Community Shoutouts

Eastern Enterprises Inc. has finalized its sales of Soldiers Field in Mt. Gretna to the Pennsylvania Chautauqua for a sum of $975,000, according to a list of recent area real estate transactions published by the Daily News.

Flush with $10 million in funding from the Bloomberg Foundation, the Commonwealth is acting to drastically expand access to naloxone by making it available today, for free, at nearly 80 locations across the Commonwealth.

Bloomberg Philanthropies is donating $10 million to the Commonwealth to fight the opioid crisis.

The United Way of Lebanon County held its Mid-Campaign Community Meeting last night at the Lebanon Country Club, marking about 50% progress towards its 2018-2019 campaign.

Lebanon’s first medical marijuana dispensary is expected to open in the coming weeks (or months) in the old Mann Building at 815 Cumberland Street. Here’s a list of qualifying conditions as well as doctors in Lebanon County who are approved to prescribe medical marijuana.

According to a report by WITF, the United Way of Lebanon County is one of several organizations to receive a grant to help Puerto Ricans displaced by Hurricane Maria.

The culmination of a process that began in January 2017, the Cedar Crest High School Student Council will host the Pennsylvania Association of Student Councils this week for the group’s annual convention, beginning Thursday and ending Saturday with most activities at the Evergreen Road high school campus.

Lebanon has another public mural, thanks to the organizers of the Mural-90 project.

The Lebanon County Commissioners recognized local man Ken Long yesterday for his replacement of more than 120 headstones of American military vets in Lebanon County.

South Lebanon Township Police posted to Facebook today announcing a new internal database for people with autism and Asperger’s syndrome.

The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has been testing a new fall foliage map this year, with the latest release showing that Lebanon County is approaching the period of the best color.

The Lebanon County Commission for Women is seeking nominations in its annual Women’s Hall of Fame, which honors women who have made significant contributions to Lebanon County through their profession and/or volunteerism while serving as role models.

Penn State announced yesterday that the College of Medicine has been awarded a $4m grant by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as part of its REACH program, an acronym for “Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health.”

Twelve WWII veterans of the 95th Infantry Division returned to Fort Indiantown Gap last month to rededicate their division monument.

Last week the Pennsylvania Chautauqua announced the successful acquisition of Soldiers Field, which was first used for military training in the 1880’s.