I only laughed a little at “21 Jump Street” two years ago. It wasn’t that I didn’t like the chemistry between Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum as a pair of bumbling cops undercover at a high school; it was just that for me a lot of the jokes fell flat. There were certainly some exceptions (I still like to […]
2014-06-19
Happy at The Holes
Hummelstown police kept things under control as a happy crowd of more than 1,000 people lined Main Street on June 16 to see the Budweiser Clydesdales as they visited a series of local watering holes. Clydesdales will also appear at Hollywood Casino (June 20 and 21) and at the Beer Cove near Palmyra (June 22). Photos: Bryce Detweiler, Dave Buffington. […]
PASD Board Splits on Taxes
Run Out of MoneyPalmyra Area School Board adopted its 2014-15 budget at its June 12 meeting, but not without trial and difficulty. The board split 5-4, narrowly passing the $43,264,74 General Fund Budget with a real estate tax of 13.225 mils, a 1.65 percent increase. The .214 mil increase will require a district resident with a median assessed property of $184,000 to pay […]
Party Host Charged
In Hershey SuburbsA parent who hosted the drinking party that was raided by Derry Township police Saturday, April 26, has been charged by the Dauphin County District Attorney’s office in connection to the event. Julia E. Piraino, 53, faces one count of reckless endangerment, one count of corruption of minors, and 30 counts of furnishing alcohol to minors. The charges were filed […]
Speak Now or Forever
Wedding Venue OppositionThe Conewago Township Board of Supervisors listened to a number of residents who are worried about the noise and traffic impact of a proposed wedding venue on Route 743 at their meeting Tuesday, June 11. The Historic Acres of Hershey, which owns seven acres in the township, is rebranding itself as a wedding venue, with plans to build a 6,500 […]
Letters to the Editor
Back in the November 12, 2009 issue of “The Sun,” my published letter to the editor focused on the 2009 Derry Township School Board and their construction of not just one artificial turf stadium, but two, referring to the football stadium as “the stadium that isn’t a stadium.” I was critical of the deceptive nature of the Board’s depiction of […]
From Where I Sit
Wow! What a weekend. For you non-car people out there, all our old racing sports cars running around on Friday and Saturday and then all the exotic cars and their trailer rigs on the road Sunday probably made you wish we’d all just go away. For us “car guys” and girls, it was a great weekend. I’m talking about the […]
Ask The Editor, June Wedding Edition
Q: Now that same-sex marriages are officially sanctioned in Pennsylvania, will you run same-sex marriage announcements in The Sun? A: Well, yes … and we have for years. We ran our first same-sex marriage announcement back in 2010. Q: So The Sun endorses gay marriage? A: No, we don’t endorse anything or anyone. We print news, and marriages are news. […]
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