2012-05-15 17:11:10
RELIEF AT THE PUMP: Americans are seeing some relief from higher gas prices. Consumer prices were flat in April, largely because of lower gas costs.
RETAIL SALES TICK UP: Cheaper gas may be combining with job growth to power more spending on big purchases. Sales ......
2012-05-04 17:59:51
Stocks plunged Friday after the government reported that hiring slowed sharply last month. The report confirmed investors' fears that the U.S. economic recovery may be faltering.
The losses in the market were widespread. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 168 ......
2012-05-03 17:28:54
Americans' spending -- much like the economy -- continues to yo-yo.
Major retailers such as Costco and Macy's reported on Thursday that April revenue rose less that 1 percent in the worst performance since 2009 when the U.S. economy was just coming out of a bad r......
2012-04-16 17:10:51
For most of the year, Apple has propelled the Nasdaq composite index forward. The stock climbed from $405 at the start of the year to more than $630 last week, and the Nasdaq easily beat the gains of other indexes.
Now Apple is sliding the other way and taking th......
2012-04-16 12:55:52
Upbeat U.S. economic indicators helped stock markets rise on Monday, offsetting concerns about Spain, which had seen its borrowing rates jump on fears it will eventually need a bailout.
The Commerce Department said U.S. retail sales rose 0.8 percent in March desp......
2012-04-16 10:51:44
A healthier job market and warmer weather encouraged more Americans to shop in March.
U.S. retail sales rose 0.8 percent last month, the Commerce Department said Monday. That's below February's 1 percent increase but above January's pace.
Some......
2012-03-18 00:10:00
KELLY SMEDLEY
While shoppers are eager to put in their 2 cents as to whether dollar stores deliver the biggest bang for the buck, opinions vary regarding the true value of the discount stores. Pat McCaskey, an associate professor of management and marketing at Millersville University, notes......
2012-03-02 09:22:00
RYAN ROBINSON
Tips from the public helped officers identify two alleged shoplifters in West Lampeter Township, police said.
Jazmyne Smialek, 19, of 51 Park Lane, Holtwood, and Audriana Lynn Woods, 22, with a last-known address in Penn Township, have been charged with retail theft and conspiracy to comm......
2012-02-24 10:21:00
RYAN ROBINSON
An East Petersburg woman was caught shoplifting for the eighth time on Thursday, police said.
Misty Michelle Mays, 43, of the 6000 block of High Street, placed several watches and pieces of fashion jewelry in a purse she selected at the JC Penney store at Park City Center, city police sai......
2012-02-08 21:29:00
BRETT HAMBRIGHT
A Lancaster city teenager is behind bars after a crime spree that resulted in four arrests and 12 charges in two weeks.
Samara Jimenez, 19, is accused of several crimes, from armed robbery to retail theft, according to investigators.
Jimenez was arrested three times last month but......
2012-01-30 14:27:00
STAFF REPORT
West Lampeter Township police are asking for the public's help in identifying two alleged shoplifters.
Police say the two females stole more than $200 worth of items from Kmart at Kendig Square in Willow Street on Saturday.
Anyone with informatioin can call 464-0461.
Tipst......
2012-01-29 20:09:00
DAVID O'CONNOR
As promised, opponents have appealed the green light Manheim Township commissioners gave to developers of The Crossings at Conestoga Creek.
The commissioners, who on Dec. 22 approved a conditional use allowing the development to move forward, "were not capable of being impartial," attorne......
2012-01-15 00:10:00
STAFF
DUIEAST LAMPETER TWP.: Whitney Williams, 24, of Lititz, was charged Saturday after a traffic stop in the 100 block of West Main Street, Leola, at 3 a.m. Police said she was speeding and driving erra......
2011-11-25 21:45:00
TIM MEKEEL
Ten years ago, as local merchants jostled for first crack at customer wallets on Black Friday, some opened as early as 5 or 6 a.m.
How shocking, it seemed then.
How quaint, it seems now.
This year, many stores here began their Black Friday hours late Thursday — the e......
2011-11-16 22:04:00
BRETT HAMBRIGHT
Three years ago, Levi Stoltzfoos argued at trial that his Amish faith excused him from committing a bank-deposit scam.
The jury didn't buy it.
A Lancaster County judge, while scolding Stoltzfoos for using the Amish defense, sentenced him to 2 to 10 years in state prison.
L......
2011-09-23 21:49:00
BRETT HAMBRIGHT
Stealing a six-pack of beer will cost Richard Decker Jr. more than six years in state prison, according to a judge's order.
Had Decker not pulled a gun on bar employees who tried to get the beer back, it would have been nothing more than retail theft.
Instead, Decker, 23, wasn't w......
2011-09-22 11:21:00
CINDY STAUFFER
A Paradise woman and a Denver man were charged in connection with the thefts of $950 worth of DVDs from three supermarkets.
Melissa A. Ziegler, 27, of Lincoln Highway, was charged with eight counts of retail theft. Shane M. Gregorio, 24, of Shalom Drive, was charged with three counts of r......
2011-09-18 00:11:00
STAFF
HIT-AND-RUNLANCASTER: A vehicle sheared off a fire hydrant in the first block of Hager Street at about 6 p.m. Friday, Lancaster Bureau of Fire Capt. David Longenecker said. The crash damaged a house......
2011-09-12 11:45:00
RYAN ROBINSON
A suspected shoplifter, holding an infant, assaulted a security officer at a Park City Center store on Saturday, police said.
Saleema Ayonna Smith, 21, of the 500 block of East End Avenue, was caught by a surveillance camera removing shoes from a box and concealing them in a diaper bag at......
2011-08-25 21:21:00
RYAN ROBINSON
Three family members stole more than $25,000 worth of items from Kohl's department stores in three states, including Pennsylvania, police said.
Ismet Fetic, 52, Snezana Fetic, 49, and their daughter, Emina Fetic, 29, all of Drexel Hill, were arrested Tuesday, state police said.
An......
2011-08-10 14:47:00
KIMBERLY MARSELAS
As local school supply lists hit the Internet and children start pleading for new backpacks, some parents face the impossible task of stretching a thin family budget even further.
In Ephrata, parents have an ally armed with notebooks, pencils and a few more must-haves for the classroom....
2011-08-07 00:13:00
STAFF
DOMESTIC ASSAULTBART TWP: State police charged Travis Allen Waltman, 23, of Paradise, with simple assault and harassment early Saturday. Police said Waltman and a 26-year-old woman were involved in ......
2011-07-07 12:58:00
RYAN ROBINSON
A Lancaster man faces child endangerment charges for carrying a 1-year-old girl in his arms as he ran from authorities during a shoplifting incident, police said.
Alexis Albino-Santiago, 29, was removing merchandise from its packaging and concealing the items in a cart at Walmart, 2034 Li......
2011-06-03 13:02:00
RYAN ROBINSON
Three women were nabbed at a Park City Center store on Thursday after they allegedly stole hundreds of dollars worth of items, police said.
The suspected shoplifters are Chante Nicole Taylor, 24, of the 300 block of Stevens Avenue; Lindsay Ann Schaeffer, 22, of the 600 block of Hebrank St......
2011-06-01 20:56:00
RYAN ROBINSON
Intimate apparel was among items valued at almost $2,500 that were stolen from the Victoria's Secret store in Park City Center on Monday, one month after more than $3,000 worth of bras were pilfered from the same store.
