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Antique Auto ShowGiant CenterOct. 4 to Oct. 7High Peppa Pig Live!Hershey TheatreFriday, October 6Low

H’town Prepares For Train Derail

This is a Drill

The Hummelstown Emergency Management Agency recently met to discuss the “what ifs” should a train derail in the borough. The agency conducted a “table top exercise” of a train derailment and outlined simulated scenarios at its most recent meeting on Monday, Sept. 25. Hummelstown councilwoman Dee VanGavree, who also chairs the Emergency Preparedness Oversight Committee, said the agency hopes to […]

Police Blotter



HuMMeLstoWn Drug Paraphernalia Police charged Kyle R. Marshall with possession of drug paraphernalia in an alleged Sept. 29 incident at the intersection of John and Main streets. Police said Marshall was charged after a vehicle he was traveling in was pulled over during a traffic stop. Theft at Lower Dauphin Police are investigating a reported theft of items taken from […]

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Hummelstown Parade Set



It’s Halloween Season The Hummelstown Community Foundation has announced that this year’s Halloween Parade will be held Oct. 30, 7 p.m. The parade route will be the same as in years past with the parade forming on Poplar Avenue and Prospect Street. Anyone wishing to enter the parade must register online at hummelstownparade.webs.com by Oct. 29. Registration is free and […]

‘They Won’t Follow’



Speed on Goldfinch At its Sept. 26 meeting, the South Hanover Township (SHT) Board of Supervisors entertained a request for a speed limit change from 35 mph to 25 mph on Goldfinch Lane, but made no decision. “The road was designed to handle 35 mph traffic but it meets the criteria for residential state regulation of 25 mph,” SHT Engineer […]

Citizens Fire Open House



Citizens Fire Company in Palmyra will host an open house Oct. 8 at its new fire station. The event will run from 1-5 p.m. with the formal dedication at 2 p.m. The event will include station tours and safety displays for kids along with fire, police and EMS units. Free food will be available after the dedication. The station is […]

First Friday At College of Med



The Department of Humanities at Penn State College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, will host a First Friday presentation, The Art of Collaboration, with The Metta String Quartet on Friday, Oct. 6, noon, in the Junker Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public. No preregistration is required. For more info, contact Claire de Boer atcdeboer@pennstatehealth.psu.edu or […]

Stoverdale Hosts brothers in Grace



Stoverdale UMC will host Brothers in Grace in concert Oct. 14, 6 p.m., for gospel music and ministry. Light refreshments will follow. A free-will offering will be collected. The church is located on the corner of Wood Road and the Hummelstown/ Middletown Road, one mile south of Route 322.