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.
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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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.
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Roundabout construction closes Rocherty Road to through traffic from Route 72 to Colebrook Road
Rocherty Road remains open for local traffic between Route 72 and Village Drive at the village of Rocherty, but can’t be accessed from Colebrook Road at the west end.
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Judge sentences Lebanon man to 15 to 40 years for child sexual abuse
Lebanon County Judge Bradford Charles ordered convicted sexual offender Scott Thomas of Lebanon to spend 15 to 40 years in a state prison at an Aug. 30 sentencing hearing in Lebanon County court.
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Reader’s images show progress of new Walmart warehouse in N. Lebanon Twp.
After months of site and foundation work, walls for new Walmart warehouse are going up. Completion by end of 2021 possible.
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County Democrats welcome Pa. Supreme Court candidate Maria McLaughlin
Maria McLaughlin, the Democratic candidate for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, was the guest of honor at an Aug. 25 fundraiser at the home of Cavi Miller, who is running for Cornwall mayor.
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Pay hikes, funding for new City Hall approved by Lebanon City Council
Last night, Lebanon City Council passed two bills on their first reading that would increase salaries for Lebanon’s mayor and city council persons for the first time in five years.
