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Will beaches roar back?

To some, the beginning of summer means trips to the beach. Yet in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there had been questions as to whether those beaches would be open for people to enjoy after nearly three months of stay-at-home orders. As mid-June approaches, the answer as to whether beaches are open is “well, kind of.” While beaches in Ocean City, Maryland, report that it’s close to business as usual, other locales across the nation are still taking precautions — in some cases opening at limited capacity — as states advance through their respective COVID-19 recovery ...

Area businesses navigate a wedding season impacted by COVID19

vents canceled or postponed, flowers being destroyed because there’s no way to get them shipped, these are just some of the realities of running a business related to the wedding industry in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to The Knot, a popular wedding website, weddings cost ...

Venues adapting to canceled, rescheduled weddings

For brides-to-be in the time of COVID-19, the pandemic has been less about social distancing and hand sanitizing, and more about putting your dreams on hold and postponing that special day. According to Becky Yeagle, general manager at Herman & Luther’s, Montoursville, a wedding venue and caterer, brides are choosing to reschedule rather than cancel as a option. “The brides still want to get married. ...they’re just postponing to a later date. Some of our brides have opted to get married at their house with immediate family and then they’re going to have a larger celebration ...

Local attorneys weigh in on state dispute on COVID-19

Local attorneys were split on the General Assembly’s decision to countermand Gov. Tom Wolf’s actions closing businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, which will prompt a fight in courts. Where the governor’s emergency powers end is unclear, but state legislators would need to amend or repeal the law giving him that authority to effectuate change, rather than dictating how his authority is carried out, said Clifford Rieders, with Rieders, Travis, Humphrey, Waters & Dohrmann Attorneys-at-law. “Like all litigation, it’s not cut and dried,” he said. The state General ...

Mayor denying all permits for mass gatherings in July

Mayor Derek Slaughter said he has denied permits for all mass gatherings during July due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That would stop the proposed meeting of the neo-Nazi National Socialist Movement rally that was considering applying for a permit for July 18, according to Slaughter. Lycoming County remains in a green phase of Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to reopen the state economy. Despite the state General Assembly voting to end Wolf’s emergency declaration, Wolf has refused to sign and it remains legally alive as a measure by Wolf and state Department of Health to control the spread ...

Lycoming Mall Victoria’s Secrets to close

Victoria’s Secret boutiques have closed in the Lycoming Mall and Susquehanna Valley Mall, the Daily Item, a newspaper in Sunbury, reported on Thursday. Susquehanna Valley Mall general manager Margie Deppen confirmed a Facebook notice announcing the lingerie company has closed the store. Deppen told the Daily Item it is so far the only confirmed permanent closure of a mall store during the coronavirus pandemic. L Brands, the parent company of Victoria’s Secret, announced plans in late May to close about 250 stores in the U.S. and Canada, USA Today reported. L Brands also planned ...