hershey: Lafayette Indiana Real Estate - Home For Sale By The Romanski Group - 07/13/08 09:44 PM
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hershey: Lafayette In Real Estate For Sale, Indiana - Brookfield - Hershey & Harrison Schools - 05/08/08 05:16 PM
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hershey: Oakdale - 03/18/08 10:32 AM
Oakdale is known as the "Cowboy Capital of the World" and is a wonderful town to live in. It is located NortEast of Modesto and is located in Stanislaus County. I live in this town and have found it to be very, very quiet. It is a suburbia with a small-town … (0 comments)
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hershey: B'ars and Bars and Bears - 10/29/07 01:10 PM
It's October 29 and hockey season is already 3 weeks old. I guess the warm temperatures don't matter to true hockey fans.
Central Pennsylvania has it's own hockey tradition, the Hershey Bears have been a part of the American Hockey League since 1936 and have earned eight Calder Cup trophies in the last 70 years, … (0 comments)
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hershey: Another Local Business Closes It's Doors - 10/29/07 01:03 PM
This one didn't get any headlines. There were no local politicians making trips to the headquarters to try to convince the owners to stay. There was no going out of business sale.
The Lumber Yard which was located almost directly behind our office here in Hershey closed it's Hershey location and the last … (2 comments)
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hershey: Hershey Park - In The Dark - 10/15/07 08:29 AM
One of the fun Fall events here locally is the Hershey Park In The Dark that will be open for the next two weekends.
Even though the park has been closed since mid-September, it reopens for this Halloween event for the next two weekends for Halloween fans of all ages. The hours are … (4 comments)
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hershey: Antique Auto Show In Hershey Next Week - 10/03/07 05:09 PM
The annual Fall Meet of the Antique Automobile Club of America starts next Wednesday, October 10, here in parking lots of Hershey Park and the Giant Center.
The automobile flea markets and car corrals are open every day at 7AM (thru Saturday) and feature literally thousands of vendors, new & used … (1 comments)
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hershey: Management Shakeup in Hometown Hershey - 10/03/07 01:38 PM
I wrote quite a few blog posts last Winter and Spring about the Hershey Company's decision to cut jobs in the US and Canada in order to move them to Mexico. My articles mostly outlined my view that the company, in spite of the founder's desire to keep Hershey as a … (0 comments)
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hershey: The 4th Annual Hershey Soup Cook-Off - 09/27/07 01:28 PM
The 4th annual Hershey Soup Cook-off is happening this Saturday morning starting at 11AM at the Hershey Fire Company building located at 21 West Caracas Avenue, almost across the street from the "old" Hershey factory in the heart of town. The logo at top left is a hot link to the Soup … (0 comments)
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hershey: Don't Be A BUBBA In Pennsylvania - 08/30/07 11:15 AM
No, I'm picking on anyone, just trying to make a point.
Don't be a BUBBA - Buyer Unrepresented By A Buyer's Agent
It has been found that too many people make the biggest purchase of their life the same way they purchase a piece of meat, if it looks okay and seems to … (2 comments)
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hershey: Exit Realty Pennsylvania Night at the Harrisburg Senators - 08/15/07 07:58 AM
Exit Realty Night at the Harrisburg Senators is this Friday, August 17, 2007. Game Time is 6:35PM.
The Senators, the Class AA affiliate of the Washington Senators, will be playing the Bowies Baysox, the Class AA affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles.
Fireworks will follow the game.
Minor league baseball dates in Harrisburg dates back … (1 comments)
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hershey: What Is The Hershey Partnership? - 08/09/07 02:01 PM
The Hershey Partnership is an independent, non-profit organization designed to promote the local area as a year round tourist destination as well as provide a service to businesses that work with the local residents.Member companies include many tourist destination business (such as motels, restaurants and attractions) as well as local product … (0 comments)
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hershey: More Good Local Restaurants in Hershey - 07/27/07 12:00 PM
Yesterday I wrote about some of the really good local restaurants that we have patronized right here in Hershey. All are locally owned and operated and I'm using this to bring some more to your attention:Demarco's is located at 202 West Chocolate Avenue. With a name like Demarco's you know they specialize … (-1 comments)
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hershey: Local Restaurants in Hershey - 07/26/07 12:42 PM
There are quite a few fine locally owned and operated restaurants here is Hershey that offer good value and fine dining:The Campbelltown Cafe is located on US Rte 322 (Governor Road) about 3 miles east of town. Even though it's named for a nearby town, it actually is here in Derry Township. The … (0 comments)
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hershey: Traffic Jams in Hershey - 07/18/07 12:57 PM
Sure, we have some traffic, mostly during the morning and afternoon rush hours like everywhere else. But compared to the big cities, it's merely an annoyance, not a big deal.There are some times here when traffic is unbelievable here in town. People forget that almost all of the traffic travels on … (5 comments)
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hershey: Antique Automobile Club of America - Headquartered in Hershey - 07/11/07 02:30 PM
The Antique Automobile Club of America is located here in Hershey.
