A majority of the Cornwall Borough Council disagrees with Cornwall Borough Mayor Mark Thomas on whether a quarantine of all officers is the best way to protect the public, now that an unidentified borough police officer has tested positive for COVID-19.
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.
County calls for PPE donations, other local coronavirus updates
As LebTown continues to track the fast-moving story of the novel coronavirus, we’ve put together a summary of other COVID-19 related news in the past 48 hours.
“Major Disaster” for PA, new Penn State Health dashboard, other COVID-19 news
As the novel coronavirus continues to disrupt all areas of American life, LebTown is here to keep you current with hour-by-hour developments.
County enters another week of COVID shutdown, MedExpress begins testing
Here are recent updates on how Lebanon County is responding to the threat of the novel coronavirus.
Lebanon County enters another week of physical distancing
Here’s a review of COVID-19 developments over the weekend.
Mayor Capello delivers 2020 State of the City address without usual live audience
City of Lebanon safer than 10 years ago, in good shape overall, according to Mayor Capello’s State of the City address.
Lebanon VA Medical Center confirms it treated patient with coronavirus
The Lebanon Veterans Affairs Medical Center confirmed Wednesday afternoon that it had treated a patient with the novel coronavirus.
Trying to avoid total COVID-19 shutdown, county, city, courts to limit public access until Mar. 30.
Lebanon’s Municipal Building won’t be shut down due to COVID-19, but activities and public access will be severely limited for 14 days.
Richland woman shot dead after vehicle chase, attempting to ram police car
A 42-year-old Richland woman is dead after twice trespassing on a North Lebanon Township property, then leading police on a chase through the county that ended in her death as she attempted to ram a police car with an unidentified North Lebanon Township officer inside.
No cases so far, but county starts webpage for coronavirus information
While no cases have been reported in Lebanon County, the Lebanon County Department of Emergency Services has started a webpage designed to inform the public of any local impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
2020 U.S. Census basics: what, when, why, and plans for Lebanon County
2020 Census: An undercount can cost Lebanon County loads of money over the next 10 years.
Life Lion EMS now serving northern Lebanon County, Annville
Penn State Health’s Life Lion Emergency Medical Service is now covering more areas of Lebanon County.
Lebanon Valley College names physicist James MacLaren as its 19th president
James M. MacLaren, PhD., will succeed Lewis E. Thayne as Lebanon Valley College’s 19th president.
Folmer enters guilty plea to child porn charges, faces up to 10 years in prison
Former state Senator Michael J. Folmer pled guilty Thursday morning on charges related to the possession of child pornography
Flu season peaking, nothing to sneeze at, says local physician
Coronavirus may be grabbing all the headlines, but it’s the plain old flu that’s worrying local physician Jeffrey Yocum.