Overall, more than 5,000 flags will be placed in 35 cemeteries May 15.
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Women’s Health Center of Lebanon joins WellSpan Health
The Women’s Health Center’s eight physicians and two advanced practice providers, along with their staff, became part of the regional health care system April 26.
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Construction of checkpoint gates to begin in July at Fort Indiantown Gap
The building of checkpoint gates at Fort Indiantown Gap is scheduled to begin in mid- to late July, with construction of protective fencing to start later.
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PA Sports Hall of Fame chapter to recognize high school, college athletes in May ceremony
After a one-year hiatus, the Central Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame is bringing back its annual scholastic/collegiate athletic award ceremony on May 16.
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$847 million available statewide through ERAP
Under the program, households may be eligible for up to 12 months of assistance to cover past due or future rental and/or utility payments that were accrued on or after March 13, 2020.
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New internet service coming to Lebanon County later this year
The goal of NetKey Communications is to reach urban and rural areas that either lack access to broadband internet altogether or affordable high-speed options.
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Historic Schaefferstown grieves the loss of volunteer Ken Eckert
Friends and colleagues remembered Eckert, 82, as an amazingly gifted craftsman in many areas. “He was really something,” said Bill Ross, who knew Eckert since the 1970s.
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Advanced care planning focus of series at Palmyra First United Methodist Church
The first of six seminars on the topic of advance care planning and related topics will be held in-person and virtually at the church on March 21.
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Meet Tina Litz, Lebanon County Correctional Facility’s new warden
After being promoted by the Lebanon County Commissioners, Litz takes over as warden for the retiring Robert Karnes. She first began working at the prison as a 19-year-old.
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$1.6 million in grants to be distributed to local restaurants, hotels
Grants to businesses will be awarded in $5,000 increments up to $50,000, depending on lost revenue and expenses, Susan Eberly, president and CEO of LVEDC, told LebTown.
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PA guardsmen & women welcomed home in Lebanon Readiness Center ceremony
Twenty or so soldiers from the Pennsylvania National Guard were honored Feb. 7 at a welcome home ceremony at the Lebanon Readiness Center.
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Girls on the Run announces spring program
Girls on the Run of Lancaster and Lebanon is back, with modifications to provide pandemic safety.
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County man chosen as Pennsylvania National Guard’s top enlisted soldier
Sgt. Maj. Jon B. Worley, a Fredericksburg resident and former chief of the Fort Indiantown Gap Police Department, has been chosen as the ninth senior enlisted adviser for the Pennsylvania National Guard.
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Hispanic Business Association taking shape in Lebanon City
“The Hispanic Business Association will unify the City of Lebanon’s Hispanic businesses to create a platform to support, educate, promote and provide resource opportunities for the purpose of integrating the Hispanic business community into the Lebanon economy,” according to its mission statement.
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COVID-19 vaccination efforts moving along, will be ‘long process’
Phase one of the three-phase vaccination plan, targeting critical care workers and others, is ongoing. When the vaccine will be available to the general population is unknown.
