York Daily Record/Sunday News
Bloomingdale Mansion’s Springettsbury Twp. legacy ends with demolition
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- Bloomingdale Mansion’s Springettsbury Twp. legacy ends with demolition
- Runtime
- 1:39
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
- Description
- The last chapter of the Bloomingdale Mansion in Springettsbury Township was written into history Aug. 4, 2026 after it was demolished.
(Video Paul Kuehnel) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2026/08/04/bloomingdale-mansion-demolished-make-way-for-redevelopment/91157387007/
Demolition of the mid 19th century, large white house at 3405 E. Market St. is one of several historic structures, including the Modernaire Motel, that will be razed for a mixed-use redevelopment project.
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- How to order from Wonder in the Crossroads Shopping Center
- Runtime
- 0:47
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
- Description
- Wonder, a mix-and-match meal platform offering dishes from restaurants and well-known chefs, will open Aug. 6 in Manchester Township. ( Video Paul Kuehnel )
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- Demolition of iconic Modernaire Motel site begins in Springettsbury
- Runtime
- 0:41
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
- Description
- Demolition of the former Modernaire Motel and other buildings for a planned mixed-use development at a busy intersection in Springettsbury Township began Monday morning.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2026/08/03/crews-begin-demolition-work-modernaire-motel-springettsbury-pa/91147677007/
At 8:52 a.m., a John Deere 350 excavator fitted with a demolition claw moved into position to tear down the house just east of the motel. A smaller machine moved behind the garage on the property at 3321 East Market Street. At 8:57 a.m., the larger machine took a bite out of the side of the building, causing a cascade of vinyl siding, clapboard and insulation, a large cloud of dust wafting from the debris.
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- Haitians in York fear being returned to a country in dangerous chaos
- Runtime
- 0:58
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
- Description
- The Rev. Gusmane Michel, pastor of the First Haitian Church of York, was heartbroken.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2026/07/29/york-county-pa-haitian-community-fears-future-after-supreme-court-tps-decision/91024867007/
One of his parishioners, a man who had immigrated from Haiti about three or four years ago, had been picked up by West York Police, Michel believed, for unpaid traffic tickets. The police, who encountered the man as he was fetching sandwiches for his three children, in his care while his wife was recovering from surgery, then handed the man over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, as required by the department’s agreement with the federal agency.
Court records show the man had several traffic violations in the past — including having his taillights out, not having a valid state inspection, driving without a license and doing 5 mph above the speed limit. He had pleaded guilty t...
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- Marijuana mystery: Heffner funeral home got a 27-pound weed delivery
- Runtime
- 1:25
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
- Description
- The UPS guy was late.
He usually made his nearly daily deliveries to the Heffner Funeral Chapel and Crematory on Kenneth Road in West Manchester Township in the mornings, but this day, Friday afternoon, July 24, he was running late.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story:: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2026/07/28/heffner-funeral-home-received-ups-package-containing-27-pounds-marijuana/91079044007/
He had one package for the funeral home. It was heavy – about 27 pounds – and to spare the office staff from having to carry it, he placed it on a chair in the office. Judging by its weight, the office staff figured it was heavy-duty body bags or urns.
Nate Ray, a funeral director with Heffner Cremation & Funeral Care, looks over the contents of the package.
But administrative assistant Allison Duke noticed something was off with the package. It was addressed to Jen Schaeffer, the staff accountant at the funeral home, at the K...
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- Sample 2026 York State Fair rides during preview night July 23.
- Runtime
- 0:41
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
- Description
- A fraction of the rides were open for a preview night July 23 for the 2026 York State Fair. The far officially opens July 24 at 11 a.m.
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- Crispus Attucks York celebrates fourth year of Codorus STEAM Ambassadors Program
- Runtime
- 1:48
- Date posted
- 14 days ago
- Description
- Area students showcase knowledge and experience gained during CAY's Codorus STEAM Ambassadors Program Community Showcase and Graduation on July 17, 2026.
(Video: Dawn J. Sagert)
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- Mission on the Mountain builds new ramp, shows the "love of Christ"
- Runtime
- 1:05
- Date posted
- 14 days ago
- Description
- Volunteers with Mount Pleasant Church of God in Dillsburg's Mission on the Mountain built a new ramp at a Franklin Township home, Wednesday, July 15, 2026.