The business office is located on Governor Road near the Hershey Motor Lodge and Milton Hershey Medical Center. The club was founded in 1931 and now has over 400 local chapters.
The club also has built a museum located on Museum Drive … (0 comments)
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hershey: Hershey Kisses - The 100th Anniversary - 07/08/07 08:11 AM
July 7, 1907 was the introductory date of the famous Hershey Kiss. In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of this Hershey Kiss, the Hershey Company had a 12 foot tall Hershey Kiss manufactured and it was unveiled yesterday at Hershey's Chocolate World.
This giant candy weighs over 30,000 pounds, is 12 feet … (9 comments)
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hershey: Close In Hershey 4 Bedroom - Listed at $270,300 - 06/25/07 11:06 AM
This close in Hershey 4 bedroom is located close to shoppingand schools Included in this property are a glassed-in sun room, a full basement, a side entry 2 car garage and a large private back yard. This is close to the Milton Hershey Medical Center and the PSU medical college. For … (0 comments)
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hershey: 50th Anniversary Football In June - 06/12/07 08:55 AM
The annual Big 33 High School Football Classic is this Saturday Evening, June 16 at Hershey Park Stadium.
This is the 50th edition of this game which now pits the top high school players from Pennsylvania versus the top high school players from Ohio.
One interesting fact about this game is that there … (1 comments)
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hershey: Welcome To Hershey - 05/27/07 08:26 AM
Many years ago, the words "Welcome To Hershey" were spelled out on the hill in front of Senior Hall at the Milton Hershey School. Over the years, they had become sorely unattended and finally were removed back in the early 1970's.
To celebrate 100 years of the Hershey Kiss and Hershey Park, … (5 comments)
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hershey: Do You Remember Your First Kiss? - 05/24/07 05:43 PM
Do You Remember Your first kiss? Was it sweet? Sure hope so. But, what you're thinking may not be what I'm asking. Maybe I should clarify that with... Do you remember your first Hershey's Kiss? I sure do. What a thrill to carefully pull that little paper flag and try to … (7 comments)
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hershey: Hershey Park Is Open For It's 100th Anniversary - 05/24/07 02:41 PM
Hershey Park opened yesterday for the summer season. The park opened 100 years ago, set up by Mr. Hershey as a picnic ground with a small lake for canoes and rowboats.
The next year (1908) a small merry-go-round was added. Over the next few years, Mr. Hershey added a swimming pool, a … (0 comments)
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hershey: New Hershey Listing - 05/23/07 01:20 PM
This home was just listed. It includes 4 bedroom and 2 full baths upstairs and four spacious rooms downstairs (Living room, formal dining room, kitchen and family room with fireplace) Off the family room is a large 3 season screen and glassed porch. This home is on about .40 acres in … (0 comments)
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hershey: The Circus Is Coming To Town - Oh Boy - 05/23/07 10:59 AM
Today is the first day of a ten show six day run for the Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus here in Hershey at the Giant Center.
The circus is presenting the "Red Show" which is known as Bellobration in honor of Bello the Clown, the featured performer. The link to the … (0 comments)
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hershey: Hershey Job Cuts Part 7 - 05/14/07 05:37 PM
Hopefully this is the last of these posts about Hershey Companies cutting 3000 jobs in the US & Canada and creating 1500 jobs in Monterey Mexico.
The company announced last week that they would be closing all of their Canadian manufacturing operations by the end of 2008, which includes the already announced plant … (0 comments)
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hershey: The Unique Streetlights of Hershey - 04/30/07 08:31 AM
I think everyone just takes municipal lighting of our streets for granted.
In an effort to make Hershey different and bring attention to the main business here in Chocolatetown, the street lights locally take on a whole new look:
Many years ago the street lights were changed to reflectthe look of the wrapped and … (1 comments)
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hershey: Hershey Job Losses - Part 5 - 04/26/07 02:22 PM
After a week or so the Hershey Company announced a new round of plant closing and job cuts. Chairman and CEO Richard Lenny (that's Lenny, not Squiggy) announced:
Hershey is closing the factory in nearby Reading Pennsylvania which will mean about 250 jobs will be eliminated.
Then this week, they announced a closing of … (0 comments)
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hershey: You Might Be from Central Pennsylvania If: - 04/15/07 10:11 AM
You might be from Central Pennsylvania if:
Your favorite time of year is Funnel Cake Season
You consider Pittsburgh to be somewhere out west
You go on vacation "Down the Shore"
You can dodge potholes at 55 mph
You know the lyrics to the Chicken Dance song
The first day of deer season is a school holiday
You … (6 comments)
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hershey: Job Losses in Hershey - Part 4 - 04/08/07 11:24 AM
Well the top management of Hershey Company has spoken, it just took them 2 weeks to speak all of the words.The week of March 25 they announced at the two Hershey plants that they anticipated that they would eliminate about 650 jobs that are union jobs. On Friday, they announced an … (0 comments)
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hershey: Update #3 on Hershey Job Loss - 03/27/07 12:06 PM
Well, they came up with some numbers the last couple of days. The plan is that there will be about 650 manufacturing job cuts spread between the 3 manufacturing plants here in town. Since two of the plants are unionized, there will be voting on Thursday & Friday by the union … (2 comments)
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hershey: Update #2 on Hershey Job Losses - 03/18/07 08:51 AM
There hasn't been a lot of progress or good news since the last update. There was a meeting scheduled for Friday the 16th between the union local and management but it was cancelled due to the snowstorm. It is rescheduled for next week.
