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COVID-19 Prompts Creation of Podcast

We've been looking for better ways to connect to neighbors and to connect neighbors to each other for a while, but the Coronavirus emergency response measures have kicked both the need and the will to address the issue into high gear. And so, we have introduced a new neighborhood podcast we're calling Radio Free Lewisburg. […]

10 Things You Can Do

April 2020. Here we are in the midst of a global pandemic. We're all finally starting to recognize that reality. What now??? This disaster has a very unusual time signature. It is both fast and slow. On the one hand, it has been unrolling slowly across the world since the end of last year and […]

Look for the Helpers

Thinking about life in Lewisburg during the time of COVID-19, this is a hard time for everyone. We have healthcare workers on the frontline of dealing with the medical challenge of the infection or -- in our area --at least preparing to be. We are all being asked to make sacrifices and rise to challenges. […]

Social Distancing in Greater Depth

Because the earlier recommendations for business curtailment and social distancing measures was not being heeded, the governor declared a much more definitive closure of physical (in person) operations for all non-life-sustaining businesses in the state, with restaurants shifting to take-out as of 8pm on Thursday evening, March 19, and all others switching over as of […]

Public Health As a Form of Neighborliness

Are you keeping abreast of Coronavirus updates and response? Check these resources regularly: PA Department of HealthCDC (Centers for Disease Control) Coronavirus resourcesWHO (World Health Organization) Coronavirus resourcesGeisinger Coronavirus page and 24/7 hotline, 570-284-3657Evangelical Community Hospital Coronavirus update pageUnion County Coronavirus Information Page2-1-1 United Way Social Service AccessUnion Snyder Community Action Agency As with this […]

Coronavirus Reader

List of resources for further reading (compiled starting Mar 10, being updated) Plans to address the crisis: Ten Weeks to Crush the CurveThe Virus Can Be Stopped, But Only With Harsh Steps, Experts SayContaining COVID-19 Will Devastate the Economy. Here’s the Economic Case for Why It’s Still Our Best Option.Pandemics Depress the Economy, Public Health […]

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.