The $2.8 million public relations initiative, part of the state CARES Act settlement, will be led by Lebanon marketing agency Fresh Creative.
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 inLebTown En Español
Dentro del equipo de materiales peligrosos del EMS del condado de Lebanon (en su mayoría voluntarios)
El equipo de hazmat mayoritariamente voluntario del SME del Condado de Lebanon ya ha respondido a un nuevo número récord de llamadas para el año, gracias a una campaña de concienciación.
Posted inCrime & Safety
Inside Lebanon County EMS’ (mostly volunteer) hazmat team
The mostly-volunteer team has already responded to more calls in 2020 than its previous record of 74 in 2018.
Posted inLebTown En Español
De regreso del borde: el programa de intervención salva vidas para quienes quieren ser salvados
El programa de intervención y rehabilitación de Renaissance Crossroads le dio a Andy Donkel una segunda oportunidad de vida.
Posted inLebTown En Español
Conoce al virtuoso del piano del condado de Lebanon Max Ludwig
El pianista de 17 años parece impresionar a dondequiera que toca. LebTown lo atrapó entre conciertos para hablar de música, su banda y su futuro.
Posted inPeople & Places
Back from the brink: intervention program saves lives for those who want to be saved
The Renaissance Crossroads intervention and rehabilitation program gave Andy Donkel a second chance at life.
Posted inPeople & Places
Meet Lebanon County piano virtuoso Max Ludwig
The 17-year-old pianist seems to impress wherever he plays. LebTown caught him between gigs to talk about music, his band, and his future.
Posted inNews
County taps firm to print/mail absentee & mail-in ballots for general election
The county commissioners voted unanimously Thursday to outsource to a Harrisburg-based company the printing and mailing of absentee and mail-in ballots for the upcoming general election.
Posted inPeople & Places
County work-release director retires after 36 years of service
Stuckey, who started part-time as a corrections officer in 1984, implemented several cost-savings initiatives as director of work release.
Posted inLebTown En Español
Cómo los operadores de autobuses escolares planean mitigar la propagación de COVID-19
El transporte estudiantil se verá marcadamente diferente este año debido a la pandemia de coronavirus.
Posted inEducation
How school bus operators plan to mitigate COVID-19 spread
Student transportation will look markedly different this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inLebTown En Español
Industria de restaurantes desconcertada por los nuevos mandatos: ‘Nadie entra en un negocio para obtener un 25 por ciento de ganancias’
El último fallo del gobernador Tom Wolf que regula los restaurantes durante la pandemia no ha sido una buena noticia para los propietarios de restaurantes locales.
Posted inLebTown En Español
Los bares y restaurantes locales enfrentan un futuro incierto ya que los mandatos obstaculizan las ganancias
Una cosa está muy clara: muy pocos restaurantes, si es que hay alguno, pueden permitirse permanecer abiertos operando al 25 por ciento de su capacidad.
Posted inBusiness & Nonprofits
Local bars, restaurants face uncertain future as mandates hamper profits
One thing is crystal clear: very few, if any, restaurants can afford to stay open operating at 25 percent capacity.
Posted inBusiness & Nonprofits
Restaurant industry baffled by new mandates: ‘No one goes into business to earn 25 percent profits’
Gov. Tom Wolf’s latest ruling regulating restaurants during the pandemic has not been welcome news to local eatery owners.
