PennDOT’s Lebanon garage will be taking applications for CDL drivers and mechanics at a Dec. 9 job fair. Starting hourly pay will range from $19.72 to $22.24.
Chris Coyle
Chris Coyle writes primarily on government, the courts, and business. He retired as an attorney at the end of 2018, after concentrating for nearly four decades on civil and criminal litigation and trials. A career highlight was successfully defending a retired Pennsylvania state trooper who was accused, 40 years after the fact, of falsifying evidence in a 1970s murder case.
LebTown is his first foray into reporting, motivated by the decline of the once-great, locally-owned print newspaper he grew up with and read daily. Chris lives in the city of Lebanon. He holds degrees from Penn State and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (and misses Pittsburgh every day). He and his wife have two grown sons and a few grandkids. He enjoys all kinds of music, tinkering with electronic stuff, and lifting weights to avoid becoming a shriveled old guy.
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Diamond: Toss voter rolls and delay May primary so everyone can re-register
Lebanon County state Rep. Russ Diamond (R-102) says he plans to introduce a bill that would remove every registered voter in Pennsylvania from voter rolls and require each to re-register if they wish to vote in upcoming elections.
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Delaware County GOP gubernatorial candidate coming to Lebanon County
Dave White, one of six declared Republican primary candidates, will make at least three local stops on Friday.
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Snitz Creek & Katie Trainer partner to sparkle up busy downtown intersection
Mural artist Katie Trainer found a silver lining in a serious injury, and has teamed up with Lebanon’s Snitz Creek Brewery (and Pink Floyd) to brighten a busy downtown intersection.
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Fall leaf collection in Lebanon set to begin on Monday, Nov. 1
Only leaves will be collected, city officials noted. Branches, grass, and other yard waste will not be picked up.
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Clean audit, two Walnut Streets, blight, highlight October Lebanon City Council meetings
At its October meeting, Lebanon City Council got a demonstration of the police department’s new body-worn cameras, a good report from the city’s outside auditors, and learned that the city has two Walnut Streets.
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Lebanon School District gives more details on building plans to address overcrowding
At a Monday night public meeting in the Lebanon High auditorium – the third in a series of “Town Halls” – district officials discussed their plan to build a new middle school adjacent to the high school, reconfigure the athletic fields around it, and renovate the existing Lebanon Middle School on North 8th Street.
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Cedar Crest Music Aides to host Lebanon County Marching Band Exhibition
The Cedar Crest Music Aides will host the annual Lebanon County Marching Band Exhibition on Saturday evening, Oct. 16, at Earl Boltz Stadium on the Cedar Crest campus at 115 E. Evergreen Road, Lebanon.
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Lebanon City Council OKs financing for downtown City Hall project
Lebanon City Council approves borrowing $2.33 million to help pay for downtown City Hall project.
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PennDOT announces plan to replace Route 419 bridge west of Schaefferstown
PennDOT has released online plans to replace a 93-year-old bridge on Route 419 (Schaeffer Road), about 1.5 miles west of Schaefferstown, near the village of Buffalo Springs.
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Local scholars honored at Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences
The Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences in Lancaster has awarded Spring 2021 academic honors to 35 Lebanon County students.
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Deal clears way for sale, development of old school on city’s north side
A 3-way agreement that clears the way for the sale and commercial development of the old Northwest Elementary School on Lebanon’s north side was approved by Judge Bradford H. Charles at a court hearing Thursday.
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Myerstown man pleads guilty to Jan. 6 Capitol invasion charge
Myerstown man pleads guilty to unlawfully entering U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, refusing orders to leave. Faces Dec. 1 sentencing.
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North Annville solar farm hearing postponed again
The Sept. 9 hearing on a controversial application to approve a 1,200 acre solar panel farm in North Annville Township has been postponed to Oct. 7
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After year absence, Catholic education returns to Lebanon County this fall
A year after Lebanon Catholic School was shuttered, Catholic education is about to return to Lebanon County with new school at new location.
