The news was met with heartbreak on social media, as many recounted the memories they had formed at the store.
Joshua Groh
Josh Groh is a Cornwall native and writer who began reporting for LebTown in 2019. He continued to regularly contribute to LebTown while earning a degree in environmental science at Lebanon Valley College, graduating in 2021. Since then, he has lead conservation crews in Colorado and taken on additional freelance writing opportunities. His focuses at LebTown include local history topics, outdoor recreation, and aspects of the membership program. You can find him biking out on the Rail Trail in his free time.
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Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church recognized as Lutheran nexus
Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, also known as the Old Salem Lutheran Church, will be commemorated as an important site in the history of Mid-Atlantic Lutheranism on October 12.
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Red heads, blue eyes: The literary link between Lebanon & Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes story “The Red-Headed League” was inspired by Lebanon, Pennsylvania’s infamous Blue-Eyed Six murder case of 1878.
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Sarah Tyson Rorer, the pioneering dietician who moved to Colebrook
One of the country’s first culinary celebrities settled down in the Colebrook area in her later years, and continued to educate and influence the community around her.
Posted inPeople & Places
Rails to Trails celebrates new extensions, four miles of additional trail now open
See photos and highlights from the two beautiful new Rails to Trails segments, inaugurated with ribbon cuttings on Thursday.
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LVC grad draws from past in new gig leading County Commissioners group
LebTown interviewed Lebanon Valley College graduate Lisa Schaefer about her new position leading the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania.
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Roll models: Remembering Lebanon roller rinks of decades past
Take a trip back into the Golden Age of roller skating and see how Lebanon’s take on the pastime changed through the years.
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Learn about local Civil War heroes at the Historical Society this fall
The Lebanon County Historical Society (LCHS) will host two Sunday programs in the upcoming fall season. All programs are open to the public.
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Support breast cancer survivors with Cops For A Cure’s upcoming 5K and Pink Mile
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Lebanon County’s Cops For A Cure will welcome it in with a 5K and Pink Mile run at the end of September.
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Recovery Day to be held Saturday with Brandon Novak as speaker
The 2nd Annual Recovery Day will take place this Saturday, September 7 in Lebanon.
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Bell & Evans offers new incentives for farmers transitioning to organic grain
Fredericksburg-based poultry producer Bell & Evans has a new incentivized pricing plan to help farmers transition to organic grain production.
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What exactly is the ‘Jonestown Volcano’?
The area is more accurately known as the Jonestown Volcanic Field, and is more akin to a battered relic of the distant past than an actual volcano.
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Civil War reenactment to set up camp at Union Canal Tunnel Park
If you hear sounds of war this weekend, don’t be alarmed — two reenacted Civil War battles will take place on Saturday and Sunday in the Union Canal Tunnel Park at 25th and Union Canal Drive.
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Cornwall Manor awards scholarships to two local students
An annual Cornwall Manor Retirement Community scholarship fund has recognized its two latest recipients.
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Steitz City Players bring “Godspell” to Coleman Memorial Park
The Steitz City Players (SCP) are holding their summer production of the classic musical and movie “Godspell” later this week at Coleman Memorial Park.
