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Print Edition Highlights - March 30 , 2023
Photo by Marie Chomicki
Plumes of smoke from a brush fire on South Mountain on Monday can be seen from Rt. 15.
Marie Chomicki
A brush fire that started in Carroll Township got out of control and spread over the mountain to White Rock acres, Monroe Township Monday morning.
Carroll Township Police Sgt. David Smith said Fred Kimmel was burning brush near a small cabin he owns in the woods near his home on 16 Sunset Ct. when the fire got away from him. Kimmel called the fire in.
Smith said the call was first dispatched as a structure fire at around 11:30 a.m.
The call was updated minutes later to a brush fire near Greenhouse and Chainsaw roads, said Laurin Fleming, Franklin Township Emergency Management public information officer who was on the scene Monday morning. Fleming was cautioning residents to be aware of the mountain fire. Smoke plumes rising from the fire could be seen from both sides of the mountain - on Rt. 15 in Dillsburg and on Cumberland County roadways.
For the rest of the story see the March 30, 2023 edition.
Photo by Curt Werner
An empty shell is all that remains of the former Dillsburg Borough building on South Baltimore Street.
Mary Lou Bytof
Motorists and passersby along South Baltimore Street are doing a double-take as they notice that the old Dillsburg Borough Building has been reduced to a pile of rubble.
The historical structure once housed what was once considered one of the borough’s most popular businesses, the McCreary Bakery. It also served as a family residence and, more recently, the borough headquarters until the borough offices moved into their new home on South Chestnut Street.
The land is now owned by Ace Hardware. The original plan for the lot was to construct a new building; however, Ace Hardware Manager Barry Almony said that the store is in the process of changing ownership, so he is unsure what will happen. The store will remain an Ace franchise, he said.
Nevertheless, the site remains a landmark site in Dillsburg history. John Lease McCreary started the bakery in 1892, and the business remained in the family until it was purchased by Dillsburg Bakers in early 1945, according to “History of Dillsburg 1901-1950” by Robert Gayman. The bakery operated six days a week, Sunday through Friday, and served an assortment of bread, rolls, whoopie pies, cinnamon buns and cakes. At Easter, Hot Crossed Buns became its specialty, according to Gayman.
For the rest of the story see the March 30, 2023 edition.
Kristen Stagg
Residents burst into applause when Carroll Township solicitor Michael Pykosh announced at the March 28 hearing that the attorney for Crossroads Commercial Development, LLC, withdrew their conditional use application for Phase 2,Lot 2 of Northern Business Park.
Pykosh said the developer plans to resubmit Phase 1 in the industrial district "within a few weeks."
For the rest of the story see the March 30, 2023 edition.
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