St. Cecilia’s Catholic Church of Lebanon has announced details for its annual pre-Lenten fasnacht sale.
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Agency on Aging offers free help for expanded property tax/rent rebates
The Lebanon County Area Agency on Aging will provide free application assistance for Pennsylvania’s Property Tax/Rent Rebate program for the 2025 benefit year.
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South Londonderry receives funding for a second roundabout on South Forge Road
The $1.75 million in grants will help cover the anticipated $2 million price tag.
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Lebanon city will begin side street clean up Thursday; vehicles must be removed
Lebanon will begin secondary street snow removal Thursday at 7 a.m., targeting specific streets over two days with vehicles required to be removed or face tickets and towing.
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Cornwall police investigate strong-arm robbery at Miners Village hockey rink
Cornwall Borough Police are investigating a strong-arm robbery Saturday morning at Miners Village hockey rink in which two men assaulted a juvenile and stole his backpack and phone.
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Breakfast Wars, Season 2: Cafe Haj Paj (Lebanon Valley Food Critics)
The Lebanon Valley Food Critics kick off Season 2 of Breakfast Wars with a visit to Cafe Haj Paj in Annville.
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Maddie Shanfelder follows her grandpa’s path as standout soccer goalie, wrestler
Inspired by her grandfather’s athletic legacy, Cedar Crest’s Maddie Shanfelder recorded 108 saves as a soccer goalkeeper this fall while collecting 27 wrestling wins as a freshman and winning the 2025 Chocolatetown Open.
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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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Local referee Ted Thompson retires after 41 years of officiating football
Ted Thompson, 69, retired from officiating local high school and youth football after 41 years, during which he worked more than 1,000 games, spending the last 25 years as a referee.
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Lebanon city begins snow removal following weekend storm
Lebanon City will haul snow overnight Tuesday and Wednesday from seven designated streets, requiring parking bans and encouraging residents to shovel sidewalk snow into parking lanes by Thursday’s extended deadline.
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Palmyra school board to vote on contentious French book at next meeting
The book “Alice: La Liste” will be placed on the agenda for a vote at the Feb. 12 meeting after some board members expressed concern that the French reader included “fringe topics.”
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Harrisburg lobbyist pitches possible grants to cover CTC building costs
School Facility Improvement grants or the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program could cover much, not all costs of renovation or replacement of the Lebanon County Career & Technology Center's building, lobbyist tells school committee.
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Who Knew? The Alden Villa connection to James Garfield
Cornwall historian Bruce Chadbourne examines how President James Garfield’s 79-day suffering after his July 1881 assassination affected Lebanon Valley residents, including craftsmen working on Alden Villa who memorialized his death in a hidden inscription.
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ELCO board splits vote for first reading of a sex-based facility-usage policy
The board voted 5-4 to approve the first reading of the policy. The members that voted against it raised concerns with going against their legal counsel’s advice of waiting until Supreme Court decisions are released.