The latest theft occurred at 2 p.m. Monday, city police said.
...
2011-05-27 21:42:00
RYAN ROBINSON
A man charged with shooting a supermarket loss-prevention officer here was captured in New York City, police said.
New York police arrested Kenneth Joel Peralta, 38, previously of North Mary Street, on Thursday on a separate charge, East Lampeter Township police said Friday.
After......
2011-05-27 10:40:00
RYAN ROBINSON
Manor Township police are asking for the public's help to identify two retail theft suspects.
Shortly after 7 p.m. on Wednesday, two males between 17 and 19 years old entered the CVS store at 2020 Columbia Ave., township police said.
In one minute, they put numerous packages of Ax......
2011-05-12 11:36:00
CINDY STAUFFER
Carolyn Richard was being escorted to a security office Wednesday, along with two other people, after officers said they watched the trio shoplifting on a closed-circuit camera at Park City Center.
Suddenly, the 46-year-old Columbia woman abruptly turned and ran, fleeing the mall and cros......
2011-05-08 00:13:00
STAFF
ACCIDENTSLITTLE BRITAIN TWP.: A driver lost control of his vehicle and crashed into the woods Saturday morning along the 500 block of Nottingham Road, near Eagle Road, county emergency dispatchers s......
2011-04-18 16:35:00
STAFF REPORT
ASSAULT
LANCASTER: Caprice White, 23, of 501 Second St., was charged Friday, police said, after she struck a man with an unknown item, cutting him.
EPHRATA: Eric Blank, 27, of Cedar......
2011-02-18 22:39:00
BRETT HAMBRIGHT
A Mountville woman is now a convicted felon — over $13 worth of groceries.
Beverly Ann Barbe, 58, was sentenced Wednesday to three years' probation for stealing groceries last year from Stauffers of Kissel Hill in Manheim Township.
The retail theft offense was charged as a f......
2011-02-18 14:02:00
STAFF REPORT
Correction Feb. 23, 2011 — Manheim Township police submitted incorrect information regarding a disturbance Feb. 16 at Mack Employment, 1681 Crown Ave. Luis Perez, 43, of Stevens Avenue, was charged with disorderly conduct as a result......
2011-02-11 21:51:00
BRETT HAMBRIGHT
Twenty years of crime finally caught up to Justina Zelek Heisey on Friday in Lancaster County court.
Judge Dennis E. Reinaker told Heisey there would be no more chances, before sentencing the Manheim woman to three to six years in state prison for breaking probation.
Heisey, 49, w......
2011-02-10 20:35:00
CINDY STAUFFER
You can give roses and baby's breath. Or a heart-shaped card. Or a box of chocolates.
Many people do. In fact, the average person will spend $68.98 on a significant other on Valentine's Day, which is up about 9 percent from last year, according to a survey from the National Retail Federat......
2011-01-31 17:31:00
STAFF REPORT
ASSAULT
LANCASTER: A man and woman both were charged Saturday with simple assault/domestic violence after fighting with each other. William Moore, 22, of 210 S. Prince St., was charged after he pulled the w......
2011-01-16 00:18:00
STAFF
A Peach Bottom man was arrested for a hefty theft. Michael Reed Spiese, 31, was charged with theft and receiving stolen property for taking 8,454 pounds of cast brass worth $32,839. Police said he took the brass from the Buck Co. in Quarryville between September and early this month.......
2011-01-14 21:22:00
JANET KELLEY
Two members of the Latin Kings street gang were arrested by police Thursday for possessing more than $8,600 worth of heroin, packaged and ready for delivery.
The county's Drug Task Force raided a home in the 600 block of Lake Street early Thursday morning after more than a month-long inve......
2010-12-28 13:38:00
RYAN ROBINSON
A Marietta man allegedly caught shoplifting on Sunday morning was convicted of four prior retail thefts, city police said.
Because he has at least two convictions, this time he faces a felony retail theft charge, police said.
Charles Forrester Thran, 57, of 682 W. Market St., Mari......
2010-12-28 11:36:00
RYAN ROBINSON
A Landisville woman nabbed after two alleged shoplifting incidents on Friday afternoon was previously convicted of two other retail thefts, police said.
Because she has at least two convictions, this time she faces a felony retail theft charge, police said.
Hadiyah Bintzuba Husam,......
2010-12-26 21:21:00
TOM KNAPP
The consumer frenzy leading to that perfect Christmas morning slips into reverse Dec. 26, when many gifts make their merry way back to the stores from which they came.
Whatever the reason — wrong size, wrong color, What were you thinking? — a lot of folks braved the crowds and......
2010-12-23 22:01:00
ENELLY BETANCOURT
Last-minute shoppers are scrambling, trying to find the perfect gift for that special someone.
And there's a lot of them out there. Crowding the shopping malls on the final days before Christmas is becoming a standard holiday practice.
A survey on last-minute shopping habits by Co......
2010-12-23 11:36:00
CINDY STAUFFER
A husband-and-wife shoplifting team Wednesday took more than $250 worth of merchandise from a department store at Park City Center, city police said.
Store security officers watched on surveillance cameras as the pair took $268.97 worth of items and put them in a mesh bag at J.C. Penney, ......
2010-12-15 21:51:00
CINDY STAUFFER
They steal bras. Lots and lots of bras. They also boost tank tops, sweatshirts and anything else with the Victoria's Secret logo.
Last week, thieves hit the Victoria's Secret store in Park City Center for the third time in three months.
Since October, the bold pilferers have grabb......
2010-12-12 00:15:00
STAFF
BURGLARYRAPHO TWP.: An iPhone and $5,000 to $7,000 worth of jewelry were taken between 6:15 and 7 p.m. Friday from a home in the 2000 block of Lebanon Road. A basement window was broken to gain entr......
2010-12-10 11:58:00
RYAN ROBINSON
Another grocery store security officer has been injured while trying to stop a suspected shoplifter. The latest incident happened Thursday afternoon at Weis Markets, 1204 Millersville Pike, Lancaster Township, police said. Anna M. Gutierrez, 35, of Bradford Street, Millersville, alleged......
2010-11-30 22:58:00
TOM MURSE
The alleged shoplifting that led to last month's shooting of a Weis Markets security officer raises an interesting question:
Who would go through so much trouble to steal razor blades, of all things?
"We typically have, with retail thefts, large quantities of perfumes" (being stol......
2010-11-29 22:13:00
TOM MURSE
Brian Fantom didn't see a gun. He didn't hear a shot. He didn't feel the bullet pierce his abdomen, tear through his organs and break through the skin of his back, an inch from his spine.
Not at first.
"The overwhelming feeling was that I couldn't breathe," Fantom remembered.
......
2010-11-26 21:12:00
TIM MEKEEL
From pre-dawn to post-dusk, local consumers packed stores on Black Friday, the traditional beginning of the Christmas shopping season.
Some retailers said Friday's turnout was heavier than a year ago, fueling optimism that the season will be stronger.
"It was awesome," Target stor......
2010-11-23 22:39:00
TIM MEKEEL
Black Friday is morphing toward Black Thursday.
Retailers here and nationwide, looking for an edge, are steadily pushing the traditional start of the Christmas shopping season earlier.
