Work is starting on the 10th Street repaving project in Lebanon, part of a years-long repaving and underground utility upgrade program for the city’s main arteries that began in 2019.
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Recent Lebanon County obituaries for week of August 22
Here are the latest obituaries from around Lebanon County.
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County youth agency says placement of juvenile offenders keeps getting harder
A lack of available facilities for community-based placement of juvenile offenders who require post release supervision is a problem plaguing Pennsylvania.
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Commonwealth Court orders Pa.’s health department to release information on medical marijuana program
For more than a year, the Department of Health has fought to block Spotlight PA’s request for information. Judges rejected the agency’s arguments calling one claim “undeveloped.”
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City denies open records request for police video of Gunner shooting
The City of Lebanon denied an open records request made by LebTown for a law enforcement recording of the July 6 fatal shooting of Gunner, a 15-month-old dog, by a Lebanon police officer.
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LCCD to spray for mosquitoes in Jonestown Thursday night
The Lebanon County Conservation District will be conducting a targeted mosquito spraying operating in Jonestown on Thursday evening, Aug. 18.
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Pa. lawmakers are set to get huge raises next year. They can return them, but almost nobody does.
Inflation is pushing the Pa. legislature’s annual cost-of-living adjustments even higher, with base salaries expected to exceed $100,000 in 2023.
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North Lebanon supervisors approve plan for Starbucks, Jersey Mike’s and Verizon
At Monday’s meeting, the North Lebanon township Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the preliminary/final land development plan for 2203 W. Cumberland St.
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Pa. lawmakers weigh bill that would allow independents to vote on primary candidates
Pennsylvania has closed primary elections, meaning only registered Democrats and Republicans can vote for candidates from those parties and choose who will advance to the general.
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Plane bound for Myerstown crashes in West Virginia; 3 dead, FAA investigating
A small plane heading from Indiana to Myerstown crashed last Thursday, Aug. 11, near Metz, West Virginia, about 90 miles south of Pittsburgh, resulting in three deaths.
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Recent Lebanon County obituaries for week of August 15
Here are the latest obituaries from around Lebanon County.
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Attorney wants Lebanon city police to provide body cam footage of dog’s death
An attorney specializing in animal law is seeking answers – as well as unspecified monetary damages – from Lebanon city police for the shooting death of a dog in July.
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South Londonderry supervisors give preliminary nod to new office building
At Tuesday’s meeting, the South Londonderry Township Board of Supervisors unanimously offered preliminary approval to construction of a corporate office building for commercial cleaning company Environmental Cleaning Solutions.
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West Cornwall Township supervisors close public hearing on zoning update
Supervisors Gibble, Lloyd, and Tulli now have 90 days to vote on the revocation of the current zoning ordinance and map and the adoption of the new ones.
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Section of Route 322 dedicated to memory of late Commissioner Bill Ames
Public officials, colleagues, relatives, and friends gathered in 90-plus-degree heat and humidity Tuesday afternoon in the parking lot of the Mount Gretna Craft Brewery for the unveiling of a sign marking the designation.