With his mom’s help and his school’s backing, Alisher Aminov is bringing LEGO education to the greater Lebanon Valley.
September 2018
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Crash in front of Batdorf briefly closes Route 422 in Annville
A vehicle collision on Route 422 this morning briefly shut down the road while rescue crews moved the vehicles and removed an individual who had been pinned into one of the cars by the force of the impact.
🔗 Central Dauphin football player had big heart, loved scenic motorcycle rides, friends say
Harrison Fenstemaker.made a habit of avoiding highways when he rode his motorcycle to the Gap, where he went often to think and fish. Thanks to the Patriot-News for capturing more about his life.
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Jonestown man suspected of driving drunk in crash that killed Central Dauphin senior
Police said that Richard Lee Via of Jonestown crossed the double yellow line before hitting and killing Harrison Fenstemaker, who was riding a motorcycle.
Posted inCommunity Shoutouts
Frank Reich wins first game as head coach of the Colts
Frank Reich always dreamed of being an NFL head coach. Now Frank Reich’s dream has been realized even more; last night the Cedar Crest graduate led the team in a 21-9 victory over the Washington Redskins.
Posted inHistory
When Babe Ruth played for Lebanon more than 100 years ago
What does baseball great Babe Ruth have to do with Lebanon, Pennsylvania?
🔗 A surge of volunteers and political newcomers hopes to make Pennsylvania blue again
Will Keystone Democrats have a bounce-back election come November? Yahoo News makes a deep dive into the prep work.
Posted inUpcoming Events
Comics past, present, and future on display at LVC, opening reception tonight and lectures scheduled ahead
With plans developed during a curatorial projects course last spring, Lebanon Valley College is hosting an exhibit, Comics Unstripped, in the Suzanne H. Arnold Art Gallery through October 21.
Posted inBusiness & Nonprofits
Annville’s Candoris and Palmyra’s Philadelphia Mixing Solutions make Central Penn Business Journal’s list of top employers
In its annual ranking of the best places to work in Pennsylvania, two Lebanon County firm made the cut—Candoris out of Annville and Philadelphia Mixing Solutions out of Palmyra. (The “Philly” firm spun out of an earlier gear company that was based in the city.)
🔗 Onward State previews this weekend’s Penn State-Kent State game at the Beav
Kickoff is tomorrow at 12:00pm noon. The game will be aired on FS1.
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Horsham-based 111th Attack Wing leaves Gap for South Carolina to assist with Florence recovery
According to a military press release, airmen from the Horsham-based 111th Attack Wing of the Pennsylvania National Guard left Fort Indiantown Gap today for McEntire Joint National Guard Base, near Columbia, South Carolina, where they will assist in Florence rescue and recovery efforts.
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Cleared of all allegations: Lebanon county native Kevin C. Rhoades, former Harrisburg diocese bishop
In a press release this morning Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo cleared Kevin C. Rhoades of all outstanding allegations regarding potential sexual abuse while in his former position as bishop of the Roman Catholic Church’s Harrisburg Diocese.
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New census data shows Lebanon just slightly wealthier but more impoverished
In new reports by the United States Census Bureau, Lebanon County’s median income and the percentage of its residents living beneath the poverty line both saw slight changes compared to 2016.
Posted inPeople & Places
Lebanon County jeweler Ceylon Leitzel behind push to make amethyst the state gem
Over at Penn Live, Jan Murphy has the story about Pennsylvania lawmaker Rep. Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin) who is pushing legislation to make amethyst the state gem.
🔗 A look at the Pennsylvania’s 18 Congressional battlefields
Great piece by Penn Live’s Charles Thompson on Pennsylvania’s congressional battlegrounds. He says the 9th (see map) will likely go Republican in tossup between former Ag Sec Dennis Wolf (D) and former Revenue Secretary Dan Meuser (R).
