Print edition highlights July 10, 2025
Photo by Curt Werner
The driver of a Nissan Sentra lost control and crashed into the front porch of a residence in the 200-block of Camp Ground Road, Carroll Township, July 6. Northern York County Fire Rescue, fire police, EMS and Carroll Township police were on the scene.
Photo by Chanty Webb
Dr. Joseph Bytof shows his “patient wall” that displays cards, notes, and various items that children have given him over the years.
By Chanty Webb
After 45 years Dr. Joseph Bytof's career as an optometrist has come to an end, well, kind of. On the day of this interview, he was helping a patient in their car who needed their eyeglasses adjusted. “They have some trouble with walking so I just went out to them,” he said matter-of-factly. Before officially retiring, the good doctor is completing obligations with a few current patients. Those patients whose care he has already closed out have been referred to West Eye Associates in Mechanicsburg who Bytof applauded saying, “They're knowledgeable, good with their patients and have a good patient demeanor.”
The same can be said about Dr. Bytof. For the past four years he has been “that eye guy”. The kind that would take calls at home from guys working in their garage who got something stuck in their eye that needed to be checked out. Over to the office he would go to meet them and see what he could do to help. Even when he wasn't working, he was working.
Not everyone knows the humble beginnings of Dr. Joseph Bytof Family Eye Care of Dillsburg along its namesake's journey into the field of optometry. Bytof's family consisted of his parents and one brother. They lived in the Philadelphia area first in Willow Grove, later moving to Feasterville, and then to Langhorne. Bytof shared that the best education he ever received was at his Catholic high school (which has since closed). “There were outstanding men that educated us. It was basically a liberal arts education. It was a great experience.” During his youth, Bytof developed an interest in both microbiology and optometry.
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By Mary Lou Bytof
Much needed repairs to the aging Northern Middle School building will be started and completed this summer. The Northern York County School District board of directors on June 24 approved the proposals of two local companies to provide the necessary repairs to improve the safety as well as the morale of the students and teachers who spend their day in the facility.
The district approved a proposal of Houck Services of Harrisburg to make repairs and maintenance improvements on the outside of the building. According to the proposal, these renovations include re-caulking the windows, doors and lower perimeters of the structure at an estimated cost of $49,750. The company will also re-caulk the masonry control, stone-to-stone and stone-to-brick joints. The contract also includes repairs to the con- crete and masonry at an estimated cost of $131,915. The company will apply a water repellent to the masonry walls at an estimated cost of $180,963.
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By Kristen Stagg
At the Carroll Township board of supervisors work session on July 7, Stony Run Village was once again under discussion in advance of a potential vote at next week's regular meeting. Supervisors Dave Bush, Libby Loudenslager, and Brent Sailhamer heard the arguments in person; Kelly Wall participated via Zoom.
Township engineer Phil Brath started by saying the township's planning commission recommended denial of the plan on April 24. The final subdivision and land development plan for 42 units on 10.5 acres proposed by developer Bryan Golden of BLG Construction, LLC, is fast approaching the July 14 deadline. Area residents insist his land isn't included in various historical agreements granting homeowners access to the private drive known as Hartman Lane, where emergency access for the SRV development has been proposed. Attorneys for BLG Construction disagree.
Frank Ahlbrandt from McNees, Wallace, and Nurick spoke on behalf of BLG, saying, “The crux of the whole thing is will Harman Lane have emergency access?”
Ahlbrandt said he did a title search, which yielded a right-of-way agreement from 1981 that covers 102 acres originally owned by the Pauluses and then the Hartmans. Ahlbrandt said a deed from 1972 was conveyed in 1994, revealing access to a 50-foot right-of-way.
Please note this is a corrected version. The correct meeting date is Monday July 14 not July 15.
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Print edition highlights July 3, 2025
A nearly 1,900-square foot duplex in the 200-block of Capitol Hill Road near the Clear Spring Road intersection, Franklin Township, was severely damaged in a two-alarm structure fire on June 27, displacing seven people. The blaze is reported to have begun in the bedroom. An investigation into the cause is ongoing by Northern York County Fire Rescue. NYCFR Chief Hector Morales stated on Monday that no new information was available. According to dispatch records, the fire was first reported at 11:52 a.m. with over 30 fire departments responding from York, Adams and Cumberland counties including Wellsville; Monaghan, Dover and Fairvew townships; Dover Borough and the Navy Depot.
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