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(Undated) -- Here is the latest news: Hampden Township denies request for rezoning for parking lot. Carlisle man charged with handyman scam. Former Bishop McDevitt star LeSean McCoy to retire from pro football.
>>Cumberland County Homeowners Win Rezoning Battle Over Proposed Parking Lot
(Hampden Twp, PA) -- Homeowners in Point Ridge Farms in Cumberland County have won a victory over plans for a parking lot off Carlisle Pike. Hampden Townsquare LLC had planned a parking lot off Carlisle Pike between Cork and Fork to accommodate more businesses in the area. But residents say they were worried over noise and decreasing home values the lot might bring. This week, the Hampden Township Board of Commissioners sided with property owners and denied the rezoning request.
>>Carlisle Man Charged In Handyman Scam Dating Back Two Years
(Carlisle, PA) -- A Carlisle man has been charged with a scam in which he was paid for handyman services that he never performed. Pennsylvania State Police say Mike Kalinich is charged with theft and contractor fraud in Cumberland County. They say victims told them they paid Kalinich for projects ranging from fixing roofs to mowing grass, but he never showed up to the work. He has no contractor license and has operated small businesses in the area. His preliminary hearing is set for next Wednesday.
>>Coroner Thinks Cumberland County Waitress Died From Drug overdose
(Wormleysburg, PA) -- The Cumberland County coroner says he thinks a waitress who was found dead in a bathroom at a Wormleysburg restaurant died from a drug overdose. Police say the 28-year-old Harrisburg woman had just started working for Duke's Bar and Grille on September 22nd. Her body was found in a bathroom separate from the restaurant's seating area and the customers. The coroner says he won't release her name because it's likely she died from a drug overdose. The official cause of death is pending toxicology results.
>>Supply Shortage Leads To Liquor Limits In Pennsylvania
(Harrisburg, PA) -- Republican state lawmakers and members of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board clashed during a hearing this week over the board's rationing of some liquors. The state board announced about two weeks ago it was limiting purchases of more than 40 different liquors to two bottles because of supply chain issues. Those liquors represented about one-percent of all liquors in wines and spirits stores. But at the hearing on Wednesday, Republicans criticized the decision and said it hurt businesses trying to survive the pandemic. Members of the liquor control board defended their decision, saying all states are suffering from supply chain problems.
>>State Agriculture Officials Blame Summer Storms For Invasion By Armyworms
(Harrisburg, PA) -- State agriculture officials say the severe weather this summer, including Hurricane Ida, is to blame for a pest that can damage crops as well as lawns. Officials say the armyworm is making inroads in central Pennsylvania and the Susquehanna Valley. They're considered a southern pest, but summer storms carried them north. But because they're a warm weather species, they won't survive past the first frost.
>>Bishop McDevitt Alum Retires From Eagles
(Harrisburg, PA) -- Former Bishop McDevitt alumnus and Philadelphia Eagles star LeSean "Shady" McCoy has announced his retirement from pro football. McCoy, a Harrisburg native, is signing a one-day contract today with the Eagles, who drafted him in 2009. He spent six years in Philadelphia and left as the team's all-time leading rusher. The Eagles say he'll be honored during halftime of the team's home game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. He won two Super Bowl rings playing for Kansas City and Tampa Bay.
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(Undated) -- Here is the latest news: Governor Wolf signs into law bills to strengthen public health measures. I-83 project expected to be finished by Thanksgiving. Fall Carlisle wraps up car season in central Pennsylvania.
>>Governor Wolf Signs Bills To Protect Public Health Measures
(Harrisburg, PA) -- Governor Tom Wolf has signed three bills that will protect public health measures. One of the measures is known as Shawn's Law, and it will enhance sentences for aiding or causing suicide when the victim is under 18 years of age or has an intellectual disability. Another measure extends certain suspensions of regulations that were issued during the COVID-19 disaster declaration. The third bill allows more personnel to access information through the state prescription drug monitoring program.
>>Tower Health Pushes Back Vaccine Deadline For Employees
(West Reading, PA) -- Officials at Tower Health are giving their employees in Berks County and surrounding counties more time to be vaccinated. The health system announced yesterday that employees who work outside of Philadelphia now have until January 17th to get their shots. Those employees who work in Philadelphia have until October 15th because of a city mandate.
>>Recruiting For Snowplow Drivers Underway In Central Pennsylvania
(York, PA) -- State government, as one of the many industries suffering from a worker shortage, is recruiting for snowplow drivers this winter. But so far, turnout for job fairs has been light. State officials say six applicants showed up for a recruiting event at the York County maintenance facility yesterday morning. Dauphin County is hosting a recruiting event October 26th in Harrisburg.
>>Interstate 83 Project To Wrap Up By Thanksgiving
(Harrisburg, PA) -- State transportation officials say a 104-million-dollar project on Interstate 83 should be finished by Thanksgiving. The I-83 construction between I-81 to the Union Deposit interchange has been underway for three years. The project will double the lanes on the interstate to ease congestion on the heavily traveled highway. The next two phases of the I-83 project will widen the interstate through the Eisenhower Interchange and on to South Bridge.
>>Thousands Expected For Fall Carlisle
(Carlisle, PA) -- The final major car event of the fall is underway, and organizers say visitors can find bargains among the scores of cars available at the event. They say the chip shortage that has hampered new car production has a lot of buyers looking at used cars that can be found at auction. Fall Carlisle has been an area tradition for almost a half-century and is the final car event of the season. It began Wednesday and runs through Sunday.