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.
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🔗 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.
🔗 City of Lebanon officially buys HACC building on Lebanon campus
The sale should be complete by summer 2021. Watch for LebTown’s coverage of this news later this week.
🔗 ‘We were simply shocked’: Central Pa. nonprofits react to receiving millions from Mackenzie Scott, ex-wife of Jeff Bezos
Goodwill Keystone Area received a $10 million unrestricted gift as part of the $4.1 billion donation spree by MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
🔗 Customer pays for 3 weeks of salary for employees at Palmyra restaurant
On Friday night, a loyal customer and friend offered to pay for the salaries of 18 employees at Babe’s Grill House for three weeks after the state moved to shut down indoor dining again citing the recent statewide surge in Covid cases.
🔗 Dean Foods repayment issue appears resolved, but farmers must respond
Pennsylvania officials are confident they have resolved a contentious issue with the Dean Foods estate, which sent letters to dairy farmers and milk haulers demanding they repay money they received for their milk prior to the company’s bankruptcy in November 2019.
🔗 Palmyra man returns engagement ring he found in Long Island bagel shop bathroom
Palmyra man Bill Behring was able to return an engagement ring to its rightful owner after it was left in a bagel shop in New York.