The result? Midnight openings are more widespread. And now, the occasional Thanksgiving hours ar......
2010-11-23 18:25:00
JANET KELLEY
A reward has been offered for the capture of a gunman wanted in the shooting of a supermarket employee Sunday afternoon.
Kenneth Joel Peralta has been charged with attempted homicide for shooting Brian Fantom outside the Weis market in Bridgeport.
But as of Tuesday night, he remai......
2010-11-22 22:30:00
JANET KELLEY
The two men had a plan.
They decided to go into the busy supermarket Sunday afternoon, one of the men told police, steal batteries and razors and then sell them for drugs.
But something went wrong.
When employees tried to stop them, Luis Cora-Romero told police, he saw his......
2010-11-11 21:18:00
RYAN ROBINSON
Police called out the dogs and a helicopter Wednesday to aid them in a high-speed, 25-mile chase that ended with the arrest of two local men.
"They put a lot of people's lives in danger, including police officers and citizens," Millersville Borough police Sgt. Howard Bauman said.
......
2010-11-10 21:55:00
JENNIFER TODD
An alleged shoplifter may have escaped pursuing store employees Monday, but a customer's keen eye helped nab him later in the day.
The incident began to unfold when an employee of Costco, 1875 Hempstead Road, observed a man trying to leave the store with what appeared to be merchandise co......
2010-11-03 20:01:00
RYAN ROBINSON
A Lancaster man grabbed a pair of women's high-heel shoes, put them on and walked out of a Park City Center store, police allege.
Kyle James Eckman, 22, of 541 E. Orange St., Apt. 1, picked out a pair of Elle heels — which cost $69.99 — in the Kohl's store Monday night, then h......
2010-10-21 12:52:00
RYAN ROBINSON
A theft suspect fled on foot and scaled a fence to try to avoid capture Wednesday afternoon, but police said they were able to capture him.
Jose V. Malave-Torres, 31, of West New Street, was seen leaving the Walmart on Fruitville Pike shortly after 3 p.m. without paying for a $55 amplifie......
2010-08-29 00:20:00
STAFF
An armed robber struck a gas station in Ephrata early Saturday. The incident happened at Sunoco A-Plus, 529 W. Main St., at 1:07 a.m., Ephrata police said. A masked, heavy-set Hispanic or light-skinned black man, 5 feet 8 to 5 feet 10 inches tall, displayed a handgun and demanded cash f......
2010-08-03 10:12:00
RYAN ROBINSON
City police have arrested a theft suspect with nine prior retail theft convictions stretching back four decades.Charles Lamont McNeil, 51, of 327 N. Mulberry St. #1, was charged with a retail theft July 30 at the CVS store at 32 W. Lemon St., police said.McNeil took a box of trash b......
2010-07-26 22:22:00
JENNIFER TODD and RYAN ROBINSON
In two separate instances, suspects made the work of police a little easier when they left identifying documents at the scenes of their respective crimes.Police in East Hempfield Township have filed charges against James A. Brown, 42, of Mount Holly Springs, who allegedly held up a Turkey ......
2010-07-11 00:19:00
STAFF
Leo M. Rosenberger Jr., 61, of Powell Drive, and Patrick M. Westbrook, 44, of Wagonwheel Road, Lititz, were charged with disorderly conduct after a confrontation June 29 in a parking lot on Valleybrook Drive in Manheim Township. Police said the two got into a dispute when Westbrook felt Rose......
2010-07-03 23:05:00
STAFF
A man tried to get into the vehicle of a woman at a stop sign Thursday night in East Petersburg. When he couldn't, the man reached through the vehicle's open window and hit the woman with a baseball bat. Manheim Township Police said the woman did not know the man. The assault h......
2010-06-24 22:23:00
JANET KELLEY
The New Providence man seemed like "a nice guy," the judge and lawyers agreed.And, they all agreed, Charles Singleton had made an effort to kick his heroin habit and plan for a better future.But there was still a matter of the long list of crimes Singleton committed &ndash......
2010-05-26 15:50:00
RYAN ROBINSON
A Lancaster man police say stole DVDs from a local store three days after he was arrested for allegedly breaking into 57 vehicles has been taken into custody again, police reported.A county drug task force detective spotted Stephen P. Monahas, 34, of Race Avenue, driving a vehicle in the 5......
2010-04-20 21:12:00
RYAN ROBINSON and JENNIFER TODD
Two Lancaster men face charges after an incident at a Kmart store on Friday, police said.They are Alberto Ramos-Vega, 39, and Jose E. Cruz-Rodriguez, 29, both of South Queen Street.Cruz-Rodriguez took a $70 camera and Ramos-Vega took two MP3 players valued at $118 from the store at ......
2010-04-18 00:19:00
STAFF
Police said a city officer was attacked by a man after he was arrested for public drunkenness early Saturday. Officers responded to the report of a fight in the 300 block of East Mifflin Street at about 12:30 a.m. and spoke to Mamelto Pap Gonzalez, 22, of the 600 block of South Franklin Street,......
2010-03-07 00:18:00
STAFF
The body of a man who lived in Millersville's Crossgates development was found in a creek near the 900 block of Murrycross Way around 6:15 p.m. Friday, police reported Saturday. The man's identity is being withheld pending notification of out-of-town relatives. He was in his late 50s......
2010-02-28 00:18:00
STAFF
A Ruger 9 mm handgun and a 35 mm camera were stolen from a home in the 300 block of Redwell Road, Earl Township, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Friday, according to New Holland police.
DRINKING ARRESTS: Jason S. Zink, 23, was arrested for driving under the influence about 2......
2010-01-31 00:06:00
DENNIS LARISON, Business Editor
Albert Boscov is not the retiring type. He was 76 when he cashed out his share in his family's department store chain and stepped down as its leader. But that didn't mean he stopped working. He simply switched jobs, putting aside the long hours at Boscov's but continuing to ......
2010-01-24 00:16:00
STAFF
An 18-year-old Brooklyn, N.Y., teenager and a 16-year-old Lancaster boy were arrested and charged with three robberies committed within two hours Friday in the city. Taken into custody along with the 16-year-old was Spencer Alexander Bryant, 18, a New York man police said was staying at a re......
2010-01-19 13:01:00
RYAN ROBINSON
Correction Jan. 19, 2010 — Due to incorrect information supplied by the police, an earlier version of the story below, posted on LancasterOnline Tuesday, misidentified the gender of the suspect.••......
2010-01-17 00:19:00
STAFF
Lancaster police are investigating the brutal beating and sexual assault of a 25-year-old Lancaster woman which happened just after 3 a.m. Saturday in an alley in the 300 block of West Walnut Street. The woman was admitted to a local hospital for traumatic injuries to her head and body......
2010-01-03 00:18:00
STAFF
A motorcyclist was in critical condition Saturday night following a hit-and-run crash in the city. Police said Grant Longer, 30, East Hempfield Township, was driving his 1992 Yamaha motorcycle in the 400 block of East Ross Street at about 1:30 p.m. Saturday when he was struck by another vehi......
2009-12-30 21:53:00
STAFF REPORT
A Lancaster man was arrested Monday after police said he tried to steal a television from Walmart, then fled on foot from pursuing officers.William T. Jones, 44, was captured outside a fast food restaurant near the store in the 2000 block of Lincoln Highway East.The incident began a......
