Crews with South Side Salvage Inc. of Salisbury, Pa., work to remove this Raptor Cone Crusher, a 52,000-pound device used to grind large stones in aggregate and mining industries, that dislodged from a flatbed tractor-trailer owned by Daily Express Inc. of Carlisle, Pa., on Interstate 68 eastbound in Cumberland on Wednesday morning. Both lanes were closed for about an hour after debris from the truck damaged part of the highway’s median wall.
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Crews with South Side Salvage Inc. of Salisbury, Pa., work to remove this Raptor Cone Crusher, a 52,000-pound device used to grind large stones in aggregate and mining industries, that dislodged from a flatbed tractor-trailer owned by Daily Express Inc. of Carlisle, Pa., on Interstate 68 eastbound in Cumberland on Wednesday morning. Both lanes were closed for about an hour after debris from the truck damaged part of the highway’s median wall. Ken Nolan//Times-News
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Family has long connection to local YMCA Matriarch hopes to keep tradition in family
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I-68 downtown ramp to reopen Monday
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