Workers at farms and agribusinesses must wear masks as part of new coronavirus-prevention rules from Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Health.
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🔗 Sheetz expands free meal program for children to all store locations during pandemic
Sheetz announced that it has expanded its Kidz Meal Bagz program, which provides free meals to children during the COVID-19 pandemic, to all 600 of its stores.
🔗 Salvation Army continues to help Central PA communities through fundraising campaign
The ‘Your Neighbor Needs You’ relief fund is up over half a million dollars and all of that money is being distributed to Salvation Army posts across the country.
DOH informa que existen 328 casos confirmados en Lebanon, y dos muertes
El Condado de Lebanon tiene 349 casos confirmados de coronavirus, según los datos actuales del Departamento de Salud de Pennsylvania.
🔗 Crowds grow on Lebanon Valley Rail Trail during coronavirus shutdowns
As the novel coronavirus outbreak has shutdown schools, businesses, parks and other places where people used to spend their time, crowds are flocking to the Lebanon Valley Rail Trail.
🔗 Following STEM passion, Palmyra middle schooler makes ‘ear savers’ for mom, other nurses
A Palmyra middle-schooler got a lesson in real-world engineering last week when he discovered he could use his 3D printer to help his mom, and other nurses, deal with the annoyances of wearing surgical masks while at work.
🔗 PennDOT says eight major construction projects in South Central PA may continue
Sixty-one projects across the commonwealth, including sinkhole mitigation along State Route 117 in Palmyra, are allowed to resume work amid the governor’s non-life-essential business closure order.
El estado reconoce la primera muerte por coronavirus en el Condado de Lebanon, 284 casos confirmados hasta ahora
Departamento de Salud de Pensilvania anunció el viernes 10 de abril que el condado de Lebanon ha visto su primera muerte por COVID-19.
🔗 Farm operations of all sizes urged to consider payroll protection loans
There really isn’t a scenario that would prevent a farm from applying for a piece of a $349 billion pie designed to help cover certain costs during the COVD-19 crisis, according to Lancaster Farming’s coverage of a recent Penn State Extension seminar.
🔗 Lebanon city honors WWII veteran with special proclamation for turning 100
FOX43 has video from Saturday’s birthday celebration for WWII veteran Dale Chapman.
🔗 Pennsylvania American Water begins $1.6 million water line upgrade in Palmyra Borough
Pennsylvania American Water announced the start of construction to replace nearly 8,000 feet of aging three and six-inch cast iron water main dating back to the 1940s in Palmyra Borough.
Resumen diario de las noticias sobre el Coronavirus en el Condado de Lebanon
Como un nuevo servicio comunitario, LebTown comenzará a publicar resúmenes en Español sobre las noticias de el Coronavirus. Haremos todo lo posible para transmitir al público la mayor cantidad de información posible.
🔗 Central Pa. restaurant ordered to pay $40K to college student who says he was the target of racial slurs
A federal judge Monday ordered a central Pennsylvania restaurant to pay $40,000 in damages to a black Lebanon Valley College student who claimed he was the victim of blatant racial discrimination.
🔗 Lebanon Middle School counselors let students know they will “Stand by Me”
Lebanon Middle School’s counselors teamed up for this lip-dub video set to the Ben E. King classic, “Stand by Me.”
🔗 ELCO Middle School teachers say “Hello” to students through music video
Faculty and staff at Eastern Lebanon County Middle School took on a big project to reconnect and say “Hello” to their students.