Myerstown officials rescheduled the borough’s Easter Egg Hunt for April 4 after residents expressed strong support for the event, which had been canceled days before its original March 28 date.
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Myerstown council workshop considers chicken ordinance, police options
Myerstown Borough Council discussed expanding chicken-keeping rules and securing a police coverage contract at its March 25 workshop, and separately agreed to cancel this year’s Easter Egg Hunt due to insufficient preparation time.
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Myerstown Borough Council appoints new councilman in mixed vote
After holding public interviews of four candidates Tuesday, March 10, Myerstown Borough Council appointed Robert Fullenlove to a council seat formerly held by Stacey Hackman. Fullenlove, who will serve until the end of the term in January of 2028, acted as a councilman for the remainder of the meeting.
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Myerstown’s Isaac Meier Homestead plans year of colonial events & classes
From pottery and rug-hooking classes to haunted hayrides and a Pennsylvania Charter Day celebration, the Isaac Meier Homestead has planned a year-round slate of colonial-themed events for 2026.
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Myerstown Borough Council hears public input on police coverage options, costs
Myerstown Borough Council held a public forum Saturday to gather resident input on police coverage options ranging from a one-officer local department to a regional contract, with estimated first-year costs spanning from $0 for continued state police coverage to more than $835,000 for charter membership with the Lebanon County Regional Police Department.
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Myerstown Borough Council seeks applicants for vacant council seat
Following the resignation of councilwoman Stacey Hackman, Myerstown Borough Council is looking for letters of interest from residents who wish to serve the remainder of her term.
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Lebanon County’s Uni sees shadow, forecasts six more weeks of winter
During a chilly ceremony conducted by the Union Kanaal Grundsau Lodsch #17 of Eastern Lebanon County Monday morning, Uni predicted six more weeks of winter, evidently seeing his shadow as he traversed the Tulpehocken Creek.
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Uni the groundhog to make 45th annual Groundhog Day forecast in Myerstown
Uni the groundhog will make his 45th annual weather forecast Feb. 2 at 8 a.m. at Myerstown Recreation Park, floating down Tulpehocken Creek before predicting the arrival of spring in Pennsylvania Dutch and English.
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PennDOT schedules utility pole work on Richland Avenue, Myerstown
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has scheduled utility pole replacement work this week on Richland Avenue (Route 2011) in Myerstown.
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Myerstown Borough Council waits on solicitor appointment
Following discussion on the possible appointment of a new solicitor at its reorganization meeting Jan. 5, Myerstown Borough Council opted to table action on the matter at its regular meeting Tuesday.
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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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Myerstown Wastewater Treatment Facility receives PRWA recognition
The Pennsylvania Rural Water Association awarded the Myerstown Wastewater Treatment Facility with its annual Wastewater System of the Year award for 2025.
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Myerstown council president delivers farewell after 14 years of service
Amidst routine end-of-year business, Myerstown Borough Council’s Dec. 9 meeting was weighted with the knowledge that four of seven council members will not return in January.
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Myerstown heritage museum will display local history through artifacts
Volunteers with Myerstown Area Heritage Center and Museum are hard at work cataloging and sorting collected items into exhibits, meant to represent different parts of the area’s history.
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Route 501 bridge in Myerstown reopens
PennDOT reopened the Route 501 bridge over Tulpehocken Creek in Myerstown Borough on Friday, about a month after its originally planned Oct. 20 opening date.
