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After reaching a low two weeks ago, Covid-19 cases are ticking back upward in Lancaster County, but hospitalizations dropped this week and the county remains firmly in "Low" community transmission level, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.
Read more: https://oneunitedlancaster.com/coronavirus-news-roundup/by-the-numbers-covid-19-cases-inch-upward-locally-for-a-2nd-week/
Lancaster city government and CWS - Lancaster Immigration & Refugee Program are seeking immigrant artists to create a mural that captures Lancaster's spirit of welcome.
Read more: https://oneunitedlancaster.com/coronavirus-news-roundup/artists-sought-for-welcome-themed-lancaster-mural/
Lancaster is poised to expand its lead hazard ordinance to encompass all rental properties built before 1978 under an ordinance City Council will consider this month.
Read more: https://oneunitedlancaster.com/coronavirus-news-roundup/proposed-lancaster-city-ordinance-change-would-expand-lead-inspections-to-all-pre-1978-rentals/
Lancaster city is looking to crack down on unregulated Airbnb-style short-term rentals in residential districts.
Read more: https://oneunitedlancaster.com/coronavirus-news-roundup/city-council-to-consider-tightening-rules-on-airbnb-style-rentals/
Governor Tom Wolf and state Rep. Jordan Harris took the stage Thursday at Millersville University's Winter Visual & Performing Arts Center to make their case for a proposed $200 million state college scholarship program.
Read more: https://oneunitedlancaster.com/coronavirus-news-roundup/gov-wolf-touts-200m-scholarship-proposal-during-millersville-u-visit/
The Fulton Theatre hosted an artist talk on Sunday with Lynn Nottage, whose Pulitzer Prize-winning play, "Sweat," opened March 31 in the Fulton's Tell Studio theater.
Read more: https://oneunitedlancaster.com/community-voices-coronavirus/artist-talk-with-sweat-playwright-lynn-nottage-examines-power-of-community-storytelling/
Grandview Church Lancaster will host a panel discussion this weekend on "Christian Theologies of War & Peace."
Read more: https://oneunitedlancaster.com/community-voices-coronavirus/grandview-church-to-host-forum-on-war-theology/
The Lancaster County commissioners on Wednesday approved $736,000 in appropriations from county's federal American Rescue Plan Act allocation.
Read more: https://oneunitedlancaster.com/coronavirus-news-roundup/lancaster-county-has-allocated-about-15-of-its-arpa-money-so-far/
The Lancaster County commissioners said Tuesday that they'll wait a week to finalize their guidelines for third parties to request American Rescue Plan Act funds.
Read more: https://oneunitedlancaster.com/coronavirus-news-roundup/county-commissioners-to-reconsider-arpa-guidelines-in-light-of-feedback/
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Community members had a chance to socialize, celebrate and learn during the Trans Day of Visibility event at the Southern Market Community Room on Thursday evening.
Read (and watch) more: https://oneunitedlancaster.com/community-voices-coronavirus/trans-day-of-visibility-celebrated-in-lancaster-video/
Lt. Gov. John Fetterman joined state Board of Pardons Secretary Celeste Trusty on Monday to celebrate the development of an online system for clemency applications.
Read more: https://oneunitedlancaster.com/coronavirus-news-roundup/board-of-pardons-creates-online-clemency-application-system-to-widen-opportunity-for-a-second-chance/
Pennsylvania's state-run health insurance exchange is gearing up to enroll individuals who indicated on their state tax returns that they lack coverage.
Read more: https://oneunitedlancaster.com/coronavirus-awareness-lancaster/state-tax-returns-offer-path-to-pennie-for-the-uninsured/
Two years after the COVID-19 pandemic first appeared here, the numbers of deaths, hospitalizations and new cases have plummeted to near-record lows in Lancaster County.
Read more: https://oneunitedlancaster.com/coronavirus-news-roundup/by-the-numbers-locally-pandemic-is-pretty-much-over-for-now/
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Lancaster County's Covid-19 cases ticked slightly upward this week, although they remain at low levels, according to the latest state data.
Read more: https://oneunitedlancaster.com/coronavirus-news-roundup/by-the-numbers-covid-19-cases-tick-up-slightly-county-discontinues-its-data-dashboard/
Since it was first announced, the proposed Oregon Village development in Manheim Township has sparked heated debate over sustainable development, historic preservation, farmland preservation and suburban sprawl.
Read more: https://oneunitedlancaster.com/coronavirus-news-roundup/lancaster2040-oregon-village-discussion-finds-common-ground-but-not-consensus/
Speaking from the audience during one of the panel discussions, developer Ben Lesher succinctly articulated one of the themes of the "Lancaster 2040" summit.
"We've made affordable housing illegal," he said.
Read more: https://oneunitedlancaster.com/coronavirus-news-roundup/lancaster2040-summit-on-land-use-calls-for-thinking-beyond-boundaries/
MILESTONE: In the final weeks of March, One United Lancaster hit a lifetime publishing total of 2,000 posts, which include daily headline roundups, investigative journalism, community sharing and more, all before our second anniversary (coming up this month!)
Celebrate with us by revisiting some of your favorite articles on oneunitedlancaster.com
The Biden administration rolled out a new website Wednesday, Covid.gov, billed as a one-stop shop for coronavirus information and resources.
Read more: https://oneunitedlancaster.com/coronavirus-news-roundup/biden-unveils-covid-gov-pushes-for-more-funding/
One United Lancaster sat down with Vanessa Philbert recently to talk about her journey to becoming CEO at Community Action Partnership of Lancaster County, what it means to find balance in each season of your life and why she still loves the act of bagging groceries.
Read more: https://oneunitedlancaster.com/community-voices-coronavirus/connecting-the-dots-a-qa-with-derrick-burch-copy/
"We knew there was a need for it," Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams said.
"We knew there was a need for it," Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams told her audience.
As of last week, there were 191 individuals staying at local hotels through ERAP.
As of mid-February, Lancaster County's Emergency Rental Assistance Program, or ERAP, was paying for 83 households totaling 163 people to stay at hotels due to
The commissioners plan to finalize the application document shortly. Projects should offer community-wide benefit and have other funding sources in place.
Update: On Wednesday, the Lancaster County commissioners elected to table a resolution to appropriate $4.58 million in ARPA funds for county projects. (See
The change is being implemented to thwart an uptick in fraudulent online applications.
The Lancaster County Redevelopment Authority will close its online rental assistance application portal on April 15, Executive Director Justin Eby said Tuesday.
First Lady Frances Wolf, state Democratic lawmakers and college students joined forces Monday at the state Capitol to raise awareness about hunger among college students.
Read more: https://oneunitedlancaster.com/coronavirus-news-roundup/first-lady-wolf-students-push-for-funding-to-combat-hunger-at-college/
Crispus Attucks Community Center celebrated its namesake as well as the past, present and future of the center on Thursday, March 24, during the first annual Crispus Attucks Day.
Read more: https://oneunitedlancaster.com/community-voices-coronavirus/crispus-attucks-community-center-celebrates-namesake-history-and-community-during-crispus-attucks-day/
Dr. Michael Ripchinski, chief clinical officer of Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, has been appointed to serve on the state Board of Medicine.
https://oneunitedlancaster.com/coronavirus-news-roundup/dr-ripchinski-appointed-to-pa-board-of-medicine/
Lancaster County health care organizations will receive a little under $6.6 million of the $225 million in pandemic relief funds that Pennsylvania is distributing for hiring and retention payments to nurses and other frontline health employees.
Read more: https://oneunitedlancaster.com/coronavirus-news-roundup/allocations-announced-for-lancaster-countys-health-workforce-support-payments/
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