At the request of both sides, Lebanon County’s lawsuit against Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, which seeks the release of almost $13 million of COVID-19 pandemic relief money, has been temporarily halted, and a court order cancelling an emergency hearing hints that the parties may be trying to settle their dispute.
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. 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 shrunken old guy.
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El graduado de Cedar Crest, Chad Ryland, obtiene una beca deportiva completa en el este de Michigan
¿Qué es una emoción más grande para un estudiante-atleta universitario: vencer a un equipo de fútbol De los Diez Grandes con un gol de campo de último segundo, o conseguir una beca completa que elimina los últimos dos años de una factura de matrícula anual de $25.000?
Posted inPeople & Places
Cedar Crest grad Chad Ryland gets a full athletic scholarship at Eastern Michigan
What’s a bigger thrill for a college student-athlete: beating a Big Ten football team with a last-second field goal, or getting a full scholarship that wipes out the last two years of a $25,000 annual tuition bill?
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Myerstown considera reiniciar el departamento de policía, el ayuntamiento se llevará a cabo el 17 de agosto
Por segunda vez desde que disolvió su policía de tres oficiales hace seis años, Myerstown Borough está pensando en revivirla para poner fin a su dependencia de la policía estatal de Pensilvania.
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Myerstown considers restarting police department, town hall to be held Aug. 17
For the second time since disbanding its three-officer police force six years ago, Myerstown Borough is thinking of reviving it to end its reliance on the Pennsylvania State Police.
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COVID tiene visitas por video en auge en el Centro Médico VA de Lebanon
Un programa nacional lanzado hace tres años para beneficiar a los veteranos con restricciones de viaje o acceso limitado a los hospitales del VA está dando sus frutos inesperadamente para todos los veterinarios del centro-sur de Pensilvania que necesitan atención médica.
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COVID has video visits booming at Lebanon’s VA Medical Center
A nationwide program launched three years ago to benefit veterans with travel restrictions or limited access to VA hospitals is unexpectedly paying off for all south-central Pennsylvania vets needing medical care.
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Frente a la escasez de bomberos, el municipio de South Lebanon lanza esfuerzo de reclutamiento
South Lebanon Township necesita bomberos, y se está poniendo serio acerca de la contratación de recién llegados.
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Facing firefighter shortage, South Lebanon Twp. launches recruiting effort
South Lebanon Township needs firefighters, and it’s getting serious about recruiting newcomers.
Posted inLebTown En Español
LVC de nuevo mejor colegio en Pa. para conseguir empleos, 5º mejor en la nación
Por tercer año consecutivo, el sitio de búsqueda de empleo Zippia dice que Lebanon Valley College es la universidad #1 de Pensilvania para ex alumnos empleados diez años después de la graduación. Y ahora, es #5 a nivel nacional.
Posted inEducation
LVC again top Pa. college for getting grads jobs, 5th best in nation
For the third straight year, job search site Zippia says Lebanon Valley College is Pennsylvania’s #1 college for employed alumni ten years after graduation. And now, it’s #5 nationwide.
Posted inCrime & Safety
Michael Folmer, former state senator, sentenced to just less than two years on child porn charges, avoids state prison
Because the maximum sentence is a day less than two years, it is a local sentence and can be served in the Lebanon County prison.
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Walnut St. trabaja en la pista; los propietarios deben arreglar los bordillos; no hay noticias sobre el traslado de la Ciudad a HACC
Walnut Street trabajo lento pero en el calendario, los propietarios necesitan arreglar las corderos para agosto de 15; la ciudad y HACC siguen negociando.
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Walnut St. work on track; owners must fix curbs; no news on City move to HACC
Walnut Street road work slow but on schedule, property owners need to fix curbs by August 15; City and HACC continue to negotiate.
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Los datos de la SBA muestran que casi 1,400 empresas del condado de Lebanon recibieron préstamos PPP
El conjunto de datos de SBA publicado el 6 de julio muestra que se distribuyeron más de 120 millones de dólares a las empresas locales a través del Programa de protección contra cheques de pago.
