Some job reductions planned for Hershey’s GXO-operated Palmyra warehouse, but all employees affected are expected to be able to transfer to Hershey’s new Annville facility.
LebTown Staff
Posted inUpcoming Events
Quittapahilla Audubon Society announces upcoming events for 2022
After resuming field trips this fall, Quittapahilla Audubon Society has announced its next round of free events open to the public through the end of March 2022.
Posted inEducation
LVC Arnold Art Gallery receives $1.5 million gift for endowed directorship
The Suzanne H. Arnold Art Gallery at Lebanon Valley College will receive a new $1.5 million gift from its namesake donor to create a new endowed gallery directorship position, the college announced Wednesday, Dec. 15.
Posted inCrime & Safety
Lebanon man wanted by police; said to have fled arrest in white pickup
34-year-old Victor Rivera, of Lebanon, remains at large heading into Thursday, Dec. 16, following an alleged violent escape from the Lebanon County Sheriff’s Office on the evening of Tuesday, Dec. 14.
🔗 Free Christmas Day takeout meal to be offered at LCCM in Lebanon; all welcome
Reminder: Free Christmas Day meals will be available at Lebanon County Christian Ministries. The meal will be available at LCCM’s 250 S. 7th Street building from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Christmas Day (Saturday, Dec. 25).
Posted inCrime & Safety
Blotter: Theft, overdose, drug possession, firearm all other offenses, harassment
A roundup of the most recent blotters from local police departments.
🔗 Downtown Lebanon plans Bologna Drop for New Year’s Eve; all invited (Updated)
New details released on New Year’s Eve street closures, parking restrictions, and a new public ceremony at 3:00 p.m. unveiling the bologna.
Posted inBusiness & Nonprofits
Target confirms it will open in former Kmart sometime in 2022
Target confirms it will open its first Lebanon County store in 2022.
🔗 Central Pennsylvania man springs into action following deadly Kentucky tornado
Rodney Weber, a Lebanon County resident and volleyball coach, watched like many in horror, witnessing families lose everything. Fueled by compassion, he decided to find a way to help.
Posted inNews
Fort Indiantown Gap begins work on new main gate and visitors center
Fort Indiantown Gap announced on Monday, Dec. 13, that preliminary work on the first of two planned access control points has officially begun.
Posted inNews
Lebanon Transit launches Route 88 to service DHL/Hershey warehouse
In the works for the past eight months, Lebanon Transit opened up service on its newest line, Route 88, on Monday, Nov. 22.
Posted inCrime & Safety
The latest food safety violations in Lebanon County
Here are the most recent food safety violations in Lebanon County, as documented by Pennsylvania’s Department of Agriculture.
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2nd Starbucks coming to Lebanon; Route 422 store to open fall 2022
Starbucks says it will open its second Lebanon County store in fall 2022 on Route 422 in Lebanon.
Posted inUpcoming Events
Wreaths Across America to hold welcome parade, unloading at Gap
Wreaths Across America has two public events scheduled for this Friday, Dec. 17, at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, in advance of the nationwide events planned for Saturday, Dec. 18.
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Line painting planned for I-78 & I-81 in Lebanon, Dauphin counties
Line painting will be performed this week in Lebanon County on eastbound I-78 from the I-81 split to the Route 72 overpass as part of a $5.5 million pavement preservation project.