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Annville-Cleona board unanimously moves to delay building project

This article was funded by LebTown donors as part of our Civic Impact Reporting Project. At its Nov. 9 meeting, the Annville-Cleona school board voted unanimously to delay a decision on potential elementary school projects until more options are available. With some opposition, the board also approved the recording and...

Annville, PA · 1d
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Crews contain Lititz field fire before it spread to area homes, damage limited to 2 acres

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A field went up in flames Monday afternoon in Penn Township, but was contained before it spread to nearby properties, according to the fire company. Lititz Fire Company took to Facebook to confirm that part of a field went up in flames near Penn...

Lititz, PA · 2d
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Pennsylvania Gift Shop Gives 10% of Every Sale to a Local Foundation

Every purchase at a newly opened Pennsylvania gift boutique supports more than the person receiving the present. The owners direct 10% of every sale to a foundation created in memory of a daughter, making generosity part of the business from its first day. The couple behind the shop previously ran...

Lititz, PA · 15h
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South Londonderry recognizes Gerry Cassel and Nick Ague for promotions

This article was funded by LebTown donors as part of our Civic Impact Reporting Project. South Londonderry supervisors voted unanimously Nov. 10 to approve a memorandum of understanding for the creation of a lieutenant position within the South Londonderry Township Police Department. Gerry Cassel was promoted from sergeant to lieutenant...

South Londonderry Township, PA · 22h
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Friday Food Feature with Berks County Eats: Taqueria Comalli

We’ve spent a lot of time reviewing restaurants in West Reading. The Penn Avenue corridor has long been a dining destination. While there are some long-standing spots, the Avenue has seen a lot of restaurants come and go, and in a few cases, it’s seen restaurants grow. That’s...

Berks County, PA · 23h

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Mount Gretna Borough considers tax increase in preliminary budget talks

This article was funded by LebTown donors as part of our Civic Impact Reporting Project. Mount Gretna Borough Council is considering a tax increase to 2.8 mills as part of the preliminary 2027 budget discussed at its Nov. 9 meeting. The current millage rate for borough residents is 2.4 mills.

Mt Gretna, PA · 2d

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Lebanon City Council advances 2027 preliminary budget with tax hike

Lebanon City Council members unanimously passed a proposed $19.7 million preliminary budget that includes a 1-mill tax increase, which is the first increase residents have seen in more than 12 years. Officials voted during a special public meeting Thursday, Nov. 12, to raise the city's millage rate to 5.581 mills. If finalized, the owner of a property with an average assessed value of $104,350 would pay the city $582 in 2027, a $103 increase from 2026. Mayor Sherry Capello said out of the 8,351 taxable properties in the city, 5,872, or more than 70%, have an assessed value of less than $104,350. "I don't want to minimize an increase in taxes, but I think we're not being extravagant," she told the Lebanon Daily News after the meeting. "This is the bare minimum to be responsible, to make sure we are proving appropriate services that the residents have asked for." The last tax increase for the city was in 2015. Capello said that while city officials have been frugal enough to move on without an increase over the last 12 years, the increase is needed to pay for the city's workforce, equipment, vehicles and infrastructure. "The 2027 budget addresses several long-standing

Lebanon, PA · 19h

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Prussian Street Arcade Trades Manheim Megastore for Cozy Willow Street Shop

Prussian Street Arcade opened a new vendor marketplace in Willow Street on November 7, swapping the sprawling scale of its old Manheim location for a tight, 1,500-square-foot storefront tucked into Willow Valley Crossroads at 2424 Willow Street Pike. The shop sits between a Jersey Mike's and a Domino's, in a space that formerly housed a Frisco's restaurant before that eatery closed in 2024.

Manheim, PA · 1d

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Schuylkill County Native Named Principal of St. Joseph Center for Special Learning

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — St. Joseph Center for Special Learning has named Elisabeth Hughes as its new principal, bringing an educator with 24 years of experience and local ties to lead its programs for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Hughes will serve as the center’s chief executive and educational leader, overseeing both its school-age program and Adult Program. She succeeds Bob Giba, who became principal in 2019. Experience in Schuylkill County Schools An Orwigsburg native, Hughes spent more than two decades in the Schuylkill Haven Area School District, where she taught first and third grades before serving as a Title I reading specialist from 2014 to 2024. During that time, she worked with fellow Title I teachers to develop an Orton-Gillingham reading curriculum for kindergarten and second grade. Since January 2025, Hughes has worked as a reading interventionist in the Blue Mountain School District. She holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Elizabethtown College, a master’s degree in education from Alvernia University and a reading specialist certificate from Wilkes University. She also is certified in special education and the Orton-Gillingham approach to reading instruction and has training in Science of Reading methods. “Elisabeth Hughes has spent her

Schuylkill County, PA · 2d

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Cornwall planning advances fire company proposed ordinances

This article was funded by LebTown donors as part of our Civic Impact Reporting Project. The Cornwall Borough Planning Commission advanced ordinances recommended by the Community Fire Company of Cornwall for public safety at a special meeting Monday morning. Fire chief Josh Thies presented the planning commission with five ordinances...

Cornwall, PA · 1d

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Barley Snyder welcomes attorney Michael Votano to Lebanon office

Barley Snyder is pleased to announce that attorney Michael P. Votano has joined the firm as an associate in its Lebanon office. Votano joined the firm in September after earning his J.D. from Penn State Dickinson Law. During law school, he was a member of the Penn State Journal of Law and International Affairs and assisted Professor Shoba Wadhia with updates to Immigration Law and Procedure, a leading immigration law treatise. He also received CALI Awards in Civil Procedure, Secured Transactions, and Legal Writing and Analysis II.