2009-12-29 20:34:00
RYAN ROBINSON
Two alleged burglars of a Manheim Township home have been nabbed, police said.Grant E. Eisenhauer, 20, of Mechanicsburg, and Andrew V. Pierson, 21, of Etters, face charges of burglary, criminal conspiracy and theft for their alleged involvement in a daytime home burglary Dec. 7.A re......
2009-12-27 00:15:00
STAFF
An inflatable Santa decoration was taken Friday from a front yard in the first block of Leacock Road, Paradise Township, state police at Lancaster said. The 8-foot-tall, lighted Santa disappeared about 11:37 p.m. and was valued at $35, police said. •Ronald Joseph Brynarsky III, 20,......
2009-12-20 00:16:00
STAFF
A man and a woman were taken into custody Friday in Manor Township and accused of stealing three LCD TVs from the CVS store at 615 Locust St., Columbia. Jose Mercado Cartagena, 26, Lancaster, and Angela Iquina, 30, Windsor, were stopped by Manor Township officers in the 2100 block of Columbia A......
2009-12-18 21:27:00
STAFF REPORT
Be on the lookout for two guys with really great hair.Police in Penn Township said two men walked into the CVS drug store on Doe Run Road near Manheim Thursday and stole more than $400 worth of Rogaine, the hair-growth formula for men.CVS sells 6-ounce packages of Rogaine topical so......
2009-12-18 10:32:00
CINDY STAUFFER
Do you know these men? Or recognize their car?East Lampeter Township police are looking for the men in relation to a theft of 36 DVD box sets recently taken from the Target store on Covered Bridge Road and Route 30 in the township.One of the men got out of a red car and entered the ......
2009-12-13 00:14:00
STAFF
Multiple vehicles crashed along the eastbound lanes of Route 283, at the Route 772 intersection in Rapho Township, around 7 p.m. Saturday. A white sedan rolled over on the eastbound exit ramp to Route 772 and came to rest between the ramp and Route 283. Vehicles ran off the highway and debris lit......
2009-12-11 13:25:00
CINDY STAUFFER
A persistent thief was arrested for retail theft twice within an hour Thursday in Manheim Township, after allegedly stealing over-the-counter medicine from two nearby stores.Andrew Devers, 41, of Crescent Avenue, was cited for retail theft at 9 p.m. at the Giant store, 1605 Lititz Pike. He......
2009-12-11 12:40:00
CINDY STAUFFER
Police say four young men snatched $10,000 worth of iPhones from displays at the Apple Store at Park City Center and ran out the door with them.The thieves took 17 of the popular cell phones around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, removing them from displays where the phones were tethered, according t......
2009-12-06 00:14:00
STAFF
East Lampeter Township police charged a 19-year-old Maryland man with underage drinking after a patrol officer spotted him scaling an outside wall of the Lancaster Host Resort & Conference Center, 2300 Lincoln Highway East, at 11:45 p.m. Friday. The man, John Brungot, who told officers t......
2009-12-04 12:14:00
RYAN ROBINSON
A theft and burglary occurred Thursday in East Lampeter Township, police said.East Lampeter Township police charged Rhonda Lee Stevenson, 43, and Heather Mae Stevenson, 25, both of Dallastown, with retail theft on Thursday at Target, 2385 Covered Bridge Dr., police said.Store securi......
2009-12-01 22:29:00
RYAN ROBINSON and JENNIFER TODD
East Lampeter Township police are investigating the theft of $10,400 worth of jewelry from a vehicle parked in the 300 block of Oak Thorne Lane.Kristin Severe of Lancaster told police she parked her vehicle at about 10 p.m. Saturday and did not use it again until Monday. Severe said the je......
2009-11-25 09:41:00
RYAN ROBINSON
Police have charged a man with felony retail theft after a surveillance photo run by local media generated numerous calls, police said. Carlos M. Romero-Riollano, 49, address unknown, on Saturday tried to steal a sound system and a Bluetooth headset, together valued at $349, from the Kmart stor......
2009-11-23 12:27:00
RYAN ROBINSON
Manheim Township police are looking for a man who allegedly stole $350 worth of items from Kmart on Saturday.The suspect tried to exit the store at 1890 Fruitville Pike at 3:45 p.m. without paying for a sound system and a Bluetooth headset, police said. Store security stopped him and was e......
2009-11-19 08:33:00
RYAN ROBINSON
Ten minutes after police released a New Holland woman they had just charged with retail theft on Wednesday, she walked back into the same store and tried to steal again, Ephrata police said.Cynthia Irene Locke, 25, and her boyfriend, Jeremiah Shane Barr, 32, both of the 100 block of West M......
2009-11-19 00:06:00
RYAN ROBINSON
Two city men were charged with theft after one stole a $5.59 container of Planters peanuts and the other stole five cans of beer, police said.Joshua Michael Kitch, 23, of 543 Spruce St., took the peanuts from the Giant grocery store at 1360 Columbia Ave. on Saturday, police said. He shoved......
2009-11-07 00:07:00
CINDY STAUFFER
City police on Wednesday arrested three people on retail theft charges in two separate incidents at Park City Center.A fourth person was cited for retail theft at a downtown retailer.According to police, Michael E. Rivera, 49, of 607 W. Orange St., tried to steal two queen-sized com......
2009-10-30 00:02:00
RYAN ROBINSON
Ephrata police said they have caught five suspected thieves.Ricardo Valdespino Jr., 33, of Ephrata, and Jason R. Wanner, 32, of Bowmansville, were charged with committing thefts Oct. 16-18 at the Kmart store in Ephrata, police said.An Ephrata woman is being investigated in connectio......
2009-10-11 00:18:00
STAFF
A Pequea man was flown by helicopter to Lancaster General Hospital after a two-vehicle collision at about 11 a.m. Saturday at Blue Rock and River roads, Manor Township. Harry I. Martin Jr., 48, was driving a 1996 Dodge Ram pickup loaded with firewood and Barry R. Reynolds, 45, Lancaster, was......
2009-09-24 10:51:00
RYAN ROBINSON
City police have charged a Wrightsville woman with stealing $2,400 from the Victoria's Secret store at Park City Center while she was an employee there, police said. Lindsey Ann Campbell, 21, of 505 Strickler School Road, doctored actual receipts from her cash register drawer and ones left behi......
2009-08-09 00:22:00
STAFF
A couple was arrested Thursday afternoon for operating what police called a marijuana "grow operation" in their home. Manheim Township police acted on a search warrant at 576 Candlewyck Road, home of Jaron A. Bell Sr., 27, and Tanisia D. Corbin, 24, at 2:40 p.m. Thursday. Police found six ......
2009-07-28 08:28:00
RYAN ROBINSON
A New Providence man faces charges after police say he huffed nitrous oxide from 20 cans of whipped cream inside a Quarryville store.Cory M. Geiberson, 23, of 2 Ashton Drive, twice targeted the Ferguson & Hassler grocery store in the Townsedge Shopping Village along Route 222, accordin......
2009-07-16 00:05:00
RYAN ROBINSON
Manheim Township police are asking for the public's help in locating two suspected thieves.Criminal complaints have been filed against Rashee Taylor, 27, and Katina D. Reese, 25, for two counts each of retail theft, Sgt. Tom Rudzinski said.Both have previous addresses in Lancast......
