2021-02-18 E-Edition

‘Worst Case Scenario’


In a roll call vote at its Feb. 11 meeting, Palmyra Area School District School Board approved the district’s 2021- 22 Preliminary General Fund Budget in the amount of $57,701,124 with real estate mills of 16.457. That millage rate represents a 5.27 percent tax increase. “It is the worst case scenario,” Director of Business Affairs Darcy Brenner-Smith said. “We have […]

LD Parents Start Petition


A petition asking the Lower Dauphin School District to offer full-time, face-to-face education as an option for students has been started on the website Change.org. As of Tuesday, Feb. 16, 140 people have signed the petition. The petition is authored by “Concerned Parents” and reads in part: The current hybrid conditions are not sufficient for middle and high school students. […]

Here or Gone?

Much of Hershey’s history has disappeared, but much remains. What should be preserved? See Page 3.

PSP Acquires Hershey Trust Land; Plans to Build New Academy


The Pennsylvania State Police Academy will grow four times larger – from 33.8 acres to 151.7 acres – under a land subdivision plan approved by the Derry Township Board of Supervisors on Feb. 9. The plan is the result of a deal between the Hershey Trust Company and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to transfer eight pieces of land surrounding the […]

What Have We Learned?


Like all of you, I’m reminded every day that we’re in a pandemic. Beginning with taking my kids to school and day care. In the “old days,” I walked right into the school, said hi to everyone and kissed my kids on the cheek as they ran off to play with their friends. Now, we have to wait in a […]

From Where I Sit


As regular readers of this column know, I’m not computer or I-phone literate but thanks to Kelly Nelson, activities director here at Traditions of Hershey, I was able to participate in the Zoom meeting Wednesday, Jan. 27, hosted by the Hershey Derry Township Historical Society featuring an interview and question and answer program with Col. (Ret.) Cole C. Kingseed from […]

50 Years Ago

From The Sun, Feb. 17, 1971:

The initial meeting for the organization of a Men’s Garden Club of Hershey will be held Thursday, Feb. 25, in the Blue Room of the Hershey Community Center Building beginning at 7:30 p.m. All men from local and surrounding communities are invited to attend. The popular musical comedy “Bye Bye Birdie,” will be presented in the Lower Dauphin High School […]

Notes From The Mayor


The winter continues on with these little pesky weather events seemingly two to three times a week. I don’t think we had too many daily temps getting out of the 30s. The snow is not melting too fast much to the delight of neighbor children sledding and playing in the snow. I will continue to look for warmer weather and […]

Shine a Light

Opinions by our readers

One-Way History How can the unique history of Hershey be preserved? The Hershey-Derry Township Historical Society – which is now going by the name “Hershey History Center” – recently addressed that question in a letter to Derry Township Manager Chris Christman: Dear Mr. Christman, On behalf of the Director, the Board and the Preservation committee of the Hershey History Center, […]