Click here for the full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2026/07/18/mission-on-the-mountain-vounteers-help-repair-26-homes-in-york-county/90943981007/
(Video/story: Dawn J. Sagert)
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- Former Paddock site to become Mediterranean restaurant and hookah cafe
- Runtime
- 1:37
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
- Description
- The former Paddock on Market in Springettsbury Township will gain new life as a Mediterranean restaurant and hookah cafe.
Nidal Alshalabi, who owns businesses in the Baltimore area, has leased the property and is working to transform it into a new place called Darna, which in Arabic means "our home."
While the menu hasn't been finalized yet, the restaurant plans to offer its own style of Mediterranean food, such as baba ganoush, falafel and musakhhan. It will serve American and Latino fare as well.
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- 8K+ York countians have terminated their health insurance as of July 1
- Runtime
- 0:57
- Date posted
- 16 days ago
- Description
- When 2026 began, Jill Reiter had a decision to make.
After the U.S. Congress decided to not extend the enhanced premium tax credits for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace health insurance, the Spring Grove resident had to decide whether or not to keep her health insurance.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/pennsylvania/2026/07/20/8k-york-county-residents-terminated-health-insurance-as-of-july-1/90965742007/
Without the tax credits, health insurance premiums have skyrocketed for millions of Americans, including Reiter. About 22 million people received those enhanced premium tax credits in 2025, more than 90% of ACA marketplace enrollees.
At the time she was trying to decide whether to drop health coverage, Reiter was also facing a possible breast cancer diagnosis.
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- Poetry saved Heath James Hardin's life. Now, he's York's laureate
- Runtime
- 1:57
- Date posted
- 20 days ago
- Description
- Heath James Hardin sat down on a wooden bench in Cherry Lane and cracked open a red tin of Altoids.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2026/07/17/new-poet-laureate-wants-to-put-yorks-creativity-center-stage/90916724007/
His guitar case was closed beside him when he offered up some mints and noted that his nerves tend to ease when the mints come out. He was oozing excitement; his eyes were bright and his smiley friendly. Despite Hardin’s claims of nervousness, he didn’t shy away from sharing his enthusiasm about this new venture.
His passion was evident when he told the York Daily Record about all that the written word has given him.
Poetry, he said, “saved my life.”
Hardin, a self-described punk rock kid from southern York County, was recently named as York City's new poet laureate. In that role, he hopes to help others find their passion and their purpose in creativity.
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- EPA head Lee Zeldin learns about the sex lives of mussels during York County stop
- Runtime
- 0:37
- Date posted
- 20 days ago
- Description
- Emily Neideigh isn’t quite sure how it came to be that on a hazy, steamy Thursday morning, she was hosting U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2026/07/17/epa-chief-lee-zeldin-tours-york-county-conservation-project/90944318007/
Neighdeigh, the executive director and lone paid employee of the Watershed Alliance of York, believes it might be because of a grant the non-profit organization received in February — $847,682 from the EPA’s Chesapeake Bay Program Office to plant riparian forest buffers and work on restoring the population of freshwater mussels in York County waterways.
Zeldin was stopping by the 250-acre property along the Conewago Creek owned by the family that owns the York Ice Co. to see how the money was being spent.
“We’re very grateful for the opportunity,” Neideigh said before the tour began as Zeldin stood nea...
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- EPA chief Lee Zeldin addresses smoke from Canadian wildfires while in PA
- Runtime
- 2:55
- Date posted
- 20 days ago
- Description
- EPA chief Lee Zeldin addresses smoke from Canadian wildfire management while visiting York County stream restoration project.
( Video Paul Kuehnel )
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- York State Fair Preview 2026
- Runtime
- 2:02
- Date posted
- 21 days ago
- Description
- CEO Patrick Ball on the 2026 York State Fair: "It’s about community and having people come out, make memories, and not have to spend a ton of money."
(Video/photos: Dawn J. Sagert)
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- Donate now to brush a cow
- Runtime
- 0:40
- Date posted
- 21 days ago
- Description
- Sheppard Farm on Apple Hill offered a cow-brushing fundraiser during the Snack Town Street Fair on July 11 to benefit Christmas in Hanover.
(Video: Dawn J. Sagert)
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- Nixon Park Nature Center renovations revealed
- Runtime
- 3:48
- Date posted
- 21 days ago
- Description
- See the $1.4 million in renovations that make Nixon Park Nature Center energy efficient, brighter and ADA compliant, shown Tuesday, June. 2, 2026.
