Hershey/Hummelstown/Palmyra
NOVEMBER 21, 2018
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VOL XXXI • NO 32
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
2018
Township Manager Negley Retires James Negley has retired as township manager, ending a 44-year career with Derry Township. An event was held in Negley’s honor on his last day, Nov. 5. Friends and colleagues gathered to wish him well and to thank him for his support and leadership. He was presented with a Derry Township Retirement Award and a proclamation naming Nov. 5 as James Negley Employee Service Day in Derry Township. Dauphin County Commissioner Michael Pries, former Derry Township supervisor, presented Negley with a citation, and state Rep. Thomas Mehaffie presented him with a citation from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. A citation acknowledging his service was also presented from state Sen. John DiSanto from the Pennsylvania Senate. Negley served in the Marine Corps from 1965 to 1969, which included combat service in Vietnam. Five years following his return home from his military tour, he became a police officer with the Derry Township Police Department, with three years of experience in law
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enforcement as an officer with the Borough of Elizabethtown. He became a detective in 1976 and possessed commendable investigative skills and most notably an exceptional ability in facilitating polygraphs, gaining him recognition from Dauphin and surrounding counties. Negley rose to the top-ranking position in the department in 1991 when he was promoted to chief of police. The department achieved both state and national accreditation under his leadership. He answered a call for assistance to oversee township government as interim manager in 1993 and again in 1996, a position that he was offered permanently until his retirement. He filled dual roles as chief of police and township manager for five years until he official resigned as the chief on March 29, 1996. He was the township manager for 22 years, during which time the Municipal Complex on Clearwater Road was constructed. He served as the manager of the Industrial Commercial Development Authority. He has been married to his wife, Deb, for 46 years.
James Negley has retired as township manager of Derry Township.
Library Schedules Activities Hershey Public Library, 701 Cocoa Avenue, Hershey, has announced its programs for December. The Holiday Terrarium Workshop will take place on Sunday, Dec. 2, at 2 p.m. Instructor Kim Bailor will show participants how to build holiday-inspired terrariums, and attendees may choose between moose and forest themes. Containers, plants, soil and decorative holiday figures will be provided. Registration for this class is online only at www.eventbrite .com. Payment will be made directly to the instructor through the site. Youths ages 10 to 15 may also register but must be accompanied by an adult. See Library Programs pg 3
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State Police Museum Sets Program Leader Family To Name Hershey’s New Senior Center
Michael Leader recently announced that the senior center in the new Hershey Community Center will be named in memory of his parents, the late Gov. George M. and Mary Jane Leader.
The Pennsylvania State Police Museum will present a program on “The Origins and Evolution of the State Police Force From 1905-1937” on Saturday, Dec. 1. 60 attendees. Reservations are requested. To make reservations, readers may contact the museum at 717-534-0565 or psphemc@gmail.com.
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Members of the Leader family have announced that they will pledge $400,000 to name the senior center in the new Hershey Community Center in memory of their parents, the late Gov. George M. and Mary Jane Leader. The announcement was made at a recent luncheon for senior center members. Country Meadows Retirement Communities CEO and president Michael Leader made the announcement, noting that his parents had provided assistance to older individuals since 1962. The current Mohler Senior Center will move to the Hershey Community Center when its current lease expires in 2020. The center strives to create a welcoming environment for active adults to enjoy fitness See Senior Center pg 2
The Pennsylvania State Police Museum, 187 E. Hersheypark Drive, Hershey, will present a program on “The Origins and Evolution of the State Police Force From 1905-1937” on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 10 a.m. to noon in the museum’s allpurpose room. Topics will include the infamous Coal and Iron Police; the roles played by Teddy Roosevelt and Milton S. Hershey; the deaths of the first two troopers killed in the line of duty; Omar the Belgian Shepherd, a Medal of Valor recipient; and why the Pennsylvania State Police decided to relocate its recruit training to Hershey. The program will also include a tour of the museum at no charge. The program is free and open to the public, but space is limited to
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