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The increased interest shown by people in taking a break from the overindulgences in booze the past eight months have brought is a sign of the times we live in…and related Covid-19 drinking fatigue.
Due to modeling which now has Pennsylvania on a collision course with an explosion of new coronavirus cases next month, Gov. Tom Wolf Monday announced new restrictions which he and health secretary Dr. Rachel Levine said will help slow the disease’s spread.
St. Luke’s Sacred Heart Campus in Allentown has announced that it will open the Lehigh Valley’s first Level IV medical detoxification unit early next year, providing 24-hour medical supervision to people withdrawing from alcohol or other drugs.
Many Pennsylvania restaurant owners are no doubt breathing a sigh of relief after Gov. Tom Wolf announced Tuesday that they may increase the number of people in their establishments to 50 percent of their maximum seating capacity as of Monday, Sept. 21.
Pennsylvania State Police at Belfast say their investigation of a single-vehicle accident that recently occurred on the I-78 west on ramp from Rt. 33 south in Lower Saucon Township concluded that it was DUI-related.
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board has thrown a wet blanket of sorts on the solutions some bars and restaurants have devised in their effort to continue operating under Gov. Tom Wolf’s updated restrictions to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
The Colony Meadery specializes in award-winning and innovative meads, which are a honey-based alcoholic drink. Their popular canned session meads are currently being offered Sunday mornings at the Saucon Valley Farmers’ Market.
Father’s Day is nearly here, and Trish and Diane of ROOT Crafted Cocktail Mixers think dad’s really earned a special drink this year. Exclusively for Saucon Source readers, they’ve shared an easy recipe for one he’s sure to love.
The curbside sale of cocktails was made possible last week when Gov. Tom Wolf signed into law House Bill 327 on May 21. The law took effect immediately and allows restaurants, bars and hotels with a liquor license to temporarily sell cocktails to go.
Pennsylvania isn’t exactly known for having liberal liquor laws, but the coronavirus pandemic has led to some loosening of the state’s notoriously restrictive sales system, and that could continue if a bill to allow mixed drink sales ‘to go’ is signed by Gov. Tom Wolf.