There was a telling article in the Harrisburg Patriot … (1 comments)
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hershey: Anger Levels Rise in Hershey - 03/04/07 12:06 PM
There is an increased level of anger locally over the announcement by the Hershey Company that there may be job losses in manufacturing and perhaps other segments in the company business locally.There was a rally yesterday attended by over 200 people in support of the workers and insupport of retaining these jobs … (0 comments)
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hershey: Who Will Count The Beans? - 02/23/07 09:56 AM
What Will Happen to the Bean Counters When They
Move All The Beans Offshore?
Hershey Foods finally announced the expected yesterday, the plan to close their plant in Ontario early in 2008 and will make additional job cuts within 2 years. Since about 500 jobs will be lost in Canada, it is anticipated … (1 comments)
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hershey: Layoffs Come to Hershey? - 02/17/07 05:45 AM
On Thursday, the Hershey Company announced they are building a new plant in Mexico and will be closing some US based plants and laying off about 1500 workers. On Friday that changed to possibly 3000 workers.
There has been no formal declaration that any of these will be here locally, but since … (5 comments)
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hershey: Hershey Area School Districts - 02/03/07 11:08 AM
There are 3 different school district that serve the Hershey area.
If you live in Derry Township, the Derry Township School District which includes Hershey High School is the public school system serving that area. The districts' website has all kinds of useful information for parents and students.
If you live in the Borough … (0 comments)
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hershey: Chocolate Covered February - 01/24/07 08:41 AM
February is typically a very slow month for the tourism side of living in Hershey. People don't travel because of the fear of winter storms and the cold weather mitigates attendance for an outdoor event.To add some tourism dollars to the local economy, the Hershey Entertainment are has proclaimed next month as … (1 comments)
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hershey: Penn State at ........Hershey? - 01/20/07 11:44 AM
In a previous entry, I wrote about the Penn State Harrisburg campus and it's unique position in the line of colleges and universities.
There is also a Penn State campus here in Hershey:
The Pennsylvania State University Milton S Hershey Medical Center College of Medicine (how's that for a mouthful) is located on … (3 comments)
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hershey: The Hershey Partnership - 01/18/07 01:50 PM
Since the Hershey area has a lot of tourist type attractions, the Hershey Partnership was formed many years ago as a means for local businesses to promote their business to vistors and to cement their relationship within the local economy.
The partnership publishes 'Your Guide to Chocolatetown' every spring and publishes a … (1 comments)
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hershey: A One Hundred Year Old Kiss - 01/14/07 07:46 AM
The Hershey Kiss was first made in 1907, so this is the One Hundreth Anniversary of this little product.
To commemorate, the United States Postal Service has issued a special commemorative stamp.
See the announcement here
Hershey has promoted Hershey's Kisses with This Vehicle for a number of years
Be sure to celebrate your special days … (3 comments)
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hershey: Elvis is coming to Hershey - 01/14/07 07:40 AM
Hershey manufactures a lot of limited edition versions of their standard products for particular markets or events.
In an announcement in today's Harrisburg Patriot-News, they portrayed a limited edition Reese's Elvis bar which will be debuting this summer. It features Elvis' favorite food combination:
Peanut Butter and Banana Creme
I looked for a … (1 comments)
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hershey: The Milton Hershey School - 01/13/07 11:46 AM
One of the most interesting institutions here in Hershey is the Milton Hershey School.
Established in 1909 by Milton and Kitty Hershey as the Hershey Industrial School (for boys), it is unique in scope, curriculum and admission standards from almost any other school in the country.
Since the Hershey's had no children, they used … (3 comments)
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hershey: Showing The Farm - 01/09/07 08:31 AM
This week is Farm Show week here in Pennsylvania.
The Farm Show complex is located in Harrisburg, just off I-81 and has been held for more years than I can remember.
The big thing locally is the talk of "Farm Show Weather". That most years means cold, snow and the attendent problems.
This year, … (2 comments)
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hershey: I Got the Good News Plague (thanks Maureen) - 12/31/06 10:30 AM
It's supposed to be 5 reason to buy in Hershey, the problem is, I don't live in Hershey, so I'm going to combine this as 5 Reasons to buy in Hershey or Palmyra or Hummelstown:1. It always smells sweet in Hershey. Hershey Foods still operates the two or three manufacturing plants … (3 comments)
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