Local singer-songwriter Olivia Farabaugh is one of the many people whose careers and lives have been altered by the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 2020
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As Wolf administration fails to produce waiver documents, Republicans move closer to subpoena
The state’s auditor general said he has begun an audit into the controversial process, but won’t release the names of businesses that received a coveted waiver.
Posted inOpinions & Letters
[Letter] Consider content and credibility of yesterday’s PASD letter to the editor
Former PASD school board member Kurt Koennecke responds to yesterday’s letter to the editor from Lebanon County Republican Committee Chairman Casey Long.
Posted inCommunity Shoutouts
Former LebTown writer wins ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ quarantine script contest
Matt Reigle, our first news reporter, has won a PublicHouse Magazine contest with a script for a quarantine episode of the popular HBO series.
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Diamond, Klunk, Ecker sponsor bill to open lawn and garden equipment, supply stores
House Bill 2429, if passed, would grant a targeted waiver allowing stores that sell lawn and garden equipment, such as tractors and tilers, to open for in-person operation, as long as they abide by CDC recommendations.
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Power outage in Lebanon County affected 12.5k Met-Ed customers
A Met-Ed power outage Thursday morning affected customers across Lebanon County.
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Pa. to set coronavirus testing, contact tracing benchmarks just days before gradual reopening is set to begin
The state could need to conduct about 19,000 tests per day and employ as many as 2,000 contact tracers, numbers that far exceed current levels.
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Good Sam celebrates Lebanon man leaving after COVID-19 treatment
Nine days on a ventilator. 24 days total at the hospital. But today, 74-year-old Lebanon man Julian Montanez is at home.
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Three inmates, one medical worker test positive at LCCF for COVID-19
Four inmates are in quarantine following the first positive COVID-19 tests at Lebanon County Correctional Facility.
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LebTown Explains: What’s the status of contact tracing in Lebanon County?
How the state and local health systems are trying to better identify who may be at risk of contracting the coronavirus.
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Gov. Tom Wolf says he won’t abandon ambitious spending plan as massive budget deficit looms
Even before the coronavirus, Republicans expressed skepticism about the spending.
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Lebanon City Council adopts resolution postponing due dates for tax payments
In order to help taxpayers in the City of Lebanon, Mayor Sherry Capello met with City Council Monday evening to formally adopt a resolution extending the discount period for real estate tax payments.
Posted inEducation
PASD scrambles to cut budget in wake of COVID-19 financial impact
Palmyra Area School District stands to lose over $2 million due to fallout from COVID-19.
🔗 Deadly ride: How coronavirus struck down Bell & Evans poultry workers going to work in a crowded van
Eight workers who often traveled to work together in a van all got sick from the coronavirus. Crammed together for the 30-mile drive, none of them could keep their distance from one another on their way to jobs they couldn’t afford to give up.
Posted inOpinions & Letters
[Letter] Palmyra Area School Board dangerously out of touch
In a letter to the editor, Lebanon County GOP chairman Casey Long makes the case that PASD should avoid a real estate tax increase at all costs.
