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Introducing the Open Air Initiative!

Downtown Lewisburg has been busy putting the pieces into place for safe reopening. We want people to come downtown, visit the shops, patronize the restaurants and bars, and enjoy themselves. We also want them to be able to do all that safely. Even in Green Phase there are still significant restrictions on capacity in eating […]

Masks — Public Health Not Politics!

Be smart, be responsible, be kind — wear a mask! It’s not a reflection on your bravery; it is a reflection of your concern for others. Masks have become a contentious and confusing topic, but the information from good sources is quite clear: their use is recommended for almost everyone (other than the very young or infirm) […]

It’s Not Easy Being Green — Masks, Distancing, and Hygiene Continue

Here is a transcript of the Radio Free Lewisburg podcast interview with Bob Garrett of the Greater Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce from the day before Snyder County went Green. It continues to be relevant, with other counties shifting to green over time. In it, in case you're wondering, Bob mentions masks thirteen times in […]

Green Means Go? Not Quite!

Union and Northumberland Counties are currently slated to stay in Yellow Phase for now, owing to somewhat higher coronavirus case counts in the past two weeks. Snyder County and many others to the north and west of Union are "going green" though. So now everyone is looking at what this new designation means. On the […]

Yellow Means Caution!

This Yellow Phase of the Pennsylvania Coronavirus Pandemic Response will permit some additional business categories as well as daycares to resume operations and yet it will likely not be significantly different from what we're coming out of in many ways. In fact, with the label "aggressive mitigation" it may signal that it's time to be even […]

Some Heroes Make Masks

Why is everyone being asked to wear a mask now? We didn’t know about asymptomatic transmission early on AND we were trying to prevent even greater shortages of personal protective equipment in the event of the public hoarding them at the expense of health care workers’ safety. Please be sure you understand the proper use […]

Members of the community working together to preserve natural settings and streetscapes, strengthen ties among neighbors, and improve the quality of life in Lewisburg for residents and visitors.