Lebanon County to jump start transitional housing for youths with launch of new program.
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Curb and sidewalk work on West Main Street in Quentin to begin soon
With PennDOT approval, work on new curbing and sidewalk along a portion of West Main Street in Quentin will start in the next two weeks.
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Pennsylvania’s 1861 fortune-telling law faces modern legal challenge
An 1861 law banning fortune telling for money remains on the books in Pennsylvania, and is affecting modern-day tarot readers and merchants. One is challenging the statute in federal court.
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As problems roiled Penn State Health’s transplant programs, unknowing patients kept hope. Then they were blindsided.
Already sick, former patients of the failed kidney and liver transplant units face rejection and despair as they look elsewhere and grapple with the one thing they cannot afford to lose: time.
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North Cornwall Commons condominium plan under review, waivers approved
The North Cornwall Township Board of Supervisors reviewed the final plan for a 36-unit, three-story condominium to be constructed in North Cornwall Commons Lot 26 at its meeting Tuesday.
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Swatara Township to advertise 2025 budget, will likely raise taxes by 10%
Supervisors voted to advertise the 2025 budget after some final preparations, and it will raise taxes by about 10%, according to township manager Jennifer Harding.
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Annville Free Library’s new director introduced at N. Annville Twp. meeting
North Annville supervisors met the new director of Annville Free Library at their October monthly meeting.
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Municipal officials walk away from 109th annual convention with fresh ideas, info
Elected officials, municipal managers, and other government employees walked away from Thursday’s 109th convention of the Lebanon County Association of Municipal Officials with fresh ideas to bring into their work.
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Cornwall Borough debates email addresses for council members
Cornwall Borough Council debated the pros and cons of licensing email addresses for council members at its meeting Monday.
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Water authority reports inventory of service line pipe material required by EPA
The City of Lebanon Authority reported the results of its inventory of service line pipe material Monday, noting that while the majority or 88.4 percent are copper, there also are 400 that are lead and need to be replaced.
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Union Township supervisors approve two school bus stop signs
Borough manager Brent McFeaters said many drivers blow through the stop signs, so he hopes these new signs will slow drivers.
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Millcreek Township moves forward with plans for salt shed, walking path
The Millcreek Township Board of Supervisors unanimously agreed to move forward with plans to construct a salt shed and walking path with remaining ARPA funds at its meeting Wednesday.
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Gel-like black goo gumming up landfills across the country, including GLRA
It’s a sticky, rubbery, tar-like material known officially as “black goo”—and it’s showing up in landfills across the country including at the Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority (GLRA).
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Shapiro administration floats rewrite of unused energy tax credits
A union-backed rewrite by the Shapiro admin would subsidize energy production as well as lower the bar for investment.
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Increasing nursing home closures in Pa. affect access to and quality of care
When Pa. nursing homes close, families and communities have to fill the gaps. Advocates for older adults warn that more closures loom if structural funding and staffing issues aren’t solved.
