The third annual Domestic Violence Intervention Rubber Duck Derby returns to downtown Lebanon on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023 at noon.
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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Palmyra man convicted of Jan. 6 insurrection crimes at U.S. Capitol
A 44-year-old Palmyra man has been convicted of 10 felony and misdemeanor charges stemming from his participation in the violent Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the United States Capitol.
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Fire company and Lebanon City Council argue over money for $1.4m fire truck
Monday night’s Lebanon City Council meeting featured a sometimes heated dispute between the city and Rescue Hose Company No. 4 over the contribution of $650,000 of American Rescue Plan Act money toward the purchase of a new ladder truck for the northside fire company.
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Schott Pharma settles unfair labor complaint filed by laid-off employee
The layoffs of dozens of employees at the South Lebanon plant of Schott Pharma, a maker of pharmaceutical glassware, have resulted in the settlement of an unfair labor practice complaint one of the employees filed with the National Labor Relations Board.
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Council honors Cornwall borough cop for rescuing octogenarian from burning car
Sewers, roads, and finances – staples of municipal meeting agendas – took a back seat at the Aug. 14 council meeting as Cornwall Borough honored police Officer Adrian Cann for rescuing an 80-year-old man trapped in a burning vehicle on July 1.
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Big change coming to Wilhelm Avenue and Cornwall Road intersection(s)
A busy North Cornwall intersection that serves as a key connector between several rapidly developing areas south of Lebanon City is about to undergo a major reconstruction.
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A short agenda makes for a quick Lebanon City Council meeting
Lebanon City Council needed just 16 minutes to work through a short agenda at its July 24 monthly meeting.
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13 new Americans welcomed at first local naturalization ceremony since 2020
Thirteen men and women from 10 countries became U.S. citizens at a Friday afternoon naturalization ceremony in the Lebanon Municipal Building’s Courtroom No. 1.
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Local radio host promoted, gets statewide assignment
Longtime Lebanon radio personality Laura LeBeau will soon be hosting a current affairs program airing throughout Pennsylvania, according to State College-based Seven Mountains Media.
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Decision on proposed North Annville Township solar farm may be near
Over three years after it was first proposed, a local judge may be ready to decide whether a massive solar farm will be erected on farmland off Route 934 in North Annville Township.
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City of Lebanon releases street repaving schedule for the rest of the summer
The City of Lebanon has been in the midst of an years-long effort to repave its busiest streets since 2019, and this summer is once again seeing a surge in motorist frustration with the third of four phases underway.
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Lebanon City Council remembers triple homicide victims; new fire chief named
The appointment of a new Lebanon fire chief highlighted last night’s monthly Lebanon City Council Meeting, which began with a somber remembrance.
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Is Lebanon County ready for a toxic train derailment?
Could the East Palestine disaster happen here? Federal law allows locals to be kept in the dark.
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Late fall trial set for troopers who fatally shot Richland woman after car chase
Trial in the federal court civil lawsuit filed by the family of a Richland woman fatally shot in 2020 by two Pennsylvania state troopers is set to start in Harrisburg on Nov. 27, 2023.
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Details surface on Torres-Santos’ pre-homicide detention while on house arrest
Probation department detained, but could not hold, Santos due to “verbiage of the bail order” issued by Magisterial District Judge Aurelis Figueroa.
