2021-06-10

Sprinklers Suppress


An early-morning fire at the Giant store on Cocoa Avenue in Hershey on June 3 started in the cardboard baler, Hershey Fire spokesman David Sassaman told The Sun. The fire was discovered by an employee in the baler, which is used to compact cardboard, and crews were dispatched to the scene around 5 a.m. this morning (Thursday). When first responders […]

Traffic Forecast This Week Around Hershey

HersheyparkSummer SeasonJune 10 – June 16Heavy Decked Out LiveVineyard at HersheyFriday, June 11 (7 p.m.)Light Annual Cruise NightHershey AACAFriday, June 11 (5 – 8 p.m.)Light

Police Seek Sharpie Vandal

Police in Palmyra are looking for information on an act of vandalism on the 100 block of East Cherry Street sometime between May 30 and June 1. Police said a red vehicle (pictured) was drawn on with a black Sharpie marker the entire length of the vehicle on the passenger side. Anyone with information is asked to call police at […]

Abruzzo Wins Tiebreaker


Incumbent Derry Township Supervisor Chris Abruzzo has won a tiebreaking drawing to take a spot on the Democratic side of the fall ballot for supervisor. Abruzzo had tied Beth Shaw with 36 write-in votes for each. The tiebreaking drawing was held on Friday, June 4 at the Dauphin County Elections & Voter Registration Bureau. There are two seats up for […]

Police Blotter

HUMMELSTOWN SIMPLE ASSAULT CHARGE Police charged Walter L. Zuniga-Perez, 33, with simple assault and endangering the welfare of children in connection to an alleged March 25 incident on the first block of East Main Street. Police charged Zuniga-Perez after police investigated a suspected child abuse case. Police said Children and Youth were called to the scene after it was reported […]

50 Years Ago


From The Sun June 9, 1971: The awarding of 33 M.D. degrees, the first ever conferred in central Pennsylvania, and four graduate degrees climaxed the dedication and first commencement ceremonies at The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center of The Pennsylvania State University. The 22 contestants vying for the crown of Miss Pennsylvania spent today rehearsing for the two preliminary nights […]

Shine a Light

Opinions by our readers

This speech was given at Lower Dauphin’s graduation ceremony held June 3 at Giant Center … We Had to Step Up By Miran Rezhan, LD High School Class of 2021 Valedictorian Good evening class of 2021, I am humbled to have the opportunity to represent a class filled with some of the most amazing and resilient people I have ever […]

Notes From The Pen


As Mother Nature concludes her vicious wrath on the world, AKA the winter season, we’re finally free from the blistery cold winds, dangerously icy roads, and the forced hibernation in our homes, constantly cozying up to the nearest heater. After all this, we receive one of the greatest natural blessings I believe to exist. Summertime. The once barren trees become […]

Project Moves Forward


For Londonderry Township, reaching a settlement with Pennvest will prove critical in providing around 50 households in the Londonderry Estates with access to public sewer. At the behest of one of the project’s largest sources of funding, the Londonderry Township board of supervisors voted during its June 7 meeting to enact several amendments to its 2020 intermunicipal agreement between the […]

Local Grads At Wilkes

Wilkes University recently awarded degrees to these Sun Country scholars: – Karissa Clark of Middletown received a Master of Science in Education. – Jesus Moreno of Hummelstown received a Master of Science in Education. – John Bender of Elizabethtown received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. – Nicholas Martino of Hummelstown received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. […]