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7 Fast Facts About Central PA's Newest Bookstore (EXCLUSIVE; PHOTOS) 7 Fast Facts About Central PA's Newest Bookstore (EXCLUSIVE; PHOTOS)
7 Fast Facts About Central PA's Newest Bookstore (Exclusive; Photos) A new bookstore brought hundreds of people out in Palmyra on Saturday, Oct. 26. Here's what we've learned about Book Bar and its owner/CEO Brittany Haynes.  "I decided to pursue my big dream of opening a little bookstore by creating Book Bar LLC in the fall of 2023," Brittany wrote on the Book Bar website.  Background Brittany comes from the book world, in 2019, she moved to PA from Ohio (but is originally from Missouri) to start a job with a publishing company in the area after obtaining her Master's degree, she told us in an interview conducted via email. "My now husband and I w…
Member Of 'Hit List' Burglary Crew That Targeted Asian Homeowners In NJ, NY, PA Sentenced Member Of 'Hit List' Burglary Crew That Targeted Asian Homeowners In NJ, NY, PA Sentenced
Member Of 'Hit List' Burglary Crew That Targeted Asian Homeowners In NJ, NY, PA Sentenced 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A member of a burglary ring that specifically targeted Asian-American small business owners in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Delaware was sentenced to a plea-bargained 33 months in federal prison. James Hurt, 48, of New York, and other members of the second-story crew worked from what the FBI called a hit list of dozens of homes in the four states based on “stereotype and opportunity" from Dec. 2, 2016, to March 20, 2019. The burglars often got into homes through unsecured upper-floor windows before seeking out cash, jewelry and guns, the FBI said In one instance, th…