LebTown recently toured John E. Wengert Memorial Park in Lebanon City. Phase 1 of the $850,000 project is nearly completed with the park’s official opening tentatively scheduled for spring.
Lebanon Valley Rail Trail
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Friends of the Cornwall Iron Furnace unveil interpretive signs at rail trail
One panel has a map that shows 219 historical sites in the area.
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Tower to Town 10-mile run benefitting LVRT’s Wengert Park returns Oct. 2
The 5th annual Tower to Town 10-mile run returns to Clarence Schock Memorial Park Nature Center, commonly known as Governor Dick Park, at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 2.
Posted inNews
S. 22nd Street to be realigned with new bridge over Quittie Creek; $1.3M grant sets stage for phase 6C of LV Rail Trail
Resources are now in place for a development project which will see S. 22nd Street between Chestnut and Cumberland streets transformed, and the Lebanon Valley Rail Trail take a major step towards its ultimate goal.
Posted inHistory
How a railroad rivalry spurred the creation of Penryn Park, Cornwall’s answer to Mount Gretna
The story of Penryn Park is one of 19th-century industry, breezy weekend getaways, baseball, thunderstorms, and the intense rivalry between two Coleman cousins and the railroad lines they managed.
Posted inBusiness & Nonprofits
Developers of Lebanon Catholic site see need for new housing in Lebanon, face zoning hurdles in realizing 326-unit plan
A Lancaster-based developer has a big vision for the site of the former Lebanon Catholic School, but faces zoning hurdles that may see the development plans significantly changed prior to being realized.
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$400,000 grant helps to jumpstart John E. Wengert Memorial Park project
With $400k state grant in hand, John E. Wengert Memorial Park could see shovels in the ground by autumn.
Posted inPeople & Places
Eight of the best bicycle trails in and around Lebanon County
Between rolling fields, forest paths, and wide-open riverside trails, the Susquehanna region is hardly lacking in sights to see from the perch of a bicycle seat.
Posted inPeople & Places
53 acres of Mount Gretna woodland, former amusement park preserved
The Lebanon Valley Conservancy and the Gibble family have preserved a Mount Gretna property that includes the former site of Kauffman Park, an amusement park constructed in the 1920s.
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LVRT to hold last event of season at Root Beer Barrel Oct. 30, rain date Oct. 31
The Root Beer Barrel, a trail-side stand at the Cornwall trailhead of the Lebanon Valley Rail Trail (LVRT), will hold its last event of the season on Saturday, Oct. 30, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Commissioners direct $800k of Marcellus Shale funding to rail trail
The county commissioners approved Thursday by a 2-1 vote its portion of Phase 6C funding in the amount of $800,000 for the Lebanon Valley Rail Trail expansion project.
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Tower to Town 10-mile run set for Oct. 3, will benefit LVRT’s Wengert Park, others
Tower-to-Trail 10-mile run set for Sun., Oct. 3. Will benefit Wengert Memorial Park, Lebanon Valley Conservancy, and Community Health Council.
Posted inReal Estate
Landmark to build Cornwall Junction community across from Cornwall Manor
Future residents will enjoy local area and educational amenities, such as the Lebanon Expo Center and the Cornwall-Lebanon School District.
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Root Beer Barrel at Cornwall Rail Trail reopens June 5, National Trail Day
The iconic barrel-shaped stand will open at 10 a.m. for the “grand re-opening celebration” and stay open until 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 5.
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Work on restaurant, apartments in North Cornwall Commons begins
The first of two 110-unit apartment buildings, a Fairfield Inn by Marriott and a restaurant, Mick’s All American Pub, are all now under construction at North Cornwall Commons.
