Bethel Township supervisors vote to send business violation letter and to reorganize for 2026 at Jan. 5 meeting.
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Jackson Twp. supervisors reorganize for 2026, pass data center ordinance
Jackson Township held its annual reorganization meeting Jan. 5, reappointing board leadership and approving a data center ordinance restricting such facilities to industrial zones.
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Myerstown reorganization gets heated as four new members are sworn in
Seats were full and personalities clashed at Myerstown Borough Council’s reorganization meeting Monday night as four new members took office.
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4-generation, 120-year Seltzer’s family tradition keeps on smokin’ in Palmyra
Seltzer’s Smokehouse Meats Experience is a tour that’s been gaining in popularity, thanks to tourists arriving by bus to see how Lebanon bologna is smoked at the company’s Palmyra plant.
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Marijuana dispensary asks city zoners for permission to move closer to daycare site
A downtown medical marijuana dispensary wants to move to a building that is closer to a child daycare center than normally allowed.
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Attorneys tell court that Cedar Haven sale is being explored
After being scolded by a judge for lack of progress, attorneys for financially troubled skilled nursing home Cedar Haven say a sale is being pursued.
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Game Commission uses Christmas trees for wildlife habitats in Lebanon County
Wildlife on State Game Lands 145 use the trees for shelter to warm up and hide from predators. Last year, the commission collect over 350 trees to create 17 brush piles.
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East Hanover Township passes 2026 budget, speed limit ordinance
The East Hanover Township Board of Supervisors unanimously agreed to pass the drafted budget for 2026, with no tax increases, at its monthly meeting Monday.
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Bethel Township purchases gear, hires new employee at year-end meeting
Bethel Township supervisors approved the purchase of a $77,442.92 Bobcat compact track loader and hired a new maintenance employee during their Dec. 30 year-end meeting.
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N. Annville Twp. supervisors amend real estate tax rate, revise 2026 budget
North Annville Township supervisors lowered its first-ever and recently created real estate tax by almost half at a special meeting on Monday, Dec. 29.
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Lebanon County emergency tower project moves upward to improve comms system
Lebanon County’s $11.5 million emergency communications project is moving along with an expected completion date of this coming summer.
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Lebanon Bologna Drop returns New Year’s Eve: What you need to know
The 29th annual Lebanon Bologna Drop will take place Wednesday, Dec. 31, with a midnight celebration on S. 8th Street between Chestnut and Cumberland streets.
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Palmyra Borough approves higher fire tax, argument with department continues
The borough approved a steady general fund millage rate, but increased the fire tax by 0.17 mills. Later, a council member called the department’s chief a “pompous ass” in a back-and-forth conversation.
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Lebanon family keeps 80-year Christmas train tradition alive
Lebanon’s Donmoyer family is continuing an 80-year Christmas tradition of setting up an elaborate model train display that honors their late father, who worked for the Reading Railroad.
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Heidelberg Township honors supervisor Ted Cromleigh after 12 years of service
Heidelberg Township supervisors thanked outgoing board member Ted Cromleigh for 12 years of service before approving 2026 tax rates with no increases and addressing several end-of-year agenda items at their December meeting.
