Two of the four candidates running for the office of Lebanon city mayor will not be able to run following a ruling on Friday in Lebanon County Court.
James Mentzer
James Mentzer is a freelance writer and lifelong resident of Pennsylvania. He has spent his professional career writing about agriculture, economic development, manufacturing and the energy and real estate industries, and is the county reporter and a features writer for LebTown.
James is an outdoor enthusiast whose hobbies include hunting, Ultimate frisbee, disc golf, spikeball and pickleball, biking, traveling and attending live concerts for a number of bands, including moe., String Cheese Incident and Widespread Panic.
His published works include the books Pennsylvania Manufacturing: Alive and Well; Bucks County: A Snapshot in Time; United States Merchant Marine Academy: In Service to the Nation 1943-2018; A Century of Excellence: Spring Brook Country Club 1921-2021; Lancaster Development, Inc.: An American Story of Family and Infrastructure, and several other titles. He has also had business profiles published in Central Pennsylvania: Our Time Has Come, and an article in The Columbiad, a scholarly publication of Civil War Times Illustrated, concerning a little-known African American fort and battle along the James River in Virginia. Another book is currently in production for Morris Country Club in Morris, Illinois.
Posted inCrime & Safety
Jury convicts Lebanon resident Thomas Cahill Jr. of disorderly conduct, rejects weapons charges in standoff case
Thomas E. Cahill Jr. was found guilty Wednesday in Lebanon County Court of two disorderly conduct charges and not guilty for prohibited possession of a weapon and making terroristic threats following a police standoff in March 2024.
Posted inBusiness & Nonprofits
Lebanon metal fabricator undertakes Fredericksburg monument’s restoration
A Lebanon-based business has restored a Civil War era monument from Fredericksburg’s Cedar Hill Cemetery to its former glory following restoration work on it.
Posted inPeople & Places
Solving the mysteries of the Cedar Hill Cemetery Civil War monument
A local history writer and E & E employees try to solve several historical mysteries surrounding The Sentry Monument at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Fredericksburg, Bethel Township.
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Lebanon County launches new website to improve access to election information
Online platform provides candidate information for voters with the click of a mouse.
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Bethel Township supervisors grant several Bell & Evans project requests
Several proposed projects by local poultry producer Bell & Evans were advanced at the March 13 meeting in addition to other actions.
Posted inNews
North Annville Township residents air concerns on highway intersection project
North Annville Township residents raised concerns about a PennDOT proposal that will alter the intersection of Hill Church Road and Thompson Avenue.
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PennDOT plan would require eminent domain proceedings on preserved farm
Eminent domain proceedings would alter preserved farmland that’s been in the same family for nearly 300 years across 10 generations.
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Lebanon County Realtors sound alarm on two cases of attempted real estate fraud
Several attempts involving fraudulent real estate transactions have occurred in Lebanon County in recent months.
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Lebanon County Commissioners approve Passport Acceptance Day in March
Lebanon County Commissioners set Passport Acceptance Day event among other actions taken at their March 6 meeting.
Posted inPeople & Places
Lebanon County’s replica Liberty Bell promotes nation’s birthday in 2026
A replica of the Liberty Bell is being used to promote the county’s commemoration of the nation’s 250th anniversary celebration in 2026.
Posted inNews
Alternative sentencing among drivers of all-time low population at county prison
Lebanon County’s prison population recently hit an all-time low. LebTown examines why that has happened.
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Bethel Twp. Zoning Board grants Bell & Evans zoning appeals for proposed plant
Bethel Township Zoning Board members granted numerous zoning requests proposed by Bell & Evans for a new plant during a hearing on Feb. 27.
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Shapiro swears in Pippy to lead PA National Guard at FTIG ceremony
John R. Pippy was formally recognized as the state’s 55th adjutant general of the state Department of Military Affairs at a ceremony at Fort Indiantown Gap on Friday, Feb. 28.
Posted inEducation
Lebanon County Career & Tech Center board receives feasibility study update
The Lebanon County Career & Technology Center board moved one step closer to receiving a curriculum and feasibility study as part of a review of future student and infrastructure needs at its Feb. 27 meeting.
