Over about seven weeks, starting in late May, the initiative provided 2,465 meals, gift cards and desserts for first responders and healthcare personnel serving Lebanon County during the COVID-19 pandemic.
July 2020
Posted inBusiness & Nonprofits
Swatara Coffee opens Annville location
Their hours of operation will be 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the weekends.
Posted inCommunity Shoutouts
Introducing the LebTown Pet of the Week
LebTown is introducing a “Pet of the Week” feature – find out how to submit your good boy or good girl to be included.
Posted inEducation
Breaking down 2020-21 Lebanon County school budgets, district-by-district
District officials tell LebTown they have balanced their budgets and are prepared to meet the challenges ahead for the coming school year.
Posted inSponsored Content
Ryan: Grievances in Declaration of Independence apply to our state governments today [Paid Press Release]
State Rep. Frank Ryan: “In reading the list of grievances in the Declaration, I could not help but notice how many of those grievances apply to our state governments today.”
Posted inNews
Gov. Tom Wolf imposes new restrictions on bars, restaurants, businesses as the coronavirus surges
The rollbacks are the first the administration has announced since it began reopening counties in May.
Posted inNews
Walnut St. work on track; owners must fix curbs; no news on City move to HACC
Walnut Street road work slow but on schedule, property owners need to fix curbs by August 15; City and HACC continue to negotiate.
Posted inPeople & Places
Scott Church is imperfectly beautiful, and so are you
The 48-year-old Lebanon native is about a month into his new photography project “Make Me Hate Me,” short for “these are the things that make me hate me.”
Posted inBusiness & Nonprofits
Waitlist for Landisdale Farm CSA grows, propelled by COVID-19 disruptions
Business derived through his CSA, as well as other direct-to-consumer marketing initiatives, is booming this growing season because of COVID-19.
Posted inOpinions & Letters
[Letter] Right to Repair legislation would benefit Pennsylvania farmers
PennPIRG responds to an April letter by farmer and banker Mike Firestine on proposed “right to repair” legislation.
Posted inNews
Pa. Democratic state senator tests positive for the coronavirus
A spokesperson for Senate Democrats said Sen. Anthony Williams received the result Tuesday.
Posted inNews
Researchers say evidence lacking for UPMC claim of ‘less severe’ coronavirus strain in Pa.
The health system said a recent study backed up its assertion. But the study itself contradicts UPMC’s own takeaways.
Posted inPeople & Places
[Photo Story] Coleman Memorial Park, from the air and on the ground
For Lebanon residents, there are few places as shady and welcoming as Coleman Memorial Park along West Maple Street.
Posted inUpcoming Events
The Pennsylvania Chautauqua to hold free Zoom programs throughout summer
The series of informational lectures has migrated to cyberspace. Rather than being held in the Chautauqua’s Hall of Philosophy in Mount Gretna, programs are being hosted on Zoom.
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.