(Video: Dawn J. Sagert)
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- Raising seeing eye puppies
- Runtime
- 1:34
- Date posted
- 21 days ago
- Description
- Puppy raisers Sherri Adamson and Rebecca Geesey, both of York Township, at York Galleria Mall in Springettsbury Township, Thursday, April 30, 2026.
(Video/story: Dawn J. Sagert) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2026/06/10/guide-dog-puppies-train-in-york-for-a-lifetime-of-service/90184339007/
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- Bible Reading Marathon during Snack Town Street Fair
- Runtime
- 0:46
- Date posted
- 21 days ago
- Description
- First Church of Hanover holds Bible Reading Marathon during Snack Town Street Fair in Hanover, Saturday, July 11, 2026.
(Video: Dawn J. Sagert)
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- Trump-hyped Freedom Fuel prices in Camp Hill disappoint customers
- Runtime
- 1:11
- Date posted
- 21 days ago
- Description
- Ronald Campbell was on his way home from an appointment at the Veterans Administration clinic in Camp Hill on Wednesday morning when he stopped at Freedom Fuel to fill the tank of his Dodge SUV.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2026/07/16/prices-at-trump-hyped-freedom-fuel-in-camp-hill-disappoint-customers/90930734007/
His wife had heard on the news that gas was cheaper at the station, formerly the gas station for B.J.’s Wholesale Club, before it relocated from Hartzdale Drive to a busier location on Carlisle Pike last August.
She'd heard President Donald J. Trump was touting the Freedom Fuel Network on social media: “The Freedom Fuel Network will be lowering gas prices ... this Retailer is taking the lead, and others should follow.”
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- York City Police offer new registry to aid responders in mental health calls
- Runtime
- 1:11
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
- Description
- The York City Police department is offering a new form that will allow residents to register people who suffer from mental illness.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2022/05/31/york-police-offer-form-for-residents-that-suffer-from-mental-illness/65357719007/
Since 2015, nearly a quarter of all people killed by police officers in America have had a known mental illness, according to The Washington Post. In Pennsylvania, Christian Hall was having a mental health crisis when he was fatally shot by Pennsylvania State Police on Dec. 30, 2020, according to CNN.
In York, the new Handle with Care registry form is the police department's effort to address the ongoing national problem of officers fatally shooting or injuring a person who is in the middle of having a mental crisis.
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- Fireworks on fast-forward in Springettsbury Township, Pa.!
- Runtime
- 1:20
- Date posted
- 28 days ago
- Description
- See Springettsbury Township's Independence Day Celebration fireworks sped up, from Friday, July 3, 2026.
(Video: Dawn J. Sagert)
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- York Factory Whistle patriotic concert celebrates America's independence
- Runtime
- 1:55
- Date posted
- 28 days ago
- Description
- A patriotic factory whistle concert is played from the former Metso building on Arch Street in York City, Saturday, July 4, 2026.
(Video: Dawn J. Sagert)
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- Multiple recent rescues merit summer safety advice
- Runtime
- 2:00
- Date posted
- 28 days ago
- Description
- Following several recent rescues, York County agencies converge to offer summer safety advice during a media conference at John Rudy County Park in East Manchester Township, Thursday, July 2, 2026.
(Video: Dawn J. Sagert)
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- York City Police Commissioner says shooting of pitbull was justified
- Runtime
- 2:44
- Date posted
- 28 days ago
- Description
- York City Police Commissioner Michael Muldrow holds a meeting with community leaders, to screen body cam footage of an officer shooting a charging pitbull during a June 16 call, in York City, Tuesday, July 7, 2026.
(Video: Dawn J. Sagert)
- Title
- Watch Big Boy locomotive make historic stop in Lebanon
- Runtime
- 0:34
- Date posted
- 29 days ago
- Description
- A large crowd was on hand as the Big Boy locomotive made a historic whistle stop in Lebanon, PA.
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- Abundance Kitchen & Market to help food startups launch in York
- Runtime
- 1:17
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- A new type of kitchen is taking shape inside a former catering business in York.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2026/07/06/abundance-kitchen-market-york-pa-supports-local-food-entrepreneurs/90735591007/
Abundance Kitchen & Market will give startup entrepreneurs a commercial kitchen to whip up their food creations. It will also offer a grocery store to sell locally made goods to the public.
