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Devastating Fire Destroys Hoagies On Main In Palmyra, Total Loss Reported Devastating Fire Destroys Hoagies On Main In Palmyra, Total Loss Reported
Devastating Fire Destroys Hoagies On Main In Palmyra, Total Loss Reported A fire tore through Hoagies on Main in Palmyra Borough early Friday morning, leaving the beloved Lebanon County sandwich shop a total loss, authorities said. The fire broke out in the 600 block of West Main Street around 12:45 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 10. Crews from the Palmyra Fire Department and surrounding mutual aid companies responded to the scene and worked to extinguish the flames until around 4 a.m., according to emergency dispatch. Palmyra Fire Department detailed their efforts in a release, explaining that firefighters quickly performed an interior attack while the Tower conducted ver…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
Son On Drugs Sentenced For Killing Mom In Pennsylvania Crash Son On Drugs Sentenced For Killing Mom In Pennsylvania Crash
Son On Drugs Sentenced For Killing Mom In Pennsylvania Crash A Palmyra man who killed his mother in a head-on crash while under the influence of multiple drugs has been sentenced to state prison, the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office announced on Monday, Dec. 30. Gavin Meical Kline, 21, admitted to using medical marijuana and antidepressants before crashing on Route 322 in Penn Township on Aug. 22, 2023, killing his 41-year-old mother, Bethany Welch, and seriously injuring another driver. Investigators said Kline attempted to pass a tractor-trailer in a no-passing zone when he crossed into oncoming traffic, colliding head-on with a cargo va…

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Police & Fire
Cellphone Charger Causes Dauphin County House Fire Displacing 6 People, 5 Pets (PHOTOS) Cellphone Charger Causes Dauphin County House Fire Displacing 6 People, 5 Pets (PHOTOS)
Cellphone Charger Causes Dauphin County House Fire Displacing 6 People, 5 Pets (Photos) A cellphone charge burst into flames South Central Pennsylvania home on Wednesday, Oct. 30, officials explained.  The duplex fire broke out in the 200 block of East Canal Street in the village of Sand Beach at 5:09 a.m., according to Union Deposit Volunteer Fire Company 47. A cellphone charger plugged into an overused power strip exploded, sparking the blaze that quickly spread through that home, officials explained.  "All residents got out safely," according to the release.  Four adults, two children, two dogs, and three cats were displaced but tha…

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Business
7 Fast Facts About Central PA's Newest Bookstore (EXCLUSIVE; PHOTOS) 7 Fast Facts About Central PA's Newest Bookstore (EXCLUSIVE; PHOTOS)
7 Fast Facts About Central PA's Newest Bookstore (Exclusive; Photos) A new bookstore brought hundreds of people out in Palmyra on Saturday, Oct. 26. Here's what we've learned about Book Bar and its owner/CEO Brittany Haynes.  "I decided to pursue my big dream of opening a little bookstore by creating Book Bar LLC in the fall of 2023," Brittany wrote on the Book Bar website.  Background Brittany comes from the book world, in 2019, she moved to PA from Ohio (but is originally from Missouri) to start a job with a publishing company in the area after obtaining her Master's degree, she told us in an interview conducted via email. "My now husband and I w…

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by Jillian Pikora