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York city randomness: Anyone missing a suit jacket?
Why? Enroute to the White Rose Bar & Grill last night from my apartment, I spotted this suit jacket randomly dangling from the West Philadelphia Street bridge over the Codorus Creek. I really don’t...
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Missing: Recycle bin from Queen Street
Have you seen my recycle bin? Photo courtesy of the Associated Press. I don’t consider myself a real “green” person. But I do like to recycle. It’s a nearly effortless way to do something positive. I...
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New refuse contract sets back time, but not day of trash pickups
Mateo Maldonado, 7, left, Nataleah Abate, 6, and Lynn Rodenhaber spot a new pile of trash to pick up along Loucks Mill Road in Spring Garden Township on April 15, 2013. Maldonado’s group of ‘Litter...
View ArticleOlde York Street Fair sparks trash controversy
The Olde York Street Fair is a Mother’s Day tradition — drawing visitors and their dollars to downtown York. But some residents said this year’s fair brought more than money, it also brought unwanted...
View ArticleCity offices will be closed for Memorial Day; garbage collection will be...
Monday is Memorial Day, and city offices will be closed. It also means that all regular curbside collections — trash, recycling and yard waste — will be delayed for one day during the holiday week,...
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City sidewalks beware: Dr. Gum is in
The doctor is in, Dr. Gum that is. And the doctor, along with a cleaning crew from Downtown Inc, is ready to wipe every piece of downtrodden Trident, Stride and Bubbilicious there is off city streets....
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Critters gather 28 bags of litter
Mayor Kim Bracey stops by to thank the litter clean-up crew. (Submitted) It’s a dirty job, but the kids are doing it. Seven-year-old Mateo Maldonado and a group of youthful volunteers picked up 28 bags...
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‘Litter Critter’ Mateo a finalist in national Kindest Kid Contest
Mateo Maldonado, 7, left, Nataleah Abate, 6, and Lynn Rodenhaber spot a new pile of trash to pick up along Loucks Mill Road in Spring Garden Township on April 15, 2013. Maldonado’s group of ‘Litter...
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Mateo’s Litter Critters recognize York garbage men
Mateo Maldonado showed his appreciation for garbage men in June. (Photo courtesy of Meranda Rodenhaber) Remember Mateo Maldonado — the kid who has been cleaning up York for a little more than a year...
View ArticleDoes York need a stiffer litter law?
York City Council is considering a change to how it polices trash and litter that could mean a $25 on-the-spot fine for anyone who flouts property maintenance laws. But while some say it’s a financial...
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