors to examine expansion joints on the bridge which spans the Susquehanna River between Lancaster and York counties.

MORE HERE:
http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/838002_Wright-s-Ferry-Bridge-lane-to-be-closed-Monday-morning.html

YORK DAILY RECORD
Gordon’s Confederate troops advanced slowly on Wrightsville at about 6 p.m., June 28, 1863.
Their point men rose from fields of grain to pepper with gunshot Union regulars and militiamen defending the town from recently dug trenches.
A fighting man with a black militia unit from Columbia was one of those in the Union trenches.
MORE HERE:
http://www.ydr.com/history/ci_23012583/jim-mcclure-another-unknown-soldier

The Columbia Historic Preservation Society will sponsor a bus trip to New York City on Saturday, May 25.

The bus will depart from Columbia at 8 a.m. and will visit Chelsea market, the 9/11 memorial and take a Statue of Liberty cruise. Cost is $85 with payment due by April 21.

Call Tiffani K. Lynn at 799-6093 for further information and to make reservations.

http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/836427_Columbia-Historic-Preservation-Society-sponsoring-NYC-bus-trip.html

St. James Lutheran Church, located at 10th and Manor streets, will hold its annual spaghetti dinner on Saturday, April 13. The menu includes spaghetti, salad, roll, dessert and beverage.

Tickets are required for the dinner which is scheduled from 4 to 7 pm. Cost is $7 for adults and $3.50 for children ages 4 to 10. For tickets and additional information visit the church office or call 684-5135.

http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/836426_Church-spaghetti-dinner-set-for-April-13.html

The Columbia Park Rangers will sponsor spring cleanup at 8 a.m. Saturday at River Park.

The mission will be to weed, pick up and dispose of debris and to mulch around trees and lamp posts.

Help from the public is welcome.

http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/836104_Columbia-Park-Rangers-seek-volunteers-Saturday.html