“Going in Style”



            This past weekend was not fun for new releases. No studio wanted to compete with “The Fate of the Furious” in its second weekend, so the slate was kept free of potential blockbusters. The top three movies at the box office were holdovers, nature documentary “Born In China” came in 4th (which did well on a small number of […]

H’town Man Gets to Battle



Unable to Serve From an early age, current Hummelstown resident Mike Diffendall dreamed of serving his country. Shortly after graduating from Hershey High School in 1994, he wanted to join the military. Unfortunately, a medical condition kept him out. “I tried every branch, and every branch said they couldn’t take me,” recalls 41-year-old Diffendall. So Diffendall found another outlet for […]

M&H Gets Grant



Upgrades Coming As the Middletown and Hummelstown Railroad pursues a relocation of its interchange from Middletown to Hummelstown, the railroad got some good news Monday, April 24 … at least in terms of funding its proposed move. The M&H Railroad was awarded a $220,500 grant through the State Transportation Commission, which gave out a total of $40 million in funding. […]

Kids Today



Editor’s Note: Once people stop complaining about the weather, they usually start complaining about “kids today.” So I asked our current intern, Lower Dauphin senior Isaac Ray, to load me up with talking points about … Q: Why are you all obsessed with your smartphones and the Internet? A: Obsessed is a strong word, but I agree that kids now […]

Letters to the Editor



Has The Sun done a story on why Pennsylvania American Water has dug up route 422 on the west side of Palmyra three times within the past year? The recently resurfaced eastbound lane was dug up and patched (poorly), then dug up and patched (fairly well), and is now being dug up again!! Why three times? Can’t all the work […]

That’s Life

Fidget Cube

My youngest asked a couple of weeks ago if she could get a Fidget Cube, a hot new gadget that is apparently sweeping the Internet, or at least the trendy part of the World Wide Web that attracts millennials. “Fidget what?” I responded. Since the sphere of my web searches typically involves current events, recipes and puppy videos, I had […]

From Where I Sit



Was somewhat surprised to see reported practice for the upcoming Big 33 Football Classic this past weekend on television sports reports. The game is still more than a month away unless there has been some yet-to-be-announced change in the Saturday, June 17, date. It’s just the latest question mark in the sad decline of what was once the premier high […]

Castaway Critter of the Week



THE WINNER IS…..



Police Blotter



MOUNT JOY TOWNSHIP SIMPLE ASSAULT CHARGE Northwest Regional Police have filed charges against Brian L. Lezzer, 24, from Manheim, following an alleged incident Friday, April 21. Police charged Lezzer with simple assault and criminal mischief after he allegedly damaged property. ELIZABETHTOWN HINDERING APPREHENSION CHARGE Police charged Albert A Carter Jr., 37, from Elizabethtown, with hindering apprehension in an alleged April […]