“Minions”



            Let me open by admitting that I am not the target audience for “Minions.” The target audience for this movie is people who do not completely despise the Minions; the gibberish-spewing, jellybean-like henchmen from the “Despicable Me” movies. I believe the Minions are annoying little dummies who shouldn’t have been allowed to ruin two otherwise fine family films. If […]

Fun in The Sun!



Where did Kristie Wilson and her friends go on vacation? Find out on Page 3!

We Are … A Player

Penn State Health Emerges

House cats mark their territory. So do Nittany Lions. On July 7, Penn State Health executives marked the takeover of the St. Joseph Regional Health Network by unveiling a Nittany Lion statue in front of the former St. Joseph Medical Center north of Reading. The 1,500-employee health care provider will now be called Penn State Health St. Joseph, and the […]

Plan For a Pool

New Rec Center

A new recreation center is in the planning stages for Derry Township as the Board of Supervisors approved a $12,500 expenditure for consulting services from Ballard King Associates. Director of Parks and Recreation Matt Mandia said the township has not decided whether a new building will be built or if the old building will be renovated but that it will […]

For Emergency Use Only

Duke Street ‘Joint Causeway’

Plans for the construction of a joint causeway beside the closed Duke Street bridge were unveiled at the July 9 meeting of Hummelstown’s borough council. The causeway, which will be built later this year, will be for emergency vehicles in the case of an emergency. “Well, we’re obviously pleased by the fact that they have agreed to put a temporary […]

Letters to the Editor



I was shocked to read last week’s front page story: a proposed plan, which is clearly not consistent with the downtown development plan that could possibly go forward. Fortunately, one of our township supervisors spoke up and stood up for residents. I believe a similar situation exists in the Middletown Road corridor. Just as Milton Hershey’s Village grew up along […]

Payne’s Report



June is state budget time for the General Assembly. I spent 10 straight days at the Capitol during the last weeks of the month. The number one task every year for the Legislature is to pass a balanced budget for the Commonwealth. I am pleased to say we were able to send a no-tax-increase budget to the governor’s desk prior […]

From Where I Sit



So how was your 4th of July weekend? For Rosemary and me, we always look forward to spending it in Chincoteague, Virginia. For those not familiar, it’s a little fishing village (rapidly becoming a tourist destination) located on the Atlantic Ocean about halfway down the Delmarva Peninsula, about a five and a half hour drive from Hershey. The Assateague Island […]

The Three Rules



You got something to say? Say it here. Or more precisely, say it in the Letters to the Editor section at the top of this page. And by the way, there’s a reason the Letters section is at the top of the page, above this editorial. It’s because The Sun is your newspaper. Yes, Debbie and I are the current […]

H’town Carnival August 3-8



Hummelstown’s annual carnival at Schaffner Memorial Park will be held Aug. 3-8 beginning at 6 p.m. There will be food, games, rides and the following nightly entertainment: Monday, Slick (variety 50s-80s); Tuesday, Jump Start Band (classic rock); Wednesday, Laredo (country); Thursday, Luv Gods (variety); Friday, Soul Solution (R&B/funk & soul); Saturday, Pentagon (oldies). For more info, visit www.tonsoffunshows.com