The annual regal fritillary butterfly tours at Fort Indiantown Gap in northern Lebanon County have been canceled for 2020.
June 2020
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Rush to dole out billions in coronavirus relief dollars in Pa. could lead to waste, fraud
Many rules around public accountability and transparency remain unwritten, or lack requirements for a detailed accounting of how the money was spent.
Posted inBusiness & Nonprofits
GLRA explains landfill expansion project that has neighbors concerned
Residents are concerned about groundwater contamination, out-of-county trash haulers and unpleasant odor. Local authorities spoke to LebTown to clear the air.
Posted inPeople & Places
Senator Casey recognizes mask-sewing efforts of Lebanon County women
U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) held a call in late May to recognize the mask-sewing efforts of Women Working Behind the Scenes.
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Lebanon Transit resumes regular schedules for various routes
Several Lebanon Transit bus routes will resume normal operations starting Monday, June 8.
Posted inOpinions & Letters
[Column] We are your dairy farmers: “Stronger together”
“We are your dairy farmers, families just like you facing unprecedented challenges posed by COVID-19.”
Posted inOpinions & Letters
[Letter] Why I wear a mask
Annville resident Carolyn Scott: “I wear a mask to protect even our elected officials who have decided a political response is the proper reaction to a medical crisis.”
🔗 9 displaced after fire in Lebanon
Emergency crews were dispatched at 6 p.m. Sunday to a residence on the first block of North 5th Street.
Posted inEducation
LVC announces adjusted fall 2020 academic schedule
Lebanon Valley College has released more details on its return to campus for the fall 2020 semester.
Posted inOpinions & Letters
[Letter] DA’s column left no middle ground
Lebanon attorney Harry Fenton writes that DA Pier Hess Graf’s letter this past week was a “disappointing waste of an opportunity.”
🔗 ‘Open your doors already’: Palmyra restaurant vows to stay open, tells other business owners to do the same
In front of a crowd of Pennsylvanians standing outside his Palmyra restaurant, Mike Mangano declared on Friday that Taste of Sicily will be staying open — despite its license being suspended for violating the terms of the state’s reopening process.
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Courthouse protest becomes unexpected march through city; few disturbances as Lebanon event goes peacefully
An estimated 500 people peacefully gathered in front of the Lebanon Municipal Building at noon Thursday, June 4, to protest the May 25 killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers.
Posted inBusiness & Nonprofits
Pa. Supreme Court denies Sunoco pump station appeal
The state’s top judicial body on June 1 denied the company’s petition to appeal a lower court’s decision, putting the future of the Sunoco Pipeline’s pump station in West Cornwall Township in jeopardy.
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Taste of Sicily license suspended, GOP elected officials will speak there Friday
Taste of Sicily’s license to serve food has been suspended, with more than a half-dozen local Republican elected officials expected to speak at the restaurant Friday in its support.
