Lehigh Valley bars accused of violating state’s holiday COVID shutdown
Updated Jan 31, 2021;
Pennsylvania State Police on Friday announced citations against Lehigh Valley bars and restaurants for allegedly violating the three-week ban on indoor dining over the holidays.
Gov. Tom Wolf and Dr. Rachel Levine, then the state’s health secretary, instituted the temporary ban that also affected businesses like gyms and casinos as well as high school sports, from Dec. 12 to Jan. 4.
“This virus continues to rage in Pennsylvania,” Wolf said at the time. “And over the past several weeks it’s become clear that we need to take further mitigation actions to protect Pennsylvanians and stop the spread of COVID-19. We all hoped it wouldn’t come to this.”
15 more Pa. restaurants receive closure notices for defying COVID orders
Updated Jan 21, 2021;
Posted Jan 20, 2021
Taste of Sicily in Palmyra is among the restaurants that received closure notices Jan. 11-17 from the Pa. Department of Agriculture. Community members and elected officials attended a protest in June in support of the restaurant which has been defying Gov. Tom Wolf s COVID mitigation orders.
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More than a dozen Pennsylvania restaurants received closure notices in the past week for not following the state’s COVID-19 mitigation orders.
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture announced today 15 restaurants disobeyed Gov. Tom Wolf’s pandemic protocols. The inspections took place Jan. 11-17.
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.
Two dozen more Pa. restaurants receive closure notices for defying COVID orders
Updated Jan 13, 2021;
Posted Jan 13, 2021
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture announced another round of closure notices for restaurants.
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More restaurants in Pennsylvania have been ordered to close for not following the state’s COVID-19 enforcement orders.
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture announced today 24 restaurants received closure notices for defying Gov. Tom Wolf’s measures. The inspections took place Jan. 4-10.
In the one week period, the department conducted 729 inspections of which 171 visits were prompted by complaints about COVID-19 mitigation orders not being followed. An additional 130 of those visits were deemed followups for COVID-specific complaints.
100+ PA Restaurants Shut For Defying COVID Rules: See Full List - Norristown, PA - The state has now shut down 109 restaurants for defying COVID-19 mitigation orders. See the full list of businesses impacted: