“Spy”



            Few actors, male or female, comedic or dramatic, have a better track record than Melissa McCarthy. She’s carried “Bridesmaids,” “Identity Thief,” and “The Heat” all past the $100 million mark and even the critical flop “Tammy” managed to laugh sparsely all the way to the bank. I trashed most of these films (I did have some nice things to say about […]

Three Outs



Three businesses, including a custom baseball bat maker, were taken out of the game by a roaring blaze in downtown Hummelstown on Thursday night, June 4. For exclusive Sun coverage, see Page 3. Photo: Jason Coleman-Cobb.

A Ray of Sunshine

‘Love for Leah’

Leah Adkins is the kind of girl who can bring a smile to the face of even the most despondent individual. She’s always upbeat, always friendly and genuinely wants to make your day. However, last January, the bright and always-smiling Leah was diagnosed with a very dark illness. Things started to go downhill for Leah after she discovered a sore […]

Story Didn’t Add Up

Dad Charged with Endangerment

A Palmyra man faces a charge of endangering the welfare of a child after police said he left his child in a hot car while he was at Tröegs Brewing Company on Hersheypark Drive. Police filed the charges against 40-year-old Justin E. Haines after police responded to the brewery around 4:45 p.m., Friday, May 29. Police said that when they […]

‘We Are Stuck’

In Palmyra Borough

Stormwater management, sinkholes, the new fire house, budget constraints and Fireman’s Park continue to be a problem for Palmyra Borough Council members. The June 9 workshop meeting once again turned into a rather heated debate about all of these issues, but almost everyone agreed that stormwater management and sinkhole repairs need to be at the top of the priority list. […]

Letters to the Editor



Before we get started, I have to correct a mistake I made in last week’s issue. In the graduation section, one grad was missing: Lower Dauphin’s Makenna Cummings. Makenna appeared regularly on LD’s Distinguished Honor Roll and is headed to Marywood University in Scranton. My apologies! Now, in the mail bag, we have a response to a response to my […]

Castaway Critter of the Week



Private Richard Myers

Defenders of the Light

Army Pvt. Richard E. Myers has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed […]

From Where I Sit



I’m still recovering Monday morning after the three-day 25th annual World War II Weekend at the Reading Airport. As predicted in last week’s column, this 25th anniversary weekend was one of the best to date. I’ve been attending for more than 15 of those 25 years and in the early days I even set up a display in the main […]

The Big C



What do I think of the fundraiser being planned to support Lisa Mearkle, the Hummelstown police officer charged in the shooting of David Kassick? I think it’s great. And what would I think if someone else wanted to have a fundraiser to support the Kassick family? I think that would be great, too. How is that possible? How can you […]