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Elizabethtown Police Chief Optimistic About School Year, Newly Hired Officers

Dan Robrish/The Elizabethtown Advocate Posted on September 7, 2017

With no items on the agenda other than the monthly report from the police department, Elizabethtown Borough Council members took up most of a 10-minute meeting asking questions of Police Chief Jack Mentzer. In response to a question from Councilor C. Dale Treese, Mentzer said Officer Richard Regel is doing a great job in his […]

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Young Center at Elizabethtown College Focuses on Plain Families

Art Petrosemolo/Special to the Advocate Posted on September 7, 2017September 6, 2017

There are some 60,000 members of the Plain community in Lancaster County. They have a unique heritage and way of life that has remained remarkably traditional for generations. Lancaster County attracts some five million visitors to the area each year as well as adding thousands of dollars to the local economy. Most come to learn […]

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New Assistant Principal Starts

Dan Robrish Posted on August 31, 2017August 30, 2017

Christel M. Pond has been appointed as the assistant principal for East High Elementary School. She replaces Amanda Baxter, who has accepted a position to become the elementary principal at Mill Road Elementary School. Pond has 15 years of experience in the field of education. Her experiences include teaching experience at both Rancocas Valley Regional […]

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Old Bainbridge Elementary Playground Equipment Given to Conoy Township

Dan Robrish Posted on August 24, 2017August 24, 2017

As part of the Bainbridge Elementary School renovation project, the Elizabethtown Area School District has partnered with Conoy Township to reuse the school’s current playground equipment. The school will be getting new equipment for its campus while the old will be carefully disassembled and relocated to parks throughout Conoy Township. “Our students at Bainbridge participated […]

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Elizabethtown College Picks New Leader for Board of Trustees

Dan Robrish Posted on August 18, 2017August 18, 2017

After consideration of a half-dozen potential candidates and three finalists, Elizabethtown College has announced the appointment of Robert J. Dolan as Board of Trustees chair. The college announced on Friday, Aug. 18, that Dolan began in the new position on Tuesday, Aug. 15. Dolan replaces P. Edward Lovelidge, who was acting Board of Trustees chair […]

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School Board Moves Forward With Solar Electricity Project

Diane M. Bitting/Special to the Advocate Posted on August 17, 2017August 18, 2017

The Elizabethtown school board voted to proceed with plans to install a solar field on district land near Bear Creek School, but not before hearing concerns presented by Gerald Becker, chairman of the Mount Joy Township board of supervisors. Becker said he was representing himself and not the township, where the solar field will be […]

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Superintendent Speaks About Criminal Charge Against Former Music Teacher

Diane M. Bitting/Special to the Advocate Posted on August 10, 2017August 9, 2017

At the start of the Elizabethtown school board’s workshop meeting, Superintendent Michele Balliet read a statement regarding charges filed against former high school music teacher Cody Floyd, whose resignation was accepted at the May 16 board meeting. Balliet read the statement at the meeting held the evening of Tuesday, Aug. 8. Floyd was charged earlier […]

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Former Music Teacher Charged With Corruption of Student

Dan Robrish/The Elizabethtown Advocate Posted on August 9, 2017

The man who abruptly left his job as orchestra director at Elizabethtown Area High School in April is now facing a misdemeanor charge of corruption of a minor. Cody L. Floyd, 25, of Mount Joy, was charged on Tuesday, Aug. 8. He is accused of exchanging thousands of text messages with a 17-year-old girl that […]

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E-Town College First in Pa. With Theater Endorsement for Ed Majors

Lindsey Blest/LNP Staff Writer Posted on July 27, 2017July 26, 2017

Students getting a degree in education at Elizabethtown College can now add a theater program endorsement certificate to their studies, the college announced. And the college is the first in the Pennsylvania where students can do so, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Education. “Elizabethtown is proud, reflecting our own commitment to arts education, that […]

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Bainbridge School Progress

Dan Robrish/The Elizabethtown Advocate Posted on July 13, 2017July 13, 2017

Construction is in progress at Bainbridge Elementary School, which is closed for the 2017-18 school year so it can get a thorough renovation without classes being held there. Work on tearing up old blacktop was in progress as this photo was taken on Friday, July 7.