Taste of Sicily has now received a total of $10,000 in civil penalties from the state for operating with a suspended license.
Coronavirus
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Pa. GOP can’t unilaterally end Gov. Tom Wolf’s coronavirus disaster declaration, state Supreme Court rules
In the first of two constitutional showdowns, the court rejected the GOP’s argument that it can strip Wolf of his emergency power without his consent.
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Pa. mandates masks for anyone who can’t maintain social distancing while leaving house amid pandemic
Health Secretary Rachel Levine said the order was necessary to prevent another statewide shutdown.
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Evictions could begin before Pa. rental assistance program can provide relief
The program will begin accepting applications July 6, but with the eviction moratorium set to expire a few days later, some fear the cash won’t flow fast enough.
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Politics, fear keep some COVID-positive people from disclosing contacts. What’s the solution?
Some counties are leaning on trusted community messengers to improve contact tracing success.
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Taste of Sicily receives third fine, $6k total in penalties so far from state
Taste of Sicily has now received a total of $6,000 in civil penalties from the state for operating with a suspended license.
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Palmyra library commences curbside pickup, virtual summer learning program
Palmyra Public Library has kicked off a curbside holds pickup and 2020 summer learning program while coronavirus restrictions are still in place.
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Lebanon to begin accepting applications for $350K small business grant program
The money, expected to help 50 to 100 small or very small businesses, comes from federal Community Development Block Grant funds. Applications open June 24.
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$225M state grant program for small businesses to open up in region
Guidelines for the $225 million COVID-19 Relief Statewide Small Business Grants program were released earlier this month by the state Department of Community and Economic Development.
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[Column] Long term care and our seniors
State Rep. Frank Ryan writes: “The COVID-19 pandemic has accentuated the problems and concerns facing our seniors.”
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3 lessons from how schools responded to 1918 pandemic worth heeding today
Three main lessons today’s educators and policymakers can draw from how schools and communities responded to the last century’s pandemic.
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Editorial: No journalistic or public health benefit to Sec. Levine comments
Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine doubled down on the framing of the pandemic in political terms on Friday in a move that LebTown believes will be detrimental to journalistic and public health outcomes.
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[Letter] Lebanon County legislators respond to Secretary Levine snub
Lebanon County legislators respond to Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine’s comments regarding the county being last in the state to remain in the ‘yellow’ phase.
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[Column] Gov. Tom Wolf has failed Lebanon County
Jerry Shenk shares a perspective on Lebanon’s status as the last Pennsylvania county to leave the ‘yellow’ phase of Gov. Tom Wolf’s tiered reopening plan.
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Disinfection procedure for N95 masks by Cedar Crest alum makes LA Times
Albert Nazeeri, a physics student at Caltech, has found a new procedure to disinfect N95 masks.
