Franklin News

Pier 11 coming back from the dead - July 9, 2008

The "opportunistic species" - that's horticultural lingo for some serious weeds - soar 10 feet and taller on Pier 11, a historic structure that juts into the Delaware River just south of the Benjamin Franklin ...
http://www.topix.net/city/franklin-cambria-pa/2008/07/pier-11-coming-back-from-the-dead-2?...

Pier 11 coming back from the dead - July 7, 2008

The "opportunistic species" - that's horticultural lingo for some serious weeds - soar 10 feet and taller on Pier 11, a historic structure that juts into the Delaware River just south of the Benjamin Franklin ...
http://www.topix.net/city/franklin-cambria-pa/2008/07/pier-11-coming-back-from-the-dead?fr...

Possible Sexual Predator In Carlisle - July 6, 2008

Carlisle Police are looking for a man they say preys on teenage girls. In one case, the man even tried to abduct a 12-year-old girl.
http://www.topix.net/city/franklin-cambria-pa/2008/07/possible-sexual-predator-in-carlisle...

Patriots with local ties battled British with arms and pens - July 4, 2008

Parades, picnics, festivals and fireworks are all part of the mid-summer celebration centered around today's date, the Fourth of July.
http://www.topix.net/city/franklin-cambria-pa/2008/07/patriots-with-local-ties-battled-bri...

Pa. Lawmakers Warn Electric Rate Caps Will Come Off - July 2, 2008

Democrats in the Pennsylvania legislature are sounding the alarm over caps on electric rates that will expire in the next few years.
http://www.topix.net/city/franklin-cambria-pa/2008/07/pa-lawmakers-warn-electric-rate-caps...

$650 million set aside for environment and energy - July 1, 2008

Part of yesterday's budget deal included a rough agreement to spend $650 million on environment- and energy-related programs, $500 million of which will come from new borrowing over two years.
http://www.topix.net/city/franklin-cambria-pa/2008/07/650-million-set-aside-for-environmen...