Tuckahoe 25K Saturday, Nov. 19, in Queen Anne, Md. Runners: 241 Winner: Nick Cruz, Greenwood, Del., 1:42:19; Top Female: Maria Miller, Tyaskin, Md., 2:00:46 Sun Country Finishers Elizabethtown: Mardiny Ung (2:36:06) JFK 50 Mile Saturday, Nov. 19, in Boonsboro, Md. Runners: 966 Winner: Garrett Corcoran, Baltimore, Md., 5:29:46; Top Female: Sarah Biehl, Columbus, Ohio, 6:05:41 Sun Country Finishers Elizabethtown: Linda Dunbar (11:17:01, 3rd in 60-69 AG), Andrew Houck (11:28:14) Philadelphia […]
Foot Notes: Running Through the Storm
FREEI don’t know how the seasonal depression hit me so hard and suddenly, but I can pinpoint when. I was driving the back roads of Perry County from one of my last landscaping jobs of the season and could just feel a chill run through my body. The cold seems to sting more with each passing year, and this time, […]
A Tax Hike?
After much deliberation, Hummelstown has an early draft of a budget for 2023. At Borough Council’s Nov. 17 meeting, the board voted to advertise this proposed budget to the public. The numbers in the proposed budget are not set in stone – as mentioned by borough solicitor Mike Miller during the meeting, council members can still make changes during the […]
Two Win Titles
Sun Country saw an unprecedented three teams make it to the state championship game, with two out of the three bringing home titles to their respective schools. The Lower Dauphin field hockey team claimed the school’s seventh PIAA crown after a thrilling overtime victory, while the Hershey boys soccer team captured their school’s first-ever state title. For more photos and […]
Might, Might Not
This list always grows. Last week, it added Sam Bankman-Fried of FTX. Not long before, it added Elizabeth Holmes of Theranos. And Trevor Milton of Nikola. Before that, there was Adam Neumann of WeWork. And Bernie Madoff of his family firm. And Dennis Kozlowski of Tyco. And John Rigas of Adelphia. And Jeffrey Skilling of Enron. And on and on […]
From Where I Sit
Did you enjoy your extra hour of sleep on Sunday, Nov. 6? I did. Yes, I’m talking about the start of Daylight Savings Time. As per usual, there were the complaints about why we do it? Why do we need it? What does it accomplish? This year we even had complaints about, how it messes with our brain and our […]
Notes From The Mayor
It was a great weekend for local high school sports. The Hershey boys soccer, Central Dauphin girls soccer, Mechanicsburg girls field hockey and Lower Dauphin girls field hockey teams all won state championships. Palmyra girls field hockey were runner-up in the championship game after a great season. I was at the game, and it was one for the archives. The […]