2009-07-12 00:19:00
STAFF
The driver of a Lebanon Farms Disposal truck was arrested Friday afternoon for suspicion of driving under the influence after he backed over a fence at the rear of a home in the 200 block of North Church Street, Mountville, Manor Township police said. The incident happened just after 3 p.m., po......
2009-07-07 00:16:00
RYAN ROBINSON
Two thefts allegedly involving the same group of people occurred within minutes of each other on Saturday, Manheim Township Police said.Three males and a female loaded a $379 air conditioner into a cart at Kmart, 1890 Fruitville Pike, at about 10:30 a.m. and left without paying for it, acc......
2009-06-28 00:18:00
STAFF
An East Earl Township girl has died of her injuries after a collision with a tractor-trailer around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Michelle Hurst, 5, her mother, Maryann, and Michelle's two brothers, were riding on their bicycles along a section of Lancaster Avenue, Terre Hill, when Michelle's bicycle st......
2009-05-31 00:17:00
STAFF
A 12-year-old boy was injured Saturday afternoon in a farming accident in Leola. Amos Stoltzfus, 12, son of Levi and Naomi Stoltzfus, of Center Square Road, became caught under a harrow hay baler around 4:15 p.m. The boy was airlifted to Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center with a broken......
2009-05-26 11:11:00
CINDY STAUFFER
Everybody loves a bargain. But too many everybodies showed up at Old Navy for a $1 flip-flop sale over the weekend here and across the country. The result: long lines, fights, stores being closed until shoppers could be cleared, police doing crowd control. Five city police cruisers an......
2009-05-17 00:01:00
SAMANTHA BOMKAMP, AP Transportation Writer
Looking for signs of economic recovery? Try counting the number of trucks on the road. Trucks carry almost all the manufactured and retail goods in the country — from refrigerators to lumber, detergents to toys. Many economists gauge how fast assembly lines are running, and how much consu......
2009-05-10 00:16:00
STAFF
A 25-year-old Lancaster man was treated for a gunshot wound to the leg early Saturday morning, city police said. Police were called to the emergency room at Lancaster General Hospital at 3:47 a.m. The man, whose injury was not life-threatening, was treated and released. Police said th......
2009-04-26 00:18:00
STAFF
A woman who attacked a city police officer Saturday was charged with one count of aggravated assault and committed to Lancaster County Prison, police said. Police accused Angela Erickson, 40, of assaulting Officer Steven Reich about 1:15 a.m. after she was stopped for public drunkenness in the ......
2009-03-21 01:07:00
TOM KNAPP
A large pharmacy and retail chain hopes to move into a prime piece of real estate near the Lancaster General Health campus. East Hempfield Township's zoning hearing board on March 16 heard plans for a new CVS on the footprint of a vacant furniture store in Campus Plaza. David Blackman, ass......
2009-03-05 11:45:00
BERNARD HARRIS
No one could accuse Carlos Graupera of not thinking big. Graupera, executive director of Lancaster City's Spanish American Civic Association, saw opportunity in a former problem night club at 902 S. Duke St. In the 5.7-acre site, Graupera saw the chance to bring local shopping and entertainment......
2009-02-22 00:08:00
PAUL FRANZ
Linens 'N Things shuttered 177 stores. Circuit City is going belly up. As a growing number of well-known national retailers declare bankruptcy or drastically reorganize their operations, they leave behind empty storefronts — some in Lancaster County's most visible shopping cent......
2009-02-22 00:06:00
DENNIS LARISON, Business Editor
It's not often a retailer offers 100 percent off, but that's what Mike Matto, owner of Secret Sneaker, is promising next week. Not for shoes at either of his two stores, but for the remaining shelving, display racks and assorted other items he's been trying to sell this month to cle......
2009-02-22 00:04:00
PAUL FRANZ
"Downtown retail is so different from the county," said Lisa Riggs, executive director of the James Street Improvement District. Though the economy has hurt county retail, city retail is faring slightly better and might even get a boost from the opening of the convention center and hotel later ......
2009-02-13 10:45:00
CINDY STAUFFER
Valentine's Day arrives Saturday. Whether you celebrate it in a shower of chocolates, diamonds and flowers...or in your jammies watching "War of the Roses," it is a day to ponder love. How do we love, or not love, on Feb. 14? Let us count the ways: 1 billion: Number......
2009-01-25 00:06:00
PAUL FRANZ
President Barack Obama is already delivering on his campaign promise of hope to one segment of the country: Retailers. T-shirts, hats and accessories embroidered with the new president's visage and campaign slogans are hot items in area stores and around the country. "They......
2009-01-16 11:25:00
The Associated Press
Circuit City Stores Inc., the nation's second-biggest consumer electronics retailer, reached an agreement with liquidators today to sell the merchandise in its 567 U.S. stores after failing to find a buyer or a refinancing deal. Locally, Circuit City has a store at Red Rose Commons off Frui......
2009-01-06 00:35:00
BRETT HAMBRIGHT
A mother and daughter from Mountville were charged Monday with running scams at a Manheim Township grocery store.Jenna L. Martin, 24, is accused of "under-ringing" groceries for her mother while working as a cashier at Giant Food Store on Lititz Pike.On two occasions, the ......
2008-12-30 00:01:00
MICHAEL RUBINKAM, Associated Press
(AP) Albert Boscov has a lot to learn about retail. He says so himself.The department store mogul spent more than 50 years at the Reading-based chain that bears his name, but Boscov retired three years ago — a lifetime in retail. He returned as chairman and CEO in early December to g......
2008-12-26 11:37:00
TIM MEKEEL and LIZ NAVRATIL
Park City Center offered a delightful shopping experience for Edie Oberholser and her family this morning. Plenty of parking. Wide-open aisles. Lots of heavily discounted merchandise. Short lines, if any, at the register. "It's not packed at all," said a pleasantly surprised ......
2008-12-20 00:51:00
PATRICK BURNS
The poor economy has put a chill on holiday shoppers' willingness to pay with credit cards, a recent survey found.Yet there is no other way you can buy a Park City Center gift card, thanks to a change in mall policy.On Dec. 1, mall owner General Growth Properties Inc. instituted......
2008-12-17 10:31:00
RYAN ROBINSON
Recession? What recession? A regional shopping complex that could eventually create nearly 1,000 jobs in East Cocalico Township is moving forward. Township supervisors recently voted 2-1 to approve preliminary land development plans for the complex that's 445,000 square feet —......
2008-12-15 10:07:00
TIM MEKEEL
Last week, when William J. Reuter was at a Park City restaurant for dinner, he thought he'd buy some Christmas gifts at the mall too. So the local banker, who isn't a big fan of shopping, decided to visit the Boscov's department store there — for the first time in his life. But he di......
2008-12-12 01:49:00
LORI VAN INGEN
Two crime suspects, one an alleged bank robber, briefly escaped custody Thursday afternoon, overpowering the constable driving them to Lancaster County Prison after their preliminary hearings, police said.Constable Robert Lawrence suffered minor injuries when 6-foot-9-inch tall Samuel Lee ......
