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A recent analysis from the Lancaster County planning department suggests new homes are being built on the right land for development, but theyre also gobbling up too much of it

“Theyre like, ‘Oh, there’s a farm in there?’” Kreider said. A proposal to build a new 1,200-bed county prison on the sprawling property, next to Greenwood Cemetery and just south of the city, is the latest attempt to develop this well-situated land where others, at least over the past 50 years, failed. It remains an open question why builders never got to this land just a seven-minute drive from Penn Square and zoned for residential use. That the land is tucked away beh...

February 17, 2021 86 The Morris Fire Company and Beach & Recreation department partnered to host an afternoon of fun ice-skating event on the pond behind the firehouse in celebration of Valentine’s Day.  Participants brought their own skates and face masks, and Beach & Rec provided hot chocolate for everyone and Valentine’s treat bags for the children. Morris Fire Company President Michael Lauretano and Chief Rob Ebner described the intense transformation for the fire pond to become useful...

MORRIS — When Brian Fisher’s winter break from his college studies began on Dec. 10 and he realized he wouldn’t be returning to school until the first of February, he decided to volunteer in his hometown of Morris. “I believe that we are in a rough period right now and more people need help than ever before. I wanted to help out in any way I could in giving back to the community,” he said. Fisher is a junior at Canisius College, a Catholic and Jesuit university in Buffa...

December 15, 2020 192 Pictured is one of the holiday tableaus along the drive, a replica Santa that was sponsored by the Parkhurst family. Contributed On a nearly balmy early evening, the Morris Holiday Celebration opened for visitors who could drive around the town green to enjoy a collaboration of lighting, tableaus of reindeer, in-person Santa and Mrs. Claus, decorated tractors, music and free books for children.  The Library and Reading Room, Beach & Rec Department, Morris Volunteer Fire C...