Another entry in our series of columns from public figures on unitedness and healing. State Rep. Russ Diamond writes: “Our founding documents are beautiful in that we can all rally and unite around them, regardless of color, creed, gender, or the uniform we wear.”
June 2020
Posted inOpinions & Letters
[Column] We are at crossroads, but simple answers not enough for complex situation
We asked public figures to share columns on unitedness and healing. Pastor Bob Ierien writes: “It is possible to love and support police officers, AND to admit that communities of color have not always been protected or served very well in this country or even in our community.”
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Police reforms proposed after Antwon Rose’s killing have languished in Pa. Will now be any different?
The death of George Floyd has reignited a push by Democrats, but without Republicans the measures don’t stand a chance.
Posted inOpinions & Letters
[Letter] LebTown decision to couch protests as “extreme polarization” disappointing
Reader Michelle Hess shares her view that LebTown has missed an opportunity to speak truth to power with the framing of its column series this week.
Posted inOpinions & Letters
[Letter] In response to District Attorney Hess Graf, when is enough enough?
Former Lebanon County Bar Association president Mary Huber responds to yesterday’s column by Lebanon County District Attorney Pier Hess Graf.
Posted inEducation
HACC to launch online-only contact tracer training program
The fully-remote program lasts for four weeks and the first session starts on June 8.
🔗 Reminder: Today is the Pennsylvania primary election
All 60 polling places in Lebanon County will open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Mail-in ballots may also be dropped off until 8 p.m. at the Lebanon Municipal Building (400 S. 8th Street).
Posted inBusiness & Nonprofits
Myerstown Vitality Partnership has a new president: Jack Gombach
Gombach was tapped in mid-May, and previously served as director of development and marketing of Habitat for Humanity Berks County.
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.
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[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.
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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.
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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.