2008-11-28 10:59:00
CHAD UMBLE
Thousands of enthusiastic consumers descended on the Route 30 outlets overnight Thursday for the start of Black Friday shopping, creating long lines and snarling traffic as they sought early-morning bargains. But zealous shoppers at the "Midnight Madness" event also said they would......
2008-11-28 11:00:00
TIM MEKEEL
The parking lots are full. But are the shopping bags full too? Merchants are hoping they have the right merchandise — and the right prices — to convince cautious consumers to spend as usual today, Black Friday, and during the rest of the holiday shopping season. With th......
2008-11-23 00:19:00
SUZANNE CASSIDY
When Americans tune in to the Thanksgiving Day parades on television Thursday, they will have to ignore the specters of retail gloom and economic doom floating amid the giant balloons. The storied Macy's parade is expected to be as glitzy as ever, but according to media reports, Macy's ......
2008-11-23 00:06:00
JEANNETTE SCOTT
Gift cards are high on the holiday wish list this year, but fewer will be under the tree. More than half of all adults want a plastic shopping spree from Santa this year, according to a survey conducted this month by BIGresearch for the National Retail Federation. Yet holiday gift card sal......
2008-09-30 00:21:00
PATRICK BURNS
A toxic mixture of inflation, high energy costs, sinking stocks, bank closures, cooling consumer spending, dipping real-estate values and a surplus of debt-laden and cash-starved banks appears to be affecting Main Street growth.The local jobless rate in Lancaster County rose in August to i......
2008-09-17 11:19:00
TIM MEKEEL
An era in Lancaster County retailing history will end in a little more than two weeks. Doneckers will close its fashion store and fine furniture store in the beginning of October, the Ephrata-based retailing business announced today. "We are in the final days," a company spokeswo......
2008-09-12 11:43:00
CHAD UMBLE and RYAN ROBINSON
Because of his prior arrests, a Lancaster City man faces a felony charge for allegedly stealing a $6 pack of shoe inserts from a dollar store, East Lampeter Township police said. Just after 10 a.m. Thursday, Todd Lockard, 33, of North Charlotte Street, left the Dollar General store at 1649 Linc......
2008-09-04 07:07:00
ZAC MORROW / HACC Lancaster
I didn't wake up that day. The sweat pants I wore to bed were sitting on me funny. The awkward sweat I made that night had glued them to my skin in a really uncomfortable way. I went downstairs through my sunless staircase, and then I got really mad. I looked outside and saw it was a b......
2008-08-22 01:14:00
BRETT HAMBRIGHT
Manheim Township police Thursday withdrew several charges against a 24-year-old man whose brother allegedly impersonated him during a Sunday morning arrest.Brandon McGaha, of Manor Ridge Drive, called police after reading an article in a Monday newspaper about a man with his name who was c......
2008-08-18 00:06:00
BRETT HAMBRIGHT
A 24-year-old Manor Township man suspected in several recent gas "drive-offs" was caught early Sunday morning — and police say he was drunk when he tried to flee.Brandon M. McGaha, of Manor Ridge Drive, was arrested after he pumped gas without paying and sped away from Shee......
2008-08-08 00:48:00
BRETT HAMBRIGHT
Two Lancaster County residents suspected in a "multicounty" retail theft spree were charged Thursday with a local theft, police said.Investigators said Nicholas Geesey, 25, and Ashley Marie Groff, 22, have been stealing electronics from chain stores in at least three counties....
2008-08-07 01:30:00
PATRICK BURNS
Shoppers in Ephrata Wednesday morning noticed Doneckers workers hanging "store closing sale" signs in the upscale clothing boutique, which finally verified the company's intentions.For two months the company had refused to respond to rumors that it would close parts of Doneck......
2008-06-06 02:28:00
BRETT HAMBRIGHT
An oft-convicted retail thief from Lancaster is facing a lengthy state prison term if convicted on a recent charge filed this week.Ephrata police Detective Tony Russell said he charged Casandra Morant, 37, with stealing about $1,000 worth of electronics equipment Tuesday night from Kmart o......
2008-05-19 00:07:00
PATRICK BURNS
Consumers plan to spend plenty of the $42 billion in U.S. Treasury tax-rebate checks, but what they plan to buy has shifted in the past two months.According to a National Retail Federation survey completed May 8, about 39.9 percent of people say they will buy something with their tax rebat......
2008-04-30 01:11:00
BRETT HAMBRIGHT
A 42-year-old Columbia man is facing a state prison sentence after he was caught Monday night trying to steal Klondike bars from a West Hempfield Township grocery store.Richard Kenny was caught with two packs of the frosty treats inside a duffel bag. He had carried the duffel bag into the ......
2008-04-17 00:18:00
BRETT HAMBRIGHT
A 39-year-old Lancaster man was sentenced Wednesday to three years' probation for injuring two employees at a West Hempfield Township market during a botched retail theft.Samuel L. Warren was confronted by a security guard and several employees of Redner's Market after they saw him......
2008-03-27 11:18:00
TIM MEKEEL
While one home-improvement chain has canceled construction of another store in Lancaster County, its arch-rival still intends to grow here. Final plans have been filed for the second Lowe's home improvement store here, to be part of a shopping center next to Costco. The other anchor......
2008-02-08 01:53:00
BRETT HAMBRIGHT
Two men were arrested Wednesday in a designer clothes theft spree that targeted stores in Berks County and Tanger Outlet Center in East Lampeter Township.West Reading Borough police arrested Leonardo Pena of Reading and Robert Lee of Bronx, N.Y., and charged them with retail theft and cons......
2008-02-07 01:28:00
BRETT HAMBRIGHT
Police allege a 36-year-old man stole two "top-of-the-line" vacuum cleaners last month from a Manheim Township store.Douglas E. Glenn, of East Ross Street, Lancaster city, is accused of swiping the Dyson vacuums — valued together at $939 — Jan. 16 from Kmart, 1890 Fru......
2008-02-03 00:08:00
PAULA WOLF
In September 2003, when Phil Wolgemuth and Paul Fulmer bought the former Champion Blower and Forge site on Harrisburg Avenue, ground hadn't yet been broken for Clipper Magazine Stadium. But Wolgemuth and Fulmer were confident the northwest part of the city was on the cusp of a renaissance. ......
2008-02-03 00:02:00
PAULA WOLF
You really can buy anything on eBay. Just ask Phil Wolgemuth. A partner in Abacus Development Co., which has converted the old Champion Blower and Forge foundry on Harrisburg Avenue into an upscale retail/restaurant center, Wolgemuth managed to unearth an unusual gem at the online auction site.......
2008-01-31 10:45:00
SUSAN JURGELSKI
Rachelle Phillips came by her business naturally. Dedicated to an earth-safe and socially responsible lifestyle that will ensure a wholesome future for her two children, Phillips opened her organic clothing store at The Shops at Hager in November. And that's ... Peachy Green. &quo......
2008-01-20 00:21:00
GIL SMART
Standing in the parking lot of the Stauffers of Kissel Hill on Rohrerstown Road Friday morning, Scott Bowers of Mountville looked thoughtful when asked what he thought about the massive remodeling project unfolding all around him. Or maybe he just couldn't hear. To his right, a backhoe......
