The Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority is excavating a landfill used from the 1970s to the 1990s – and uncovering relics of the past in the process.
Margaret Hopkins
Margaret Hopkins reports primarily on West Cornwall Township, the City of Lebanon Authority, and the Lebanon County Metropolitan Planning Organization. A resident of Mount Gretna Campmeeting, she is interested in the area’s history and its cultural and economic roots.
As a former print journalist, Margaret has covered many municipal, school board and county meetings, learning firsthand the impact of local decisions on our lives and communities. She also learned how much readers depend upon a trusted news source to clarify, check and document those decisions—and to hold decision makers accountable.
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State Route 72 paving project comes in under bid, work to begin in spring 2026
Resurfacing of an 8-mile section of State Route 72 from the Lebanon County line to Rocherty Road running through Cornwall Borough and North and West Cornwall townships will begin in spring 2026.
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Tipping fee for waste disposal at refuse authority to increase in 2026
Haulers will pay more in 2026 to dispose of a ton of waste – $82 per ton up from $72 per ton – at the Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority.
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Intersection work at N. Zinns Mill & Main Street in Quentin to be completed this fall
An intersection improvement project in Quentin resumed Monday after a year-long delay when PennDOT mandated additional stormwater infrastructure that increased costs from an estimated $70,000 to more than $117,000.
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City of Lebanon Authority to meet with DEP to discuss flowby for Siegrist Dam
The City of Lebanon Authority will be meeting with DEP to discuss possibly filing a request for a temporary reprieve from flowby levels called for in its water supply and allocation permit approved in September 2024.
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Refuse authority may use Lancaster County incinerator ash to cover waste
The Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority (GLRA) has submitted a proposal to accept municipal incinerator ash from Lancaster County to cover daily loads of waste deposited in the landfill, the authority board learned last week.
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PennDOT District 8 tells local planners: No new projects until next transport bill
PennDOT District 8 plans to focus on projects approved in the county’s current Transportation Improvement Project rather than taking on any new ones in the immediate future.
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ZooAmerica, Fort Indiantown Gap protect butterfly through captive rearing program
For more than a decade, wildlife biologists with Fort Indiantown Gap and ZooAmerica have partnered to keep the only known population of the eastern regal fritillary from extinction.
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Analysis shows no need to zone for more residential development in West Cornwall
West Cornwall Township has sufficient land zoned for residential development to accommodate community growth for the next three to five years, supervisors were told at their Monday meeting.
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City of Lebanon Authority shares results from August water testing
City of Lebanon Authority reported Monday that water samples tested for lead from 29 water customers in August contained no lead particles or contained lead below the 15 parts per billion action level, and one sample exceeded 15 ppm.
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Author of Lebanon County Reads selection to speak at Beth Israel
Author Mikki Brammer will discuss her novel “The Collected Regrets of Clover,” the 2025 selection for Lebanon County Reads, in a lecture at Congregation Beth Israel on Wednesday, Sept. 10.
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Revised plans for curb and sidewalk work in Quentin under PennDOT review
Curb and sidewalk work on the township’s property at 67 W. Main St., Quentin, is still on hold, awaiting approval by PennDOT and issuance of a highway occupancy permit.
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Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority’s tipping fee is lowest in the region
The tipping fees for disposal of municipal waste at the Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority —now the lowest in the region—could increase in 2026.
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City of Lebanon Authority customers to test for lead in drinking water
On Wednesday, 21 customers of the City of Lebanon Authority who have known lead service lines will take a sample of their water for analysis to determine the presence or absence of lead.
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West Cornwall Township planners review proposed driveway off of state Route 117
A proposed driveway off of State Route 117 in Mount Gretna received a more favorable response from township planning commissioners Wednesday than when it was first presented in May.
