Sunoco paid Pennsylvania half a million dollars in fines for polluting Snitz Creek in Lebanon County in connection to their Mariner East 2 Pipeline Project, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
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🔗 Comcast opens North Cornwall Township store on Wednesday
Comcast will open a store at Cedar Crest Square at 1792 Quentin Road in North Cornwall Township, Lebanon County on Wednesday.
🔗 Lebanon County police officer arrested for alleged involvement in U.S. Capitol riots
A North Cornwall Township Police officer has been arrested in connection to the riots at the United States Capitol.
🔗 Candidates line up for GOP nomination for open Pa. Senate seat; Democrats still searching for one
GOP candidates so far include Gregory Moreland, Larry Minnich, William Bering Jr., Christopher Gebhard, Kenneth Rummel, and Thomas Morrissey Jr., all from Lebanon County; Maureen Roth from Dauphin County; and Thomas Ryan and Robert Harkins from York County.
🔗 Pop-up COVID-19 test site slated to open Saturday in Lebanon County as part of state’s extended testing program
The site will be open Saturday through Wednesday, Feb. 17 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Lebanon County Fire School, 833 Metro Drive, Lebanon.
🔗 Small airplane conducts emergency landing on Pa. Turnpike in Lebanon County
On Monday evening around 6:45 p.m., a Cessna plane emergency-landed on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, about a mile west from the Lawn Plaza Center in Lebanon County.
🔗 Friendly’s has a new owner
The restaurant chain that was once owned by the Hershey Foods Corporation has a new owner. Amici Partners Group announced last week that it had completed the acquisition of Friendly’s Restaurants. The group said it plans to continue to keep all of the locations open.
🔗 Uni the creek-sailing Groundhog masks up as popular central PA tradition is canceled
This year, Uni’s normally scheduled travel down Tulpehocken Creek at Myerstown Community Park on Feb. 2, has, like many other voyages, been canceled due to the coronavirus.
🔗 Special election date set to fill seat left vacant by Sen. Dave Arnold’s death
A special election to fill the 48th state senatorial district seat left vacant by the recent death of Sen. Dave Arnold will be held on May 18.
🔗 Shooting competition in Palmyra prevails despite COVID-19
The 22nd Annual Palmyra Invitational, a shooting competition, took place Sunday afternoon with precautions for COVID-19.
🔗 Fatal house fire in Lebanon kills two, displaces others
Two women died in a house fire on N. 11th Street in Lebanon Friday morning according to Lebanon City Fire Department.
🔗 Dunkin’ in Campbelltown now plans to open next week
LebTown spoke to franchise owner BJ Patel by phone today. Inspections are done, staff is almost all hired, and the location is expected to open sometime next week. We’ve updated our original story.
🔗 National Film Registry adds ‘Grease’ to list; film directed by Lebanon County native Randal Kleiser
Randal Kleiser – George Lucas’ college roommate, the director of Grease, and originally a Lebanon County native. Kleiser also attended the 1995 opening of the Allen Theatre. Learn more about Kleiser and other ties between the Lucas universe and Lebanon County in this 2019 article.
🔗 Myerstown man arrested during Capitol insurrection unrepentant: ‘The doors were open.’
Terry Brown, a 69-year-old retired public safety code enforcement officer, is one of just 14 people arrested inside the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, and the only one from Pennsylvania.
🔗 Planned Walmart warehouse west of Route 72 divides residents, businesses
Businesses and residents near a planned 412,000-square-foot Walmart warehouse have mixed opinions on the development, as locals consider promises of employment and economic growth alongside concerns over potential traffic issues and the project’s environmental and visual impact.
