Monday, March 29 is the deadline to register for the Mayor Capello’s annual State of the City address, to be given via Zoom at noon on April 7.
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 City Council discusses street repaving, preparations for move, zoning board appointment
Lebanon City Council plans for move to downtown, summer street repaving, fills zoning board vacancy at March meeting.
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Lebanon Transit giving free bus rides to COVID vaccination appointments
Lebanon Transit is making sure that transportation isn’t an obstacle by offering free bus rides to anyone with a COVID-19 vaccination appointment at any vaccination site.
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Democrats pick Clements to run in 4-way election for 48th District Senate seat
Democratic Party committee members have chosen Calvin “Doc” Clements to run for the 48th District State Senate seat, which has been vacant since incumbent Republican Senator David Arnold died from cancer on Jan. 17.
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House arrest lifted for suspended N. Cornwall cop; prosecutor suggests Capitol invasion evidence and tactics
Suspended North Cornwall Township police officer Joseph Fischer has been released from house arrest on the federal criminal charges filed against him in connection with the Jan. 6 invasion of the U.S. Capitol.
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Bayer adding 40+ full time jobs at Myerstown plant, offering sign-on bonuses, benefits
Myerstown’s Bayer Corporation plant, located just off Route 501, is looking to immediately hire over 40 full-time 2nd and 3rd shift employees.
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Dispute over bridge halts sale of former Northwest Elementary building to commercial developer
For now, sale of old Northwest Elementary school to private commercial developer has been delayed by a dispute between City of Lebanon and school district over old pedestrian overpass that served the school.
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N. Cornwall Township police chief resigns in wake of Capitol invasion charges against township officer
The North Cornwall Township Board of Supervisors unanimously accepted the resignation of Police Chief John Leahy at a monthly meeting held Tuesday, March 2.
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Suspended North Cornwall cop released from prison pending trial
Joseph Fischer, who has been on the North Cornwall Township police force since 2002, has been suspended without pay, and faces a trial in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
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Lebanon School District advances sale of Northwest Elementary to developer
Sale of old Northwest Elementary school building could be approved on March 2; office and commercial development project could start this summer.
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Open burning, old records, finances, highlight Lebanon City Council meeting
Outdoor burning at public demonstrations and the destruction of old city records were the main items on a short agenda at Lebanon City Council’s Feb. 22 monthly meeting, held remotely via Zoom.
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Palmyra man, member of nationally known conservative family, charged in U.S. Capitol invasion
A 41 year-old Palmyra man is the second Lebanon County resident facing federal criminal charges in connection with the violent invasion of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 while Congress was meeting to certify the results of the November, 2020 presidential election.
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Buyer apparently found for Lebanon Catholic School property
There is a buyer for the closed Lebanon Catholic School property, and the sale could be finalized this summer.
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Donations still needed for five children of two young mothers killed in house fire
The Lebanon community is stepping up to ensure the children are provided for, now and in the years to come.
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DA charges N. Annville couple with “prolonged” assault and abuse of five adopted children
The Lebanon County Detective Bureau has charged a North Annville Township couple with “prolonged assault and abuse” of their five adopted children, who range in age from 6 to 15. Criminal Complaints filed on Feb. 2 against 44 year-old Robert J. Duncan and his 42 year-old wife, Stephanie A. Duncan, allege that the abuse took […]
