Amaury Abreu shares his views on the issues of white supremacy and white privilege as they relate to Lebanon County.
June 2020
🔗 COVID-19 delays Pa. National Guard’s deployment to Middle East
The 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade at Fort Indiantown Gap will be relieving the task force already in place overseas later than planned because of COVID-19.
🔗 Preliminary results for the Lebanon County 2020 primary election (Updated)
We’ve updated our primary election results post with the most current data. Results should still be considered unofficial until Tuesday, June 16, when the five day review period expires.
Posted inBusiness & Nonprofits
At A&M, it all starts with the bread
Crusty on the outside and soft on the inside, A&M incorporates its bread into just about everything it serves.
Posted inPeople & Places
We want to know your favorite ice cream orders in Lebanon County
Cherry malt at Twin Kiss? Chocolate-dipped cone at Dairy Queen? A Jigger in Mt. Gretna? We want to know where you go for ice cream in Lebanon County.
🔗 Lebanon County restaurant fined for reopening dine-in service while in yellow phase
Taste of Sicily in Palmyra received a $1,000 fine Tuesday from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture for continuing to offer dine-in service.
Posted inEducation
Palmyra senior receives $2,500 conservancy scholarship
Palmyra Area Senior Jamie Kantorczyk received $2,500 from the 2020 Richard H. and Karen R. Light Memorial Scholarship.
Posted inOpinions & Letters
[Column] Could the pandemic of 2020 result in a population shift to Lebanon County?
It all appeared good… then came the pandemic of 2020. Now, what might all this mean for Lebanon County?
🔗 Dean still owes co-ops; independents paid
The former Dean Foods Co. and its subsidiaries are paid up with Pennsylvania independent dairy farmers for April milk, but an industry regulator said the company still isn’t square with cooperatives that have members in the state.
🔗 Ag Department will support fairs’ decisions
Pennsylvania’s Ag Department plans to play a supportive role as local fairs consider canceling because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inNews
Top Republican Mike Turzai will resign from the Pa. House on June 15
Turzai announced in January he would not seek reelection this fall and would instead pursue a job in the private sector.
Posted inCrime & Safety
South Lebanon man killed in accident, motorcycle hit car at N. 9th & Guilford
Lebanon City Police have announced details of a traffic accident that left a South Lebanon man dead last week.
Posted inNews
Lawmakers approved a resolution ending Pa.’s coronavirus emergency declaration. Wolf says he’ll take them to court.
The governor told lawmakers the resolution would have “disastrous” consequences should it take effect.
🔗 Mount Lebanon Cemetery’s $1 million can’t fix problems on its 200 acres (Paywall)
Families are struggling with why and how this could have happened, and the answer comes down to two things, according to the man who runs the cemetery’s board of managers: revenue and manpower.
