History on High

I had to do some errands around town on Friday. It was cold and snowy. Winter is here!

One bright spot on my trip was the new shop, History on High, which has been opened up by the Cumberland County Historical Society. It's located at 33 W. High Street. The shop features all products made in Cumberland County, and has books on history and local authors. The interior is beautiful, and many of the original features from the building, including the tin ceiling and front door have been restored. Stop by to find some Christmas Gifts! You will be amazed at nice job they have done on the interior and there are many unique finds for the hard-to-shop-for relative.





http://www.historicalsociety.com/

Cumberland County Adopts New Divorce Decree Format

Cumberland County recently adopted a new rule regarding Divorce Decrees. Previously, Cumberland County required all Decrees to be submitted on their own scarlet colored pre-printed forms, which required either an old fashioned typewriter, or a very savvy computer techie capable of getting the forms to align correctly and print from Word. This rule was recently recinded, and Cumberland County now allows attorneys to prepare and submit divorce Decrees generated from their wordprocessor. This practice is common with other Central Pennsylvania counties. Most attorneys I have spoken to are in favor of the change due to ease of preparation plus the move will most likely save the County unecessary printing costs. Kudos to the County for this sensible cost-saving and timely change!

Superior Court First

This morning I was at the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, in Harrisburg, for argument court. Argument is held before a three Judge panel. At the beginning of the session, Judge Lally-Green noted that history was being made, in that this was the first time EVER, that the three judge panel consisted completely of women! Judge Lally-Green, Judge Gantham and Judge Allen presided. It was great to witness this milestone in Pennsylvania history!

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