2008-01-12 11:59:00
JOHN M. HOOBER III and JANET KELLEY
Four women, including a department store assistant manager, face theft charges from incidents at their workplaces, police report. Melissa Booth, 25, of Brubaker Valley Road. Lititz, has been charged with theft and false report to law enforcement, Ephrata police said. While working as an as......
2008-01-08 12:07:00
JOHN M. HOOBER III
A woman who managed a Subway sandwich shop on Centerville Road used some unique methods to allegedly steal $14,000 from the business, East Hempfield Township police said. Sometimes, Glynda Moore, 44, of 17 N. Duke St., Millersville, would charge customers full price for a sandwich that had a lo......
2008-01-01 00:06:00
BRETT HAMBRIGHT
Police allege a 19-year-old woman stole cash and merchandise while working at an Ephrata Township convenience store.Tiffany Ann Homsher, of Ephrata, is accused of stealing about $200 in cash from registers while employed as a clerk at Turkey Hill Minit Market, 4 Hahnstown Road.Homsh......
2007-12-26 11:20:00
CHAD UMBLE
Christmas may be over, but the holiday shopping season resumed today after a one-day hiatus. Finishing up a somewhat sluggish retail season, store managers hoped deeply discounted holiday merchandise and shoppers armed with gift cards would bump up their end-of-the-year numbers. David O......
2007-12-24 00:00:00
LORI VAN INGEN
The Christmas season seems to be getting more hectic as the years pass — parties, decorating and shopping ... then more shopping for gifts for relatives, friends, neighbors, teachers, the mailman.But some people are spurning the more commercial side of the season in favor of a simple......
2007-12-22 11:44:00
JOHN M. HOOBER III
Seven people face charges from recent shoplifting incidents reported at stores in Park City shopping center, Lancaster police said. Loss prevention officers at Kohl's store spotted two young women attempting to steal more than $500 in clothing and jewelry at about 10 p.m. Wednesday. Arrest......
2007-12-09 00:05:00
DENNIS LARISON
The big question this holiday season is not which gift will show up most often under people's trees come Christmas morning. The big question for retailers — given the extent that consumer confidence has been shaken by rising fuel costs and the mortgage crisis — is how many...
2007-12-09 00:03:00
DENNIS LARISON
Shoppers are keeping retailers guessing this holiday season. Recent surveys of retail sales indicate a good turnout at stores right after Thanksgiving followed by a sharp falloff the final week of November. The International Council of Shopping Centers reported last week that its survey sh......
2007-11-24 00:01:00
SUSAN E. LINDT
It's 4 a.m., an hour historically reserved for sleeping off turkey the day after Thanksgiving.But this year, the gods of consumerism lured more than a few shoppers to the mall earlier than ever before. The bait: the promise of unmatched savings.J.C. Penney led the pack, opening ......
2007-11-23 11:26:00
CINDY STAUFFER
Yeah, we went shopping for our husbands and kids, and for grandma and Aunt Betty today. But that sweater — the one with the little dog on the front of it — was just so darn cute. The crockpot was a great, great buy. And that little snowman soap dispenser for the bathroom? ......
2007-11-21 01:30:00
BRETT HAMBRIGHT
It's that time of year again — and pickpockets, purse-snatchers and house burglars know it.The holiday shopping season brings increased opportunities for criminals, according to Lancaster police Chief Sam Gatchell.Gatchell is warning shoppers to keep their guard up during the ......
2007-10-17 11:33:00
CHAD UMBLE
Coldwater Creek, a women's apparel retailer, opened last week at the new Fountain Shoppes at Park City Center. Also at the outdoor retail row, Banana Republic will open Thursday and by the end of the month Brookstone will unveil a 820-square-foot store for the holiday season. Brookstone is......
2007-10-11 00:24:00
PATRICK BURNS
Lititz farmer Dennis Hess abruptly ended a phone conversation about thieves who have targeted his roadside produce stand.The reason for the curtailed call? A thief who had hit his self-serve produce stand that morning had returned only a few hours later."They're bold, let m......
2007-10-09 01:24:00
BRETT HAMBRIGHT
Ephrata police have arrested a pair of suspects in a recent spate of armed robberies, thefts and burglaries in Lancaster and Berks counties.Brian Knox, 26, and James Earhart III, 28, were arrested Sunday at Earhart's New Holland apartment, police said.Initial charges were filed ......
2007-09-19 00:37:00
DEAN LEE EVANS
Rapho Township supervisors revealed more details on a new commercial retail zone but took no action during a special meeting Sept. 11 before a standing-room-only audience.Supervisors began the revision process a few years ago because of potential development of a 60-acre tract between rout......
2007-08-29 11:33:00
AD CRABLE
Despite howls of protest from sportsmen's groups, gun-rights advocates and legislators, Pennsylvania State Police will go ahead with a 72-hour gun-sales freeze starting Sunday. A last-ditch effort to stop the gun-sales ban now shifts to a lawsuit in Commonwealth Court brought by three disgru......
2007-08-27 00:01:00
PATRICK BURNS
Manheim farmer Linn Fahnestock spent five years squeezing his way into the local market. Now he's looking for maximum exposure for his all-natural fruit drink.Orchard Freeze, a proprietary frozen mixture of several fruits, began selling in May at Sight & Sound Millennium, a Christi......
2007-07-29 00:01:00
MICHAEL SCHWARTZ
The building wasn't haunted, Mayor Rick Gray said. But it might as well have been. The Harrisburg-based Stevens & Lee law firm has bought the long vacant, former Meridian Bank site at 49-51 S. Duke St. The building will house the firm's Lancaster office, allowing the corporatio......
2007-04-12 01:22:00
Carla Di Fonzo
Construction for Wetherburn Commons, a village-style development in Manheim Township, has been coming along without a hitch since construction began in January 2006."I'd say we're a third of the way through," said Barry Hogan, a partner in Hogan and Herr, which is develop......
2007-02-22 01:36:00
Larry Alexander
Lancaster City Planning Commission gave preliminary approval Wednesday to a $10 million plan that would convert a vacant warehouse and storefronts into commercial and housing space.The commission's approval is the first hurdle for redevelopment of the former James F. Wild auto-parts pr......
2006-11-18 11:29:33
John M. Hoober Iii
Lancaster police arrested David Maurice Springer Jr., of the 100 block of Green Street, for a seventh offense of retail theft shortly before 6 p.m. at Weis Markets, 1204 Millersville Pike. Springer allegedly tried to leave the Lancaster Township store with a $4.13 bag of shrimp and a $5.93 bag of......
2006-11-01 14:01:44
Jane Holahan
So the society decided to publish a series of books highlighting those images. Last year “Transportation in Lancaster County” was produced. And now comes “Lancaster at Work: Business in Lancaster County,” which will be available at the historical society, 230 N. President Ave., beginning Thurs......
2006-08-17 09:51:23
Susan Jurgelski
Today’s kids’ lunchboxes, not unlike those of their baby boomer predecessors, are designed to make a personal statement about what’s in for the younger set — from Barbie to Batman. “Kids are flocking to these characters, and they want to take them back to school with them,” says Bob Friedland, pu......
2006-08-03 10:52:36
Catherine S. Molitoris
The Big Baron Pizza features the same style crust and toppings as the original Red Baron pizza but is 50 percent larger. With a crust that’s tender on the inside and crisp on the outside, The Big Baron cooks in just 16 to 18 minutes and is available in pepperoni and four-cheese varieties. It reta......
