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Budget OK'd with no tax hike
EPHRATA - The Ephrata Borough Council passed the 2008 budget and approved a deal to provide more electricity to the town at its meeting earlier this week.
The 2008 budget retains the current rate of 1.88 mills. However, the council also voted last month to establish a $52 services tax. This new tax will ...
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Schedules, busing are top concerns for new 5-6 school
EPHRATA - In a society where hectic schedules rule the day, it should come as no surprise that clocks and bus runs were the top concern during a question and answer session on the new Ephrata Intermediate School.
Approximately 150 were in attendance Monday night at Ephrata Middle School to hear a present...
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Journey of an angel
EHS senior dances in 'The Nutcracker' at EPAC
EPHRATA - Laurel Dance Company, a non-profit Dance Company, is performing the magical holiday classic ballet "The Nutcracker," at Ephrata Performing Arts Center's Playhouse in the Park on Friday, Dec. 28 at 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 29 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. and again on Sunday, Dec. 30 at 2 p.m.
Angela Keith...
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Ephrata renews search for new police chief
Lt. Shumaker rejects council's offer
EPHRATA - The committee responsible for finding a new chief for the Ephrata Police will likely have to renew its search.
The committee, which is chaired by borough councilman Vic Richard, and also includes mayor Ralph Mowen, borough manager Gary Nace and Ephrata Township supervisor Ty Zerbe, was assemble...
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No tax hike planned in boro
EPHRATA - The Ephrata Borough Council does not anticipate raising taxes property taxes in next year's budget.
The 2008 budget, which the council expects to pass at its meeting next Monday, Dec. 10, retains the current rate of 1.88 mills.
However, the council also voted last month to establish a ...
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Hard hat tour held
Parent meeting for new building set Dec. 10
EPHRATA - Current fourth and fifth grade students of the Ephrata Area School District got an up-close and personal peek at the new school they will be attending next year, during a special tour last week.
The tour was of the new 5th and 6th grade intermediate school currently being constructed as a three...
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Local trucking company makes special delivery
Transports what may be last sonarsphere in existence
EPHRATA - Lester R. Summers Inc., an Ephrata trucking company, made a special delivery in early November. Trucks from the third-generation family company can typically be seen hauling large pre-cast concrete pieces. The special delivery involved transporting a sonarsphere from the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in...
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Up on the rooftop ...
EPHRATA - The Christmas holidays were ushered into Ephrata on Friday, Nov. 24 with the annual Christmas tree lighting celebration. Several hundred residents from the town, as well as some from out of town, gathered together to sing carols, sip hot chocolate and munch on cookies. Three members of the former Et...
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Police chief search sparks discussion
EPHRATA - Sparked by a resident inquiry about the status of the search for a police chief, Ephrata Borough Council discussed the ongoing contract issues.
Council Vice President Bob Good questioned the legal implications of discussing personnel issues, generally reserved for private executive session, in ...
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EARS to expand services with Lincoln El purchase
EPHRATA - Ephrata Area Rehabilitation Services (EARS) reached maximum capacity at its two Ephrata facilities but with the recent purchase of the Lincoln Elementary school, this organization can branch out and expand its services.
"We are at the top end for people at our two other locations, now we can sp...
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