“Despicable Me 3”



            “Despicable Me 3” barely contains any of the franchise’s trademark Minions, and the little we do get isn’t really related to the rest of the movie. It’s as if the people at Illumination Animation almost let a “Despicable Me” movie into theaters without any Minions – the horror! I personally can’t stand the Minions, mainly because of the way […]

Hershey’s Blazin’ Fourth



Primanti Going Postal?



Liquor License Apps Primanti Bros. could be coming, in all of its glutenous glory, to the old post office parcel on the 100 block of West Chocolate Avenue in downtown Hershey. The company has applied for a restaurant liquor license transfer from The Tap Room in Harrisburg. There are already more than 40 Primanti Bros. locations in the country, including […]

Couple Faces Charges



In Hummelstown Bank Heist A Hummelstown couple faces charges after police said they worked in tandem to rob the Fulton Bank on West Main Street in Hummelstown shortly before noon Wednesday, June 28. Police said Justin Fruhwirth, 30, from Hummelstown was charged with robbery, possession of an instrument of crime, tampering with evidence, possession of a controlled substance and possession […]

Buchan Drops Federal Case



Coming to Dauphin County? The case of Jaiden Buchan took a new turn in June as lawyers for the former Milton Hershey School student asked for “voluntary dismissal” of her federal civil-rights lawsuit against the School and the Hershey Trust Company. The dismissal comes after a exchange of lengthy legal documents in which the School and Trust argued that Buchan […]

A Tree Fell



There is an old saying that if a tree falls in the forest and no one is there, does it still make a sound? Along the same lines, if a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to report it, did it actually fall? I found myself pondering that very question this week when we received a […]

Letters to the Editor



I enjoy the paper very much always look forward to Thursday. I have no complaints I just want to thank whoever puts all the flags out on the square and along Main Street [in Hummelstown] every holiday. It is beautiful and I enjoy them very much, I am sure a lot of it is in respect to all the men […]

From Where I Sit



Doing some catching up on a few things that have been sitting in my “to do” pile for awhile as we get ready to shut down the paper for a couple of days over the July 4th holiday. Was down to Hummelstown Borough Park Saturday evening, June 24, for our annual visit to the Hummelstown Firemen’s Carnival. Had planned to […]

Castaway Critter of the Week



A Star is Re-Born!