A new documentary highlighting efforts of the Friends of Governor Dick concerning the 1100-plus acre Governor Dick Park in southern Lebanon County aired Friday evening in Mt. Gretna.
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.
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Low turnout 2025 municipal election went smoothly for county; full results
Here are the results from Lebanon County’s 2025 municipal primary election.
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Incumbent Graf wins Republican nomination for district attorney’s office
Republican voters select incumbent Pier Hess Graf for the office of district attorney over challenger Michael J. Light II in Tuesday’s primary election.
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Lebanon County Commissioners honor retiring employee for 30-plus years
Lebanon County Commissioners honored a retiring long-time employee among other actions during their bi-weekly meeting on May 15.
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Bethel Twp. officials field questions on tentative affordable housing project
Bethel Twp. supervisors address an early plan to construct affordable housing units in Fredericksburg at their May 15 monthly meeting, among other action items on a busy agenda.
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Bridge closure in North Annville Twp. shouldn’t impact Hill Church Road project
The recent closing of Clear Spring Road shouldn’t impact the closing of a nearby roadway slated for traffic improvements in 2026.
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Specific Hill Church Road traffic safety project improvements revealed
Traffic improvements at the hazardous intersection at Hill Church Road and Thompson Avenue include lowering a hill that impedes sight lines on both roadways located in North Annville Township.
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N. Annville Twp. supervisors approve fire company’s apparatus replacement plan
North Annville Township supervisors unanimously approved a fire apparatus replacement plan for emergency services needs now through 2043 at their May 12 meeting.
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102-year-old Annville resident honored for 81 years of consecutive voting
102-year-old Annville resident Lorraine A. Koons honored for 81 consecutive years of voting in general elections.
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Local ministry proposes affordable housing project in Fredericksburg
A Fredericksburg developer plans to construct 47 affordable housing units in that Bethel Township town beginning next year.
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Deadlines loom for mail-in ballots, early voting for primary election on May 20
Lebanon County voters have until Tuesday, May 13 at 5 p.m. to request a mail-in ballot for the primary election on May 20.
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Clear Spring Road in N. Annville Twp. closed indefinitely due to bridge defects
Clear Spring Road at the railroad bridge near U.S. Route 422 officially closed on Wednesday due to structural defects to the bridge, first constructed in 1937.
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U.S. Marine veteran, longtime Lebanon Toys for Tots coordinator dies at age 82
Lebanon man was committed to serving his country and local residents via the Toys for Tots program in Lebanon County.
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Address, details concerning new Ono Post Office revealed by federal officials
LebTown has learned new details concerning the future of a new post office in Ono, which has been without mail service in town since October 2022.
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Palmyra teen earns Eagle Scout honor for community service project in Harrisburg
Palmyra youth earns Eagle Scout award for community service project in Harrisburg.
