But 12-year-old David Murphy vowed to fight it

It began, of all places, on a Disney cruise. The vacation of a lifetime for a child. Swimming pools, 3D movies, Mickey and Minnie and a crew of Disney characters prancing on the ship's decks, dancing in the ship's theaters. It should have been magical for a 9-year-old boy like David Murphy.

Something mysterious is going on at the Hershey Chocolate Factory, and Hershey, Reese, and Kiss have enlisted the help of a group of detectives – you.

The fate of Hershey’s chocolate is in your hands, as part of a new feature at Hershey’s Chocolate World, “Hershey’s Great Chocolate Factory Mystery in 4D,’’ a one-of-a-kind show that opens this month.

Weather and age have taken a toll on the Wilson House, located on Second Street in Highspire.

Last year, damaged exterior flashing resulted in water leaking near the chimney. Part of the ceiling collapsed, and some of the walls suffered damage.

The white building with dark green shutters is home to the borough’s Historical Society –where photos, newspaper clippings, and all things to remember Highspire are kept. . . 

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Middletown powwow returns after a year’s hiatus

The Swatara Creek Powwow, a Middletown celebration of Native American culture and spirituality cancelled last year because of an organizational snafu with the borough and the illness of its master of ceremonies, returns to the Historic Ferry House grounds on Saturday, May 4 and Sunday, May 5.

Organizer Paul Bear, owner of the Turquoise Bear Trading Post on South Union Street, said he revived the powwow because customers at his shop, where he sells Native American goods, urged him to bring it back.