Gov Wolf eases COVID-19 gathering rules for restaurants, theaters and casinos lancasteronline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from lancasteronline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
It has been a rough year for Silvio Vitiello, owner of Pocono Brewery Company.
His restaurant in Swiftwater and his taproom location in Whitehall have taken heavy hits from the COVID-19 pandemic, suffering from long-stretch closures, spur-of-the-moment regulations from the state government, and slow-moving assistance.
“We are 35% to 37% in the red from the previous year, and that’s not counting the two months closed, because it wouldn’t be fair. So, it’s a lot more than that,” Vitiello said, estimating that, in all, his restaurants lost half their business for the year.
Vitiello isn’t alone. In fact, if anything, he s among the majority of restaurateurs in the commonwealth.
THE Coal Authority is investigating the sudden appearance of a hole blamed on an old mineshaft on the site of a controversial housing development. The statutory body s move has been welcomed by local councillors concerned about the safety of the planned 343 houses being built on Baileys Field in Darwen by Altham-based McDermott homes. West Pennine ward Conservative Cllr Julie Slater alerted it to the ground collapse on March 5 and said she was very pleased at the investigation. Darwen East Liberal Democrat Cllr Roy Davies, who first warned of the mineshaft problem in March 2018, said it was good news . Cllr Phil Riley, growth boss for Blackburn with Darwen Council which granted planning permission for the scheme near the new Ellison Fold Way, said: We will do whatever we are instructed by the authority to make sure the development is safe.
Specifically, Wolf announced restrictions put in place almost three weeks ago will expire next week.
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Earlier this month, Gov. Wolf announced that restaurants would have to revert to only selling takeout or outdoor dining options, and gyms would be ordered to close.
The measure is slated to last until Jan. 4, 2021. While many restaurants and gyms in Lancaster County are sticking out the shutdown, there are several others that have opened early â or didn t close at all.
âThank God, because our industry is dying,â said Mick Owens, vice president of the Pennsylvania Restaurant & Lodging Association who said the return to some indoor dining will be a financial lifeline for many restaurants.
Some Lancaster County restaurants react after Gov Wolf announces recent COVID-19 restrictions will expire Monday lancasteronline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from lancasteronline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.