Having received complaints from residents on irresponsible burning, the Heidelberg Township Board of Supervisors is seeking feedback from residents so it can pursue revisions to the township’s burning ordinance.
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Uni sees his shadow during 44th annual Union Kanaal Grundsau Lodsch forecast
Lebanon County’s groundhog Uni predicted six more weeks of winter during his 44th annual forecast at Myerstown Recreation Park on Saturday, maintaining his claimed perfect prediction record since 1981.
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Myerstown man faces cruelty to animals charges over snowmobile incident
20-year-old Myerstown resident Jeffrey Horst was charged Thursday over a Jan. 20 incident in Heidelberg Township that attracted regional attention.
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Route 72 bridge at Swatara Creek named after former state Senator Dave Arnold
Route 72 bridge over the Swatara Creek was named after former Lebanon County district attorney and state senator Dave Arnold at a dedication ceremony on Jan. 29.
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St. Cecilia’s Catholic Church announces details for 2025 fasnacht sale (Updated)
St. Cecilia’s Catholic Church of Lebanon has announced some of the details for its annual fasnacht sale.
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Lebanon City Council hears updates on Coleman Memorial Park project
The connector trail to Union Canal Tunnel Park is currently under construction. David Funk, chair of the Coleman Memorial Park Board of Trustees, said the trail is already roughed in and will be paved, weather permitting, in the spring.
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Friends of Old Annville seek solutions to continue Historic Old Annville Day
Friends of Old Annville continue to explore options to ensure Historic Old Annville Day occurs in 2025.
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Lebanon man, 39, arrested in connection with armed robbery at local business
A Lebanon man was arrested and charged with armed robbery after police executed a search warrant at his residence in connection with a January 19 holdup at a business on Lehman Street.
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Myerstown’s ‘church-going’ groundhog Uni reschedules 2025 forecast to Feb. 1
Groundhog Day, traditionally celebrated each year on Feb. 2, will be observed in Myerstown on Saturday, Feb. 1, this year so that Uni, the Union Canal’s prognosticating whistlepig, can “go to church on Sunday,” organizers told LebTown.
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Rezoning request by Bell & Evans tabled by Bethel Twp. Planning Commission
Bethel Township Planning Commission members denied a rezoning request by Bell & Evans at their January meeting to change the land from agricultural to manufacturing.
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South Londonderry Township hears Campbelltown Village Square plans
Developer Ethos Residential detailed a conceptual plan for the 15.15-acre former Alger farm property including 38,000 square-feet of rental space in three buildings and 159 residential units in two buildings.
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Jackson Township submits permits for improved crosswalk, traffic lights
The traffic light project is expected to cost about $29,000, and the crosswalk system was quoted at around $9,200. Both payments will likely come from the general fund, according to supervisor Thomas Houtz.
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Strasburg Rail Road’s restored Cherry Hill station once stood sentinel in Lebanon
A century-old railroad watchman’s box from Lebanon found new life at Strasburg Rail Road, where it has stood since 1960 as the Cherry Hill station welcoming tourists with its whimsical “population 17, more or less” sign.
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Myerstown Borough Council to improve South Railroad Street with CDBG funding
Myerstown Borough Council unanimously approved an agreement with the Redevelopment Authority of the County of Lebanon to undergo a project improving South Railroad Street with up to $180,000 in Community Development Block Grant funding at its meeting Tuesday.
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Timbers granted expanded hours and retail sale of microdistillery liquors
At a South Londonderry Township Zoning Hearing Board (ZHB) meeting Jan. 16, the board unanimously agreed to grant several variances requested by the Timbers Restaurant and rejected another.