"There's nothing like this in a pretty far range, which is kind of why we saw the need for it and wanted to fill that gap," said Bryan Busch, one of the owners.
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- 'Workforce housing' project unveiled at old Dentsply complex in York
- Runtime
- 1:01
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Three weeks ago, York City cleared out the homeless encampment in the woods between Bantz Park and Codorus Creek.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full Story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2026/06/24/former-dentsply-complex-in-york-to-become-workforce-housing-retail/90677397007/
On Wednesday, York Mayor Sandie Walker and a host of officials, including the state Secretary of Community and Economic Development, stood in the courtyard of the vacant Dentsply Sirona complex, about two blocks away, downstream on the Codorus, to announce the plans to convert the 17-plus-acre site into a village-like development that will including housing and commercial space.
Those two things, the mayor said, were not related.
But she did say that the development would add to the city’s housing stock, which could press rents lower as supply catches up to demand.
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- ‘Do your work with love.' Chef opens Mediterranean bistro in York area
- Runtime
- 0:45
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- "Do your work with love."
That's the motto of Samir Henein, the owner and chef of a new Mediterranean restaurant, SMSMA Kitchen, in West York.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCt7PYZV66BdJkoAUtgnRKFw/videos/short?d=ud&filter=%5B%5D&sort=%7B%22columnType%22%3A%22date%22%2C%22sortOrder%22%3A%22DESCENDING%22%7D
The restaurant, located at 10 S. Highland Ave., features a variety of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisine, such as hummus, lamb chops, kufta kababs, and a gyro platter.
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- First 250th New Freedom bell rings for Black Americans in shadows
- Runtime
- 0:56
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Artist Ophelia Chambliss helps dedicate the first of eight 250th anniversary bells that will be placed across York County.
( Video Paul Kuehnel )
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- Bernice Chilton, a Yorker who stood up to racism, would hate this story
- Runtime
- 1:27
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- During World War II, Bernice Chilton went to work at the old Borg-Warner factory on the west end of her adopted — and beloved — hometown, York.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2026/06/19/york-woman-106-year-life-marked-by-strength-in-opposition-to-racism/90595005007/
Back then, factory work was men’s work. With so many men enlisted in the war effort, factories needed to open their doors to female workers, the Rosie the Riveters, to produce the prodigious number of weapons and armaments needed to save the world from the tyranny of fascism.
Besides, her husband, Denes, was off serving his country and she needed the work and income. She always did have an independent streak, her granddaughter said.
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- Walk through Bantz Park in York, PA. before and after 'Compassionate Clear-Out'
- Runtime
- 1:08
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- A June 17 tour of Bantz Park in York, where an unhoused encampment recently was cleared out. See before and after views blended together.
- Title
- LifePath to convert abandoned York Pewtarex factory into place of hope for homeless
- Runtime
- 1:19
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Market Street and converted it into a shelter to serve the homeless and hungry, though, at the time, the homeless were referred to with more pejorative terms.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2026/06/17/lifepath-plans-to-transform-abandoned-factory-into-new-shelter/90572722007/
The mission was expanded several times over the years, into adjacent rowhouses, creating a warren of small rooms to serve a homeless population that seemed to be growing as each year passed and as York’s dependence on manufacturing waned, following a national trend that particularly afflicted smaller cities.
Now, the mission is called LifePath Christian Ministries and serves as one of the community's main sources of shelter and services to York’s homeless population.
- Title
- What's the most dangerous animal you might encounter in the PA woods?
- Runtime
- 1:46
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- State officials visit Sam Lewis State Park to highlight tick awareness. A tick biologist demonstrates how you can check yourself for ticks.
(Video Paul Kuehnel)
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- Unique Frappe food truck serves sweet drinks in York city
- Runtime
- 0:46
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- About six years ago, Brenda Galarza's oldest son asked her if she knew how to make a frappe.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2026/06/10/unique-frappe-offers-sweet-drinks-in-york-pennsylvania/90217756007/
She responded that she didn't but would give it a try. She whipped up a drink with Nutella, and he loved every bit of it, Galarza said through an interpreter, Janice Perez, who is a neighbor and employee. That's how the business Unique Frappe was born.
