Allentown, PA
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U.S News Releases Latest 'Best Hospitals In PA' Rankings U.S News Releases Latest 'Best Hospitals In PA' Rankings
U.S News Releases Latest 'Best Hospitals In PA' Rankings The "U.S. News & World Report" has released its latest hospital rankings. The website considered more than 4,500 medical centers nationwide and honed in on 15 specialties, and 17 procedures and conditions. "The Best Hospitals procedure and condition ratings focus on specific and more commonly required individual procedures and conditions, such as hip replacement and heart failure, rather than on broader specialties like orthopedics and cardiology," U.S. News explains.  "The goal is to evaluate how well hospitals perform in each procedure or condition – and not just with the most d…

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by Nicole Acosta
Lower Paxton, PA
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Bottle Water Advisory Issued In Hershey After Water Main Breaks Near Sewer Main Bottle Water Advisory Issued In Hershey After Water Main Breaks Near Sewer Main
Bottle Water Advisory Issued In Hershey After Water Main Breaks Near Sewer Main A boil water advisory has been issued in parts of Hershey by Pennsylvania American Water. A water main broke nearby a sewer main prompting the advisory on Wednesday. All water used for drinking, washing dishes, teeth brushing, food preparation and washing dishes needs to be boiled (a rolling boil) for at least one minute. This notice applies to approximately 1,000 customers along the following streets: West Areba Avenue between Briarcrest Drive and Hillcrest Road Two sections of Briarcrest Apartments “Inadequately treated water may contain disease-causing organisms. These organisms…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lower Paxton, PA
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CVS In Hershey Caught Fire When Drive-Thru Sign Fell, Says Dispatch CVS In Hershey Caught Fire When Drive-Thru Sign Fell, Says Dispatch
CVS In Hershey Caught Fire When Drive-Thru Sign Fell, Says Dispatch A drive-thru sign fell and sparked causing a fire that spread to the building of a CVS pharmacy in Hershey, according to Emergency Dispatch Services. A fire crew was called to the CVS located at 130 Hockersville Road around noon on Tuesday, says dispatch. No injuries were reported. The fire was knocked down around 1 p.m. What caused the sign to fall or if a vehicle was in the drive-thru at the time, has not been made public. Follow Daily Voice for updates.

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by Jillian Pikora
Lancaster, PA
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SCORE! Chelsea Football Captain, Christian Pulisic, Donates Soccer Fields In Lancaster SCORE! Chelsea Football Captain, Christian Pulisic, Donates Soccer Fields In Lancaster
Score! Chelsea Football Captain, Christian Pulisic, Donates Soccer Fields In Lancaster The Chelsea League Football Club Captain has donated soccer fields in Lancaster. Christian Pulisic, 22 of Hershey, has returned to Central Pennsylvania from the UK to make a personal donation of soccer fields to his community. Pulisic is fresh off the Champion League Finals, where he was the first American man to ever compete-- taking the Chelsea Football Club to it's second title. Pulisic is also a PA Classic alumnus and passionate about helping his community, which is why he helped raise funds and design new soccer fields for PA Classic in Lancaster County. This isn't the first time th…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lower Paxton, PA
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Fire Closes Giant In Hershey Fire Closes Giant In Hershey
Fire Closes Giant In Hershey A fire broke out at the Giant Food Store in Hershey on Thursday morning, according to fire officials. Crews were called to the Giant located at 1250 Cocoa Ave around 5 a.m. The fire started in the back of the store, where a staff member noticed flames coming from a cardboard baler-- a machine used to crush cardboard. The flames spread from the baler to a nearby wall. The employee called 911 and alarms went off in the store, activating the sprinkler system. The building is a 54,000 square foot facility which required more ventilation than a smaller location so a large fan from Lebanon Ci…

