“The Maze Runner”



            “The Maze Runner” is supposedly the beginning of yet another franchise based on a violent book series aimed at teenagers. The easy label is that it’s a “Hunger Games” knockoff, but I see it more as an “Ender’s Game” knockoff. Whatever it’s primarily knocking off, it still seems like a movie we’ve been seeing a lot of lately.             […]

Catch The Buss



Palmyra High School cheerleader Kayla Smith jumps for a kiss during the Sept. 20 football game at Trinity. How did the Sun Country teams do on the field? Find out on Pages 12-15. Photo: Kevin J. Fischer.

‘Fur and Bones’

Neighbors Find

It may take a village to raise a child, but all it took was a dedicated group of neighbors to rescue, support and ultimately save a small black cat that was in dire straits. According to Nancy Sharp of Castaway Critters (CC), presently custodian of the cat named “Erin” by neighbors who had rescued her on St Patrick’s Day and […]

Photo



Nearly 600 employees of The Hershey Company came to the Giant Center on Sept. 19 to pack more than 200,000 meals for those in need. The record-setting effort was the culmination of “Good to Give Back Week,” the company’s global week of volunteerism. Photo: The Hershey Company.

More Than Memmi

New Post Office

The U.S. Postal Service has told The Sun it is now looking at other potential sites for the new Hershey post office in addition to the old Memmi’s Bakery property. That site, at 204 Hillcrest Road, has been under consideration since at least June. The post office move has been forced by the sale of the current post office building […]

‘Confidential’ Report Released to The Sun

DTSD Concerns Were ‘valid’

Derry Township School District has given The Sun the “detailed, confidential report” prepared by Hartman Underhill & Brubaker concerning “past practices” of the DTSD board of directors. The Sun filed a “Right-To-Know” request for the document, which was mentioned in the “investigation summary” released at the Aug. 25 meeting of the current DTSD board. The board then voted to waive […]

Letters to the Editor



On Sept. 11th we gathered at the Hummelstown Fire Dept. to pay tribute to the lives lost that tragic day 13 years ago. It doesn’t matter how many years go by it will always deserve recognition. I would like to thank Rep. John Payne for taking time from his hectic schedule to be there and share some thoughts. It was […]

The Story



Right now, you’re on Page 2. And you might not want to look at Page 4. If you do, you may find a photo of a horrible traffic accident. A pickup truck collided with a motorcycle on Hersheypark Drive. And the driver of the motorcycle was killed. I was there. I shot the photo. The photo doesn’t show the victim, […]

From Where I Sit



Before I get too far away from our annual vacation trip, I did want to, as promised, report on my vacation reading. Last year, I set a record, reading 12 books over the two weeks we were on Ocracoke Island, N.C. This year, I did a lot of writing and I can only take credit for reading seven books and […]

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