"She believed in herself, and this is the result," Perez said.
The brightly colored mobile food truck opened in May and sells a variety of refreshing drinks. Some are simply made with fruit, such as strawberries, mango or a mixture. Others include sweet treats — strawberry cheesecake, hazelnut chocolate, or cookies, to name a few.
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- Former Cupid's adult store site erased along York streetscape row
- Runtime
- 1:34
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The remains of a sordid landmark of York's past will be temporarily reverted to an earlier state of York's bucolic past as a row of five buildings in the 200 block of N. George St. was returned to the earth over the weekend.
( Story/Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2026/06/08/former-cupids-adult-store-site-erased-along-york-pa-streetscape-row/90389743007/
The 12,800 square feet of space will be temporarily planted with grass and some small trees.
The facade of Cupid's Connexion adult book store at 244 N. George St. disappearing without a trace, which probably brings smiles to generations of city planners. In its heyday, early York redevelopment visionaries didn't appreciate the glowing neon sign welcoming visitors along downtown's northern gateway.
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- Deputies receive medals for service in UPMC shooting
- Runtime
- 3:06
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Medals are awarded for actions taken during the active shooter/hostage incident of 2025, during a YC Sheriff's Office awards ceremony, Friday, May 29, 2026.
- Title
- Heroes receive medals after North Codorus shooting
- Runtime
- 4:37
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Shooting survivor, Lt. David Godfrey, and three who saved his life are awarded during the York County Sheriff's Office's annual awards ceremony in York City, Friday, May 29, 2026.
- Title
- York County Sheriff's Office awards promotions
- Runtime
- 0:28
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- York County Sheriff's Office's Annual awards ceremony in York City, Friday, May 29, 2026.
- Title
- Two awarded after weapon found in crutch
- Runtime
- 1:10
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Deputies Hooper and Seitzinger receive a Commendable Service Award during the York County Sheriff's Office annual ceremony, Friday, May 29, 2026.
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- K-9 Kahn and handler Sgt. Brian Rohrbaugh recognized
- Runtime
- 2:02
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Sgt. Brian Rohrbaugh and the retirement of K-9 Lt. Kahn are recognized during the York County Sheriff's Office annual ceremony, Friday, May 29, 2026.
(VIDEO: Dawn J. Sagert)
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- York mayor says Bantz Park encampment clean-out went 'without a hitch'
- Runtime
- 0:55
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- York Mayor Sandie Walker describes the need for the clean-out of a homeless encampment and why they gave a month's notice to residents.
- Title
- Watch eviction day for Bantz Park unhoused encampment and meet them
- Runtime
- 1:20
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- At about 6:15 Tuesday morning – the June 2 deadline that the city set for the homeless to clear out of the encampment at Bantz Park – Charles Hitchcock was in the park pavilion waiting for a friend.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2026/06/02/bantz-park-encampment-cleared-as-york-pa-enforces-june-2-deadline/90366207007/
Hitchcock, a thin, 43-year-old attired in a camo jumpsuit to ward off the early morning chill, had been living in the woods between the park and Codorus Creek for three or four months.
He went to live in the park after leaving a bad situation on West Market Street, the house he had been living in contained “too many drugs,” he said.
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- York church to open homeless shelter in time for Bantz Park clear-out
- Runtime
- 1:08
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The day before York City planned to clear out the homeless encampment at Bantz Park, Bishop Danny Evans was busy.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2026/06/01/temple-of-grace-church-opens-shelter-as-york-pa-clears-homeless-camp/90354522007/
There was a lot of work to do at his church, Temple of Grace Ministries on Salem Avenue in the city’s west end. As he spoke in the sanctuary, he had to be heard above hammering and the high-pitched whine of an oscillating saw, cutting through drywall. Downstairs, in what had been the church basement, one man, who came to the church from the encampment, was putting bunk bed frames together. Another man, a church deacon, had just returned from a trip to Lowe’s with cleaning supplies and other materials.
- Title
- New Mural Arts Hotel planned for York’s historic Hartman Building
- Runtime
- 1:35
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- ( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2026/05/29/mural-arts-hotel-planned-for-york-pas-historic-hartman-building/90277167007/
As someone approaching the wrong side of 30, I’m excited for another fun place to stay downtown with close proximity to bars, restaurants, and event spaces. But I’m most excited for what Royal Square is calling “Invisible Service.” Like Airbnb, the Mural Arts Hotel will have contactless stays with booking completed online. Keycodes, sent the morning-of for both the main door and the private suites, mean guests can feel safe while seamlessly stepping off the sidewalk into a luxurious space.