Lebanon, PA · 1d

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Wilson West Lawn Football Prepares for Quarterfinals Clash with Harrisburg

WHITFIELD, Pa. - Wilson West Lawn (4) will face Harrisburg (5) in the district football quarterfinals on Friday. Wilson's defense has allowed just 13 points per game this season, and are looking to slow down the Cougars. "Definitely our mentality is win or go home so we just got to...

Harrisburg, PA · 1d

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Weekend Forecast: Showers Friday, with sunshine to return Saturday and Sunday

Weekend Forecasts are sponsored by Jono Ace Hardware, your modern hardware store with ole' fashioned service. Rain and snow showers will linger into Friday afternoon before clouds give way to partial clearing as we progress into the mid- to late afternoon. Temperatures Friday will remain below average as lower 40s are expected, so bundle up!

Lebanon County, PA · 21h

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Cornwall-Lebanon school board hears campus improvements bids

This article was funded by LebTown donors as part of our Civic Impact Reporting Project. The Cornwall-Lebanon school board plans to take action on an estimated $13.9 million campus improvements project at its regular meeting Nov. 16. The board heard low bids for the project totaling around $7.8 million at...

Cornwall, PA · 21h

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Student reportedly struck by object thrown from moving car; police investigating

LEBANON COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A student at Lebanon Valley College was reportedly struck by an object thrown from a moving vehicle, according to Western Lebanon County Regional Police Department. The incident was reported around 9 p.m. Tuesday, police said. The student told police she was hit in the...

Lebanon County, PA · 2d

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Sailor with ties to Selinsgrove serves aboard USS Newport News

Norfolk, Va. — Petty Officer 2nd Class Theodore Will, a native of Manheim with family ties to Selinsgrove, serves under the sea aboard USS Newport News to ensure Americans’ safety.Will graduated from Manheim Central High School in 2023.“Growing up, I learned that hard work pays off,” Will said. “I come from a small town, so I learned how to develop and find community, which has given me the ability to make friends and bring up others around me while teaching others how to do their job.”Will joined the Navy two and a half years ago.“I joined for financial stability, and my uncle said it was something I would enjoy,” Will said. “Two of my uncles served in the Navy, so I wanted to keep the family tradition going.”Today, Will serves as a nuclear electrician's mate aboard a fast-attack submarine (SSN) homeported at Naval Station Norfolk.Fast-attack submarines, like USS Newport News, are designed to hunt down and destroy enemy submarines and surface ships; strike targets ashore with cruise missiles; carry and deliver Navy SEALs; conduct intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions; and engage in mine warfare. The Virginia-class SSN is the most advanced submarine in the world today. It combines stealth and

Selinsgrove, PA · 2d

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Legal Notice - Proposed Ordinance 2026-17 Adopting a Budget for 2027

Notice is hereby given that at the regularly scheduled public meeting of the Board of Commissioners of Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania to be held on Monday December 14, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. at the Manheim Township Municipal Office, 1840 Municipal Drive, Lancaster, Pennsylvania the Board will consider for enactment, and if appropriate take action to enact, proposed Ordinance 2026-17 the full title and text of which is as follows. AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR MANHEIM TOWNSHIP FOR THE YEAR 2027, thereby adopting the following proposed budgets for the fiscal year 2027: General Fund Budget; Stormwater Management Fund Budget; Golf Fund Budget; General Capital Reserve Fund Budget; Parks Capital Reserve Fund Budget; Highway Aid Fund Budget; and Impact Fee Fund Budget.

Manheim, PA · 2d

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Penn State Berks Biology Ahead Program Sets Students Up for Success

Pictured above: The 2026 Biology Ahead cohort welcomed 13 students from across Pennsylvania, New York, Virginia, and Iowa. Photo courtesy of Samantha Bower. This summer, Penn State Berks hosted the second cohort of its Biology Ahead bridge program for incoming students interested in majoring in biology or another related life science. The goal of the program, which ran from July 5 to July 31, is to enhance academic preparedness and create a support system for its diverse student group.

Berks County, PA · 23h

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Every December, a Historic Pennsylvania German Club Turns Into a Traditional Christkindlmarkt

A German singing society in Lancaster County opens its gates each December for a holiday market built around German traditions. The word Liederkranz roughly means a circle of song, and that musical root still shapes the club today. Most of the year, this is a private club. You need members...

Lancaster County, PA · 1d

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Medical health internships available for rising seniors

Students who are interested in the medical field have many pathways they can take in order to get to their end goal. One of the ways available to high school rising seniors is the Medical Health Professions Senior-only program partnership between BCTC, Reading Hospital Tower Health, and Penn State Berks. Mrs. Del Conte’s presentation on information about these programs states that they have “College-level education, training as a health care professional, and job Shadow experiences.” Some of these programs start at the beginning of the summer for those who want to get a head start, or students can start in the fall or spring semester. At Penn State Berks: there are Introduction to Bioethics, Chemistry Theory, and Chemistry Lab. At Reading Hospital School of Health Science: Medical Terminology, Anatomy & Diseases, Healthcare Systems, Trends, Professions, Technology, Ethics, healthcare skills – vital signs, isolation procedures, breath and bowel sounds, Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider, and First Aid Certifications.

Reading, PA · 2d