The Fall 2019 YRK Magazine featured an article about Caputo Brother’s Creamery owners, Rynn and David Caputo, and Attorney Mieke Driscoll. Caputo Brothers Creamery is the only cheesemaker in the United States that creates the fermented curds that can be stretched to make fresh and authentic mozzarella cheese. Creating cultured cheese curds requires finding the ideal balance in acidity between the culture and milk. (unlike the rubbery, factory-produced mozzarella facsimile found at the supermarket). Caputo’s fresh CapoMozz uses real culture and high-quality milk. Rynn and David studied the process in Italy for 1 year before setting up Caputo Brothers in Spring Grove. They currently… read more »
Attorney Charles Calkins Conferred Prestigious Booth Award
Attorney Charlie Calkins received the William and Catherine Booth Award from the Salvation Army after 22 years of joyful service. The William Booth Award is one of the highest awards that may be conferred upon an individual by The Salvation Army. Nominees for the award are chosen on the basis of dedication to The Salvation Army’s goals of service to man and outstanding humanitarian effort within the community. Charlie is the current Chair of the Advisory Board and has been for 15 years. One of Charlie’s most exciting accomplishments as Board Chair was acquiring laptops for each of the students in the after… read more »
TRID is Here
Article by: Margaret “Mieke” Driscoll Ready or not, TRID (Truth in Lending – Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Integrated Disclosures) is fully integrated into all residential real estate transactions involving residential mortgages, effective for all transactions inked after October 3, 2015. TRID does not apply to commercial real estate loans or cash deals. TRID are new regulations from the Federal Bureau of Financial Consumer Financial Protection that were born out of the Dodd-Frank Act in the wake of the Wall Street collapse in the late 2000s. They combine certain disclosures to the lender in the application process and closing process… read more »
Protect Yourself from Violating the Sunshine Act
Article by: Margaret “Mieke” Driscoll We at CGA have been following an important and interesting story in which the DA launched an investigation in Lancaster County in response to a Sunshine Act Violation. While no findings were made by the DA at this time and no charges will be brought, it is important to understand what this board did wrong in the eyes of the press and the DA (and what avoided prosecution at this time). The allegation: A Lancaster newspaper reporter alleged that the Manheim Township School Board violated the Sunshine Act by failing to disclose with enough specificity… read more »
