2021-07-08 E-Edition

Hidden in Hershey

Kristin Leader-Ramirez helps Dr. Graham Jeffries pick squash at the Hershey Community Garden. Where’s that? Find out on Page 3.

Visualize Warehouses


When the Three Mile Island power station was shut down in 2019, some wondered whether Londonderry Township could cope with the loss of tax revenue from the power plant. Worry not. The township moved quickly to revise its regulations to allow logistics companies to take advantage of the township’s open spaces and major roads. The real estate taxes from the […]

Steiner Says Why

On June 28, Derry Township School Board member Tricia Steiner resigned from the board, citing “family and personal circumstances.” In an open letter to The Sun, Steiner outlined those circumstances in detail. Here is that letter … In this age of misinformation and misrepresentation, I want the constituents of Derry Township to understand the sole reason for my recent resignation […]

Letters to the Editor

Team Java would just like to send out a huge “Thank You” to the entire Sun Country community for turning out for the inaugural JavaPalooza. It was our party, we invited you, and you made it a great success. You supported local live music. Our bands loved it. You supported local businesses. Our vendors and sponsors appreciate it. You supported […]

From Where I Sit


On Tuesday, June 15, we had a very special event here at Traditions of Hershey with the premiere presentation of the video “Voices of Campbelltown: A Glimpse into the Past,” the project of the broadcast journalism class at Palmyra High School. Back in Nov. 2019, Pat Krebs, president of the Campbelltown Community Alliance, approached Palmyra High broadcast journalism teacher Susan […]

A Few Bad Apples


Every year, for at least 10 years beginning in my early 20s, my friends and I would pile into a car and drive two and a half hours to West Virginia in late June. Our objective: To buy fireworks that were illegal in Pennsylvania at a stand just beyond the West Virginia boarder. See, back then you couldn’t get “the […]

Shine a Light

Opinions by our readers

The 2021 Lend A Hand (LAH) Field Hockey fundraiser was once again a virtual fundraiser. In January of 2021, the committee met via Zoom and decided not to have an onsite event this year due to the pandemic. In March of 2021, four recipients were selected to receive support from this year’s LAH campaign. The 2021 recipients were Annie Goerl […]

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Hidden in Hershey