Gombach was tapped in mid-May, and previously served as director of development and marketing of Habitat for Humanity Berks County.
June 2020
Posted inBusiness & Nonprofits
High and dry: social clubs omitted from cocktails-to-go law
The Perse projects that its revenue, which accounts for 90 percent of the volunteer fire company’s annual budget, has taken a hit of nearly $145,000 since the club was forced to close on March 17.
Posted inOpinions & Letters
[Column] As a society, we all are at the crossroads
In the second of a series of columns from public figures on unitedness and healing, District Attorney Pier Hess Graf writes: “As a society, we all are at the crossroads. We either move forward, hopeful, or we allow the bitterness of late to consume us.”
Posted inCrime & Safety
Blotter: Simple assault, PFA violation, DUI, theft
A roundup of the most recent blotters from local police departments.
Posted inNews
Gap will host door gunnery, artillery, and controlled detonation training
If you hear rumblings from northern Lebanon County in the next few weeks, worry not—it’s probably just the Gap.
Posted inCrime & Safety
The latest food safety violations in Lebanon County
Here are the most recent food safety violations in Lebanon County, as documented by Pennsylvania’s Department of Agriculture.
Posted inNews
From confusion to threats, some Pa. nursing home residents aren’t getting their coronavirus stimulus checks
The reasons vary from apparent misunderstandings to facilities wrongly holding onto the $1,200 or, in one extreme case, threatening to evict residents unless they turned over the funds.
Posted inNews
Pa.’s revenues take another coronavirus blow in May, falling $440 million short of expectations
Just over half of the shortfall was due to the economic slowdown caused by efforts to contain the outbreak.
Posted inOpinions & Letters
[Letter] Reckless vs. careful, careful will survive
A Mt. Gretna resident shares a warning: “This virus is relentless and will track you down if you act in a reckless fashion and it will show no mercy.”
Posted inNews
Limited reopening for county courts today, COVID restrictions remain
The Lebanon County Court of Common Pleas and all six Lebanon County magisterial district courts will reopen to the public Monday, June 1, with restrictions designed to discourage the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Posted inBusiness & Nonprofits
Healthcare workers receive 1,900 free meals from county initiative
“Feeding the Frontliners” has received an additional $5K from the county to deliver meals from local restaurants to frontliner workers.
Posted inCommunity Shoutouts
Campbelltown Community Alliance beautifies Route 117 roundabout
The Campbelltown Community Alliance completed a beautification project of the roundabout at Northside Drive and S. Forge Rd.
Posted inOpinions & Letters
[Column] “I can’t breathe,” the haunting final words of George Floyd
In the first of a series of columns from public figures on unitedness and healing, County Commissioner Jo Ellen Litz writes: “The nation mourns with the Floyd family. How can we stop this injustice?”
