The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced Thursday that John Zayas, age 34, of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, was charged in a criminal information on April 7, 2023, with extortion by interstate communication.Â
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Posted inWeather
Weekend Forecast: Friday temps could hit 90; Saturday and Sunday more mild
Here’s your weekend forecast for Friday, April 21, to Sunday, April 23.
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Family says state system betrayed elderly woman placed under guardianship
An ongoing lawsuit spotlights Pennsylvania’s vexing system for safeguarding vulnerable older adults from potential fraud and other conflicts when they are declared legally incapacitated.
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Cedar Crest High School evacuated Thursday after false alarm for intruder
Cedar Crest High School was evacuated Thursday morning, April 20, in an incident that proved to be a false alarm.
Posted inBusiness & Nonprofits
Farmers’ Market anchor Keener Poultry has new owner, and a familiar face, too
You’ll still find longtime owner Ken Keener behind the counter on market days.
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Lebanon County real estate transfers (April 1 to April 15)
Here are the real estate transfers recorded in Lebanon County for the first half of April.
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Fort Indiantown Gap will host Homeland Security field training exercises
Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania’s only live-fire and maneuver military base, will host a field training exercise for Homeland Security Investigations Rapid Response Teams on April 25, 2023.
Posted inPeople & Places
4 generations of Mohns have served Jonestown’s Perseverance Fire Company
The Mohn family has a combined 160 years of service of the nearly 220 years that Perseverance Fire Company has existed.
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North Lebanon Township supervisors approve Escambia zoning amendment
The North Lebanon Township Board of Supervisors unanimously agreed to approve Ordinance #2-2023 rezoning the Escambia property at 1675 Grace Ave. from rural residential (RR) to residential density one (R1) at Monday’s meeting.
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Gov. Dick forest management plans again draw scrutiny of board by friends group
Clarence Schock Park’s Board of Directors and members of Friends of Governor Dick agree on one thing: They want what’s best for Governor Dick Park.
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SARCC hosts Speak-Up Speak-Out event for Sexual Assault Awareness Month
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and the Sexual Assault Resource and Counseling Center is hosting a Speak-Up Speak-Out event at Monument Park in Lebanon on April 27 at 3 p.m.
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Subsidized pet-care events to offer spay & neuter, vaccine services in Lebanon Co.
Lebanon County will be the site of two subsidized medical care events for pets in late April. No Nonsense Neutering will provide low-cost spay and neuter services for cats, while the Rotary Club of Palmyra will sponsor a pet vaccination clinic.
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PSP opens applications for regional Camp Cadet to be held in Douglassville
Camp Cadet aims to provide local youth with a positive growth experience using a framework of a “mini” police academy.
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Pa. primary election 2023: Everything you need to know about requesting, filling out, and returning your mail ballot
If you want to vote by mail in Pennsylvania’s 2023 primary election, you must apply by 5 p.m. May 9.
