Joseph Cress

5 days ago | lancasterfarming.com | Joseph Cress

Though the rules have changed, the sun has not set on two conditional use applications to bring solar energy facilities to farmland in West Pennsboro Township. Applications for Dark Star Energy LLC and the Barnstable Solar Farm were filed before late April when the township supervisors approved an amendment to the zoning ordinance prohibiting the development of such facilities in the agricultural district, Township Secretary Evelyn Swartz said last week.

5 days ago | cumberlink.com | Joseph Cress

Though the rules have changed, the sun has not set on two conditional use applications to bring solar energy facilities to farmland in West Pennsboro Township. Applications for Dark Star Energy LLC and the Barnstable Solar Farm were filed before late April when the township supervisors approved an amendment to the zoning ordinance prohibiting the development of such facilities in the agricultural district, Township Secretary Evelyn Swartz said last week.

6 days ago | cumberlink.com | Joseph Cress

Last year, the Court Collections Unit of Cumberland County brought in almost $6 for every dollar spent in support of its operations, unit supervisor Toye Smith reported in late May. The goal of her department is to establish payment terms with criminal defendants to enforce and maximize the collection of court-ordered costs, fines, fees and restitution. Smith was briefing the county commissioners on statistics from 2024. Unit operations last year cost the county about $758,542, she said.

1 week ago | cumberlink.com | Joseph Cress

A plan to develop a Dunkin’ Donuts franchise at 1081-1087 Harrisburg Pike could come before the Middlesex Township planning commission in early June, zoning officer Mark Carpenter said Tuesday. The plan involves the construction of a 5,200-square-foot restaurant with a drive-thru and retail space on what is now a vacant lot across from the Sheetz convenience store at the intersection with Wolfs Bridge Road and Harmony Hall Drive.

1 week ago | cumberlink.com | Joseph Cress

A season of renewal has arrived for the former Mount Tabor AME Zion Church in Mount Holly Springs. The once-derelict hub of a local Black community has reopened for public tours after a year of restoration work, said Lindsay Varner, a board trustee with the Mount Tabor Preservation Project. “This is a really big moment for the public,” she said. “We will be able to reintroduce the site to people as an air-tight space.