The body of David Lee Hoke, who had been missing since authorities discovered his abandoned car near the Middletown boat dock in February, was found on Saturday, May 4 in the Susquehanna River, according to Susquehanna Regional Police...

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More than 60 residents attended a Second Ward candidates’ night in politically-active Middletown on Tuesday, April 30, hoping to hear from five candidates – three challengers and two incumbents – gunning for two Second Ward seats.

Instead, only challengers Barbara L. Seibert and Anne Einhorn attended the forum at The Event Place – but they laid out their vision for the future of Middletown.

Four candidates are fighting for one Third Ward seat on Middletown Borough Council, and two of them – Marcia Cleland and Karen Clark – pitched their candidacy to about 50 residents at a Third Ward candidates’ night on Tuesday, April 23 at The Event Place.

Mayoral candidates James Curry, a Democrat, and Robert Givler, a Republican, also spoke at the event, which included an opportunity for candidates to introduce themselves and an opportunity for audience members to ask questions of the candidates before the May 21 primary.

It had been weeks since missing Upper Allen Twp. resident David Hoke’s clothing was found in the Susquehanna River at Middletown. His mother, Linda Hoke, hadn’t gotten any new information from the police, so she decided to do a little detective work on her own – visiting his trailer, interviewing neighbors, anything that might help her find her son.

She didn’t get the lead she was looking for.

What she did find was that someone had ransacked her son’s trailer and taken his possessions . . .

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