Cedar Haven Healthcare Center faces a possible “orderly wind down” after its operator fell behind on $2.4 million in rent and state payments, prompting the landlord to seek emergency court intervention.
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Goodwill Keystone holds grand opening today for new store on Quentin Road
The nonprofit’s relocated store and donation center at 1860 Quentin Road will hold its grand opening Monday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, refreshments and a visit from Santa.
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Brother-run Sarracino Pizzeria is hoping to ‘bring a taste of Naples’ to Cleona
The brothers, who got their start in the dad’s pizza shop in Jonestown, are hoping to finish construction in November and open in December.
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Lebanon Valley’s assets celebrated at Visit Lebanon Valley’s tourism summit
Five hospitality workers received 2025 Hospitality Star Awards at Thursday’s tourism summit, which drew more than 80 industry professionals to celebrate Lebanon Valley’s growing tourism sector.
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Jonestown group hosts Gobble & Give event Saturday to collect food donations
Friends of Jonestown is looking to collect food, toiletries, and monetary donations on Saturday, with each contribution allowing people to enter the names of children to be the grand marshal of the annual tree lighting.
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Salvation Army expands food pantry hours during SNAP shutdown
The Salvation Army of Lebanon County is opening its Client Choice Pantry on Wednesday evenings for the next several weeks to help local patrons deal with the loss of SNAP benefits.
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Baked With A Twist holds ribbon-cutting ceremony, marking 1 year at storefront
Baked With A Twist started in the Lebanon Farmers Market in 2023 before moving to a storefront location on Poplar Street in Lebanon during 2024.
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Double budget impasse forces SARC to operate on reserves
Lebanon’s Sexual Assault Resource and Counseling Center, which receives 90% of its funding from state and federal grants, has been operating on reserves since July 1 due to Pennsylvania’s budget standstill and the federal government shutdown.
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Lebanon County food banks ‘brace for impact’ of SNAP benefit delays
Lebanon County food banks are expecting increased demand when SNAP benefits are paused on Nov. 1 due to the government shutdown. They’re hoping for additional community support to get through the uncertainty.
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YMCA’s Edward and Jeanne Arnold Early Learning Center celebrates 10 years
The Lebanon Valley Family YMCA’s Edward and Jeanne Arnold Early Learning Center celebrated its 10th anniversary Thursday with an event honoring a decade of providing childcare to about 1,000 children ages 6 weeks to 5 years old.
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Philadelphia Fed appoints Jonestown Bank president to advisory council
The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia on Oct. 9 announced the appointment of Troy A. Peters, president and CEO of JBT Bancorp Inc. and Jonestown Bank & Trust Co., to its Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council.
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Lebanon Community Theatre stages ‘Death of a Salesman’ this month
Lebanon Community Theatre will put on performances of the 1949 tragedy “Death of a Salesman” starting Thursday, with 7:30 p.m. showtimes Oct. 16-18 and Oct. 23-25 and 2:30 p.m. matinees Oct. 19 and 26.
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New owners of Wertz Candies promise to safeguard Lebanon’s 94-year-old legacy
The 94-year legacy of Wertz Candies is safe in the hands of two Lebanon city entrepreneurs who promise to safeguard nearly a century of tradition while evolving the business into what will soon be – they hope – a second century of operations.
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Goodwill Keystone’s Lebanon store plans November move to former JoAnn Fabrics
Goodwill Keystone will relocate its Lebanon store from 798 S. 12th St. to the former JoAnn Fabrics at 1860 Quentin Road, with donations beginning Nov. 3 and a grand opening planned for later that month.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia president visits Lebanon’s WEPA
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Anna Paulson visited WEPA in Lebanon to get a tour of the building and learn about how the organization is helping the community.
