Dozens of licensed restaurants, bars and clubs in Pa. cited for violating COVID orders
Updated Jan 15, 2021;
Posted Jan 15, 2021
Gov. Tom Wolf issued pandemic protocols for restaurants and bars in Pennsylvania to follow, and the State Police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement oversees establishments with liquor licenses.
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Dozens of licensed establishments in Pennsylvania have been cited in December for violating the state’s COVID-19 mitigation orders.
According to the latest monthly reports from the Pa. State Police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement, citations have handed out to several establishments in central Pennsylvania including Funck’s Restaurant in Palmyra, Anastacia’s Restaurant & Bar in Harrisburg, Harirai Krup LLC in Shippensburg and Bottoms Up Bar & Grill in Hanover.
The state Department of Agriculture shut down 21 restaurants last week for violating COVID mitigation orders.
While restaurants were allowed to reopen Jan. 4 following a three-week shutdown ordered by Gov. Tom Wolf, they still must abide by capacity limits of 25% to 50%, masking of employees, and limits on alcohol sales.
Each of the restaurants ordered to be shut down were found to be operating in violation of the orders, and management refused to make corrections while an inspector was present, officials said.
The Department of Agriculture inspects restaurants only in counties that do not have health departments .They do not perform restaurant inspections in Allegheny, Bucks, Chester, Erie, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties.
Courtesy of Kiski Police
Police say Ryan Nelson, 20, was suspected of driving under the influence when he flipped his car in Kiski Township on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021.
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A Vandergrift man has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after police say he crashed his car while drunk on Friday in Kiski Township.
Police said Ryan Lee Nelson, 20, had a blood alcohol content of 0.147% when police found him walking barefoot along the road in nearby Apollo, according to a criminal complaint. The legal limit is .08% in Pennsylvania.
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Pennsylvania officials announced three dozen more restaurants that have closed following defiance of the state’s COVID-19 mitigation measures.
The Department of Agriculture earlier this week said the 36 restaurants violated an indoor dining ban which was lifted Jan. 4 following unannounced inspections from Dec. 28 through Jan. 3.
Gov. Wolf s temporary COVID-19 mitigation order mandated the closure of indoor dining, gyms and limiting indoor gatherings to a maximum capacity of 10 people.
The following establishments were ordered temporarily closed according to a spokeswoman for the Department of Agriculture:
Rene s Family Restaurant, East Berlin, Adams County
Crave Cafe, Sinking Spring, Berks County