Notes From The Mayor


It’s official: Hummelstown will stay in the 106th District of the state House of Representatives. The state Supreme Court heard the arguments and last Wednesday made its ruling. All the representatives can work on getting the 300 signatures needed to appear on the primary ballot and that accomplishment has to happen by March 28. This all happened just in time […]

Daffs Don’t Lie

Fatal Fire

A 72-year-old man was killed in an early-morning house fire at 1972 Schoolhouse Road in Londonderry Township. The fire broke out around 6:30 a.m. March 19 and crews arrived at the scene to find Jay Ebersole dead inside the home. Police said the fire appears to be accidental and the cause is still under investigation. Londonderry and Middletown fire responded […]

Traffic Forecast This Week Around Hershey

PIAA Basketball ChampionshipsGiant CenterMarch 24-26Traffic: Medium Lewis BlackHershey TheatreMarch 25Traffic: Light Brothers OsborneHershey TheatreMarch 26Traffic: Light

Middletown Public Official Charged With DUI

The public safety director for Middletown Borough was arrested on DUI charges March 17 after crashing his car into a tree on West Chocolate Avenue (Route 422) around 9:45 p.m., Derry Township Police said. At the scene, 51-year-old William M. Baldwin of Hummelstown was arrested for DUI and cited for a traffic violation, police said. Police said Baldwin’s blood-alcohol level […]

Police News

The information here is based on official police reports. Charges may vary from the final disposition of cases. HUMMELSTOWN SIMPLE ASSAULT CHARGE Police charged Danyell N. Nissel, 21, of Hummelstown, with simple assault in connection to an alleged March 16 incident on the first block of North Rosanna Street. Police said the charge against Nissel is related to domestic violence. […]

50 Years Ago


From The Sun May 3, 1972: The dates for the annual spring cleanup week in Hummelstown were announced this week by Hummelstown Borough Council. They designated May 15 to 20 as the official Cleanup Week, with May 20 being the day set aside for the collection of all unwanted debris within the borough. Hersheypark, featuring a lot of new things […]

Park Money, Bike Race


At Hummelstown Borough’s March 17 meeting, the board heard from Ann Yost of Yost Strodski Mears, a landscape architect firm, about a pending Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) grant proposal for Alexander Park in the Graystone Development. A grant of $150,000, including 50% matched funds, would improve the park on the north side of the borough with […]

Sure Sign of Spring

Photo: Jim Ditlow. For many, the start of trout season is a sign that spring has arrived. Here, Gary Eichelberger of East Hanover Township assists the Fish Commission with stocking the Manada Creek.

Sun Country Students in HCEP

Students from Central Dauphin, Derry Township and Lower Dauphin school districts are attending the HCEP program at the Med Center and the College of Medicine. The program allows high school students the opportunity to interact with healthcare professionals in a real working environment. Attending the program from Lower Dauphin are, Paige Berzinski, Katie Estes, Gabby Goodman, Olivia Murray, Sarah Pikhit, […]