- Title
- Watch the moment mortarboards are tossed at Dallastown graduation
- Runtime
- 0:13
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- As the sun set on Dallastown Area High School graduation, lives began a new chapter with the toss of the mortarboards.
( Video Paul Kuehnel )
- Title
- Landmark York plumbing shop closing after 57 years of helping others
- Runtime
- 1:05
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- I bought my first house in May of 1991 and hadn't turned the heat on as fall arrived, trying to save a few dollars. Catching up on repairs to the century-old house was already eating into my bank account.
( Story and video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/money/business/2026/05/27/landmark-york-pa-plumbing-shop-pa-distributors-closes-after-57-years-of-helping-others/90264951007/
It was one of those gray November mornings in York County when summer suddenly sinks into winter.
The house was already cold inside when I finally decided to go through the process of waking up an ancient gravity-flow water heating system that proudly wore a metal, riveted boiler plate stamped with a manufacture date of 1951. The heating system ran about 10 minutes when water started seeping out of the cast-iron heat exchanger pooling up around my feet on the basement floor.
- Title
- Meet Mike Stantzos who trademarked the Pretzel Boli
- Runtime
- 1:03
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- When Mike Stantzos opened his pizza shop in York, Crazy Tomato, he thought all he had to do was fire up the neon “open” sign and people would just stream in and life would be great.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2026/05/26/pretzel-boli-creator-evangelizes-for-york-claim-as-snack-capital/90200329007/
He hadn’t realized that the business is highly competitive, with a lot of established mom-and-pop shops and national chains that had their loyal customers.
“I needed to do something to set myself apart,” Stantzos, a stocky man with a shaved head who speaks with a lot of enthusiasm, said as he sat at a table in his West York pizzeria. “I needed something different, something that hasn’t been done before.”
He thought: Pretzels.
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- York County barber creates sensory-safe space for underserved clients
- Runtime
- 1:32
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- While Angel Rivera was attending barbering school a couple of years ago, one of his instructors asked: “What’s going to make you different from other barbers in the area?”
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/money/business/2026/05/23/york-county-barber-brings-sensory-safe-haircuts-healing-space-to-shop/90080947007/
Rivera said he prayed about it. He was a former caregiver for adults with disabilities and seniors with dementia, and he saw the difference it made in helping them with their hygiene. One man cried as he looked in the mirror and touched his face after being shaved and cleaned up.
"It showed me the value that this has for people who are underserved ... in this type of community," he said.
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- Meet two puppies who were part of a 50+ dog hoarding case in York Co.
- Runtime
- 1:16
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- The number of animals involved in a York County hoarding case uncovered last week could involve dozens more brought into the York County SPCA's care.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2026/05/20/hoarding-case-leads-to-spca-free-adoption-events-to-make-room-for-more/90176988007/
Executive Director Steven Martinez said the nonprofit began taking in animals on Friday, May 15. The initial wave saw 26 dogs, 22 of them puppies, being brought to the shelter. The puppies ranged in age from 2 to 8 weeks old.
And that could be just the beginning, Martinez said.
“At this time, all of these animals are being cared for, safely in foster homes,” he said. “In the coming weeks, we expect dozens more animals to enter our care as we continue to work through this evolving situation.”
- Title
- Bantz Park unhoused: 'I bet you can't walk 1 mile in our shoes'
- Runtime
- 0:50
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- It was 3 a.m. and the police were there − again.
Christine and Mike Guido were sleeping in their tent in the homeless encampment at Bantz Park when they were awakened by the York City police, apparently looking for one of the members of the community who had been setting fires.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2026/05/20/york-homeless-still-dont-know-what-the-plan-is-as-they-face-eviction/90162265007/
They knew nothing about it and told the officers so.
They have had a lot of interaction with the city police since Mayor Sandie Walker announced what she described as “a compassionate clear-out” of the encampment, ordering that the wooded area between the city park and the Codorus Creek on the west end of the city be emptied of unhoused people.
“We’re being harassed by the police,” said Christine, who some people in the camp call “Mama Bear." “They’re down here ev...