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by Jillian Pikora
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
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Pennsylvania HS Senior Wins National Taco Bell Scholarship For $25K Pennsylvania HS Senior Wins National Taco Bell Scholarship For $25K
Pennsylvania HS Senior Wins National Taco Bell Scholarship For $25K A high school senior and Taco Bell employee in Cumberland County won the national Taco Bell scholarship contest, according to the company’s foundation’s website. Emma Seibert, of Enola works at the Taco Bell on Market Place Way and earlier this week she find out that she won the biggest scholarship her employer offers. Her $25,000 scholarship will help cover her tuition at John Hopkins University where she plans to study nursing. Taco Bell employees between the ages of 16 and 26 were eligible to apply and over 10,000 did, sharing their passions--mostly their future college majors-- in a tw…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lower Paxton, PA
Police & Fire
Hershey Driver Who Struck, Dragged, Killed Pedestrian Faces $700 Fine, License Suspension Hershey Driver Who Struck, Dragged, Killed Pedestrian Faces $700 Fine, License Suspension
Hershey Driver Who Struck, Dragged, Killed Pedestrian Faces $700 Fine, License Suspension A female driver who struck, dragged and killed a pedestrian in a Hershey crosswalk is facing a careless driving charge with a possible sentence of fines and a license suspension. The crash happened when --Karl Piasecki, 65 of Hershey -- was crossing West Chocolate Avenue and when he struck and dragged a short distance by an GMC Yukon SUV making a left turn from Ridge Road around 7:30 a.m. March 3, say police. Michelle H. Walls, 56 of also of Hershey, was driving. She was charged with a summary offense of careless driving on Monday. The citation requires her to pay $629 in fines and Walls…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lower Paxton, PA
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Hershey Fire Crews Battle Brush, Boat Fire Along Swatara Creek Hershey Fire Crews Battle Brush, Boat Fire Along Swatara Creek
Hershey Fire Crews Battle Brush, Boat Fire Along Swatara Creek Crews in Hershey battled a large brush fire along the banks of Swatara Creek on Sunday. Multiple fire crews were called--including boats from Hummelstown--to battle the blaze around 12 a.m. Monday morning. Here’s a video of what we’re up against. Access is extremely difficult then factor in night operations and a fire that’s easily 800’ back a very narrow steep pathway. Fire crews are now advancing a handline back to the fire and will deploy water from the train bridge pic.twitter.com/dCVB1d2hzS — Hershey Fire Department (@HersheyFire) April 19, 2021 The fire mainly affected debris alo…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lower Paxton, PA
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School Bus Fire Shifts Classes Online For Some Derry Township Students Before COVID Outbreak School Bus Fire Shifts Classes Online For Some Derry Township Students Before COVID Outbreak
School Bus Fire Shifts Classes Online For Some Derry Township Students Before COVID Outbreak Derry Township School District classes were held online for Kindergarten through fifth grade students after school bus went up in flames Wednesday morning. The fire started from a spark in the vehicle’s electrical system while parked at the district's transportation facility off Clearwater Road in Hershey around 6:30 a.m., fire officials said. The bus was seriously damaged and no one was on board. Fire crews remained on the scene for approximately one hour. The following day, district officials announced a COVID-19 outbreak in the district and classes would be held online. The schoo…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lower Paxton, PA
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Woman Strangled, Burned By Stalker Warned Coworker, Marked Her Killer, Leaving DNA Woman Strangled, Burned By Stalker Warned Coworker, Marked Her Killer, Leaving DNA
Woman Strangled, Burned By Stalker Warned Coworker, Marked Her Killer, Leaving DNA A Hershey area woman was burned by her stalker after a struggle and strangulation according to police, now more details emerge as witnesses begin to testify in Dauphin County court. Charlotte Y. Chaplin died at the age of 49 in her Paxtang home, on May 23, 2019. A fire burned through Chaplin’s house in the 500 block of West Chocolate Avenue around 6:44 a.m. that Thursday, according to police. By the time Hershey firefighters arrived the smoke was heavy and fire was consuming the house, but they were able to get into the residence and extinguish the fire only to find Chaplin’s body inside…

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by Jillian Pikora
Bethlehem, PA
Police & Fire
‘True Definition Of A Hero:’ Easton Native, Catholic Church Parishioner Amin Nehme Dies, 34 ‘True Definition Of A Hero:’ Easton Native, Catholic Church Parishioner Amin Nehme Dies, 34
‘True Definition Of A Hero:’ Easton Native, Catholic Church Parishioner Amin Nehme Dies, 34 Northampton County native and local church parishioner Amin Joseph Nehme died April 10 in Hershey. He was 34. Born in Easton, Nehme was a member and parishioner of Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church, his obituary says. Nehme was known for his unending kindness and compassion toward everyone as well as his fierce love for his family. “Amin had great love for his friends and family until the day he left this earth,” reads his memorial. “Amin was the true definition of a hero.” Nehme is survived by his mother, Jacqueline (Karam) Nehme; his siblings, Jeanette Nehme, Charlotte Nehme,…

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by Valerie Musson
West Chester, PA
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US News Ranks Top 10 High Schools In Pennsylvania US News Ranks Top 10 High Schools In Pennsylvania
US News Ranks Top 10 High Schools In Pennsylvania Schools in Chester, Montgomery, and Delaware counties were named among the top 10 best high schools in Pennsylvania, according to U.S News & World Report. The state is comprised of 640 districts, 754 high schools, 41,016 teachers and 598,770 students enrolled, the report says. The following high schools were named the top 10: 1. Julia R. Masterman Secondary School: 1699 Spring Garden St., Philadelphia (Philadelphia County) 2. Downingtown STEM Academy: 335 Manor Ave., Downingtown (Chester County) 3. Radnor High School: 130 King Of Prussia R…

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by Nicole Acosta