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In front of a crowd of Pennsylvanians standing outside his Palmyra restaurant, Mike Mangano declared on Friday that Taste of Sicily will be staying open — despite its license being suspended for violating the terms of the state’s reopening process.

Palmyra Area School District is investigating social media posts that show a photo of what appears to be a white Palmyra high school student with the n-word labeled over it.

We’ve updated our earlier article about the status of Lebanon County swimming pools this summer in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Election judges in some precincts of Lebanon County declined to give provisional ballots to voters who had already received ballots in the mail, contrary to what is supposed to happen according to state election law.

Co-founder and organizer George Rodriguez said Wednesday that the 13th annual Sweep The Streets 5-on-5 playground basketball event, slated for the first weekend of August every year since its inception, will be forced to move to September or not be played at all, depending on how quickly Pennsylvania returns to ‘normal’ under Gov. Tom Wolf’s color-coded reopening plan.

All 60 polling places in Lebanon County will open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Mail-in ballots may also be dropped off until 8 p.m. at the Lebanon Municipal Building (400 S. 8th Street).

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Tuesday unanimously passed legislation sponsored by Rep. Frank Ryan, R-Lebanon County, to freeze Cost of Living Adjustments for state government officials through 2021.

Butchers across the state, including Bur-Pak Family Foods, a butcher shop in Myerstown, Pennsylvania, are busier than expected right now, with Bur-Pak owner Nelson Burkholder saying he has a full schedule into September when he’s used to scheduling orders a week in advance.

Lifeway Church, based out of the Lebanon Valley Mall, is resuming in-person services on Sunday, May 31. Pastor Jimmy Nimon said they are not requiring people to wear masks and will not be asking people to keep space between each other during the service.

About 1,300 Pennsylvania National Guard members have been activated over the past two months to help out through the pandemic.

A Lebanon County man is making sure we don’t forget essential workers when this pandemic is a thing of the past.

State Representative Russ Diamond is calling for the immediate resignation or removal of Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine through a House Resolution that was introduced Tuesday.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is hearing arguments on a policy that would block people on probation from using medical marijuana in Lebanon County.

The ex-Cedar Crest girls coach, who guided the Falcons to lofty heights from 1999-2003, is now the current Cedar Crest girls coach after Will Wenninger was hired by the Cornwall-Lebanon School Board Monday night.

State Rep. Russ Diamond (R-102) is adding his voice to the calls for the immediate resignation or removal of Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine.