1. Mayor’s business waiver idea may be expanded (Portland Tribune) - City staff members have proposed expanding elements of a package of small-business incentives unveiled last month by Mayor Shane Bemis during his state of the city address. Gresham city councilors considered the proposal – designed to get home-based business owners into vacant storefronts ...
6. OUTDOORS: New outfitter will paddle Susquehanna (Lancaster Online) - The snowpack is in full retreat. The rumored 40-inch snow was instead the warmest day in 40 days. Spring is a mere 11 days away.It's time to start thinking about warmer outdoor pursuits and I've got a great bit of news on that front.Lancaster County has its first home-based paddling outfitt...
7. Hung jury prompts mistrial (The Intelligencer) - The jurors told the judge they were split into "three distinct camps" and could not agree. Jeffrey Lukens of Buckingham must now be retried before another jury.
8. The Triangle woos the tech giant's fiber network (Independent Weekly) - Like nervous suitors vying for the marriage hand of a maiden, communities are putting together creative proposals to catch the attention of Google. It was just a month ago when the mega corporation announced it was looking to partner with a U.S. city to launch its newest project [ read Google's fiber proposal, PDF ]. But already, several hundred communities have set their sights on securing a ...
