Bethel Township supervisors approved applications for four solar farms on two land parcels near Northern Lebanon High School during a public hearing on Oct. 2.
Bethel Township
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Bethel Twp. supervisors approve traffic plan at Bell & Evans’ Plant 2, nearby diner
Bethel Township supervisors unanimously passed a number of items presented on their Sept. 12 agenda.
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33rd annual Pennsylvania Dutch-inspired chicken festival Hinkelfest opens Friday
Festivalgoers flocked to Fireman’s Park, 2652 S. Pine Grove St., for the opening of the 33rd annual Hinkelfest late Friday afternoon.
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Traffic fatality at Bell & Evans plant spurs traffic pattern changes at nearby diner
Changes are being proposed at Bell & Evans’ Plant 2 to improve traffic safety following a 2023 truck/pedestrian fatality at that location.
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California-based developer proposes 4 solar farms on 2 Bethel Township sites
Four solar farms are being proposed near Northern Lebanon High School in Bethel Township.
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Lebanon County deliberates future of 3 closed bridges rated ‘poor’ on report card
Lebanon County has 25 state- and locally-owned bridges that have been rated ‘poor,’ one of three classifications developed by the Federal Highway Administration to provide a general assessment of the condition of a bridge’s structural components.
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Bethel Twp. supervisors approve Camp Strause Road bridge replacement project
Bethel Township supervisors approved numerous highway construction projects during their monthly meeting last Thursday.
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Bethel Twp. supervisors confirm bridge ownership, plan to replace superstructure
A new bridge is coming to a road located in Bethel Township after supervisors learn the superstructure is the property of the local municipality.
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140-year-old sentry statue to be renovated during restoration project
A local cemetery association seeks financial support from the public for restoration of its Civil War Sentry monument. The project is expected to cost $120,000 with the work to be performed later this year.
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New Northern Lebanon elementary school on track to open this fall
When a fresh school year begins this fall, Northern Lebanon’s state-of-the-art elementary school will usher in a new period in local primary education.
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Auditor General says Bethel Township must repay police pension funds
The Pennsylvania Auditor General says Lebanon County’s Bethel Township has an $879,361 police pension fund, even though it hasn’t had a police force since 2003.
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HDC breaks ground on affordable housing community in Bethel Township
The Lancaster County-based developer of affordable housing is breaking ground this week on a housing project just outside Fredericksburg that will add 51 residential units to the community.
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Pedestrian killed while crossing Route 22 last night in Bethel Township
Pennsylvania State Police announced that a 55 year old Flushing, New York woman was killed last night while crossing Route 22 in Bethel Township.
