After about three weeks of shutdown because of the latest spike in COVID-19 leading up to the holidays, bars, restaurants and other food service businesses can start offering indoor service again starting today.

Mechanicsburg is building a reputation as a plum place to do business. From its walkability, to its quaint small town feel and its affordability, it’s a town on the move, attracting entrepreneurs seeking to do business in the borough.

Merchants in the business district say the change – a goal of the Grow Lebanon 2020 economic development plan – will strengthen the city’s economy by bringing not just the city’s workers closer, but others as well. 

Below is a list of 2020's most-read stories. Aside from keeping up with orders and regulations from the state, our readers also learned about business closures, such as XPO Logistics Supply Chain's announcement that it would be shuttering its Carlisle-based distribution center early next year.

It is understandable that a smart investor can still struggle with retirement planning because the decisions about investing for income, spending and legacy are so different from those of the accumulation years. Here are three things that we have seen smart investors get wrong about retirement.

Vaccine distributors across the state will need to direct 10% of each shipment to non-hospital affiliated health care personnel, according to a new order signed by Pennsylvania Department of Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine on Wednesday.

Consumer sentiment in Lancaster County fell for the second consecutive month in December, departing from the national average in that area.

Gov. Tom Wolf’s limited-time mitigation efforts prohibiting all indoor dining at restaurants is still set to expire at 8 a.m. on Jan. 4, Wolf announced in a press conference on Wednesday.

The Labor Department ruled Delta Air Lines discriminated against a pilot after they questioned her psychiatric health amid her raising safety concerns. 

Governor Tom Wolf and Dr. Rachel Levine will discuss COVID-19 in the commonwealth and provide an update on the latest mitigation efforts.

I’m guessing that very few Central Pa. residents will look at the passing of 2020 into 2021 with sentimental wistfulness or even a sense of melancholia.

With the pandemic creating more time in many peoples’ lives along with more free time at home people seem to be paying more attention to financial planning, said Joyce Petrenchak, senior vice president and wealth strategy regional manager for PNC Bank’s northeast region.

Staff can grab dinner, milk, paper goods and laundry detergent after finishing their shift at WellSpan York Hospital. All without leaving the hospital.

Since Dec. 21, 33 restaurants across the state have been closed by inspector order after refusing to comply with Gov. Wolf’s temporary order prohibiting dine-in services.

Now, as coronavirus vaccines roll out across the U.S., top-tier shopping centers are likely to bounce back in the new year, retail experts predict. But those that were in trouble before the COVID-19 crisis may disappear more quickly, as shoppers bypass them for malls offering a more upscale experience, or simply choose to click and shop online.