2006-06-14 13:56:13
Chad Umble
An action-sports store, Zumiez, will open by early September in a 4,000-square-foot space in the Boscov’s wing formerly occupied by A Dollar. Zumiez sells clothing and accessories for skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing and BMX racing. It features brands such as Billabong, Burton, Element, Quiks......
2006-05-19 10:58:09
Robert Stiffler
A. This is a new collection of roses called “Home Depot’s Premium Rose Collection.” There are 11 roses in the collection, although most stores will probably not offer all of them. They range in color from white to pink to red to lavender. They’re said to be easy-to-care-for roses, which are the kind...
2006-04-21 08:17:28
Jenn Stallings - Crafting 101 Guest Columnist
Lately, illusion necklaces have caught my eye. Airy, light and open, the colors of the beads float and complement the wearer without weighing down. I've seen illusion necklaces that have a trendy twist and others that successfully update the most classic of styles.
From upscale boutiques ...
2006-03-28 07:52:01
Larry Alexander
While representatives of High Real Estate Group, the project's developer, attended the meeting, all they did was ask the commissioners to accept a request for a text amendment to the township's zoning ordinance.
The amendment would allow for a planned commercial development overlay distri...
2006-03-08 13:33:48
Susan Jurgelski
For all those moms and dads who want to ensure their children have the genuine goodness of a civilized, home-cooked meal away from home, Light My Fire has introduced a stylish Outdoor Meal Kit. Included in the kit are two plates, a spill-free cup with lid, a combined colander and cutting board, a......
2005-12-26 13:14:00
Tim Mekeel And Anna Marie Groff
Jeanette Meck was a reluctant consumer this morning. She knew she'd be heading into a blizzard of shopping, but the combination of an attractive sale and family obligations later today forced her hand.
So, focused on her singular mission, she bought a wicker laundry basket on sal......
2005-12-09 11:01:23
Catherine S. Molitoris
Not a pot, but a pod. With a pod, the coffee is pre-measured and enclosed in a filter. It’s part of today’s high-tech coffee-maker features that make fixing a cup of java easier than ever. Just a touch of a button produces coffeehouse-quality beverages in about 60 seconds. And all the newes......
2005-11-11 09:49:49
Catherine S. Molitoris
We’ve visited an enchanted land where animals talk, a lion is king and an evil witch is trying to take over. To enter this land, we stepped through a wardrobe — and into a book. “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe” has been part of our bedtime reading for several we......
2005-11-07 13:50:46
Catherine S. Molitoris
Readers met Burchstead, who crafts handmade bags through her business, Sassy Satchels, in an August Your Life story. Thanks to brisk business, she has expanded her line to include a luggage piece and a new backpack. “It’s convertible to a messenger bag, so it’s very useful and has a lot of flexib......
2005-08-26 13:07:49
Catherine S. Molitoris
“We asked our consumers what mouth-watering meals would make them want to rush home for dinner and then challenged our chefs to create that perfect recipe,” says Christine Dahm, director of marketing for Stouffer’s. “Our chefs responded with flavorful, satisfying dinners — like those you’d find at l...
2005-08-24 11:03:32
Chad Umble
But thanks to a new visual-aid, she isn’t left completely in the dark. Lowell, 67, suffers from severe macular degeneration, which leaves her unable to see enough to drive, or even read newspaper headlines. “When I look out, I can see everything but it is all fuzzy. It is as if ointment is sme......
2005-08-12 13:43:57
Cathy Molitoris And Susan Jurgelski
The story of the love shared between Al and Marcia is featured on pages two and three of the national magazine’s Aug. 16 issue. “They called me and said they’d like to do a story on us after reading the article in the New Era,” Al says. “They said it would be on page two — which I think is pretty......
2005-07-27 11:19:11
Susan Jurgelski
’Tis swimming season and parents need to be extra vigilant when their children head for the water. Marlene Bloom, the co-owner of a Florida-based swimming school for children, has developed a water safety DVD called, “Is Your Child’s Life Worth 10 Minutes?: A Visual Pool Owners Guide.” Bloom is a......
2005-02-11 11:37:31
Catherine S. Molitoris
If you own a stand mixer, you just might. Once a tool reserved for only the serious baker, stand mixers have become a standard fixture in many kitchens. And with ever-increasing options in colors and finishes, the small appliance has become a showpiece meant for display. “Stand mixers are a de......
2005-01-19 12:46:27
Susan Jurgelski
For those with CD, the discovery of the 9-foot aisle of gluten-free food selections at Stauffers of Kissel Hill in Lititz is reason to celebrate. When Marilyn Ralston of Lititz learned she had CD, or celiac sprue disease, a genetic disorder, finding gluten-free food became an ongoing challenge. N......
2004-12-15 14:40:56
Patricia A. Poist
“The customers love it,’’ said William Smith, general manager. “The aisles are wider. It is a lot brighter. We have had a wonderful response from the customers.’’ Over the past few months, Sears renovated the 168,400-square-foot store to give it a “much more open’’ look. In addition, the departme......
2004-12-03 11:07:04
Robert Stiffler
Woodstream Corp. of Lititz has introduced a product named Critter Ridder to keep them out. It consists of granules that repel by both taste and odor and can be used indoors and out. The company says it’s ideal for keeping skunks, groundhogs, squirrels, raccoons and even dogs and cats away from areas...
2004-10-06 13:12:56
Patricia A. Poist
Jean Luc Sandillon, a French chef who hails from the region between Paris and Bordeaux, opened Josephine’s in 1996 and turned it into a highly reputable restaurant that draws people from all over the country. Sandillon said he loves his restaurant but needs more time to rest and to spend time wit......
2004-08-11 15:48:12
Jeffrey Reinhart
Jeff Smoker has yet to attempt a pass for the St. Louis Rams in an NFL game, but he has one, too. So does Braves minor-leaguer Aaron Herr, who has never stepped into a batter’s box in a big-league baseball game. John Parrish, who pitches for the Orioles, Dan Kreider, who plays fullback for the......
2004-04-13 13:28:37
Ad Crable
Then, his dad introduced him to spinners. He's been a rabid spin fisherman ever since he was 14. Sometime this year, he expects to catch his 10,000th trout on a spinner since 1980.
When he tried to find a good how-to book on spin fishing a few years ago, he couldn't find a single one in t...
2004-04-03 20:17:17
Cris Foehlinger
Paul Fulmer and Phil Wolgemuth, partners in Abacus Development Co., are now renovating the former Champion Blower and Forge Co. property for restaurant and retail space.
While negotiating for the property at Harrisburg Pike and Charlotte Street, the partners were approached by the James Stree...
2003-07-09 13:22:39
Tim Mekeel
By wrapping its 20-ounce iced tea bottles with DuPont's "Cool 2 Go'' packaging, the beverage stays cool up to twice as long, the companies say.
And lower temperature makes for higher satisfaction.
"It tastes better, longer, no matter where you are,'' said Shiobhain Harding, Turkey ...
2002-11-14 20:05:07
Jane Holahan
***image1:left***.The chance to enter the world of Harry Potter again? Priceless.Now, get out your Mastercard and start charging, because Harry Potter is back. The second movie, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, will be released Friday - and Christmas is right around the corner.
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